The NCAA Tournament always provides a bigger stage to top prospects in an upcoming draft class, but what does it mean to the NBA teams around the league that have already spent months tracking some of the biggest names in college?
That’s a question that many Celtics fans were probably left wondering after watching potential lottery picks like De’Aaron Fox and Lonzo Ball square off during March Madness the past couple weeks. How much would Fox outplaying Ball in that head-to-head battle actually matter in the long run?
In order to answer that question, Boston.com caught up with Celtics director of player personnel Austin Ainge to learn more about what the franchise looks for when comparing tournament games to a player’s overall body of work.