With No. 2 Kansas, No. 5 Tennessee, Marquette and Louisville all on hand, there could’ve been a dozen NBA prospects showing off their wares in the NIT Tip-Off at Barclays Center this weekend.
Precisely how many? We won’t know that until June, but a few have to be considered slam dunks.
As of this writing, no one projects higher than Quentin Grimes, a 6’5” shooting guard who’s viewed as a one-and-done first round talent out of Kansas. He’s been mocked anywhere from the lottery to late in the opening round.
What we do know is that Grimes is off to a rough start for the Jayhawks, averaging just nine points in five games on less than 40 percent shooting overall and 30 percent shooting from three.