The NBA Finals ended this week, but the busiest time of year for most teams is just beginning.
Draft week marks the final full week of the 2023-24 league calendar before free agency opens July 1 and a new year technically begins. There’s already been a major trade between Chicago and Oklahoma City, one major contract extension between Indiana and Pascal Siakam, and several stops and starts on a particularly entertaining coaching carousel.
The draft (June 26-27) figures to be equally enthralling, if only because there are zero certainties. In a draft class perceived to be weaker than usual, any given prospect’s potential is truly in the eye of the beholder.