As the team with the best record in the NBA G League, the Wisconsin Herd were very likely bracing for the possibility that some of their players could very soon be poached to play at the NBA level.
With Friday marking the beginning of the period in which NBA teams can sign players to 10 Day contracts, the range of options for teams looking to pluck some of the best players from the G League to give them a chance at the next level has increased.
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On Wisconsin’s roster, that seemed likely to create real chances for the teams two leading scorers, Xavier Munford and James Young, to make it back to the big league.