What if I told you that the Wolves should use the 20th pick in tonight’s NBA draft on a prospect that didn’t play competitive basketball last season.
Instead of showing his unique talent in the Pac-12, De’Anthony Melton waited in limbo for three months, eventually sitting out his entire sophomore season because of his connection to the FBI’s overdue probe into corruption in college basketball.
Joey Kaufman of The Orange County Register recently wrote at length about Melton’s “roller coaster” past year at USC — and the pre-draft process during which he has answered plenty of questions surrounding his ineligibility — for those looking to learn more about his situation.