NBA Draft season is officially upon us as the Finals are in full motion heading to game three. With Cleveland looking entirely overmatched by the defending champion Golden State Warriors through two losses, the attention of most fan bases has shifted to assessing the upcoming crop of rookies led by LSU’s Ben Simmons, Duke’s Brandon Ingram, and Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Dragan Bender. Only 15 days stand between hypothetical and reality.
It’s time to buckle up for the home stretch and ultimately another joy ride that is the NBA draft, when the most pitiful franchises over the past year get a chance at redemption and are given the opportunity to add the most promising young stars to their payroll under rookie scale deals.