The non-conference portion of the college basketball season isn’t ideal for evaluating top draft prospects. Schedules are dotted with bye games against low-level Division I programs filled with players who don’t stack up favorably to the ones populating top European leagues, let alone the NBA. Certain games against similarly matched opponents are worth watching, but the disparities in schedule strength make it difficult to get a good read on guys looking to make the jump to the next level. Conference play is a different story. Over the next two-plus months, matchups pitting high-major teams should help us clarify which prospects are deserving of top standing and which ones were just taking advantage of subpar competition.
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