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Projecting newcomers -- whether they're freshmen or transfers -- has always been an inexact science. In the current era of college basketball, with player movement at an all-time high, it's even more difficult. Entire rosters are being turned over from one year to the next, with role allocation for many teams entirely unclear entering the season.
Talking to coaches and NBA scouts, monitoring exhibition games, checking out box scores for "secret" scrimmages -- it's all helpful when trying to figure out which newcomers are going to make an immediate impact. And it's more necessary than ever given the lack of roster continuity.