The NBA mock drafts look like they did last spring — overpopulated with teenagers, who dutifully served one season in college.
The 10 freshmen — and 18-year-old Frank Ntilikina — selected with last year’s top 11 picks couldn’t wait to enter the league. They couldn’t wait to become millionaires.
And Miles Bridges couldn’t wait to get back to campus.
“The reason coach [Tom] Izzo says he’s weird is because he’s never seen anyone like that, a player of his caliber, turning down the NBA to come back to college when he was gonna be a top-10 pick,” Michigan State teammate Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn said.