Today at TheAthletic.com, John Hollinger rated this year’s sophomore class. (Subscription required.)
His “Underwhelming Top Four” included Rookie-of-the-Year Scottie Barnes (Toronto), Evan Mobley (Cleveland), Jalen Green (Houston), and Cade Cunningham (Detroit), a quartet that has “mostly disappointed this campaign.” Players he regards more favorably include Orlando’s Franz Wagner and Houston’s Alperen u015eengün.
At the bottom of the article, past such illustrious sections as “Group III: Treading Water”, “Group IV: Trending . . . not up”, and “Group V: Bustville”, there’s a final section called “Tier VI: Past the top 20.” Here we find Quentin Grimes, the 25th pick in last year’s Draft and starting shooting guard for your New York Knickerbockers.