Tyrese Haliburton of the Iowa State Cyclones reacts after making a three-point basket in the second half against the Kansas Jayhawks at Hilton Coliseum on Jan. 5, 2019, in Ames, Iowa. Credit: David Purdy
The NBA Draft, maybe this year more than any other, is filled with uncertainty.
The players projected at the top of the draft by most observers have nearly no body of work to judge them on. LaMelo Ball opted to head overseas where injuries limited the chances to watch him half a world away. James Wiseman played three college games. Anthony Edwards played a full season as a freshman at Georgia, but do you just him on the 33-point second half against Michigan State or the 2-for-13 effort (1-for-9 from three-point range) in his last game before COVID-19 shut down the college schedule?