The NBA season was a coronation. The NBA draft is pure chaos. The speculation is far more entertaining than anything that occurred in the previous 10 months.
For a league struggling with competitive drama, let’s hope the talent of the incoming rookie class matches the intrigue and hype.
Consider:
David Griffin lost his job as general manager of the Cavaliers, after reports he was attempting to trade Kevin Love to the Suns for their No. 4 pick; Celtics architect Danny Ainge traded the No. 1 pick to Philadelphia, and has now stockpiled seven first-round picks in the next three years; and in New York, Phil Jackson has officially lost his mind, entertaining trade offers for Kristaps Porzingis, a 7-foot-3 superstar in waiting.