As the calendar rounds the corner to the fall months and as the bright glow fades from the last Spurs-themed Hall of Fame weekend for a while and Wemby’s arrival, the annual ramp-up of NBA team and player projections commenced this week in earnest.
ESPN’s NBA Insiders rolled out their “NBA Sophomores to watch in 2023-24” and, while Jeremy Sochan was wholeheartedly expected by many of us, Jamal Collier identified the second-year swingman as his breakout candidate, noting specifically: