As someone who invests an inordinate of time in figuring these things out, every year I vacillate on the matter of whether or not a forthcoming NBA draft can truly be classified as “bad.” “Bad,” by itself is a dangerous blanket term, the concept of “bad” can be extremely relative depending on which team you are, and inevitably, every draft class contains players who end up succeeding to varying degrees. Every draft also contains players who fail. At some point, it just depends on your philosophical stance: can a draft class be classified as poor before any of its players have even had a chance to sink?
How the Worst NBA Draft In Years Could Impact the Trade Deadline
