For well over a year, experts, analysts, fans and couch coaches all agreed — a rarity in today's sports world — the 2024 NBA Draft class would not be the strongest in league history, and, in fact, would be one of the weaker iterations in recent years.
That has, so far, been proven right with the caveat that we're only around 55 games into the careers of these players.
Yet, some appear to have broken out of their low expectations, while others might get there in time.
As such, let's look at some of the most notable players in this year's rookie class.