Calvin Barrett is a writer, editor, and prolific Mario Kart racer located in Provo, Utah. Currently writing for SB Nation and FanSided, he has covered the Utah Jazz and BYU athletics since 2024 and graduates from Utah Valley University in the Spring.
I think I’ve found my drafting blind spot.
The period leading into the NBA Draft tends to become silly season for basketball fanatics. Everyone is a talent evaluator, and like houseflies to the flypaper, it can be easy to find oneself enamored by one “under the radar” prospect that may slide beneath the initial death beam of lottery selectors and find himself starting his NBA journey with a pre-loaded competitive squad.