The 2024 NBA Draft got a bad reputation among NBA circles for its lack of blatant star power. No Wembanyama, Zion, or Edwards stood out from the pack as the must-have prospect in their class, and when the Hawks literally won the lottery and landed the top pick, no one seemed to care.
In situations like these, NBA scouts are working overtime to discern which prospects would amount to a serviceable contributor for their franchise, and which players were just a Grinch—all fluff on the outside with little to offer within.
In drafts like these, only the truly sick NBA fanatics get excited to dive deep into the class of prospects to find the diamond in the rough.