The best NBA prospects to watch in the NCAA Tournament (besides Cooper Flagg)
Duke star Cooper Flagg is the presumptive No. 1 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft, but he's not the only prospect worth watching in the NCAA Tournament.
For some hoops fans, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is about school spirit, shocking upsets, Cinderella runs, the office bracket contest, mid-majors with funny mascots or a myriad of other happenstances that make March Madness popular.
And for some others, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is basically their only chance to familiarize themselves with players who will soon be performing in the NBA.
This is a tournament preview for the latter group. If you’re more curious about lottery odds than Kenpom rankings, then let’s talk about what to watch for over the next few weeks.
First game: Friday at 2:50 p.m. ET, opponent TBD
Whether your favorite NBA team blatantly tanked (the Washington Wizards) or hilariously fell apart and slid into the lottery despite lofty preseason expectations (the Philadelphia 76ers), the most important team to keep an eye on in the tourney are the Blue Devils. If you can put aside your disgust of Duke for a moment, the Blue Devils are projected by many draft experts to have three players selected in the top-10 of the upcoming NBA draft.
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