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[BSLChrisStoner]

ESPN: Marvin Bagley III calls Deandre Ayton draft prediction 'disrespectful'
http://www.espn.com/...n-disrespectful

[BSLChrisStoner]

ESPN: Suns GM: Bamba ahead of Gobert at same age

 

ESPN: Mo Bamba's growing case as the best player in this draft
http://www.espn.com/...st-player-draft

[BSLChrisStoner]

CBS Sports: 2018 NBA Mock Draft: Bamba falls to Knicks, Sexton and Young battle for top PG in latest projection
https://www.cbssport...est-projection/

[SportsGuy]

ESPN: Boom or bust: ESPN's Draft Analytics model predicts top players in 2018 NBA draft

 

http://www.espn.com/...aft-projections

[SportsGuy]

Mikal Bridges, Sexton and Bagley really stand out to me in the top 10.

[You Play to Win the Game]

It's crazy to me that AAU number's are taken into consideration for this. I'd talk to AAU coaches about work ethic, immeasurables, etc. but not the numbers themselves. It would seem to me, the growth since AAU would cloud those numbers to the point of irrelevance. 

[SportsGuy]

It's crazy to me that AAU number's are taken into consideration for this. I'd talk to AAU coaches about work ethic, immeasurables, etc. but not the numbers themselves. It would seem to me, the growth since AAU would cloud those numbers to the point of irrelevance. 

I am guessing they matter because so many of these guys had 1 year of college and they want another sample size to judge them on.

 

Not to mention, you are playing the best of the best in AAU, so that helps.

 

Overall though, I agree with you.  There are still guys on these AAU teams that aren't playing major D1 bball, so who cares what you do against them?

[BSLChrisStoner]

CBS Sports: 2018 NBA Draft prospect rankings: Updated Big Board stars new No. 2 with more upside than Deandre Ayton
https://www.cbssport...-deandre-ayton/

[Mike B]

CBS Sports: 2018 NBA Draft prospect rankings: Updated Big Board stars new No. 2 with more upside than Deandre Ayton
https://www.cbssport...-deandre-ayton/

Bamba get a lot of pre-draft love.

 

Every draft in every sport has a late rising draft darling.

 

Pretty clear this draft it is Bamba

[BSLChrisStoner]

CBS Sports: NBA Draft 2018: How 7 unheralded high school recruits became first-round NBA prospects
https://www.cbssport...-nba-prospects/

 

The Ringer: Marvin Bagley III Is This Draft’s Most NBA-Ready Player

 

The Ringer: Will Trae Young Get Shorted in This Year’s Draft?

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The Ringer: Luka Doncic Is Living His Best Life Twice

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SI: 2018 NBA Draft: Needs for All 30 Teams

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The Ringer: The Case for Wendell Carter Jr. Over Marvin Bagley III

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SI: Top 100 NBA Draft Prospects

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CBS Sports: 2018 NBA Mock Draft: Michael Porter Jr. could be the biggest high risk-high reward prospect
https://www.cbssport...eward-prospect/

 

The Ringer: The Two Elite Recruits Hiding in the Draft’s Second Round

 

The Ringer: The Ringer’s NBA Lottery Mock Draft

[BSLChrisStoner]

Balt Sun: Potential No. 1 draft pick Deandre Ayton says he and Devin Booker could be "Shaq and Kobe 2.0" for Phoenix Suns
http://www.baltimore...0618-story.html

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CBS Sports: NBA Draft 2018: Five potential trades that make sense, including a Kawhi Leonard deal
https://www.cbssport...i-leonard-deal/

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SI: 2018 NBA Mock Draft 10.0: Breaking Down Picks, Prospects and Possibilities as Draft Approaches

 

SI: Anonymous NBA Scouts on Draft's Biggest Questions

[Pedro Cerrano]

This draft is so much better than the NFL draft. Can’t wait.

[BSLChrisStoner]

This draft is so much better than the NFL draft. Can’t wait.

Do you like it better because it's just 2 rounds?