Isn't the NBA draft all about finding upside while minimizing risk?
Ideally, teams can draft someone with a remarkably high ceiling. But even more ideally, that player simultaneously possesses a high floor, one that will ensure he's still a quality NBA player if he doesn't live up to the expectations.
That doesn't always happen, though.
The draft is essentially a minefield of players who will fail to live up to the breathless hype, as we can't help but get far too excited about all of these untested players with seemingly limitless upside who will soon enter the Association. Teams that can navigate through it successfully tend to do quite well when games are actually played.
When your favorite squad selects a top-10 prospect, you'll want to be aware of the worst-case scenario. Then you can proceed to feverishly root for the best-case one to unfold.
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