Hype surrounding the NBA draft is forever focused on words like "potential," "athleticism" and "wingspan" (drink!), so we forget the months leading up to the event are basically a job interview where minds and values are also cross-examined.
For good reason.
The NBA remains a copycat league, where successful team-building follows the blueprints of the San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors.
"You realize you can win championships with all good guys," an NBA scout told Bleacher Report. "You don't need to have any knuckleheads on your team like previously thought to win games. I think teams are starting to appreciate good character and realize what that has to do with winning."
That thought process, more than ever before, is an essential component to how teams evaluate prospects and make draft-day decisions.
"You have to give some allowances to where they are in their growth stage," the scout said. "I think age and maturity play some part. I think our expectations for a 22-year-old are a little bit more than an 18- or 19-year-old. You want someone who is respectable, coachable, has gotten ove ...
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