2022 NBA Draft: #37 Jaden Hardy (6' 3", 6' 9" WS) to DAL | two 2nds to SAC

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There's probably something to be said for plucking a player out of the G league in the second round - especially one that improved over the season. I am assuming that there's a better monitoring of NBA readiness there than in college since you are frequently playing with better, more mature players.

Next year's #1 lottery projection is in G League now.

I think you have to watch the G-league with a really disciplined eye.   It is a pretty big step up and you really have to be careful with final conclusions.    Not saying you cannot make evaluations but you have to expect bumps.  A lot times you want to see how they deal with failure.   Kuminga is much bigger and a better athlete  than Hardy (Plus more highly rated) but there were similar concerns with him last year.   He was really playing for himself and it got a lot internet draft guys off of him.   Now a year later, he looks fantastic moving forward for GS.

I believe next years # 1 is the France kid.  But Scott is up there.  Next years draft is suppose to be really good and deep.