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As a rule of thumb (and in the interest of sanity) I usually avoid thinking too critically about the following year’s draft until the current one is over. This year, the circumstances are a bit different and a tad more pertinent to the present. At the combine earlier this month, the 2023 draft came up enough in conversation to validate the theory that a reasonable chunk of NBA teams are looking ahead with a bit more intent than usual.
(Cue Victor Wembanyama’s theme music.)