The Two Biggest Sleepers in the 2017 NBA Draft
Posted Jun 21, 2017
The two best big men in the draft might be two freshmen who came off the bench for their respective teams in the national championship game. Everyone knows about Zach Collins, who is widely seen as a lottery pick. However, his counterpart at UNC, Tony Bradley, is projected as a late-first-round or early-second-round pick, even though his per-40 minute numbers were similar.
(The Ringer)
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