The first two weekends of the 2022 NCAA Tournament shined a spotlight on some of the brightest stars on the biggest stage in the sport with very real implications for this year’s NBA Draft. Fair or not, how players perform in March Madness can often significantly boost — or torpedo — prospects’ draft stock, and this year was no exception.
Some of the players helped themselves only marginally in terms of upward mobility — in part because there’s very little room to move up. Duke star Paolo Banchero is a great example of this. Already a lock to go top-five, his strong tourney showing has thrust him back into the conversation to potentially go No. 1 because of his passing, scoring and overall polish. Perhaps he played his way up a draft slot or two. Same goes for teammate Mark Williams, who already had lottery buzz but could potentially have played himself into the top-10 conversation.
Others saw their stock…
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