The combine is complete, the selection order is set and nearly the entire hoops world is praying for the arrival of a savior.
NBA draft season is fully upon us in all of its optimism-fueled glory.
This can be, if handled correctly, a truly transformational time. And not only because it so often unites stuck-in-the-mud squads with potential pedal-to-the-floor prospects. It can also grease the gears of the trade market, and based on the rumor mill rumblings, blockbusters might be baking as speak.
Down in South Beach, for instance, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel recently relayed that All-Star guard Tyler Herro “thinks” he has played his last game for the Miami Heat and might need a scenery change to “be his best self.”
So, why not add a wrinkle to our latest mock draft, then, with Herro getting moved in a deal that impacts the draft lottery—and, no, not by delivering Giannis Antetokounmpo to Miami. We’ll explain where Herro could go and how, but first, let’s put the Washington Wizards on the clock and have this hypothetical talent grab get rolling.