KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It is the game within the game this time of year for basketball fans who follow the pros avidly and the college level only casually:
Which of these guys in the NCAA Tournament might help my NBA team?
That is especially true for teams bound for the NBA draft lottery, including the one that plays home games at Madison Square Garden.
Lonzo Ball got the ball rolling Friday night, when he announced he is NBA bound. This was shortly after his UCLA team had been eliminated by Kentucky, which has three freshmen of its own projected to be selected in the first round.