NBA teams gather in Chicago this week to kick preparations for the NBA Draft in another five weeks. First, it’s the Draft Lottery on Tuesday night, then the Draft Combine and the nNets draft decision day, the date they have to inform the 76ers whether they’ll use the unprotected first rounder they got in the James Harden-for-Ben Simmons trade.
More importantly for fans, this week is when draft, free agency and trade scuttlebutt starts to circulate. Put all those NBA types together in proximity with Woj and Shams and gossip and scoops should flow.