Mike DeCourcy Is Impressed With Dereck Lively And Kyle Filipowski

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - NOVEMBER 15: Duke Blue Devils center Kyle Filipowski (30) reacts to the call and is comforted by Duke Blue Devils center Dereck Lively II (1) during the men’s Champions Classic college basketball game between the Duke Blue Devils and Kansas Jayhawks on November 15, 2022, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN.Mike DeCourcy of The Sporting News attended the Champions Classic and says that NBA scouts were plentiful and there were a lot of players to look at.

He starts his piece with Jeremy Roach though, a player he says might not get drafted but who you can expect to make a team and possibly excel. That’s pretty cool.

But the real focus is on the high-end talent and he…