Last month, followers and experts alike were well versed in items like the strengths and weaknesses of many a draft prospect, yet remained hungry to see Ben Simmons, Brandon Ingram, Buddy Hield and others display their talents against one another in real competition.
If you've had an opportunity to catch any live action in Las Vegas, first I'd like to offer my condolences for the oft painful displays of basketball, but at least you have a strong understanding of the environment. Players with so many individual agendas at stake and that have had just several practices together are bound to look infinitely worse in this type of setting.