In The Athletic’s latest edition of their 2024 NBA Mock Draft, Sam Vecenie repeated a common refrain: scouts don’t trust the upside of any of the prospects. He notes comparisons to the infamous 2013 Draft, when Anthony Bennett was surprisingly picked first. However, he also made his concerns more concrete, giving a stark comparison to his draft tiers in the previous two years.
At the top, this class is seen as clearly the weakest in the past decade. Last year, I had five players in my Tier 1 or Tier 2: Victor Wembanyama, Scoot Henderson, Cam Whitmore, Brandon Miller and Amen Thompson.