We’re just 11 games into the 2020-2021 basketball season, but it’s never too early to start thinking about next season.
Prior to this year, before either guy had played any college ball, both Keon Johnson and Jaden Springer were listed as lottery selections in multiple 2021 NBA mock drafts. On November 20th, 2020, SB Nation’s own Ricky O’Donnell dropped the first of several eventual editions of his 2021 NBA mock draft which featured both freshmen going in the lottery (Springer, no. 6 and Johnson, no. 13).
6. Jaden Springer, G, Tennessee
“Springer is going to be part of an upstart Tennessee squad that should have NBA scouts monitoring what’s happening in Knoxville all season long.