NBA teams are at an equal disadvantage with draft preparation as COVID-19 rages through the United States and limits the usual cadence before the biggest offseason ritual.
With so much at stake — a multimillion-dollar deal for players barely removed from high school, and the future for teams trying to turn its fortunes — the weeks before the draft were already the ultimate cat-and-mouse game, almost akin to speed dating.
Now picture that over Zoom.
It places a veneer between prospective draftees and teams, with one coach telling Yahoo Sports, “We’re not getting to know who these guys really are.