CHICAGO — Draft season is well underway here at the combine, where the entire NBA has congregated for a busy week of work. The first day of scrimmages was Thursday, following two days of testing and drills, which followed the lottery and the G League Elite camp, in what’s become an annual weeklong summit for league business. In addition to what’s taking place on the floor, there’s a lot going on behind closed doors, and the rumor mill is in full bloom.
We’ll have more coverage to come surrounding the draft moving forward, but here are my notes from the past few days, headlined by some insight on Detroit’s decision process after winning the lottery on Tuesday night.