Handing out goals for the top eight picks as the NBA enters the stretch-run.
There are 20-something games left for the 2021 draft class as we exit the All-Star break, with one more opportunity for the league’s youngsters to make an imprint on the Rookie of the Year race.
Evan Mobley is the healthy favorite at the moment, though perhaps a hot month from Cade Cunningham or Scottie Barnes could change the conversation. Look past the awards jockeying, and the most recent crop of rookies is flush with talent. We’ll save the comparisons to 1996 or 2003 for another day.