Look, I tend to be as honest as possible in columns like this because I think it’s important for readers to have an unbiased look at where prospects and players currently stand in regard to their futures. So in that vein, I’m just going to lay it out on the table.



The guys that NBA scouts and executives have at the top of this draft just aren’t performing right now, and it’s depressing.



Anthony Edwards is shooting 38 percent from the field this month, and a lot of his scoring numbers have been racked up in garbage time when Georgia games are already out of hand. LaMelo Ball is done in Australia, and there are a ton of questions remaining about what to do with him. Cole Anthony hasn’t played in six weeks and will be returning to a North Carolina team that is bad. James Wiseman decided to call it quits after three games. Tyrese Maxey’s 3-point shooting still hasn’t bounced back yet. Simply put, the guys at the top of the draft...