Welcome to the coronavirus reality of the NBA Draft, where the only certainty right now is uncertainty.



Simply put, sources at every level of the pre-draft process are unclear on everything. Will the NBA Draft take place at its current date? That depends on what the NBA does with the season itself. There will be no draft determination until there is a season determination. Will there be an NBA Draft Combine? Currently, it’s slated for May 21, the first week after the current CDC recommendation ends of halting events exceeding 50 people. But there is an expectation that the combine will be moved. Will teams have workouts for prospects? Right now, there is skepticism. There is even some concern about the NBA Draft Lottery and when that will occur.



Remember: typically, the process of each season’s ending is staggered. First, the college teams that don’t make their conference tournaments are done. Then the teams with losing records that lose in their...