With the collegiate regular season and NCAA tournament in the rearview mirror, the collective attention of the basketball world has turned to the upcoming draft. Scheduled for July 29th, there’s plenty of time for the experts to stew and write mock drafts playing out all kinds of scenarios. In ESPN’s latest effort to get a picture of what the draft may look like, two Florida players were selected, while two other were unpicked.
Unsurprisingly, the highest-drafted Gator was guard Tre Mann, who was selected by Charlotte with the 18th pick in the first round. Mann played his best when he wasn’t pressed into service to lead the offense from the point, which makes Charlotte a good landing spot for him.
The Hornets’ offense is lead by LaMelo Ball at the point. Ball, drafted third overall last year on the merit of his size and otherworldly ball skills, will hardly be unseated by Mann. Instead, the former Gator could be his dynamic running mate and part-time backup. After all, he’s more of a shooter than a creator on offense. Between the two of them, the Hornets could have a lot of fun creating space on the floor or bullying smaller guards in the paint.
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