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2024 4-star, top 50 PF Aiden Sherrell includes MSU basketball in top 8 list

MSU basketball is one of eight schools still in the running for an elite power forward prospect in the 2024 class

Michigan State basketball is one of eight schools still in the running for an elite power forward prospect in the 2024 class.

Four-star power forward Aiden Sherrell of Phoenix released his top eight schools list on Saturday, which included the Spartans. Michigan State was joined by Alabama, Ohio State, USC, Michigan, Oklahoma, Arizona State and UNLV.

Sherrell ranks as the No. 6 power forward and No. 41 overall prospect in 247Sports’ composite rankings for the 2024 class. He’s also listed as the No. 4 player from Arizona.

Michigan State has already extended Sherrell an offer, and is one of 19 schools to do so, according to 247Sports.

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Cassius Winston taken in first round of latest ESPN NBA mock draft

Winston is selected 29th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers.

At least one Michigan State basketball player is worthy of a first round pick according to the NBA Draft brain trust at ESPN.

Cassius Winston is slated to be picked by the Los Angeles Lakers 29th overall in ESPN’s latest NBA mock draft.

Of Winston ESPN draft analyst Mike Schmitz writes, “One of the most polished pick-and-roll point guards in the draft, Winston would give the Lakers a much-needed boost at the backup PG spot with his handle, craft, touch and feel. I’m also fascinated by LSU’s Skylar Mays and his potential fit alongside LeBron James or, in the second unit, Alex Caruso. The 6-4 senior is a combo guard who can run the show in a pinch, knock down open spot 3s, play pick-and-roll and defend point guards thanks to his toughness and instincts.”

Winston was also recently featured as a first-round pick in NBC Sports’ latest mock draft and can usually be found somewhere between the end of the first round and middle of the second round in prospect rankings.

Winston’s MSU teammate Xavier Tillman Sr. also gets selected in the ESPN draft, although he’s further down the list, going 50th overall to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The NBA Draft is currently scheduled for June 25, but that is subject to change due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Cassius Winston, Xavier Tillman Sr. first round picks in latest NBC Sports NBA mock draft

NBS Sports’ Rob Dauster has both Tillman and Winston in the first round of his latest NBA mock draft.

The date and procedures surrounding it are currently a mystery, but eventually the 2020 NBA Draft will happen and two Spartans could hear their names called in the first round.

That’s according to NBC Sports’ Rob Dauster’s latest NBA mock draft that has both Cassius Winston and Xavier Tillman Sr. as first round picks. Dauster has Winston being taken 23rd overall and Tillman at 26th.

Of Winston Dauster writes, “Winston did not have the season many of us expected him to have as a senior — understandably, given the death of his brother in November — but he still put up All-American numbers for a team that won a share of the Big Ten regular season title. He was playing his best basketball down the stretch, and he still have the highest basketball IQ of anyone in this 2020 NBA mock draft. He’s an elite passer and shooter that thrives in ball-screens. Yes, the defense and athleticism are concerns, but we said the same thing about numerous point guards that have made careers out of being backup point guards. Winston is the next in that pipeline.”

He says of Tillman Sr., “I may be out on a limb here, but I truly believe that Tillman is worth a first round pick, especially in this year’s draft class. There’s really two reasons for this: For starters, he is a terrific passer. No one in college basketball is better than making the right play in a 4-on-3 scenario when the defense traps a pick-and-roll ball-handler than Tillman. But he is also an excellent defender that can really read the game. Talk to people around the Michigan State program and they’ll tell you he ran everything defensively. It was his voice that teammates heard. Now, the major question mark is his size. At just 6-foot-8, can he defend fives? Is he quick enough to play the four? If we knew for a fact that the answer to both of those questions would be ‘yes, and he can do it very well,’ I would have him slotted as a top 20 pick.”

The NBA Draft is currently scheduled for June 25, but that could be changing due to the season being on hold amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Tillman, a junior, has entered his name in the draft, but is keeping his options open so that he would be able to return to school if he so chooses.

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