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NBA scouts are getting a more complete picture of the 2021 draft field with the G League Ignite now eight games into the G League season.
As we inch closer to the All-Star break, the lottery odds for teams at the bottom of the standings are also becoming clearer.
Otherwise, the big storylines of the past week involve a projected top-10 pick opting out of the season and a breakout lottery prospect returning from injury.
1. Minnesota Timberwolves: Cade Cunningham (Oklahoma State, PG/SG, Freshman)
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D Angelo Russell is hurt, head coach Ryan Saunders is out, and the Minnesota Timberwolves have the league s worst record three months after making the No. 1 overall selection in the 2020 draft.
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NBA scouts are approaching an important stretch with two months left of college basketball and the G League bubble kicking off.
Despite the frustrating postponements due to COVID-19, there have been enough games played to project an entire two-round draft.
Some bigger questions remaining concern how the Ignite team will perform against veterans and whether the lottery will still include early disappointments like the Toronto Raptors and Dallas Mavericks, who ll send their pick to the New York Knicks.
The order was based on standings heading into games on Monday, Feb. 1.
1. Detroit Pistons: Cade Cunningham (Oklahoma State, PG/SG, Freshman)
Who could the Warriors get with the Timberwolves top-3-protected 2021 pick?
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Oklahoma State s Cade Cunningham runs up the court during the second half of the NCAA college basketball game against Kansas in Stillwater, Okla., Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Mitch Alcala)Mitch Alcala / Associated Press
As the Warriors try to figure out their identity after ugly losses to the Knicks and Jazz, their fans might want to do some thorough research on the Timberwolves.
The struggles of Minnesota, which plays Golden State at Chase Center on Monday and Wednesday, could go a long way in bolstering the Warriors’ odds of returning to contention. If the Timberwolves owners of the league’s second-worst record through Saturday at 4-11 finish anywhere outside the top three in the 2021 lottery, Golden State will have the privilege of picking a high-level prospect in the most loaded draft in recent memory.