The ACC Tournament this week in Brooklyn will be loaded with NBA prospects and all 30 teams have bought tickets, an ACC spokesman told
ZAGSBLOG.
Per DraftExpress.com, the event features three projected Top 10 picks in N.C. State freshman point guard
Dennis Smith Jr. at No. 4, Duke freshman small forward
Jayson Tatum at No. 5 and Florida State freshman small forward
Jonathan Isaac at No. 6.
“The event is rich in talent,” Jonathan Givony, a Brooklyn native, told
ZAGSBLOG.
The Knicks, who own their first-round pick this season, dropped to 25-38 after Sunday’s loss to the Golden State Warriors and currently own the NBA’s sixth-worst record.
As of Monday morning, DraftExpress.com had them taking the 6-foot-11, 19-year-old Isaac, who averaged 12.2 points and 7.2 rebounds while making the All-ACC Freshman Team along with Smith Jr. and Tatum.
Isaac and Florida State are the No. 2 seed
and don’t play until Thursday night’s quarterfinals.
Smith Jr. and N.C. State open play Tuesday at noon against Clemson.
Tatum and Duke open on Thursday afternoon against the Clemson-N.C. State winner.
Beyond the aforementioned prospects, Wake Forest sophomore power forward
John Collins is projected at No. 16; Duke freshman power forward
Harry Giles, a onetime projected No. 1 pick, at No. 19; Syracuse sophomore forward
Tyler Lydon at No. 22; Louisville sophomore shooting guard
Donovan Mitchell at No. 24; North Carolina junior wing
Justin Jackson, the ACC Player of the Year, at No. 25; and Duke sophomore shooting guard
Luke Kennard at No. 27.
Among projected second-round picks are Clemson’s
Jaron Blossomgame, Duke’s
Grayson Allen, Florida State’s
Dwayne Bacon, Notre Dame’s
V.J. Beachem, and North Carolina’s
Joel Berry.
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