The NBA draft is a bigger crapshoot than you might think, especially outside the lottery. Each draft is different, of course, but once you get to the late-first round and second round, it’s all about throwing selections at the wall and seeing what sticks.
One of the ways to take such a shot is to pick a player with above-average NBA athleticism whose skills need major development. That is the way the Minnesota Timberwolves went by selecting Memphis forward Josh Minott with the 45th overall selection last Thursday.
Minott struggled to find his place in one year with the Tigers, averaging 6.