Is "Baller" Trademarked Yet?

Every year, I release 3 mock drafts prior to the NBA Draft, and this is the third and final!  While there has been a lot of commentary on the fact that this is considered a weak draft class and it is possible that there are no franchise altering players in this class, there are still several players who are really interesting and could play a large role for a team.  All of my drafts are aggregates of several drafts and are intended to give an idea of what the draft is looking like at this point in time (while I would love it if I am right on several picks in the mock, there’s movement that I won’t know about until during the draft).   While I account for need in certain picks (more so in the first round, especially the lottery), these are not a reflection of what I think of each pick or how I would rank the prospects.   The picks are divided into three sections:   for the lottery, I provided vitals, in depth analysis, comparison, and the fit with the team. ...

The 2024 NBA Draft is likely to be a strange one, especially since there is no consensus top player in the class, and that there is a lot of varying opinions about each prospect.  This draft contains several players who are polarizing for different reasons.  In this post, I discussed 10 polarizing prospects; I chose the 10 I did to varying reasons of polarizing opinions.  I also included an unofficial top-30 big board.   Isaiah Collier Collier entered his freshman season as a top prospect, but struggled mightily throughout the season.   He has upside as a playmaker, has a nice handle and is incredibly strong.   That said, there are a lot of concerns about his game.   In particular, he is an inconsistent shooter who has never shot well from the line, has poor shot selection, is a bit reckless with passes, didn’t measure great at the combine, and isn’t that great of an athlete.   I personally am not worried about the recklessness of the passes...