Memphis Grizzlies: 5 NBA Draft Prospects To Watch During The NCAA Tournament

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The Memphis Grizzlies are going to be looking to acquire young talent this offseason in the NBA Draft. The NCAA Tournament has plenty of top prospects who they should consider.

The NCAA Tournament is an exciting time for everyone to enjoy college basketball. No matter if you’re a sports fan or not you enjoy filling out a bracket even though you know it will be busted on the first day.

For NBA fans, it gives you a chance to watch many of the top NBA Draft prospects on the national spotlight. Many of these players have been showcased on ESPN all season but there’s also many who don’t get mentioned as much compared to the top guys.

There are some very good prospects who won’t be playing in the NCAA Tournament for a variety of reasons such as injuries. Romeo Langford has had a good freshman season at Indiana but he was unable to lead the Hoosiers to the big dance.

You may question whether or not this should hurt his draft stock and while you would rather see him lead his team to the NCAA Tournament there have been stars in the NBA who didn’t have team success in college. Ben Simmons at LSU was unable to lead the Tigers to the NCAA Tournament in 2016.

There are many NBA Draft prospects participating in the NCAA Tournament who have a chance to improve their draft stock. Here I take a look at five guys you should have your eye on during March Madness.

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