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And NIL money is increasing, seemingly exponentially. This year, the spigot of cash enticed several current U.S. college players to stay in school — along with a slew of international players who opted to play for U.S. colleges next season rather than the pros, severely weakening the second round. Multiple teams told The Athletic they are still highly unsure of who will be taken in the draft’s last 20 picks. But the draft starts with Tuesday’s first round. We start today, with my annual compilation of intel from NBA and college head coaches and assistant coaches, NBA scouts, college executives and NBA front office people. I’ve gathered this over the last three months, going back to before the start of the NCAA Tournament. As ever, the final number of people with whom I spoke will be somewhere between two and three dozen. (I don’t ask coaches about their own players; it’s hard to expect them to be as honest about their own guys as they tend to be about opposing players.)

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