Con No. 2: Front Offices
Team front offices have been dealt the short straw this offseason. Not only will they have the least communication and in-person contact with draft prospects in the 2000s, but they have also had to navigate that in less than a month after the NBA Finals.
After the quick draft (November 18), which didn’t have a normal pre-draft process, the GMs had two days to get things ready for free agency starting November 20. This has led to trades being agreed upon earlier, so teams know their roster makeup more accurately heading into the draft and free agency.
We’re going to see a lot of stabs in the dark in this draft, and that can be attributed directly to the short offseason.