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NBA Draft 2018: Biggest questions for draft night

By Brandon Jefferson

PITTSBURGH, PA - MARCH 17: Marvin Bagley III #35 of the Duke Blue Devils celebrates a three point basket against the Rhode Island Rams during the second half in the second round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at PPG PAINTS Arena on March 17, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA - MARCH 17: Marvin Bagley III #35 of the Duke Blue Devils celebrates a three point basket against the Rhode Island Rams during the second half in the second round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at PPG PAINTS Arena on March 17, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
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The NBA Draft is just hours away and rumors are flying. Here are the four biggest questions will see answered tonight.

Golden State’s four-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals is a thing of the past. The offseason, a.k.a. the best season is upon us and it all starts with the NBA draft. With all 30 teams focused on the same event, it makes it very likely that discussions between franchises are happening non-stop. Outside of free agency, the draft brings the most roster moves for teams in the offseason. Not only are rookies being selected, but deals are agreed to that send veterans, studs, and future stars to different locations in the blink of an eye.

The 2018 NBA Draft is fast approaching. Thursday night at 7 p.m. EST, a new batch of 60 players will be drafted into the NBA and have lifelong dreams fulfilled. With this added talent, comes all types of talk, leaks, potential trades, and other rumors that run rampant in the lead up to the draft. Filtering through all the noise is hard as things keep popping up left and right every day–seemingly every minute the closer it gets to draft night. With the NBA silencing insiders from reporting selections ahead of their announcements, they’ll seemingly be working overtime to get every piece of information they get out beside which team is taking which player.

We’ve already seen some of that happen as we wait for the draft. This article will run through the biggest rumor-centric storylines that will dominate the narrative on Thursday. The best player in the draft isn’t going first, just how far will he drop? Could health issues keep a once sure thing from being drafted at the top of the draft? Who is the first point guard taken? What deals do we see happen once teams get on the clock? All those questions and more are answered on the following slides. Let’s dive in!