By ADAM ZAGORIA
More than 50 NBA personnel from all 30 NBA teams have already been credentialed for the Champions Classic on Tuesday in Atlanta, a source close to the event told ZAGSBLOG.
In past years, as many as 75-100 scouts were credentialed and there is still a week to go.
No. 1 Kansas faces Michigan State at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by No. 7 Duke against No. 23 Kentucky at 9 (ESPN).
According to the latest ESPN.com NBA mock draft, Duke features three of the Top 10 projected picks next summer in No. 1 Cooper Flagg, No. 6 Kon Knueppel and No. 8 Khaman Maluach, with Tyrese Proctor at 28.
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For Kentucky, Koby Brea and Jaxson Robinson are considered NBA prospects.
Kansas and Michigan State don’t have any Top 100 prospects, per ESPN.
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