According to those who watch the draft there are a ton of underage kids playing in the under 18's this year.
That's evidence of a weaker draft crop this year and/or a stronger one next year.
I don't recall anyone last year saying this draft was going to be exceptionally good. The last really good draft that was on the cards was 2013.
Before the halfway point of 2016, the 2016 draft was being spoken about as though it was ordinary. Remember being surprised around the month of August when it went from being an ordinary draft to one with excellent depth. 2017 was being spoken about as a better draft.
Now 2017 is here and it is now ordinary and 2018 is a superdraft.
Since l've been following the drafts there is a tendency to see next year as better.
One of the problems is we don't define what a good draft is. Does it mean a great first round, or maybe the first 2 rounds are very good, or does it mean quality players until pick 70.
Next years draft may have excellent top end talent but we won't know the quality of later draft picks until about August 2018. Players are still developing throughout the year. A bunch of the under agers this year may not improve next year and other players we haven't heard of will come from nowhere.
The other point is that we don't actually know the quality of the draft until about 5 years later so assuming a draft is poor and trading out can come back to bite you. 17 and 18 year olds are still changing physically and mentally well after a draft.
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