Chad and The Athletic's Tony Jones dive deep into a rating system that sorts NBA draft prospects by tiers:

Tier 1: Potential superstar

Tier 2: Potential All-Star

Tier 3: Potential high-level starter

Tier 4: Potential starter/rotation player

Tier 5: Deep rotation player

Tony and Chad share their personal ratings as well as the ratings Chad gleaned from talking to NBA talent evaluators. 
Is Jalen Suggs Tier 1 or Tier 2? 
Did Scottie Barnes and Jonathan Kuminga make the Tier 2 cut? 
In which tier do young prospects Ziaire Williams, Brandon Boston Jr., Josh Christopher, Greg Brown and JT Thor belong?
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S2 Ep 41: 2021 Draft Tiers

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