Will this be the final games for Carlton Carrington and Kyshawn George?
Going into the season, no one projected Carrington and George as potential one-and-done first-rounders. That's exactly where they both currently stand in our most recent mock draft, though, causing a degree of urgency among NBA teams to get a potential last look at them in the ACC tournament.In the midst of a nine-game losing streak, George's Hurricanes have been disappointing this year, causing them to earn just the No. 14 seed in the ACC bracket and a matchup with No. 11 Boston College in Tuesday's first round. The winner of that game gets Clemson on Wednesday. NBA teams will want to see how assertive George looks on both ends of the floor -- they love his size (almost 6-9), shooting (42% for 3) and basketball instincts, but have been disappointed at times by his lack of urgency and physicality on both ends of the floor. George has gotten better as the year progressed, and it will be interesting to see how much juice he has stepping foot in a likely empty arena Tuesday with possibly more NBA scouts than fans watching his every move.
Pitt and Carrington come to Washington D.C. in very different circumstances -- having won nine of their past 11 games, earning them the No. 4 seed in the ACC tournament. They still need to win a game or two to make the NCAA tournament, per bracketologists, and will likely face another desperate team in Wake Forest in the quarterfinals, setting up a possible lose-and-out scenario for both teams. Carrington has been inconsistent in ACC play but is playing some of his best basketball as of late and will need to continue to shoot the ball effectively and make good decisions in the biggest games of his career to this point to try to extend his season and not end up in the NIT. -- Givony
