The conversation over who the best freshman NBA draft prospect in the country is can no longer exclusively include UCLA’s Shabazz Muhammad, Kentucky’s Nerlens Noel and Oklahoma State’s Marcus Smart. It’s not due to a lack of production, it’s simply that UNLV’s Anthony Bennett has established himself as one of the best players in the country overall, regardless of class, and is undoubtedly a new one-and-done candidate to keep a close eye on.

In a draft class like this where there aren’t many players who teams have fallen in love with for good, spots in the top 10 are very much there for the taking and for now Bennett has taken one.

via Yannis Koutroupis of HOOPSWORLD