Syracuse Basketball: Grading the Orange in the NBA

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10 former Syracuse Basketball players suited up for NBA teams this season. ITLH breaks down the grades they received for the 2017-18 NBA season!

Syracuse Basketball saw 10 former players suit up for NBA teams during the 2017-18 season. Although we all want this number to be higher, Cuse definitely has its’ imprint all over professional basketball.

In fact, we probably wouldn’t really complain if this number stayed the same, so Tyus Battle could stay, win a National Championship, and then the Rookie of the Year in 2020.

NBA fans will still be able to watch some Cuse players in the Playoffs, as Melo and Jerami Grant will try and lead the OKC Thunder to a Championship. Malachi Richardson and Chris McCullough also play on playoff teams, so who knows, maybe they’ll get some action as well.

Regardless, now that the regular season is over and the NBA Playoffs are among us, let’s hand out grades for these former Cuse alumni.

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