Milwaukee Bucks: Draft Prospects To Watch In Sweet Sixteen And Beyond

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Feb 25, 2017; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Malik Monk (5) celebrates with teammates forward Wenyen Gabriel (32) and forward Edrice Bam Adebayo (3) during the game against the Florida Gators in the second half at Rupp Arena. Kentucky defeated Florida 76-66. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports /

The Milwaukee Bucks have played their way into the playoffs — and out of the lottery. Which college prospects still playing in the NCAA Tournament should be on their radar?

The Milwaukee Bucks are streaking towards the postseason, winners of 10 of their last 12 games to leap from outside the playoff picture to firmly inside. If the season ended today, Milwaukee would be the sixth seed and face the Washington Wizards.

That is a far cry from just a few weeks ago, when the Bucks had tumbled all the way to 11th in the conference and were trying to recover themselves on and off the court in the wake of Jabari Parker’s season-ending injury.

With small hope of making the postseason, the team’s scouts and front office would have been looking closely at those potential lottery picks plying their trade in college to try and improve the team for a run next season.

Suddenly their focus has shifted, as Milwaukee is currently slated to be selecting a player much later in the first round.

With just 16 teams remaining in the annual NCAA Tournament, a limited amount of college prospects have an opportunity to impress scouts on the court.

With surefire lottery prospects such as Lonzo Ball and Justin Jackson almost certainly out of reach for Milwaukee, they will instead be turning their attention to those players likely to fall in the middle of the first round.

Which players still alive in the NCAA tournament should Milwaukee be keeping a close eye on? Are there any left that could ascend draft boards as the Bucks have ascended the standings and become a viable choice for their pick in June’s draft?

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