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Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss NBA Draft prospects who may be undervalued, alongside the ongoing story of Will Wade and LSU.

Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander discuss the 2026 NBA Draft prospects that fall into the same category as Jalen Brunson: very good college players with long careers that will fall too far in the draft. (0:00) Intro + Jalen Brunson is today’s inspiration (1:30) Brunson in college and the idea of drafting older players (7:35) Player 1 (11:30) Player 2 (18:30) Player 3 (24:00) Player 4 (31:15) Player 5 (39:00) The Will Wade-LSU-NC State story is not quite over (45:00) John Calipari’s letter Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Boone @DavidWCobb @TheJMULL_ Visit the ⁠betting arena on CBSSports.com ⁠ for all the latest in ⁠sportsbook reviews⁠ and ⁠sportsbook promos⁠ for ⁠betting on college basketball⁠. You can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, “Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast,” or “Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast.” Email the show for any reason…

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