The 2023 NBA Draft saw a whole new class of young talent join the league, including two more first-round picks for the Detroit Pistons.
In with the old and out with the new! Presuming Nikola Jokic is a bridge between the old guard as overseen by the likes of LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry, and the up-and-coming new guard, just who will that new guard consist of? And not just which players, but which teams? What follows is a quick look at the NBA’s best young cores, excluding those who have already made their way into title contention.