The NCAA Final Four may have been exciting for college basketball fans, but for NBA GMs and scouts, it turned out to be, for the most part, a non-event.
Most of the draft's elite prospects -- including John Wall, Evan Turner, Derrick Favors, DeMarcus Cousins and Wesley Johnson -- played in the tournament but didn't make it to Indianapolis.
Still, there were some interesting draft prospects on display on Saturday and Monday. Here's a look at who helped and hurt themselves in the Final Four along with a few other draft notes.
To read which Duke players are now catching the eyes of NBA scouts, plus why Butler's Gordon Hayward could be a first-round lock, you must be an ESPN Insider.
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