So, in a nutshell, there is a belief that the Rangers spent an extensive amount of time looking at guys that might be available in the 4-10 range and that they are very high on one or several. Almost immediately after the lottery, the idea was floated that the Rangers would like to find a way back into the top 10 to grab a player they originally had on their short list. This coincided with the widely held belief that the Rangers planned to be more aggressive in this draft and wanted to come away with "their guys." To some extent, I think we're already starting to see this approach manifest itself in the Fox deal.
With regards to this belief, I've talked to about 3 or 4 people, independent of each other, who basically said the same thing: the Rangers would love to find their way into another top 10 pick. A few days later, this belief also made its way into a Larry Brooks article.
Having said that, it's one thing to want to work your way into a top 10 pick, and another to actually find a partner and the right price. I think there is more interest out there than some may realize, but there's also a lot of moving parts right now. For starters, the Rangers are still trying to finalize the position of two picks they hold in the top 60.
No one knows for sure who the Rangers are theoretically interested in, though there were reports they were particularly high on Zegras and liked Cozens. That's why you tend to see those names pop up more, but it's pure speculation.
