So many things. So little time.

Let me go through my notes. Here’s one: “Evaluate the 2024 NFL draft.” No, wait. What I mean is, evaluate the 2024 NFL draft — in 2027.

I can’t quite make this one out, but it’s something about “Tell ’em how to fix the Warriors.” Never mind, I wrote that note in November.

“Is LeBron the greatest of all time?” I’ve got to remember to ask him.

“Is there NIL money available to basketball announcers?” Note to self: Call AARP about contributing.

“Mike Tyson returns.” No. That’s got to be left over from 1990.

The NFL Draft

Let me start here: Evaluating the NFL Draft 15 minutes after the draft has ended is like saying, “Well, it’s sunny and balmy today, but on this day in 2027 it’s going to be raining frogs.”And yet, none of the 257 players who heard their name called last week has so much as slapped on an NFL thigh pad yet.

Not to be deterred, guys like Mel Kiper, who has been personally and professionally tied to the NFL draft since he was 18 years old, have mandated who each team should select. And if he is wrong — obviously the team that drafted that player whom Mel deemed unworthy, should be drummed out of the league. Not to mention receiving an overall C- on his comprehensive next-day evaluation.

An NFL general manager once told me that what Mel Kiper and his counterparts do is collect information. You used to have to search for it. Now there is so much information available that Mel and the rest of the draftniks know everything there is to know about every player up to and including his mother’s maiden name. The only thing they don’t know is whether or not he’s capable of playing football in the NFL.

So here’s a thought. Save the evaluation for about three years, when one of two things will be happening. Either Dominick Puni will be the 49ers All-Pro guard, or you’ll be sweeping frogs off the back deck.

Mel Kiper will be combing his hair.

The Warriors

So, what about those Golden State Warriors? On Wednesday, Steph Curry told us all, “We’re not that far away.” Now it’s true, Steph may also still believe in Santa Claus, but I tend to think he’s more on the side of right than he is on wishful thinking.

It’s a cruel business, but I think the W’s are going to have to send the good ship Thompson to sea; and I think Chris Paul and Kevon Looney will be jettisoned in the name of salary cap and luxury tax concerns. I’m sure they’d gladly take whatever might be offered for Andrew Wiggins, but I’m not sure how many buyers there are who would care to absorb his contract. The W’s have a corps of good young players and a corps of good old players. They’ll be shopping in the men’s department instead of the kids or the senior’s floor.

They need size, speed, and scoring. The question is, what’s on the shelves, and how much does it cost?

LeBron James

There’s talk on the streets — or at least on the sports talk shows — that either Kevin Durant or LeBron James might be interested in coming to San Francisco for one last hurrah with their pal Steph. This is only a wild guess, but I’m thinking there are two people who might not be all in on the last dance concept. One is Steve Kerr. The other is Stephen Curry.

One final thing I’ve been meaning to get off my chest. LeBron James is a great player — maybe the greatest. Steph Curry, too, is generational. The difference is LeBron James needs to have you tell him he’s the greatest, and Steph Curry lets his play and his off court presence speak for him.

Steph also likes and supports his coach. LeBron is a coach-killer and he’s about to take another one down with him in Los Angeles.

A mandate for LeBron now is that he wants to play in the NBA with his son, Bronny. I’d like to play in the NBA with my son, too. The problem is, neither one of us can bounce a basketball. In LeBron’s case, he’s a pretty good pro. Bronny is a nice kid who should be playing three more years in college and then take his chances in the NBA. But he’s declared for the draft. He’s not remotely ready. But somebody will draft him, and hope that dad comes along for the ride. Sad.

Name, image, and likeness

I got a letter this week from the Athletic Director at USF. He’s a very nice guy and he was only doing what’s become a fact of life at every university that has any sort of athletic program — ask for help in funding an NIL portal of some sort. Because without it, you simply can’t compete.

Randy Bennett has one of the most stable and successful basketball programs in the country at St. Mary’s. His players don’t leave and he’s in the NCAA Tournament more than virtually any school on the west coast. This year he had two of his best players transfer. One to Iowa State, and the other — Aidan Mahaney, who spent almost his entire youth playing in the gym at St. Mary’s — to national champion Connecticut. I’ve heard — from those who know — the price tag was $500,000. What’s wrong with this picture?

Mike Tyson

Finally, yes, Mike Tyson is fighting again. And yes, he’s 57 years old. And I’m sure he’s doing it because — as a friend of mine told me when he renewed a contract as a Chicago anchorman, “If they’re dropping money in the streets, I may as well bend over and pick it up.”

The fight will fill AT&T Stadium where the Dallas Cowboys play. Tyson will earn around $10 million. The fight with social media hero Jake Paul will be eight rounds of two minutes each with 14-ounce gloves.

Boxing is usually 12 three-minute rounds with 8-ounce gloves. This one is the equivalent of less than a five-round fight — with pillows. The only damage that can be inflicted is if a goose feather gets in someone’s eye.

P.T. Barnum would be jealous.

Barry Tompkins is a 40-year network television sportscaster and a San Francisco native. Email him at barrytompkins1@gmail.com.