1. Chet Holmgren | 7’0″ Unicorn | 20.1 yrs | Gonzaga (Fr) Key Stats: 14.1 PTS, 9.9 REB, 3.7 BLK, 60.7 FG%, 39 3P%, 71.7 FT% NBA Comps: Jaren Jackson Jr, Kristaps Porzingis Outlook: Don’t let Chet’s skinny frame (194 lbs at 7’0″) distract you from the fact that you’reContinue Reading
1. Jalen Green | 6-6 Scoring Guard | 19 years old | G League Ignite Key Stats: 17.9 PPG, 46.1 FG%, 36.5 3P%, 2.8 APG Choosing to forego the tried and true college route, Green played for the G League Ignite, holding his own against professional competition. Green proved toContinue Reading
1. LaMelo Ball, PG, Ilharra Hawks LaMelo Ball has the widest range of outcomes of the top players in this draft, ranging from superstar to role player. Similar to his brother Lonzo, LaMelo comes into the draft billed as a prolific play maker with questionable shot mechanics. While Lonzo mostlyContinue Reading
1. Zion Williamson, F, Duke Age: 19.0 | Height: 6’7″ | Weight: 285 | Wingspan: 6’10” Long hyped as a slam dunk champion heading into the 2018 college basketball season, Williamson proved to be that and much more by the end of his lone season at Duke. A crème de la crèmeContinue Reading
1. Jahlil Okafor C, Duke Age 19 | H 6-11 | WS 7-5 | W 270 The intersection of Towns’ improvement and lapses in Okafor’s production had many moving Towns to number one at the end of the year. It was enough to get me to re-evaluate who I truly thought was theContinue Reading
1. Jahlil Okafor C, Duke Age 19|H 6-11|WS 7-5|W 270 Okafor has been pegged by many draft experts as the top draft pick, and its easy to see why. The Duke freshman is the most offensively polished big man to come out of college since Tim Duncan. Okafor has a great combinationContinue Reading
1. Andrew Wiggins – SF, Kansas Age: 19 Height: 6’8″ Weight: 197 Wingspan: 7’0″ NBA Comparison: Vince Carter Despite his surge toward the end of the year there is still downside to Wiggins. While his natural athletic ability exceeds anyone in 2014, his underdeveloped game and lack of bulk poseContinue Reading
The NBA draft has to be one of my favorite events in all of sports. Now I agree, the NFL draft has hype and uncertainty. All you have to do is turn on ESPN within 4-6 months of April (soon to be May) and you will see Jon Gruden salivatingContinue Reading