Happy Thanksgiving!
Notes:
Comps are for play style and role not specifically the same level.
The Thompson Twins will for now be removed until more clarity, after some internal debate that seems more fair.
Allen Flanigan, Pelle Larsson, Keyonte Johnson, and Langston Love are not ranked because of the injuries. I will re evaluate them at a later date.
Due to the growing size of the first tier I decided to split it.
Tier 1: Worth Tanking for.
1. Jalen Duren- 18: 6’10 241 Big Memphis Comp= More Athletic and Defense minded Jermaine O’Neil
2. Chet Holmgren- 20: 7’1 200 Big Gonzaga. Comp= smaller but better passing KP.
Tier 2: Flawed but exciting.
3. Jabari Smith jr- 19: 6’10 210 Front Court Auburn. Comp= Rashard Lewis but stronger.
4. Paolo Banchero- 19: 6’9 240 Point Big Duke (Italy) Comp= Michael Beasley
5. Jaden Ivey- 20: 6’4 200 Guard Purdue Comp= Donovan Mitchell
6. Jaden Hardy- 19: 6’5 185 Wing G-League. Comp= Shorter Joe Johnson
Tier 3: Side Kicks
7. Bryce McGowens- 19: 6’7 180 Wing Nebraska. Comp= Jamaal Crawford ish
8. Patrick Baldwin Jr.- 19: 6’10 205 Forward Milwaukee. Comp= Glen Rice
9. Jean Montero- 19: 6’2 180 Point Overtime Elite (Dominican Republic). Comp= Something between Schröder and Fox.
10. JD Davidson- 19: 6’3 175 Guard Alabama. Comp= Dennis Smith jr.
11. Kendall Brown- 19: 6’8 210 Wing Baylor. Comp= Corey Magette
12. Ousmane Dieng- 19: 6’7 210 Wing New Zealand Breakers (France). Comp= Nick Batum.
13. Adrian Griffin Jr.- 19: 6’7 180 Wing Duke Comp= Jimmy Butler lite
14. Dyson Daniels- 19: 6’6 180 Guard Ignite (Australia). Comp= Malcom Brogdon
Tier 4: Potential Swings
15. Max Christie- 19: 6’7 185 Wing Michigan St. Comp= Jeremy Lamb+
16. Nicola Jovic- 19: 6’10 Forward Mega Basket (Serbia). Comp= Tom Chambers/Jayson Tatum hybrid.
17. Roko Prkacin- 19: 6’8 225 Forward KK Cibona (Croatia). Comp= Rudy Gay
18. Bennedict Mathurin- 20: 6’7 195 Wing Arizona (Canada). Comp= QRich
19. Harrison Ingram- 20: 6’8 230 Wing Stanford. Comp= Anthony Mason
20. Caleb Houstan- 19: 6’8 210 Wing Michigan (Canada). Comp= Danny Green
21. Yannick Nzosa- 19: 6’10 200 Big Unicaja (Congo). Comp= Super Tall MKG
22. Kennedy Chandler- 19: 6’ 172 Point Tennessee. Comp= Poor mans John Wall
23. Mathew Cleveland- 19: 6’6 180 Wing Florida St. Comp= Spencer Dinwiddie
24. Kadary Richmond- 20: 6’5 180 Guard Seton Hall. Comp= Poor mans Mike Conley.
Tier 5: Instant Role Players
25. Julian Champagnie- 21: 6’7 217 Forward St. John’s. Comp= Bertans with handle.
26. Keegan Murray- 21: 6’8 215 Forward Iowa. Comp= Mo Harkless
27. Heugo Besson- 21: 6’3 195 Point NZ Breakers (France). Comp= Goran Dragic
28. Marjon Beauchamp- 21: 6’7 225 Wing Ignite. Comp= Josh Howard
29. Terrence Shannon Jr- 21: 6’6 209 Wing Texas Tech. Comp= Oubre
30. Ochai Agbaji- 22: 6’5 215 Wing Kansas (Nigeria). Comp= Josh Richardson
Tier 6: First Round Bubble
31. Jordan Hall- 20: 6’8 210 Forward St Joe’s. Comp= Slow Mo lite.
32. Tristan Vukcevic- 19: 6’10 218 Big Real Madrid (Serbia/Greece/Sweden/Spain) Comp= Andrea Bargani
33. Moussa Diabaté- 19: 6’11 210 Big Michigan. Comp= Serge Ibaka starter kit
34. Jabari Walker- 20: 6’8 200 Forward Colorado. Comp= Sterling Brown
35. Mark Wiliams- 20: 7’ 245 Big Duke. Comp= Derrick Favors
36. Tyty Washington- 20: 6’3 175 Point Kentucky. Comp= Brandon Knight
Tier 7: Should have roles
37. Will Richardson- 22: 6’5 181 Guard Oregon. Comp= Poor man’s Tyrese Haliburton.
38. Marcus Bagley- 21: 6’6 215 Forward Arizona St. Comp= Marcus Morris lite
39. Isaiah Wong- 21: 6’3 180 Guard Miami. Comp= shorter Derrick White
40. Mathew Mayer- 22: 6’9 225 Forward Baylor. Comp= Gordon Hayward lite.
41. Caleb Love- 21: 6’4 195 Guard UNC. Comp= Monta Ellis if you squint a little
42. Jahvon Quinerly- 22: 6’1 175 Point Alabama. Comp= Shane Larkin
43. Andre Curbelo- 21: 6’1 175 Point Illinois (Porto Rico) Comp= Alex Caruso ish
44. Iverson Molinar- 22: 6’1 190 Point Mississippi St. (Panama) Comp= Trey Burke
45. Trayce Jackson-Davis- 22: 6’9 245 Forward Indiana. Comp= Terrence Jones
46. Ron Harper jr- 21: 6’6 245 Wing Rutgers. Comp= Gary Harris lite
47. Jamie Jaquez Jr- 22: 6’6 220 Wing UCLA. Comp= Adam Morrison
Tier 8: Potential Swings
48. Gabriele Procida 19: 6’7 185 Forward Fortitudo (Italy). Comp= Rudy Fernandez
49. Trevor Keels- 19: 6’4 221 Guard Duke. Comp= Anfernee Simons on steroids
50. Michael Foster- 19: 6’9 220 Big Ignite. Comp= Julius Randle’s cousin
51. EJ Liddell- 20: 6’7 240 Wing Ohio St. Comp= Danuel House lite
52. Jaylin Williams- 20- 6’10 240 Big Arkansas. Comp= Ed Davis ish
53. Tyrese Hunter- 19: 6’1 160 Point Iowa State. Comp= Steve Francis lite.
54. Walker Kessler- 20: 7’1 245 Pivot Auburn. Comp= Justin Patton
55. Peyton Watson- 19: 6’7 190 Wing UCLA. Comp= Jeff Green
Tier 9: Draft Swings
56. Max Abmas- 20: 6’0 161 Guard ORU. Comp= Isaiah Thomas.
57. Jonny Juzang- 21: 6’6 210 Wing UCLA. Comp= Kyle Korver.
58. Kenny Lofton Jr- 19: 6’7 275 Forward Louisiana Tech. Comp= Slower Mo
59. Drew Timme- 21: 6’10 235 Big Gonzaga. Comp= Spencer Hawes with less shooting
60. Nolan Hickman- 19: 6’2 185 Guard Gonzaga. Comp= George Hill
Tier 10: Foreign Prospects who could be stashed
61. Ismael Kamagate- 19: 6’11 230 Pivot Paris (France). Comp= Daniel Gafford.
62. Yoan Makoundou- 20: 6’9 225 Big Cholet (France). Comp= Poor man’s Jerami Grant
63. Gui Santos- 19: 6’6 209 Wing Minas Tênis Clube (Brazil). Comp= Trevor Ariza ish.
64. Mario Nakic- 20: 6’8 218 Wing BC Oostende (Serbia). Comp= Mario Hezonja
65. Khalifa Diop- 19: 6’11 220 Pivot Gran Canaria (Senegal). Comp= Serge Ibaka
66. Ibou Dianko Badji- 20: 7’1 240 Pivot FC Barcelona (Senegal). Comp= Hill Motumbo.
67. Malcolm Cazalon- 20: 6’6 Wing KK Mega Bemax (France). Comp= Norm Powell lite
68. Ariel Hukporti- 20: 6’11 246 Big Melbourne United (Germany). Comp= Thomas Bryant.
69. Mojave King- 20: 6’5 194 Wing Adalade (New Zealand). Comp= Ben McLemore
Tier 11: Swings
70. Zach Eddy- 20: 7’4 285 Pivot Purdue (Canada). Comp= Boban Marjanovic
71. Kok Yat- 19: 6’8 200 Wing OTE (South Sudan). Comp= Mo Harkless
72. Dawson Garcia- 20: 6’11 220 Big UNC. Comp= Isaiah Hartenstin
73. Josh Minott- 20: 6’8 205 wing Memphis. Comp= DJJ starter kit.
74. Kevin Obanor- 22: 6’8 225 Forward Texas Tech. Comp= Orlando Ryan Anderson
75. Keion Brooks jr- 21: 6’7 205 Wing Kentucky. Comp= Jae’Sean Tate ish.
76. Tyson Etienne- 22: 6’2 200 Guard Wichita St. Comp= Poor mans FVV.
77. Hyunjung Lee- 20: 6’7 210 Wing Davidson (S Korea) Comp= Sasha Vujacic.
78. Collin Gillespie- 22: 6’3 195 Point Villanova. Comp= Jalen Brunson lite.
79. Scottie Pippen jr- 22: 6’3 160 Guard Vanderbilt. Comp= Derick Fisher
80. Mike Miles- 20: 6’2 195 Point TCU. Comp= Jalen Brunson lite
81. Azuolas Tubelis- 19: 6’11 245 Big Arizona (Lithuania). Comp= Donatas Motiejūnas
82. Wendell Moore- 20: 6’5 216 Wing Duke. Comp= Wayne Seldon
83. Daimion Collins- 19: 6’9 190 Big Kentucky. Comp= Willie Cauley-Stein
84. Ian Martenez- 20: 6’3 200 Guard Maryland. Comp= Kira Lewis ish.
85. Christian Braun- 20: 6’6 218 Wing Kansas. Comp= Smaller Kevin Huerter
Tier 12: The Rest
86. Earl Timberlake- 21: 6’6 215 Memphis. Comp= Yves Pons
87. Justin Lewis- 20: 6’7 225 Wing Marquette. Comp= Jae Crowder
88. Hunter Sallis- 19: 6’5 175 Guard Gonzaga. Comp= Markelle Fultz
89. Isaiah Mobley- 22: 6’8 235 Big USC. Comp= Chemezi Metu
90. Jaden Shackelford- 21: 6’3 175 Guard Alabama. Comp= Garry Harris
91. Landers Nolly II- 21: 6’7 220 Wing Memphis. Comp= Generic Wing
92. Adam Flagler- 22: 6’3 180 Guard Baylor. Comp= Poor Mans Lou Will.
93. Isaiah Crawford- 21: 6’6 220 Wing Louisiana Tech. Comp= Tim Hardaway jr
94. Kofi Cockburn- 22: 7’ 285 Pivot Illinois (Jamaica). Comp= Salah Mejeri.
95. Jacob Toppin- 21: 6’8 190 Forward Kentucky. Comp= Less athletic Obi
96. Caleb Murphy- 20: 6’2 170 Point SFU Comp= homeless mans Monta Ellis
97. Remy Martin- 23: 6’ 175 Point Kansas St. (Philippines). Comp= Worse Jalen Brunson.
98. Christian Koloko- 22: 7’ 145 Big Arizona comp= Poor Mans Mitchell Robinson
99. Andrew Nembhard- 22: 6’5 193 Guard Gonzaga (Canada). Comp=
100. Aminu Mohammed- 19: 6’4 180 Guard Georgetown (Nigeria). Comp= Josh Okogie
Jordan Ennis lives in West Africa where he is a pastor at an international church, he also co-hosts the Assisted Development Podcast and writes for assisteddevelopmentpod.com. He can be found at Assisted Development Podcast on Facebook and @BaturePreacher on Twitter.
Jordan Ennis
Jordan Ennis lives in West Africa where he is a pastor at an international church, he also co-hosts the Assisted Development Podcast on the HoopSocial Podcasts feed. He can be found at Assisted Development Podcast on Facebook and @HoopSocialDraft on Twitter.