The board is solidifying as the combine made some drastic movements and players are starting to withdraw from the draft.
Notes:
Comps are for play style and role not specifically upside or potential.
Tier 1: Worth Tanking for.
1. Chet Holmgren- 20: 7’1 200 Big Gonzaga. Comp= smaller but better passing KP.
2. Paolo Banchero- 19: 6’9 240 Big Duke (Italy) Comp= Pistons Blake Griffin
Tier 2: Great consolation prizes
3. Jabari Smith jr- 19: 6’10 210 Front Court Auburn. Comp= Rashard Lewis ish
4. Jaden Ivey- 20: 6’4 200 Guard Purdue Comp= Donovan Mitchell
Tier 3: High Potential
5. Shaedon Sharpe-19: 6’6 200 Wing Kentucky (Canada). Comp= slower Zach LaVine.
6. Jalen Duren- 18: 6’10 241 Pivot Memphis Comp= More Athletic and Defense minded Jermaine O’Neal
Tier 4: Solid Picks with more limited Star Upside.
7. Bennedict Mathurin- 20: 6’5 195 Wing Arizona (Canada). Comp= Kevin Martin.
8. Keegan Murray- 22: 6’8 215 Forward Iowa. Comp= Marcus Morris who isn’t a dirty player and plays real defense.
9. Jaden Hardy- 19: 6’5 185 Wing G-League. Comp= Smaller Jordan Clarkson
10. Adrian Griffin Jr.- 19: 6’7 180 Wing Duke Comp= Jimmy Butler
11. Johnny Davis- 20: 6’5 200 Wing Wisconsin. Comp= Ron Harper.
Tier 5: Lotto Talents
12. Kendall Brown- 19: 6’8 210 Wing Baylor. Comp= Smaller AK47
13. Jeremy Sochan- 19: 6’7 220 Forward Baylor (Poland) comp= taller Matisse Thybulle
14. Malaki Branham- 19: 6’5 175 Wing Ohio St. Comp= Caris LeVert
Tier 6: Lotto Bubble
15. Dyson Daniels- 19: 6’8 180 Guard Ignite (Australia). Comp= Josh Green
16. Tyty Washington- 20: 6’3 175 Guard Kentucky. Comp= Brandon Knight Ish
17. Tari Eason- 21: 6’8 215 Big LSU. Comp= James Johnson
18. Mark Williams- 20: 7’ 245 Big Duke (Nigeria). Comp= Derrick Favors
19. Jalen Williams- 21: 6’6 190 Wing Santa Clara. Comp= Dwayne Bacon
20. Ousmane Dieng- 19: 6’7 210 Wing New Zealand Breakers (France). Comp= Nick Batum.
Tier 7: Older First Rounders.
21. EJ Liddell- 21: 6’7 240 Big Ohio St. Comp= Poor Man’s Tobias Harris.
22. Ismael Kamagate- 22: 6’11 230 Pivot Paris (France). Comp= Daniel Gafford with a jumper.
23. Ochai Agbaji- 22: 6’5 215 Wing Kansas (Nigeria). Comp= Josh Richardson
24. Marjon Beauchamp- 22: 6’7 225 Wing Ignite. Comp= Josh Howard
Tier 8: Upside Swings
25. Jake LaRivera- 20: 6’8 200 Forward Wake Forrest. Comp= George Niang.
26. Bryce McGowens- 19: 6’7 180 Wing Nebraska. Comp= Jamaal Crawford ish
27. Dalen Terry- 20: 6’7 195 Wing Arizona. Comp= Bruce Brown.
28. Leonard Miller- 19: 6’10 200 Forward High School (Canada). Comp= Jeff Green
29. Nikola Jovic- 19: 6’10 Forward Mega Basket (Serbia). Comp= Tom Chambers with handles
30. Terquavion Smith- 20: 6’3 180 Guard NC St. Comp= Bones Highland lite.
Tier 9: First Round Bubble.
31. Matteo Spagnolo- 19: 6’6 190 Point/Wing Vanoli Cremona (Italy). Comp= Spencer Dinwiddie
32. Gabriele Procida 19: 6’7 185 Forward Fortitudo (Italy). Comp= Rudy Fernandez
33. John Butler- 19: 7’1 190 Big FSU. Comp= Baby KAT.
34. Blake Wesley- 19: 6’4 170 Guard Notre Dame. Comp= Wes Mathews with less shooting and defense
35. Christian Braun- 20: 6’6 218 Wing Kansas. Comp= Smaller Kevin Huerter
Tier 10: Should have roles
36. Alondes Williams- 23: 6’5 210 Wing Wake Forrest. Comp= Lou Williams Minus.
37. Hugo Besson- 21: 6’3 195 Guard NZ Breakers (France). Comp= Poor Mans Tyler Herro
38. Christian Koloko- 22: 7’ 145 Big Arizona (Cameroon) comp= Poor Mans Mitchell Robinson
39. Iverson Molinar- 22: 6’1 190 Point Mississippi St. (Panama) Comp= Trey Burke
Tier 11: Younger Swings
40. Josh Minott- 20: 6’6 205 wing Memphis. Comp= DJJ starter kit.
41. Kennedy Chandler- 19: 6’ 172 Point Tennessee. Comp= Cam Payne
42. Jean Montero- 19: 6’2 180 Point Overtime Elite (Dominican Republic). Comp= Something between Schröder and Fox.
43. Walker Kessler- 20: 7’1 245 Pivot Auburn. Comp= Brook Lopez
44. Ryan Rollins- 20: 6’4 180 Guard Toledo. Comp= Jason Terry
Tier 12: Older Swings
45. Julian Champagnie- 21: 6’7 217 Forward St.John’s. Comp= Bertans with handle.
46. Wendell Moore- 21: 6’5 216 Wing Duke. Comp= Dahntay Jones
47. David Roddy- 21: 6’6 255 Forward Colorado St. Comp= PJ Tucker?
48. Kenny Lofton Jr- 20: 6’7 275 Forward Louisiana Tech. Comp= Slower Mo
49. Andrew Nembhard- 22: 6’5 193 Guard Gonzaga (Canada). Comp= George Hill lite.
Tier 13: Potential Swings
50. Trevor Keels- 19: 6’4 221 Guard Duke. Comp= Lu Dort
51. Jabari Walker- 20: 6’8 200 Forward Colorado. Comp= Sterling Brown
52. Jaylin Williams- 20: 6’10 240 Big Arkansas. Comp= Ed Davis ish
53. Harrison Ingram- 20: 6’8 230 Wing Stanford. Comp= Anthony Mason
54. Jordan Hall- 20: 6’8 210 Forward St Joe’s. Comp= Slow Mo lite.
55. Peyton Watson- 19: 6’7 190 Wing UCLA. Comp= Jeff Green
56. Patrick Baldwin Jr.- 19: 6’10 205 Forward Milwaukee. Comp= Davis Bertrans
57. Yannick Nzosa- 19: 6’10 200 Big Unicaja (Congo). Comp= Super Tall MKG
58. Max Christie- 19: 6’7 185 Wing Michigan St. Comp= Jeremy Lamb
59. Caleb Houstan- 19: 6’8 210 Wing Michigan (Canada). Comp= Danny Green
60. Dominick Barlow- 19: 6’9 205 Big OTE. Comp= Brandon Wright
Tier 14: Draft Bubble
61. Moussa Diabaté- 19: 6’11 210 Big Michigan. (France/Guinea) Comp= Serge Ibaka starter kit
62. Justin Lewis- 20: 6’7 225 Wing Marquette. Comp= Jae Crowder
63. JD Davidson- 19: 6’3 175 Guard Alabama. Comp= Dennis Smith jr.
64. Aminu Mohammed- 20: 6’4 180 Guard Georgetown (Nigeria). Comp= Lu Dort
65. Trevion Williams- 21: 6’10 265 Big Pit. Comp= Glen Davis with passing
66. Keon Ellis- 22: 6’6 175 Wing Alabama. Comp= Dorian Finney Smith.
67. Vince Williams Jr- 22: 6’6 210 Wing VCU. comp= Josh Richardson.
68. Tyrese Martin- 23: 6’6 215 wing UCONN. Comp= Kelena Azubuke
69. Marcus Sasser- 22: 6’2 195 Point Houston. Comp= Raymond Felton
70. Dereon Seabron- 22: 6’5 180 Wing NC State. Comp= Marcus Smart with less of a jumper.
71. Ron Harper jr- 21: 6’6 245 Wing Rutgers. Comp= Gary Harris lite
72. Khalifa Diop- 19: 6’11 220 Pivot Gran Canaria (Senegal). Comp= Serge Ibaka
73. Ibou Dianko Badji- 20: 7’1 240 Pivot FC Barcelona (Senegal). Comp= Hill Motumbo.
74. Ziga Samar 21: 6’6 175 Guard Fuenlabrada (Slovenia). Comp= Grievous Vasquez.
75. Scottie Pippen jr- 22: 6’3 160 Guard Vanderbilt. Comp= Derick Fisher
76. Isaiah Mobley- 22: 6’8 235 Big USC. Comp= Chemezi Metu
77. Kok Yat- 19: 6’8 200 Wing OTE (South Sudan). Comp= Mo Harkless
78. Tyler Burton- 22: 6’7 215 Forward Richmond. Comp= Doug McDermott lite.
Tier 15: Sumer League invites
79. Leonardo Okeke- 19: 6’9 215 Forward NOVIPIÙ JB MONFERRATO (Italy/Nigeria). Comp= Thad Young lite.
80. Michael Foster- 19: 6’9 220 Big Ignite. Comp= Julius Randle’s cousin
81. Pete Nance- 22: 6’9 210 Big North Western. Comp= Lite version of his older brother.
82. Isaiah Wong- 21: 6’3 180 Guard Miami. Comp= shorter Derrick White
83. Julian Strawther- 20: 6’7 205 Wing Gonzaga (Puerto Rico). Comp= Francisco Garcia.
84. Jonny Juzang- 21: 6’6 210 Wing UCLA. Comp= Kyle Korver.
85. Hyunjung Lee- 20: 6’7 210 Wing Davidson (S Korea) Comp= Sasha Vujacic.
86. Orlando Robinson- 21: 7’ 235 Pivot Fresno St. Comp= Jalen Smith ish.
87. Darius Days- 21: 6’7 245 Forward LSU. Comp= Less explosive Kenneth Faried.
88. Bryson Williams- 24: 6’8 240 Forward Texas Tech. Comp= Tyler Terry
89. Jared Rhoden 22 6’6 210 Wing Seton Hall. Comp Ryan Brokhoff.
90. Brady Manek- 23: 6’9 231 Forward UNC. Comp= Sam Dekker
91. Tristan Vukcevic- 19: 6’10 218 Big Real Madrid (Serbia/Greece/Sweden/Spain) Comp= Andrea Bargani
92. Collin Gillespie- 22: 6’3 195 Point Villanova. Comp= Jalen Brunson lite.
93. Gabe Brown- 22: 6’8 215 wing Michigan St. Comp= Tony Snell
94. Drew Timme- 21: 6’10 235 Big Gonzaga. Comp= Spencer Hawes with less shooting
95. Tevin Brown- 23: 6’5 175 Wing Murray State. Comp= Spencer Dinwiddie lite
96. Jalen Wilson- 21: 6’8 215 Forward Kansas. Comp= Devin George
97. Max Abmas- 20: 6’0 161 Guard ORU. Comp= Isaiah Thomas.
98. Gui Santos- 19: 6’6 209 Wing Minas Tênis Clube (Brazil). Comp= Carlos Delfino.
99. Carlos Alocen- 21: 6’4 210 Point Real Madrid (Spain). Comp= Sergio Rodriguez
100. Fanbo Zeng- 19: 6’10 230 Forward Ignite (China). Comp= Yi Jinlain
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