Now is the time to start honing in the board. Things are rapidly changing as people return or declare.
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. Jalen Duren- 18: 6’10 241 Pivot Memphis Comp= More Athletic and Defense minded Jermaine O’Neal
6. Shaedon Sharpe-18: 6’6 200 Wing Kentucky (Canada). Comp= slower Zach LaVine.
7. Adrian Griffin Jr.- 19: 6’7 180 Wing Duke Comp= Jimmy Butler
Tier 4: Solid Picks with more limited Star Upside.
8. Bennedict Mathurin- 20: 6’5 195 Wing Arizona (Canada). Comp= Kevin Martin.
9. Keegan Murray- 22: 6’8 215 Forward Iowa. Comp= Marcus Morris who isn’t a dirty player and plays real defense.
10. Jaden Hardy- 19: 6’5 185 Wing G-League. Comp= Smaller Jordan Clarkson
11. Johnny Davis- 20: 6’5 200 Wing Wisconsin. Comp= Ron Harper.
Tier 5: Lotto Talents
12. Jeremy Sochan- 19: 6’7 220 Forward Baylor (Poland) comp= taller Matisse Thybulle
13. Tyty Washington- 20: 6’3 175 Guard Kentucky. Comp= Brandon Knight Ish
14. Kendall Brown- 19: 6’8 210 Wing Baylor. Comp= Smaller AK47
Tier 6: Lotto Bubble
15. Tari Eason- 21: 6’8 215 Big LSU. Comp= James Johnson
16. Malaki Branham- 19: 6’5 175 Wing Ohio St. Comp= Caris LeVert
17. Dyson Daniels- 19: 6’6 180 Guard Ignite (Australia). Comp= Josh Green
18. Bryce McGowens- 19: 6’7 180 Wing Nebraska. Comp= Jamaal Crawford ish
19. Ochai Agbaji- 22: 6’5 215 Wing Kansas (Nigeria). Comp= Josh Richardson
20. Marjon Beauchamp- 22: 6’7 225 Wing Ignite. Comp= Josh Howard
21. Mark Williams- 20: 7’ 245 Big Duke. Comp= Derrick Favors
Tier 7: Upside Swings
22. Nikola Jovic- 19: 6’10 Forward Mega Basket (Serbia). Comp= Tom Chambers with handles
23. Josh Minott- 20: 6’8 205 wing Memphis. Comp= DJJ starter kit.
24. Jabari Walker- 20: 6’8 200 Forward Colorado. Comp= Sterling Brown
25. Blake Wesley- 19: 6’4 170 Guard Notre Dame. Comp= Wes Mathews with less shooting and defense
26. Max Christie- 19: 6’7 185 Wing Michigan St. Comp= Jeremy Lamb
27. Caleb Houstan- 19: 6’8 210 Wing Michigan (Canada). Comp= Danny Green
28. Matteo Spagnolo- 19: 6’6 190 Point/Wing Vanoli Cremona (Italy). Comp= Spencer Dinwiddie
29. Gabriele Procida 19: 6’7 185 Forward Fortitudo (Italy). Comp= Rudy Fernandez
30. Walker Kessler- 20: 7’1 245 Pivot Auburn. Comp= Brook Lopez
Tier 8: First Round Bubble.
31. Jordan Hall- 20: 6’8 210 Forward St Joe’s. Comp= Slow Mo lite.
32. Ousmane Dieng- 19: 6’7 210 Wing New Zealand Breakers (France). Comp= Nick Batum.
33. Christian Braun- 20: 6’6 218 Wing Kansas. Comp= Smaller Kevin Huerter
34. Harrison Ingram- 20: 6’8 230 Wing Stanford. Comp= Anthony Mason
35. Kennedy Chandler- 19: 6’ 172 Point Tennessee. Comp= Cam Payne
36. Jean Montero- 19: 6’2 180 Point Overtime Elite (Dominican Republic). Comp= Something between Schröder and Fox.
37. Terquavion Smith- 20: 6’3 180 Guard NC St. Comp= Bones Highland lite.
38. Jaylin Williams- 20: 6’10 240 Big Arkansas. Comp= Ed Davis ish
39. Patrick Baldwin Jr.- 19: 6’10 205 Forward Milwaukee. Comp= Davis Bertans
Tier 9: Should have roles
40. EJ Liddell- 21: 6’7 240 Big Ohio St. Comp= Poor Man’s Tobias Harris.
41. Wendell Moore- 21: 6’5 216 Wing Duke. Comp= Dahntay Jones
42. Julian Champagnie- 21: 6’7 217 Forward St.John’s. Comp= Bertans with handle.
43. Ismael Kamagate- 22: 6’11 230 Pivot Paris (France). Comp= Daniel Gafford with a jumper.
44. Alondes Williams- 23: 6’5 210 Wing Wake Forrest. Comp= Lou Williams Minus.
45. Trevion Williams- 21: 6’10 265 Big Pit. Comp= Glen Davis with passing
46. Heugo Besson- 21: 6’3 195 Guard NZ Breakers (France). Comp= Poor Mans Tyler Herro
47. Christian Koloko- 22: 7’ 145 Big Arizona (Cameroon) comp= Poor Mans Mitchell Robinson
48. Trayce Jackson-Davis- 22: 6’9 245 Forward Indiana. Comp= Terrence Jones
49. David Roddy- 21: 6’6 255 Forward Colorado St. Comp= PJ Tucker?
50. Iverson Molinar- 22: 6’1 190 Point Mississippi St. (Panama) Comp= Trey Burke
Tier 10: Pre Draft candidates.
51. Peyton Watson- 19: 6’7 190 Wing UCLA. Comp= Jeff Green
52. Yannick Nzosa- 19: 6’10 200 Big Unicaja (Congo). Comp= Super Tall MKG
53. Trevor Keels- 19: 6’4 221 Guard Duke. Comp= Lu Dort
54. JD Davidson- 19: 6’3 175 Guard Alabama. Comp= Dennis Smith jr.
55. Aminu Mohammed- 20: 6’4 180 Guard Georgetown (Nigeria). Comp= Lu Dort
56. Justin Lewis- 20: 6’7 225 Wing Marquette. Comp= Jae Crowder
57. Hyunjung Lee- 20: 6’7 210 Wing Davidson (S Korea) Comp= Sasha Vujacic.
58. Roko Prkacin- 19: 6’8 225 Forward KK Cibona (Croatia). Comp= Rudy Gay
Tier 11: Draft Bubble
59. Jamie Jaquez Jr- 22: 6’6 220 Wing UCLA. Comp= Adam Morrison
60. Isaiah Mosley- 22: 6’5 195 Wing Missouri St. Comp= Kevin Martin.
61. Dominick Barlow- 19: 6’9 205 Big OTE. Comp= Brandon Wright
62. Mathew Mayer- 22: 6’9 225 Forward Baylor. Comp= Gordon Hayward lite.
63. Caleb Love- 21: 6’4 195 Guard UNC. Comp= Monta Ellis if you squint a little
64. Oscar Tshiebwe- 22: 6’9 260 Big Kentucky (Congo). Comp= Andre Drummond
65. Jake LaRivera- 20: 6’8 200 Forward Wake Forrest. Comp= Poor Mans Joe Wieskamp.
66. Keon Ellis- 22: 6’6 175 Wing Alabama. Comp= Dorian Finney Smith.
67. Tyler Burton- 22: 6’7 215 Forward Richmond. Comp= Doug McDermott lite.
68. Dereon Seabron- 22: 6’7 180 Wing NC State. Comp= Marcus Smart with less of a jumper.
69. Mike Miles- 20: 6’2 195 Point TCU. Comp= Jalen Brunson lite
70. Isaiah Wong- 21: 6’3 180 Guard Miami. Comp= shorter Derrick White
71. Ron Harper jr- 21: 6’6 245 Wing Rutgers. Comp= Gary Harris lite
72. Andrew Nembhard- 22: 6’5 193 Guard Gonzaga (Canada). Comp= George Hill lite.
73. Khalifa Diop- 19: 6’11 220 Pivot Gran Canaria (Senegal). Comp= Serge Ibaka
74. Ibou Dianko Badji- 20: 7’1 240 Pivot FC Barcelona (Senegal). Comp= Hill Motumbo.
75. Ziga Samar 21: 6’6 175 Guard Fuenlabrada (Slovenia). Comp= Grievous Vasquez.
76. Orlando Robinson- 21: 7’ 235 Pivot Fresno St. Comp= Jalen Smith ish.
77. Taran Armstrong-19: 6’5 180 Point CBU. (Australia) Comp= Tomas Satoransky.
78. Scottie Pippen jr- 22: 6’3 160 Guard Vanderbilt. Comp= Derick Fisher
79. Pete Nance- 22: 6’9 210 Big North Western. Comp= Lite version of his older brother.
80. Ryan Rollins- 20: 6’4 180 Guard Toledo. Comp= Jason Terry
81. Julian Strawther- 20: 6’7 205 Wing Gonzaga (Puerto Rico). Comp= Francisco Garcia.
82. Kadary Richmond- 20: 6’5 180 Guard Seton Hall. Comp= Poor mans Mike Conley.
83. Nijel Pack- 20: 6’0 180 Point Kansas St. Comp= JJ Barea but stronger
84. Zach Edey- 20: 7’4 285 Pivot Purdue (Canada). Comp= Boban Marjanovic
85. Michael Foster- 19: 6’9 220 Big Ignite. Comp= Julius Randle’s cousin
86. Moussa Diabaté- 19: 6’11 210 Big Michigan. (France/Guinea) Comp= Serge Ibaka starter kit
87. Drew Timme- 21: 6’10 235 Big Gonzaga. Comp= Spencer Hawes with less shooting
88. Will Richardson- 22: 6’5 181 Guard Oregon. Comp= Poor man’s Tyrese Haliburton.
89. Ryan Turell- 22: 6’7 195 Wing Yeshiva. Comp= Duncan Robinson
90. Jalen Williams- 21: 6’6 190 Wing Santa Clara. Comp= Dwayne Bacon
91. Kenny Lofton Jr- 20: 6’7 275 Forward Louisiana Tech. Comp= Slower Mo
92. Kevin McCullar- 21: 6’6 205 Wing Texas Tech. Comp= Aaron Afflalo
93. Tevin Brown- 23: 6’5 175 Wing Murray State. Comp= Spencer Dinwiddie lite
94. Baylor Scheierman- 21: 6’6 180 Wing South Dakota St. Comp= Luke Walton.
95. Allen Flanigan- 21: 6’6 215 Wing Auburn. Comp= Anthony Mason lite.
96. Tyson Etienne- 22: 6’2 200 Guard Wichita St. Comp= Poor mans FVV.
97. Fabian White Jr.- 23: 6’8 230 Forward Houston. Comp= Anthony Bennett
98. Brady Manek- 23: 6’9 231 Forward UNC. Comp= Sam Dekker
99. Tristan Vukcevic- 19: 6’10 218 Big Real Madrid (Serbia/Greece/Sweden/Spain) Comp= Andrea Bargani
100. Max Abmas- 20: 6’0 161 Guard ORU. Comp= Isaiah Thomas.
Jordan Ennis
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