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I love college ball and I love nothing more about it than scoutin potential NBA players
I have been forunate enough to catch Porzingis and Hezonja this season as well. I watched Mudiay in high school and several highlight videos of his chinese league games. This is my top 10 prospects so far. This isnt a mock draft so it has nothing to do with team needs.
So w/o further ado
Biggest sleeper:
Kennedy Meeks (UNC) - Meeks pretty much has.everything you'd want from an NBA PF. The big question mark is will he continue to work on his weght and conditioning. However if he is able to improve his stamina enough to be able to play 25-30 mpg in the NBA because of skill level, strength and length, he can become an all star level player when he is on the court. He is as good a passer as there is at his position currently in the NCAAs, also already a guy who can put up double figure boards even in the pros and because of his combo of timing and length (7'0 + wingspan) he is a great shot blocker. It would be nice if he developed a consistent jump shot from the midrange. Also as UNCs best player it would be nice to see him being more aggressive. However even if none of those attributes ever become a part of hs arsenal, i can still see him becoming a very effective player at the next level as long as he continues to work hard on his weight and stamina.
Biggest Bust
Kevon Looney - Some so called experts have taken to calling this a weak draft. However i think thats totally false and it was really hard for find a guy who i dont see as at least a solid prospect. Looney is a very talented big guy with great length and height and an already somewhat chiseled frame that suggests that he will be even more built when its all said and done. He is very agile and smooth on the court. Has great form on his jump shot and a seemingly solid understanding of the.game for someone who is still just 18. However while he passes the eye test, which is the reason scouts and nba draft sites rank him as high as #5 in their mock drafts, he still has a loooong way to go in pretty much every category. His understanding of team defense is almost non-existant, he is very incosistent and is still working on post moves and inside moves. He seems a bit layed back an uninterested time and kind of cruises and also seems to lack the killer streak that most great players possess. He is also is still working on his inside touch and fundentals around the hoopm Some added confidence and other such intagibles cant necessarily be tought but as Looney gets older hopefully he becomes more assertive, both with his play as well as vocally. Overall I do like him and think he will be a solid rotation player for many NBA seasons at the very least but Looney is def overrated by most so-called draft experts. He is rated in the top 10 in almost every mock i saw so far and several of them rank him as high as 5th overall and with the amount of talented big man that are likely to enter the draft, i wouldnt look at him until the late teens/early 20s if I was a GM.
EDIT: not done the top 10 is coming up.
I have been forunate enough to catch Porzingis and Hezonja this season as well. I watched Mudiay in high school and several highlight videos of his chinese league games. This is my top 10 prospects so far. This isnt a mock draft so it has nothing to do with team needs.
So w/o further ado
Biggest sleeper:
Kennedy Meeks (UNC) - Meeks pretty much has.everything you'd want from an NBA PF. The big question mark is will he continue to work on his weght and conditioning. However if he is able to improve his stamina enough to be able to play 25-30 mpg in the NBA because of skill level, strength and length, he can become an all star level player when he is on the court. He is as good a passer as there is at his position currently in the NCAAs, also already a guy who can put up double figure boards even in the pros and because of his combo of timing and length (7'0 + wingspan) he is a great shot blocker. It would be nice if he developed a consistent jump shot from the midrange. Also as UNCs best player it would be nice to see him being more aggressive. However even if none of those attributes ever become a part of hs arsenal, i can still see him becoming a very effective player at the next level as long as he continues to work hard on his weight and stamina.
Biggest Bust
Kevon Looney - Some so called experts have taken to calling this a weak draft. However i think thats totally false and it was really hard for find a guy who i dont see as at least a solid prospect. Looney is a very talented big guy with great length and height and an already somewhat chiseled frame that suggests that he will be even more built when its all said and done. He is very agile and smooth on the court. Has great form on his jump shot and a seemingly solid understanding of the.game for someone who is still just 18. However while he passes the eye test, which is the reason scouts and nba draft sites rank him as high as #5 in their mock drafts, he still has a loooong way to go in pretty much every category. His understanding of team defense is almost non-existant, he is very incosistent and is still working on post moves and inside moves. He seems a bit layed back an uninterested time and kind of cruises and also seems to lack the killer streak that most great players possess. He is also is still working on his inside touch and fundentals around the hoopm Some added confidence and other such intagibles cant necessarily be tought but as Looney gets older hopefully he becomes more assertive, both with his play as well as vocally. Overall I do like him and think he will be a solid rotation player for many NBA seasons at the very least but Looney is def overrated by most so-called draft experts. He is rated in the top 10 in almost every mock i saw so far and several of them rank him as high as 5th overall and with the amount of talented big man that are likely to enter the draft, i wouldnt look at him until the late teens/early 20s if I was a GM.
EDIT: not done the top 10 is coming up.
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