Ricky Council IV is the best prospect to remain undrafted in the 2023 NBA Draft, according to The Athletic

According to Hollinger and The Athletic, the best player to remain undrafted was **Ricky Council IV**. Sixers have signed him to a two-way deal.

>Ricky Council IV’s upside

>This one is a pure eye-test call. Council has caught my eye since his freshman year at Wichita State due to his first-step quickness and ability to elevate for finishes at the end of the play. He didn’t have great numbers from his season with Arkansas, even though he led the team in scoring, but he drew fouls at a very high rate, and his conversion rate at the line (79.4 percent) offers a slight ray of hope that his 3-point shot is fixable.

>Council’s defensive stats are also interesting, with a solid steal rate and the potential to be more at that end. He seemed to take to this more at the combine, heating up the ball on the perimeter. Between his strong frame and lateral quickness, he could have some latent stopper potential if he focuses on that area.

>The big issue right now is his shot. Whether it’s on catch-and-shoots or pull-ups, it’s a problem. Council shoots elbow-out and sprays line drives spinning every which way but straight, and it might require a total rebuild to become functional at the pro level. The one piece of good news is that he seems able to align all the stars when perfectly still (witness the free-throw percentage), and that if he ever becomes halfway decent, his pull-up game off the dribble will be a real weapon.

— Hollinger

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