NBA Big Board 1.0 | 2024 NBA Draft Rankings

NBA Big Board 1.0 | 2024 NBA Draft Rankings

Welcome in to my very first big board video now the final four is here this is the perfect time to go in depth on my top 30 prospects now 30th on my big board is Tristan D Silva he’s a four-year player coming out of the University of Colorado and while Cody

Williams gets a lot of the love Tristan Silva is somebody that should not be slept on he shot 49% from the field 40% from three so for a 68 forward that’s a really good three-point shooting number and he also made a lot of plays this year for the Colorado Buffalo he’s never

Going to be a primary ball handler of any sort he’s more of a glue guy but I like him in that role is somebody that can play off the ball space the floor handle a little bit is pretty crafty can finish and can be a bit of a connective

Passer so Tristan D Silva comes in at number 30 at 29 I have Kentucky freshman forward Justin Edwards who is consensus top five pick before the season but has been a bit disappointing although I think consensus has swung too much the other way he shot the three ball

Decently 36 1 12% shooting almost three attempts per game and is still a good athlete can hit a mid-range shot off the dribble he didn’t get to the rim as much as I expected him to and that’s why his draft stock fell but I do think he can

Come into the NBA as a three-point shooter that can attack a close out utilizes athleticism downhill a little bit and then maybe has some sneaky potential for more upside that people thought he legitimately had coming into the season at 28 we have Edwards teammate zamir AV visich who didn’t get

Much of an opportunity this year at Kentucky he was deemed eligible Midway through the season played him 15 games averaging only 12 minutes per game so his stats honestly are pretty irrelevant but he’s a 72 big that has shown that he can block some shots protect the rim a

Little bit and he also has really good passing feel for a guy of that size he knocked down some threes as well he shot 37% from behind the line on one attempt a game as I said not much sample size but a 7 to Big that shows

That he can pass handle a little bit in a straight line drive as well as hit the three ball is intriguing the problem is it’s hard to have a much higher given that he basically didn’t play much and uh doesn’t have much of a sample size of productivity so for him honestly the

Best option might be to return to college and maybe transfer to a different school that doesn’t get a bunch of top prospects every year where he can be more of a focal point of the offense and show that he can be a little bit of an offensive Hub because I do

Think he has a lot of upside on that end there just wasn’t much production or opportunity behind it now I’ll be honest I’m having a tough time with Bobby Clinton who played one year at Wake Forest and then this past season went and played in the NBL he’s a 69 forward

That can handle a little bit in the open court knock down a three as well as attack somewhat off the dribble however he’s he’s one of those guys where I’m not too sure if he’s going to be good enough at any one thing to play a role

In the league and it’s tough to see him becoming a guy that you put the ball in his hands and he actually creates a whole lot but given his combination of Mobility athleticism size threo shooting skill as well as an ability to slash here and there that’s an intriguing

Combination of skills that has him coming in at 27 Jamir Watkins is somebody that I’ve taken a liking to as a potential first round Prospect the forward is listed as sixcess might be a little bit shorter than that but was productive in a number of areas this past season for Florida State after

Transferring from VCU he impressed me a bit with his ability to handle in the open floor make a play off the dribble he improved his three-point shot going 34% from behind the arc that’s the key skill for him but if he can hit the three ball I think he could be a three

In D Prospect with some sneaky secondary playmaking ability as he averaged almost three assists per game for Florida State he moves well decent athlete has a lot of traits that I look for in a sleeper forward and I think he could end up being a really solid role player in the

NBA one of Eric’s guys donon Holmes has been on draft boards for a couple years now being a three-year player from the University of Dayton the power forward Center tweener showed a lot last season for the Dayton Flyers as they challenged him with handling the ball a little bit

More even running some inverted pick and rolls he shot the three ball better shooting 38.6% on 2 and a half attempts per game and he also averaged two and a half assists as well which makes him an intriguing mobile big man who has some skills but does have some positional

Questions if he can truly bang inside with centers in the league I think his offensive skill set is very intriguing at that position and helps separate him a little bit however I do have concerns about his ability to rebound at the five spot at the next level as well as bang

On the interior and if he’s forced to play the power forward position which I think he can his skill set doesn’t separate him as much and I lean towards the ladder which is why I have him down here at 25 although I understand why somebody would have him even higher than

This I am far lower on Kyle filipowski than most people are yes he was a star at the university of duke yes he does have some intriguing offensive talents for a 7 foot big man however I have concerns with maybe a little bit of a

Lack of length and a lack of size on the interior and I think he projects a little bit more as a fourman than a fiveman at the next level in the NBA just like with donon Holmes if he’s a four I don’t think his offensive game

Separates him all that much and I do have concerns as to how his offensive game translates to the NBA level defensively he might stand a chance to be all right at the fourth spot however I think he’ll struggle getting switched out onto guards and if he’s guarding quicker power forwards but offensively

That’s where his stock lies and I just don’t trust for him to be able to get the same looks off off the dribble attacking the rim at the next level as he was able to get in the college game and I also don’t fully buy the three-point shot he shot 35% from three

In his sophomore season at Duke however I think he projects as a guy that maybe is in the lower 30s at the NBA level the shot is going to be the biggest swing skill for him and because I don’t buy it I have him down here at 24 while a lot

Of other people have him in the lottery it took me a while to come around to Jared McCain being a first round caliber Prospect but I’m finally there he’s a three-point sniper shot almost six attempts from three per game shooting 41% that’s going to be his role at the

Next level however he’s a shooting guard in a point guard’s body he wasn’t tasked with handling the ball a ton for the Blue Devils and didn’t average many assists under two a game so he’s going to have to play in a bit of an off ball

Role and I think the best spot for him would be a team with a bigger initiator such as a point forward maybe a guy like Apollo banero with the Orlando Magic for example where McCain can be listed as the point guard guard other point guards

Which I think he can do a decent job of but then offensively can play more off the ball because I like him more as an off ball floor spacing threat that can attack a close out and knock down threes he did show some flashes of off ball

Creation which is intriguing to tap into however I think there’s certain fits in this draft that will be much better for his style of play Given his physical limitations than others Hunter Salis has a very interesting story he was a five-star recruit ended up going to my Gonzaga Bulldogs where he underperformed

For two seasons shooting approximately 25% from three both years and while he did show some defensive chops wasn’t a guy that could really play on or off the ball he eventually ended up transferring to Wake Forest where he broke out as a junior averaging 18 points per game four

Rebounds and two and a half assists while getting that three-point percentage up from 25% to 40% on much higher volume shooting over 5 threes a game and that’s the big thing for Hunter Alis is he going to be able to maintain that level of shooting in

The NBA if he can he’s going to be an athletic 3 andd guard that a lot of teams would love to have especially as a third guard in their rotation he also showcased that he can attack the rim a little bit has good body control uh is

Able to finish around the rim I’m not sure how much of a factor that’s going to be at the next level for him but he easily projects as a three and D player although you do have to worry a little bit about that three-point shot considering he only showcased it for one

Out of his three seasons in college if he can knock down threes he’s going to be good though kle wear is a talented big man out of the University of Indiana who has some serious motor questions he was a sophomore for Indiana this past season started his career at the

University of Oregon and averaged 16 and 10 while shooting above 40% from behind the three-point Arc albeit on small sample size of 1.3 attempts per game he’s an intriguing guy to bet on given that he’s looks like a legitimate 7-footer can attack a little bit off the

Dribble can knock down a three has decent touch on the interior however there has been a lot said about his motor and how often he can kind of disappear in games if he had a really good motor he would definitely be a lottery pick because you see him do a

Lot of the things that Kyle filipowski can do however I think he’s a little better athlete a little bit more fluid a a little better physical tools and projects better as a center bang on the interior than filipowski does however is he going to give it at us all every

Night can you rely on him to be a focal part of an offense these are some of the questions that surround him and that’s why he doesn’t come in higher than 21 before we get into the rest of the big board I’d love to give a shout out to

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Give me Yukon all day they’ve been money against the spread and as 11 and 1 Half Point favorite I like them over Alabama who had a relatively easy path to to the final four in my opinion didn’t like North Carolina as a one seed Clemson as

A six seed in the Elite 8 they were okay but this was the same team that lost to Boston College by 20 points in the ACC Tournament Alabama will be able to score a bit however kingan has been dominating defensively we’ll talk about him in a

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Description box below for more information on how you can sign up and have some fun with bet us today Tyler Smith comes in at number 20 on my big board a lot of people have him higher than this but I have my reservations about his entire game outside of his

Three-point shot I think he could project well as a three and D guy at the four spot however I think he’s basically just a stretch four offensively as he didn’t showcase much creation for the G League ignite last season maybe that’s due to having a bunch of ball handlers

On his team and not being given enough responsibility however I attended a g- league ignite game this year and watched their coach Jason har basically beg and plead for him to attack off the dribble uh and and Tyler Smith he’s intriguing if he becomes a guy that can do some

Things creation wise because you couple that with being a decent athlete 6′ 10 in a jump shot that’s an intriguing package however I just don’t trust for the rest of his game to pan out I think he’ll probably be a solid role player a backup four in the league as a stretch

Big that can hopefully play some defense one of my favorite sleepers in this year’s draft is gcu’s tyion Grant Foster who garnered a lot of national attention as he led his team to an NCAA tournament birth as well as a 12 verse5 upset win in the first round against St Mary’s he

Has a very intriguing backstory he played some jco ball he played for the University of Kansas for a year played a single game for depal before collapsing having a medical scar not knowing if he could ever play basketball again missing two years and then coming back this past

Season GCU after getting cleared and leading this team on a March run he has a very quick first step is a really good athlete good body control shot 33% from three which is a little bit of a question mark for him but he shot some attempts off the dribble step backs has

A lot of creation elements that you love in a listed 6’7 small forward and I think he’s a legitimate 6’7 uh I think he’s going to be able to give a really good scoring punch Off the Bench for an NBA team next season and although he’s 24 years of age which may

Limit his overall long-term upside I do think there is some sneaky upside there given his physical traits and ability to score the ball and the time that he had to miss due to his medical scare in the past I think he’s going to slip too much

Because teams are going to shy away from his age but he has a lot of phenomenal traits physically and skill-wise that you look for in a bench score at the next level and he might even have the upside to be a very Dynamic starter kesan George is a really intriguing

Prospect at the University of Miami who didn’t see much playing time early in the season but became a focal point of their offense as the season went on he’s a legitimate 6’8 shot a phenomenal three ball above 40% and showed flashes of being able to create off the dribble

Some solid ball handling ability as well as the ability to make some reads Make Some solid passes and that makes him a very high upside player if he can put all those pieces together into a Dynamic shot creating three-point shooting small forward type of prospect however he was very inconsistent disappeared far too

Often and his production often times didn’t really match his overall talent I love his combination of skills and physical tools It’s just tough to put him higher given his inconsistency Devin Carter is one of the funnest players in this year’s draft the junior point guard at the the University of Providence

Stepped up in a big way after Providence star brast Hopkins went down with a season ending injury the first two years of college were a little bit rough for Carter as he struggled with his three-point shot shooting under 30% from behind the arc both those Seasons however in his junior year he shot

Almost seven three-point attempts per game shooting 38% from behind the arc making him a legitimate NBA draft prospect he’s a very hard-nosed Defender who might be the best point of attack defender in this year’s draft and he rebounds the ball at a crazy rate for a 63 guard averaging 8.7 rebounds per game

He plays his ass off he defends he’s started knocking down shots his junior year and can also create a little bit off the dribble and finish the one knock might be that at 63 he’s not the best passer averaging only three and a half assists per game however his two-way

Potential and ability to step in right away and be a part of a winning team should make him very intriguing to a lot of contend ERS in this year’s draft jacobe Walter a freshman out of the University of Baylor was looked at as a projected top 10 pick entering this

Season he was thought to be a three and D guy with creation upside however the defense and three-point shooting weren’t quite as good as advertised as he only shot 34% from behind the arc and defensively although he made some plays off the ball in team defense situations

On the ball he got beat off the dribble a little too much and was a bit shaky guarding quicker guards he still has some upside some creation potential off the dribble and he’s still extremely young so a team could definitely take him early maybe in the lottery and view

Him as a high upside prospect that if they develop right can be a guy that they can improve his on ball defense he’ll knock down shots he’ll attack off the dribble finish and just be a smooth allaround shooting guard Prospect however it’s tough to take him in the

Lottery for me given that he did not produce at the University of Baylor up to the expectations that were placed onto him coming in Walter’s teammate y Missy is one of my favorite players in this year’s draft as a big man with an extremely high floor that should end up

Being a really good role player he’s a really good athlete that finishes strong around the rim uh can also make some tough angled layups as well defensively he should be a very impactful player as a rim protector who can block shots as quick off the ground has a good second

Leap but then also switch out and guard a little bit on the perimeter he didn’t start playing organized basketball until later on in his childhood and made a bunch of strides over the course of the season for the Baylor Bears he even started showcasing some off the dribble

Ability where he would attack from the top of the key and although that’s probably never going to be his game it’s intriguing for a rim Runner lob Target defensive-minded big man I don’t know if he’s ever going to be able to hit a jumper or really do a whole lot with the

Ball in his hands but that stuff is all gravy to me because at the very least he’s going to be a dynamic pick and roll threat that provides a lot of vertical spacing as well as somebody that could potentially anchor the defense one of my favorite sleepers in this year’s draft

Is Jaylen Tyson a wing out of cow he projects as a Do-it all forward with some sneaky upside because he handled a lot of point forward duties this past year for a cow Team without a whole lot around him he averaged almost 20 points per game 6.8 rebounds and 3 and 1/2

Assists showcasing both athleticism a solid First Step a level of shiftiness that is hard to find in a guy that is listed at 6’7 and he also really impressed me with a lot of the reads he made and a lot of the passes he made he handles the ball

Pretty well and I think he’s a guy that should fit in as a doit all Swiss army knife type of role player Off the Bench who can play a small forward spot handle some ball handling duties be a connective passer as well as make plays

On his own handle some pick and roll but then I think that also gives him a level of upside that is intriguing if he can really piece it together and become a guy that you can actually run some offense through consistently I like Jaylen Tyson a lot do not sleep on him

Donovan kingan has been phenomenal for yet another Yukon NCAA tournament final 4 run we’ll see if they can get it done once again and repeat as Champions and if they do cling deserves a ton of credit for both of those performances he’s a 7’2 center that projects is a

Really really good Defender at the next level being a guy that can move his feet just quick enough I think to defend in space at the next level his length gives him an added cushion there and I think he projects a bit like a walker Kessler

Type of big man at the next level a lot of mock drafts have him going in the top 10 due to that defense of impact however I have him a little bit lower because I like drafting for higher upside in the top 10 and I don’t think kingan’s ever

Going to be an All-Star caliber player at the next level I think he could be a guy that can contend for an all defensive spot and I think he could end up being a top five defensive Center at the next level offensively though he’s more of a play finisher not somebody you

Really give the ball to uh he’s just going to be an efficient big that finishes off plays around the rim is a lob Target and so forth he has had some foot problems that give me a little bit of injury concern with with him however

He has one of the highest floors in this draft and should end up being a good role player and probably a solid starter down the line for a winning team his lack of upside though does have me a little bit lower on him than consensus another guy that I’m lower on Dan

Consensus is Serbian guard Nicola topic a lot of big boards and mock drafts have him going in the top three although lately he has started to slide a little bit due to an injury he’s been dealing with as well as more conversation about some of his red flags

As far as the positives go he is a very crafty guard good ball handler has legitimate size at 6’6 is a good passer maybe the best passer in this year’s draft and has a lot of traits that a lot of teams like in a floor General big point guard type of prospect however

Shooting is a concern with him also his ability to create space is a concern he’s not the quickest guy and it remains to be seen how he’ll hold up against NBA level athletes def defensively he also has some major question marks and he’s been dealing with injuries so I guess

You can throw injury concerns in there as well when you look at bus taken in the top 10 over the past few years A lot of them are guards especially point guards that struggle to shoot the three-point ball and I think Nicola topic could be next in line in that

Regard as somebody that maybe just isn’t a good enough shooter at the next level I have serious concerns about his three-point jump shot and then if he’s not able to get Defenders to play all the way out on him I think he’s going to struggle to beat guys off the dribble

Turn the corner collapse the defense and make use of his playmaking skills I think he’s going to be somebody who struggles if you give him the ball late in a shot clock and I just have concerns as to how his game translates to the NBA level he could end up being a really

Good player but I think uh people that have him top three to five are overlooking his red flags a little bit too much and that’s why I have him coming in here at 12 on my big board another player that I’m lower on than consensus is French forward Zachary ret

He’s listed at 6’9 is a phenomenal three-point shooter at least in the past year shooting over 43% from behind the ark however he wasn’t really known as a shooter until the past calendar year and he also shot below 70% from the free throw line so there is a question mark

As to how Elite of a three-point shooter he’ll be and given that question mark the rest of his game leaves a lot to be desired in my opinion he hasn’t really showcased much of an ability to be a primary ball handler to be somebody that creates shots for others and I have some

Concerns as to his overall upside I think he just projects as a role player that never becomes an Allstar and when I’m drafting in the top five to 10 I want a guy with legitimate upside I don’t think ret possesses enough legitimate realistic upside to take him

In the top three to five in this year’s draft there is some teams in the top 10 that could be looking for a more NBA ready Prospect like Reay is that it would make sense to take Ray higher than here at 11 however his lack of upside

Has me not liking him for a rebuilding team for a team that maybe needs a guy needs a swing on upside I I just don’t think R is ever going to be a star I think he’s going to be a good role player but that’s about it I’ve been

Singing Dalton connect’s Praises since early in the season the transfer out of the univers city of Northern Colorado was phenomenal for Tennessee this past season leading the volunteers to an Elite 8 run that just ended to the Purdue boiler makers connect led a Tennessee offense and was one of the

Best players in college basketball this season averaging 21 points per game five rebounds and 1.8 assists while shooting a phenomenal 39% from three on over 63 Point attempts per game he was the main guy that defense’s game planned against often times sending double te teams trapping him off pick and rolls and he

Still put up phenomenal numbers in the SEC and his scoring ability is what has him as a top 10 Prospect in my opinion at the very least he should be a shooter that can knock down threes consistently on catch and shoot shots but also be a

Guy that can run off screens he elevates a lot on his threes and should be able to get them off at the next level but I also think he’s a guy that will be able to get downhill a bit he’s a solid athlete and he’ll be able to attack

Close outs catch the ball on the move and get downhill and finish around the rim I was really impressed with his overall finishing ability some question marks are his defensive ability he went to Tennessee to try and improve his defense uh he also wasn’t really much of

A playmaker for others however this is a Tennessee offense that has struggled and has led to March disappointments in years past he didn’t really have a bunch of high octane teammates to distribute to so I think he comes in as a high floor bench score right away with maybe

Some sneaky upside given his age he’s 23 years old if he can uh truly tap into his playmaking ability and his ability to get downhill and put pressure on the rim then he has a chance of being a 20 point per game score someday which is

Enough upside for me to put him in the top 10 despite his older age tjon Salon is a high upside Prospect who’s very very raw but isn’t going to turn 19 years of age until after the draft in August he is a 69 maybe 6 foot 10

Forward who moves pretty well as a decent athlete shot the three ball well at the start of his past season but that trailed off finishing the season at 33% from behind the three-point Arc however he shoots 80% from the behind the free throw line and you can look at free

Throws to project NBA 3point shooting if he’s a guy that can knock down threes at the next level he immediately becomes intriguing because he has a lot of defensive upside to go with that given his physical tools he still has to learn some basic things defensively as I said

Very raw prospect on both ends of the floor however that rawness does create some Intrigue because a guy of his size that can move like he can that can knock down threes if you can develop some sort of shot creation within him then he becomes a guy that could be a legitimate

Star and a legitimate problem at a power forward position who could maybe even play some small ball Center I think he’s many years away from being a guy that you can put the ball in his hands and he can create however I’m not going to rule that out and given that potential and

Given that high upside I do like him as a gamble here at number nine on my big board Isaiah Collier was looked at at one time as a potential number one overall pick however consensus has swayed towards him being more of a late Lottery Prospect given an injury he

Dealt with and a lack of production given the high expectations placed upon him when he started his season for the USC Trojans however I think maybe people are sleeping on him a little bit too much because he projects as a guy that I think can can be a starting point guard

At the NBA level next season very strong very physical uses that body very well to create shots on the interior has just enough shiftiness just enough ball handling ability to be able to shake his man off the dribble and had some impressive performances later on in the

Season Once he returned from that injury which he didn’t have to USC’s season was not going anywhere but I do like that he decided to try and lead them to a Pack 12 Championship which would have led to an NC AA tournament birth instead of just forgoing the rest of the season to

End up in the draft I think that shows a level of competitiveness that he wanted to go out there and compete and I do think he raised his stock after coming back from injury including a 31-point game where he was 14 for 20 uh his three-point shot is a bit of a question

Mark shot only 34% from three however I think he’ll be fine there and I think his ability to make plays off the bounce absorb contact finish around the rim create space using his physicality as well as his quickness is an intriguing combination of traits that gives him one of the higher

Ceilings in this year’s class still which is why I have him coming in here at number eight like a number of prospects in this year’s draft I think measurements are going to be very important for Stefan Castle who is listed at 6 foot6 was looked at as a guy

Coming into the season that could be a lead guard type of prospect however that hasn’t really panned out at the University of Yukon he’s been more of a connective piece a wing piece that has defended the perimeter extremely well project is a guy that could be a lock

Down Defender at the next level at three positions and he’s used his frame as well as his feel for the game offensively to attack the rim where he’s not going to impress anybody with his speed but uh he just gets shots off he’s crafty he has good footwork he has good

Pace he changes Pace well is a solid mid-range shooter and had some very impressive finishes last season the knock on him is his three-point shot is he only shot 26% from being behind the ark for Yukon however I do think his shot got better as the season went on

And also he seemed to smoothen out a hitch that was really bad early on in the season his shot definitely looks better now confidence is a little bit shaky with him in his three-point shot however I just like all the traits that he has as a Swiss army knife type of guy

That I guess his ceiling would be if he can tap into that on ball creation be a little bit more of a lead guard that he was looked at coming into college and maybe he has star caliber potential because of that I think he’s a high

Floor high ceiling type of guy that has him coming in at number seven here on my big board Reed Shepard was phenomenal this year for Kentucky he wasn’t looked at as much of a draft prospect coming into his freshman season however now he’s looked at as a guy who could maybe

Go number one I don’t think he’ll quite go that high but I do think he’s a lock to go in the top six or seven picks as he shot 52% from behind the three-point line this year for Kentucky on a high number of attempts which is phenomenal

He’s a 63 shooting guard type of prospect he did average four and a half assists per game for the wild cats however there is question marks about his ability to play the point guard spot at the next level and given that He’s only 6’3 might even come in at 6’2 6’1

He’s kind of just an undersized two guard however I still think he deserves to go high in this year’s draft given that one day he might be the best shooter in a league that Prides itself on shooting he’s crafty defensively has good hands forces some turnovers he

Might be a little slow laterally at the next level he might get beat off the dribble by some quicker guards but defensively for a shooter he’s better than you might think and he showed enough in terms of making plays where I think he might be able to play the point

Guard spot and at the very least be able to handle some ball handling and playmaking duties which for a three-point sniper is very intriguing to me and that’s why he comes in here at number six Shephard’s teammate Rob Dillingham comes in here at number five

And I have him one spot higher because I think he projects as a more natural three-level scorer at the next level he’s a little bit smaller than Reed Shepard probably around 6 feet tall maybe 6’1 without shoes however he’s extremely crafty has a deadly jumper

That he can get to off the dribble as well as catch and shoot and he shot a whopping 44% from three on the season he averaged four assists per game coming off the bench playing only 23 minutes probably should have played more maybe that’s why Tucky lost in the first round

But he was in my opinion ky’s best player all season long averaging 15 points per game per 36 minutes that’s 23 points six assists he’s going to be a guy that can get to his shot at the NBA level and I think he has Star level scoring potential and one of the highest

Upsides in this year’s class which is why he comes in at number five a lot has been made out about Cody Williams being the younger brother of Oklahoma City Thunders Jaylen Williams AKA Jay dub who looks like one of the best young players in the NBA today however their games are

A little different Cody Williams a little taller 6’8 he’s not quite as strong he definitely could use some added strength added weight to be able to utilize his body more on drives and defensively at the next level but he he’s a good young Prospect in his own

Right uh being a guy that at 6’8 has really intriguing guard skills he can handle the all made plays off the dribble for both himself and others he didn’t quite finish as strongly as I would hope at the college level um but he did have a lot of impressive finishes

Where he contorted was fading away a little bit uh he should be able to get shots off against NBA level Rim protectors he does have a couple question marks he didn’t shoot a high volume of Threes but did shoot a good percentage and then also the the weight

Thing and is he going to be able to truly put pressure on the rim at the next level those are things that might cause him to drop a little bit he also was a little bit injury-prone an ankle injury robbed him of the second half of his season for Colorado he did return

For the NCAA tournament but clearly was not 100% and not himself which was disappointing because I would have loved to have seen a 100% full strength full health Cody Williams in the NCAA tournament but uh a 6 fo8 guy with guard skills that shot the three ball well

Just needs to shoot more of them is a high upside guy in any draft and why he comes in here at number four Ron Holland in my opinion is a for sure top five Prospect at the top of the draft I’m drafting for upside and his upside is a

Legitimate two-way star defensively he has less question marks I think he’ll be really good on that end he is strong moves well laterally has a pretty good motor I don’t think he’s quite the listed 6’8 that I’ve seen I think he’s more so 6’6 that measurement is something to watch during the draft

Combine however defensively he should be phenomenal as a guy that can guard three maybe four positions at the next level offensively he does have question marks the biggest one of which is his three-point shot he only shot 24% from behind the ark for the g- league ignite

However as I said I’m drafting for upside and if Holland can figure out that three-point shot and be a legitimate three-point threat then he should be a guy that’s lethal attacking Closeouts and lethal as a downhill slasher because he has a really good first step he’s quick enough to be able

To beat guys in a straight line drive and then once he meets help defense especially Rim protectors in the paint he does a really good job of creating contact to Shield them away from the ball to knock get his shot blocked and he does really well when needing to

Control his body with that contact bounces off contact well really intriguing as a finisher at the next level I think he’ll be a legitimate downhill scoring threat and then uh he can also make a play Here There He averaged three assists per game I think he’s more of a secondary playmaker I

Don’t know if he’ll ever be a number one option that you look to to create his own shot and create a bunch of offense for others however uh I think he can still be a star as a two-way guy that could potentially be a 20 point per game

Score if he figures out that three-point shot which might be the biggest swing skill in this entire draft for any One Singular player another ignite Prospect Matas melis has risen on my big board for the past couple of months and the main thing for me is to not overthink

Him he was looked at as a legitimate three-point shooter coming into this prior season with the ignite however he only shot 26% from behind the arc however I do think he’ll shoot a bit better once he gets to the NBA I think he maybe struggled with the longer

Three-point line he has good form uh he has fluid mechanics the three-point shot is a bit of a question mark though considering he only shot 26% but everything else is intriguing for me with him offensively he handles the ball well for a guy that’s 6′ 10 6′ 11 he’s

Started to make some plays for others later in the season and a 610 611 ball handling forward is a really good archetype to bet on in terms of upside and without a ton of upside at the top of this year’s draft I’m not going to overthink a guy that was labeled a

Shooter coming into this past year that has shown that he can shoot the three ball before this past year and has ball handling size a lot of traits you look for in a dynamic scoring playmaking forward defense was a bit of a question mark coming into this past season but I

Think that’s maybe the one thing that he’s impressed me on the most compared to where my expectations were he looked really good as a secondary rim protector this season he’s probably not going to be somebody that switches out too easily onto guards the next level but I think

He’ll be able to defend threes and fours on the perimeter and then as a power forward you want a guy that can rotate under the rim and deter some shots and he did average 1.9 blocks per game this year uh he’s a guy that I think could

End up being a star and uh could end up being a guy that five years down the line if he goes seventh or eighth you’re looking back on how did teams pass on him like that given his ball handling ability his fluidness his shiftiness at a legitimate 610 6’1 and the number one

Player in this year’s draft for me is Alex SAR out of the NBL he’s a 7 foot one big man that could be a true game wrecker defensively although Donovan kingan would have a word to say about this I think he will be the best defensive big out of this year’s draft

And could be a guy that is an all defensive caliber big man he switches really well out on the perimeter against guards could be somebody that can guard one to five he blocks a lot of shots around the rim is a good leaper quick off the floor long wingspan as I said 7

For one that’s all the traits you look for in a modern NBA Defensive big man in the mold of you know a smaller Victor win banama Chad homr Evan Mobley I think SAR the next in that archetype of big uh and offensively he has some growing to

Do but he showcased a lot of things that I like he shot the three ball at 27% but he could be a guy that given a couple more years is legitimate three-point shooting threat he’s also put the ball on the floor a little bit shot really well on mid-range jumpers

Has really good coordination for a guy of his size um decent ball skills as well and he’s a raw prospect on the offensive end but a 71 guy that moves well that has shown some flashes of knocking down threes knocking down shots and doing stuff off the dribble I feel

Like is the type of prospect any team would love to get to try and tap into those skills and turn them into an absolute monster on both ends of the court I think he has the most upside in this year’s draft by far and is easily

For me the number one player because of it anyway that wraps up my big board let me know what you think down in the comment section below and once again thank you to bet us for sponsoring this video promo code join 125 to get that phenomenal offer that they’re giving you

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