NBA Draft 2027
No way I had Lucas Morillo as an answer to the question, "Who are the 4 Illini MBB players named to BR's 2027 NBA Draft prospects to know at every position?"
I mean, nice that we have a bunch of players on there and QC is so high, but that draft board is bad. Pryce Sandfort is not going to be the 2nd Big Ten player taken in the draft, lol. Anthony Thompson, who a lot of boards have top 10, isn't even in the top 101 on this list? And then the obvious homer complaint is that Mirk and Vaaks both rank outside the 2nd round?
And when has that not worked out?
Every program in the country has the issue. We're no different. This isn't a problem that we haven't seen before, which is how we got all of those guys to begin with. It's the world we live in.
Michigan lost three lottery picks. They're fine. I think we'll be fine too.
Last edited:
Seeing content like this that actually has a following gives me a sliver of hope for my own personal project lol
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
All I see here is, Lucas Morillo, our 9th man, is a projected top 60 pick after his freshman year.
We have depth my friends, we have depth.
Do it!
Half of this guys first bakers dozen are Arkansas and Arizona. 9 of first round are three teams.
This year's draft is a wild crapshoot. Anything can happen.
I thought I'd laid the first sentence on heavy enough. I guess not.
I hope we do. Probably means we won the natty
Joel Goodson
- it's all ball bearings, nowadays
Joel Goodson
- it's all ball bearings, nowadays
Sam in the best:
AZ w/three guys in the top ten would feel like a firm spot in the top 5.
wettsten
- Chicago
probably not the best way to prove this in game highlights against a low major that finished 18-15
But who is their #9thman? USC clears.
Feel like Sam is pretty plugged in with Illinois staff...
Him getting into the weeds on Ethan Brown and Ivisic shooting is not what i expect from just general national guys.
Illini in Italy
- Illini HQ, Florida Panhandle
Does anyone else see lunacy in forecasting a player into the NBA draft that hasn't even played their first college game? I understand the media's requirement for content, but I just can't buy into this . . .
NBA used to draft players straight from high school. If NBA scouts were able to evaluate players based on pre-college performance back then, don't see why they wouldn't be able to now.
Illini in Italy
- Illini HQ, Florida Panhandle
I forgot the NBA instituted a rule restricting teams from drafting high school graduates until they were 19 and a year out of high school . . . Still kinda see it as just fodder to fill the "pages" of media . . . I'll just scroll past in the future, screaming "Get off my Lawn!"
The standouts, sure. This day and age, SamV is spitballing for content sake - the man is in Australia.
As mentioned last years draft had a high predictability index with multiple slam dunks. Wasserman only had 10 players right in his preseason
This years draft, outside of the top 4 kids (and Stokes is the only truly sure bet), is highly variable. There are 50-60 players that can shuffle into the other 26 spots.
A kid like Braylon Mullins could go 5th or could go 30t. All these kids have to play their way into the draft with a good year. No one is taking them on their HS eval.