Who will go no. 1 this year? The race couldn't be more open. We rank the top prospects in this year’s class and unveil our latest mock draft.
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I really like Tyreke Evans as a TSJ comp. Same sort of physical profile just being too big and fast to keep away from the rim.
I’ve seen Sandfort mentioned as a potential NBA prospect, which I guess I understand because he has the one trait NBA teams currently value the most and has pretty good size. But can someone who knows more than me explain why Jameson Battle isn’t showing up on boards. Same size, much better athlete. Can drive and score off the bounce and can hit contested 3’s.
My main feeling is than Sandfort shouldn't be more than a very fringe NBA prospect. He's not Max Strus.
I largely agree with you on Battle. But I think he probably doesn't project as quite as impactful of a long range shooter, doesn't impress defensively (neither does Sandfort), and if you're not a freak athlete who is grandfathered in to taking analytics-unfriendly midrange shots like DeMar Derozan, the league doesn't want that kind of player anymore.
Which is a shame, because craftsmen of artisanal buckets, as Battle is at the college level and DeRozan at the pro level, are fun guys to watch.