Wembanyama further solidified his status as a once-in-a-generation prospect when he had a one-handed putback dunk off a stepback three-pointer.īest rank: 2 (The Athletic, Bleacher Report, The Ringer, Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports, SB Nation, USA TODAY’s For The Win) There’s no chance anyone’s going ahead of him.” He’s projected to add half a billion dollars in franchise value. With Wembanyama, you’re seeing him on Twitter, and the NBA already had his games being broadcasted on the NBA app. “LeBron had a couple of games on ESPN, but outside of that, the public hadn’t really seen him. “He’s got more hype than LeBron James did because of social media,” an NBA scout told HoopsHype. While some NBA scouts around the league question if Wembanyama can remain healthy long-term given his unique size and playing style, there’s no hesitancy to take him with the top pick due to his tantalizing talent and franchise-altering upside. 1 overall pick in all 10 mock drafts polled. (Boulogne-Levallois: Big, International, 7-2)īest rank: 1 (ESPN, The Athletic, Bleacher Report, The Ringer,, Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports, Yahoo, SB Nation, USA TODAY’s For The Win) HoopsHype’s Alberto de Roa contributed research to this report. We then tabulated the total number of points for each player’s consensus ranking. If a player was second, he received 59 points, and so on. For example, if a player was the first pick on a publication’s mock draft, he received 60 points. NOTE: These rankings reflect the composite score to get a feel for the overall consensus, not our own opinion. Then, HoopsHype gathered thoughts from multiple NBA executives and scouts for their insight on the projected first-round picks for the sixth edition of the aggregate mock draft to find the answer. To better project where the top prospects currently stand, we compiled 10 mock drafts from ESPN, The Athletic, Bleacher Report, The Ringer,, Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports, Yahoo, SB Nation, and USA TODAY’s For The Win. Other notable first-round risers whose stocks soared included Michigan’s Kobe Bufkin, Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis, Alabama’s Noah Clowney, and France’s Bilal Coulibaly. UConn national champion Jordan Hawkins and UCF’s Taylor Hendricks have moved into the projected lottery, while Indiana’s Jalen Hood-Schifino is knocking on the door. Following the NCAA Tournament and a few weeks before the NBA Draft Combine, mock draft boards have shifted.
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