Paulo Banqueiro (Orlando Magic, first overall pick)
Duke University The main forward who reached the Final Four this year. His problem is the same as Irving and Jayson Tatum . They all like to keep their heads down and feel good about themselves and start singles matches. The semi-finals are all about watching him play with the ball on the outside baseline until he loses to Beijing, which has better teamwork. Card.
Chet Holmgren (Oklahoma City Thunder, second overall pick)
Personally, I think the best rookie prospect should bet on the first overall pick. The love for basketball and the demands on oneself are the highest standards for this rookie class. With a supermodel figure of 213cm and 86kg, theoretically he would not be able to play in the first level of NCAA. He should have been knocked over by a bunch of muscle sticks that are 6 feet 8 or 6 feet 9 but weigh forty or fifty pounds more than him, but this That didn't happen. As Gonzaga's No. 2 player in the penalty area, he scored 14 points, 10 rebounds and 3.7 shots per game. He plays with a unique ferocity, has a supermodel figure and is not afraid to rush to the basket, and can always find a way to control the penalty area. It’s the real thing worth betting on. But the Magic, who hold the No. 1 overall pick, have already gathered many young inside players and no longer have the energy to develop them in the long term.
Jabari Smith Jr. (Houston Rockets, third overall pick)
html A 1208cm large small forward who can shoot three-pointers and has enough lateral mobility and coordination to guard the perimeter. His favorite player in modern basketball. He has a high floor. , if you raise it well, you can at least enter several all-star .
He has an advantage that few people mention, which is that he is "very popular". This year, the media visited the Auburn basketball team and asked each player "Who is your best friend on the team?" The twelve main draft players, except for Jabari Smith Jr. himself, all unanimously said "Jabari Smith Jr. Smith is my best friend on the team."
Keegan Murray (SacramentoKings, fourth overall pick)
Iowa's main forward, I think there is a certain chance that he will become Danny Ferry, that is, his peripheral ball-holding ability is not enough to play small forward, and He doesn't have enough muscle and strength to carry the power forward, turning him into a so-called half-toned Tweener. In the final game of the Big Ten regular season, he scored 22 points, but he only made 7 of 22 shots. His first step was unable to get past Illinois' Coleman Hawkins, who could keep up with the interference. In his shot, he made two of seven three-pointers. He also sprayed into the gap created after the defender cut in at a 45-degree angle on both wings. If Coleman Hawkins can embarrass him defensively, I can't imagine what he will look like when he meets Andrew Wiggins or Jimmy Butler . Before the selection, the chance of him being spoiled was about 20% to 25%. After being selected by the Kings, the chance was about 40%... The fact that he was previously recognized as the fourth overall pick and finally the fifth overall pick shows that this year is a weak year for the draft. In addition to his more powerful physical fitness, his offensive and defensive judgment and maturity on the court are not as great as those of him. Ayo Dosun Muqiang of the three, Purdue mainly relies on coach Matt Panter's motion offense and man-to-man defense team discipline, and even Zhou Zhihao/Trevion Williams' double center platoon scheduling is better than Jay's Den Ivey's performance is important.
Johnny Davis (Washington Wizards, 10th overall pick)
He is difficult to evaluate because although he won the Big Ten Player of the Year, Wisconsin's tactics did not focus on him. Wisconsin's tactics have always been dominated by the inside line, with three or four white-skinned men taking turns. Their common features are that they are not fast but have both height and thickness. They can shoot from the high post and back to the basket in the low post. They also have two or three sets of moves that can eat people. It is extremely reliable to help shooters block people, so Wisconsin mainly plays high and low posts in the penalty area or left and right low posts. The shooters can run without the ball and shoot three-pointers.The main role of Johnny Davis in this system is to fight for opportunities, mainly to advance the counterattack arrow behind the rebound, or to take the ball to score or tear the defense when the tactics cannot be run out. Of course, he can also be a high pick n roll ball handler or a free-handed shooter, but this is not his specialty. Of course, without him as a surprise player, Wisconsin would not be able to play regular half-court offense and defense, so it is not the main axis, which does not mean that he is not important.
Defensively, when it comes to packline defense, people usually think of UVA's Tony Bennett , but his father, Dick Bennett, used packline defense extensively when he was coaching at Wisconsin to make up for the lack of athleticism in Wisconsin's overall lineup. Although Wisconsin changed coaches after that, the defensive philosophy did not change significantly. When Johnny Davis is on defense, he usually faces the person with the lowest offensive threat (for Illinois, he faced DaMonte Williams, who scored the lowest), and it is difficult to judge whether his single defense ability can be used in NBA To what extent.
Ochaye Agbaji (Cleveland Cavaliers, 14th overall pick)
Kansas Without him, it should not be able to win the championship this year, but Kansas won the championship. In fact, it cannot be attributed to him, even if he is MOP Same. He is the foundation of Kansas' strength this year. Based on him, Kansas can compete for the Big 12 championship and advance to the postseason championship. But in fact, he almost only maintained a tie after the semi-finals, and did not perform well, nor was he a savior at critical moments. I thought the main contributor to Kansas after the semi-finals was center David McCormack's penalty area scoring and rebounding performance.
Christian Brown (Denver Nuggets, No. 21 overall)
is very good, a bit like Kirk Hinrich. He is taller, but his ability to control the court is slightly inferior. In this year's NCAA championship game, his one line in the second half The Dragons' counter-fast break also made North Carolina lose sight of one thing. His shortcoming should be that his neck is too long? Therefore, the effective height is less than the six-foot-seven listed.
Kofi Cockburn (not selected, Utah Jazz signed)
He is the center of the first team in the United States. The pre-draft joint physical examination determined that he has a height of 6 feet 11 (bare feet) and a wingspan of 7 feet 4. , weighing 293 pounds is the heaviest weight measured since DeMarcus Cousins , but Kofi Cockburn’s body fat rate is only 8.2% (DeMarcus Cousins’ body fat at the time The rate was 16%, which once became a talking point). Such a player should have been a popular candidate for the lottery, even the top three, and the No. 1 pick 25 years ago, but in modern basketball, he must face endless questions: Can he shoot three-pointers? Can he guard the perimeter when switching defenses? Illinois has never lost a game this year because he couldn't guard Jaden Ivey or Johnny Davis on a switch.
At the end of last year's draft, some people said that there were no 37 basketball players better than Ayo Dosunmu in the draft. Ayo Dosunmu was also selected for the rookie second team. Likewise, I don't think there are 58 players in this year's draft who are better than Kofi Cockburn.
Scottie Pippen Jr. (not selected, signed by the Los Angeles Lakers)
The only problem is: he is only 191cm. If he is taller, with his skills, he will be at least the top 15 pick this year. He defends very hard. What is rare is that his defensive judgment looks at the overall situation rather than just a single point. He is proficient in basic movements and is very good at drawing fouls after cutting in. Moreover, his way of drawing fouls is also the old-school style of the 1990s, which is real. It's not the shameless way of Harden that makes the opponent jump.
