But knowing Brown has handled second-banana status alongside Jayson Tatum so well suggests he'd be just as effective as the high-scoring Booker's top support piece.Brown came into the league a ridiculously bouncy athlete hellbent on turning every play into a highlight.

Buddy Hield and his 846 made triples, the most through a player'sHield is a defensive liability, and the Sacramento Kings took off after relegating him to the bench in 2019-20.

Power forwards with that kind of stroke—even those with as few additional skills as Niang has—are tough to find.McCaw has always appeared tentative on the floor, too concerned with avoiding mistakes to ever really unleash what still seems like considerable skills. That figure might also be hard to believe in, as Ingram hadn't shot over 70 percent from the stripe in any of his first three seasons.

His assist percentage in 2019-20 was all the way up to 15.2 percent, which ranks in theA smooth ball-handler with innate change-of-pace skills, the size of a wing and the mental approach of a guard, Caris LeVert was one of only Injuries have stalled LeVert's path to stardom since college, cropping up to diminish his draft stock in 2016 and interrupting what felt like breakout stretches throughout his pro career.

He's an efficient scorer, slick passer and sturdy defender.

He didn't live up to it, but there's still value in a center who can deter shots at the rim and stretch the floor on the other end.The Warriors were the worst team in the league during 2019-20, but they were a lot less terrible when Lee was on the floor. That's why he goes to the Los Angeles Lakers with the No. That's helpful to his case, but the reason he comes off the board first has more to do with his game's scaleability and weakness-free makeup.Having proved in 2019-20 that he's now a viable go-to scorer (an incredible evolution considering Siakam was, as recently as two years ago, a dependent offensive player who scored on spoon-fed spot-ups and in transition), Siakam is the kind of threat to whom defenses must devote their full attention. His presence upped the Dubs' net rating by Lee, undrafted and a G League veteran, got a late start to his career.

He may not be quite as impactful as his numbers suggest, and his All-Star trip was dubious.

Athleticism isn't a question. Long, spring-loaded and quicker than anyone has a right to be in their first year back from a major injury, he had the NBA's highest among players who logged at least 1,300 minutes in 2019-20. The list included:The WNBA also selected twelve players to be in attendance at the draft. Though skeptics might see his 42.6 percent shooting from deep as a fluke, note that he hit 40.2 percent of his treys in 2018-19.Beasley wasn't really all that different in Minnesota.

Nonetheless, he's made incremental improvements as a scorer and playmaker, developed his foul-drawing guile and earned more minutes in each of his four seasons.Because his NBA time has come in fits and starts, it's still somewhat difficult to say whether he'll be best used as a starting combo guard or a dynamic sixth man. In stark contrast, smart opponentsThat's a foundational distinction. He's going to get better—not that he has to in order to justify this draft slot.Consistency is an issue, as Murray paradoxically produces similar year-over-year numbers by turning in standout stretches in conjunction with a troubling tendency to slump. As it is, he's got something to offer as a secondary playmaker and trustworthy shooter.Like his teammate Malik Beasley, Hernangomez found new life following a February trade to Minnesota.
His averages of 23.6 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists warranted an All-Star start, and that's what they earned him.

Though not the passer or stealmonger Simmons is, Siakam is his equal or better in virtually every other area.Though fit isn't a primary consideration, it's illustrative of Siakam's worthiness at No. Those twelve were:Of those 12 players, 10 were picked in the 1st round.
How could they? NBA Re-Drafting the 2016 NBA Draft Class Grant Hughes @ @gt_hughes. 2015 2017 modifier La draft 2016 de la NBA est la 70 e draft annuelle de la NBA. If he lessens the frequency of his defensive lapses or ever develops the outside shot with which he dabbled during his first two years in Phoenix, he could be more than that. At the time of the draft, she had represented Canada internationally at both youth and senior level.The Lynx received this pick from Chicago, see note dThe Sun received this pick from Minnesota in exchange for the rights to

The year before, he graded out as a solid passer, ranking in the If Korkmaz ever gets a chance to do more than catch and shoot, we might see a more diverse skill set than he's shown to this point. Suddenly, the Sixers offer opponents no place to hide, no weakness to exploit—all while giving up almost nothing on defense.Philly would rather have Siakam than the player it picked, and so should every other team in this draft.There are obvious drawbacks to rostering Simmons; read the Siakam section again if you need to. Nobody dumps the ball into the post anymore, but Zubac doesn't need anything drawn up for him to score.

Strictly a specialist, the 6'2" shooting guard has takenForbes won't provide much defense, and he's not a facilitator despite his point-guard size.

He, Siakam and Chriss are theThe hype was real for Maker, originally picked 10th.

But look under the hood, and his contributions to winning are obvious.