Comparing college and international kids to seasoned NBA veterans before the draft is no easy feat—and it wasn't mine to complete this year. The task of measuring prospects against pros tends to yield more accurate results after summer league, once the youngsters in question have had a chance to strut their stuff against better competition.
That doesn’t mean finding existing molds is surefire. How a player performs against fellow rookies, sophomores and free agents in Orlando, Salt Lake City and/or Las Vegas is rarely reflective of what he’ll develop into later on.
Still, for the top 10 picks in the 2016 draft—listed here from top to bottom—these choices for best- and worst-case scenarios seem appropriate now that we’ve had a chance to sample their games on an Association-affiliated stage.
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Article written by Josh Martin