Rank the top 4 draft prospects from best to worst in your opinion and the reason why. Don't rank them according to who you want the Jazz to draft. After watching a lot of college basketball the last couple months and going over a lot of game film this is my top 4.
1. Joel Embiid - He has been impressing me more and more every game, He seems to do something new every game and is learning quick. He has only played basketball for 3 yrs now but you couldn't tell by watching him play. He has all the tools to be a force in the NBA on defense and offense. He is raw but if you watch him from game to game you will see the improvement happening in front of your eyes. I would like to see a little more toughness from him though as he seems to shy away from contact.
2. Andrew Wiggins - I had him behind Jabari about a month ago until I started going through game films and Jabari's recent struggles on offense. Wiggins recently has become more aggressive on offense and defense and seems to be gaining confidence s time goes by. He shows flashes of a player that's going to be real good at times. He stepped up big against Iowa State with 19 rebounds the other day. He seems to have good lateral movement and should have success in the NBA guarding other 3's in the NBA. At 6'8" he has the length and all the tools to be a good defensive player. Some of his weaknesses is that he seems to take plays off at times and almost seems as if though he is not interested. He also needs to improve his outside shot but if he does he will be a very good offensive player in the NBA.
3. Julius Randle - He brings good size, strength, quickness, and agility. He has an arsenal of offense around the hoop and knows how to finish plays although he plays below the rim.He brings a little toughness to the game and not afraid of a little contact. On defense he has good lateral movement and is a good positional defender but he is not a shot blocker. He has a lot of turnovers and needs to learn how to pass out of double and triple teams. He has a tendency to make a lot of freshman mistakes that he should improve on in time. Needs to improve outside shooting and work on the passing game.
4. Jabari Parker - I think he is the most polished offensive player out of the freshman class. He is a good outside/inside scorer. He can drive to his left or right and has a good drop back shot. He can finish a play when there is contact. He can pass the ball and is a good ball handler for his size. He is a pretty good rebounder and he can stretch the defense out with his shooting ability from three point range. Over the last 5 games he has been in a big slump offensively (FG% 32.2 3PT% 23.8 FT 78.6% REB 6.0 AST 0.8 STL 0.6 BLK 0.8 TO 1.4 PTS 10.8) mostly because of poor shot selection.He should have no problem scoring in the NBA but his defense leaves a lot to be desired. Watching game film I noticed his lateral movement is not very good, that he gets beat often when he is guarding the perimeter, and that he gets lost on defense at times especially on the pick n roll.Some of the bigger players had no problem posting him up in the paint and he plays below the rim for the most part. He does have long arms and get a lot of deflections on defense though and gets out on the fast breaks. The question is "Can he improve on defense?" I would personally consider him a tweener and I think he might be too slow to guard the small forwards on the perimeter and too small to guard the power forwards in the post but he could turn out to be the best offensive player in this draft.
If Jabari does go fourth then I think the Jazz will have an excellent chance to get him if that's who they want. I would like to see the Jazz draft Embiid myself.
1. Joel Embiid - He has been impressing me more and more every game, He seems to do something new every game and is learning quick. He has only played basketball for 3 yrs now but you couldn't tell by watching him play. He has all the tools to be a force in the NBA on defense and offense. He is raw but if you watch him from game to game you will see the improvement happening in front of your eyes. I would like to see a little more toughness from him though as he seems to shy away from contact.
2. Andrew Wiggins - I had him behind Jabari about a month ago until I started going through game films and Jabari's recent struggles on offense. Wiggins recently has become more aggressive on offense and defense and seems to be gaining confidence s time goes by. He shows flashes of a player that's going to be real good at times. He stepped up big against Iowa State with 19 rebounds the other day. He seems to have good lateral movement and should have success in the NBA guarding other 3's in the NBA. At 6'8" he has the length and all the tools to be a good defensive player. Some of his weaknesses is that he seems to take plays off at times and almost seems as if though he is not interested. He also needs to improve his outside shot but if he does he will be a very good offensive player in the NBA.
3. Julius Randle - He brings good size, strength, quickness, and agility. He has an arsenal of offense around the hoop and knows how to finish plays although he plays below the rim.He brings a little toughness to the game and not afraid of a little contact. On defense he has good lateral movement and is a good positional defender but he is not a shot blocker. He has a lot of turnovers and needs to learn how to pass out of double and triple teams. He has a tendency to make a lot of freshman mistakes that he should improve on in time. Needs to improve outside shooting and work on the passing game.
4. Jabari Parker - I think he is the most polished offensive player out of the freshman class. He is a good outside/inside scorer. He can drive to his left or right and has a good drop back shot. He can finish a play when there is contact. He can pass the ball and is a good ball handler for his size. He is a pretty good rebounder and he can stretch the defense out with his shooting ability from three point range. Over the last 5 games he has been in a big slump offensively (FG% 32.2 3PT% 23.8 FT 78.6% REB 6.0 AST 0.8 STL 0.6 BLK 0.8 TO 1.4 PTS 10.8) mostly because of poor shot selection.He should have no problem scoring in the NBA but his defense leaves a lot to be desired. Watching game film I noticed his lateral movement is not very good, that he gets beat often when he is guarding the perimeter, and that he gets lost on defense at times especially on the pick n roll.Some of the bigger players had no problem posting him up in the paint and he plays below the rim for the most part. He does have long arms and get a lot of deflections on defense though and gets out on the fast breaks. The question is "Can he improve on defense?" I would personally consider him a tweener and I think he might be too slow to guard the small forwards on the perimeter and too small to guard the power forwards in the post but he could turn out to be the best offensive player in this draft.
If Jabari does go fourth then I think the Jazz will have an excellent chance to get him if that's who they want. I would like to see the Jazz draft Embiid myself.
