Each week, the Draft Digest team picks an NBA rookie from each conference as the best player of the week. The sample size for nearly every rookie is now enough to start making real projections....
Tier 1 – Highest Superstar Probabilities, But with Material Question Marks
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Height: 6'9"
Weight: 200
Wingspan: 6'10.5"
Position: SG/SF
Draft Age: 19.2
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Height: 7'1"
Weight: 217
Wingspan: 7'3"
Position: C
Draft Age: 19.2
Class: Freshman
League: NBL
Team: Perth
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Height: 6'6
Weight: 201
Wingspan: 7'0
Position: PG/SG
Draft Age: 18.8
Class: Freshman
League: Euro League
Team: KK Crvena zvezda
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Tier 2 – Bi-Annual Talent (#1 pick most years)
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Height: 6'8"
Weight: 185
Wingspan: 7'0"
Position: SF/PF
Draft Age: 19.6
Class: Freshman
League: NCAA
Team: University of Colorado
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Height: 6'7"
Weight: 180
Wingspan: 6'10"
Position: SF/PF
Draft Age: 20.5
Class: Freshman
League: NCAA
Team: Kentucky
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Height: 6'4"
Weight: 205
Wingspan: 6'9"
Position: PG/SG
Draft Age: 19.7
Class: Freshman
League: NCAA
Team: USC
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Height: 7'2"
Weight: 265
Wingspan: 7'7"
Position: C
Draft Age: 20.3
Class: Sophomore
League: NCAA
Team: UConn
Advanced
OBPM: 7.9
DBPM: 4.5
BPM: 12.4
WS/40: .298
Efficiency
TS%: .620
2P%: .647
3P%: .200
FT%: .530
FG%: .632
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Height: 6'3
Weight: 176
Position: PG/SG
Draft Age: 19.5
Class: Freshman
League: NCAA
Team: Kentucky
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Height: 6'3
Weight: 187
Wingspan: 6'3
Position: PG/SG
Draft Age: 20.0
Class: Freshman
League: NCAA
Team: Kentucky
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Tier 3 – Potential All Stars and Lower Probability Superstars
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Height: 6'11"
Weight: 195
Wingspan: 6'10"
Position: SF/PF
Draft Age: 19.7
League: G-League
Team: Ignite
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Height: 6'8"
Weight: 200
Wingspan: 7'1"
Position: SF/PF
Draft Age: 19.0
League: G-League
Team: Ignite
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Height: 6'6"
Weight: 190
Wingspan: 6'9"
Position: PG/SG
Draft Age: 19.6
Class: Freshman
League: NCAA
Team: UConn
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Height: 6'3"
Weight: 175
Wingspan: 6'10"
Position: PG/SG
Draft Age: 19.1
Class: Freshman
League: NCAA
Team: Kentucky
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Height: 6'5"
Weight: 180
Position: SG/SF
Draft Age: 19.8
Class: Freshman
League: NCAA
Team: Baylor
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Height: 6'8"
Weight: 195
Wingspan: 6'10"
Position: SF/PF
Draft Age: 19.6
Class: Freshman
League: NCAA
Team: Indiana
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Height: 6'11
Weight: 224
Wingspan: 7'1"
Position: PF/C
Draft Age: 19.6
Class: Freshman
League: G-League
Team: Ignite
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Tier 4 – Probable Starters with Upside, but Real Obstacles to Greatness
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Height: 7'0"
Weight: 230
Position: C
Draft Age: 19.6
Class: Freshman
League: NCAA
Team: Duke
Advanced
OBPM: 6.4
DBPM: 4.0
BPM: 10.5
WS/40: .217
Efficiency
TS%: .568
2P%: .556
3P%: .345
FT%: .646
FG%: .498
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Height: 7'3"
Weight: 245
Wingspan: 7'7"
Position: C
Draft Age: 19.2
League: Liga ACB
Team: Basket Zaragoza
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Height: 6'3"
Weight: 185
Position: PG
Class: Freshman
League: NCAA
Team: Kansas
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Height: 6'9"
Weight: 200
Wingspan: 7'0"
Position: PF
Draft Age: 19.9
Class: Freshman
League: NCAA
Team: Oregon
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Height: 6'6"
Weight: 189
Wingspan: 7'1"
Position: SG/SF
Draft Age: 20.4
League: G-League
Team: Ignite
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Height: 7'0"
Weight: 215
Wingspan: 7'4"
Position: C
Draft Age: 20.2
Class: Freshman
League: NCAA
Team: Kentucky
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Height: 6'6
Weight: 204
Position: SG/SF
Draft Age: 23.2
Class: Senior
League: NCAA
Team: Tennessee
Advanced
OBPM: 8.5
DBPM: 2.8
BPM: 11.3
WS/40: .207
Efficiency
TS%: .578
2P%: .499
3P%: .397
FT%: .772
FG%: .458
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Height: 6'3
Weight: 195
Position: PG/SG
Draft Age: 22.2
Class: Junior
League: NCAA
Team: Providence
Advanced
OBPM: 7.3
DBPM: 5.0
BPM: 12.3
WS/40: .206
Efficiency
TS%: .597
2P%: .563
3P%: .377
FT%: .749
FG%: .473
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Height: 6'9
Weight: 212
Wingspan: 7'1
Position: SF/PF
Draft Age: 18.8
Class: Freshman
League: LNB Pro A
Team: Cholet Basket
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Efficiency
2P%: .425
3P%: .329
FT%: .767
FG%: .373
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Height: 7'0
Weight: 230
Wingspan: 6'10
Position: PF/C
Draft Age: 20.6
Class: Sophomore
League: NCAA
Team: Duke
Advanced
OBPM: 6.6
DBPM: 4.5
BPM: 11.1
WS/40: .217
Efficiency
TS%: .573
2P%: .559
3P%: .348
FT%: .671
FG%: .505
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Tier 5 – “Safer” Quality Role Players and Reasonable Home Run Swings
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Height: 7'0"
Weight: 210
Position: C
Draft Age: 19.2
Class: Freshman
League: NCAA
Team: Indiana
Advanced
OBPM: 5.4
DBPM: 2.2
BPM: 7.6
WS/40: .174
Efficiency
TS%: .614
2P%: .576
3P%: .448
FT%: .688
FG%: .558
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Height: 6'8"
Weight: 205
Position: SF/PF
Draft Age: 19.7
Class: Freshman
League: NCAA
Team: Texas
Advanced
OBPM: 3.0
DBPM: 3.1
BPM: 6.0
WS/40: .164
Efficiency
TS%: .596
2P%: .608
3P%: .000
FT%: .623
FG%: .585
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Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
Position: PG
Draft Age: 19.2
Class: Sophomore
League: NCAA
Team: Arizona
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Height: 6'5
Weight: 175
Wingspan: 6'7
Position: PG/SG
Draft Age: 20.2
Class: Sophomore
League: NCAA
Team: Duke
Advanced
OBPM: 3.0
DBPM: 1.8
BPM: 4.8
WS/40: .137
Efficiency
TS%: .564
2P%: .541
3P%: .355
FT%: .762
FG%: .437
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Height: 6'8
Weight: 208
Wingspan: 7'1
Position: SF/PF
Draft Age: 21.5
Class: Sophomore
League: NCAA
Team: Virginia
Advanced
OBPM: 1.6
DBPM: 5.6
BPM: 7.2
WS/40: .179
Efficiency
TS%: .564
2P%: .618
3P%: .200
FT%: .532
FG%: .548
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Height: 6'6
Weight: 205
Wingspan: 6'9
Position: SG/SF
Draft Age: 23.2
Class: Senior
League: NCAA
Team: Kansas
Advanced
OBPM: 4.5
DBPM: 2.8
BPM: 7.4
WS/40: .161
Efficiency
TS%: .567
2P%: .515
3P%: .333
FT%: .805
FG%: .454
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Height: 6'10
Weight: 235
Wingspan: 7'6
Position: C/PF
Draft Age: 20.1
Class: Freshman
League: NCAA
Team: Baylor
Advanced
OBPM: 5.0
DBPM: 2.4
BPM: 7.4
WS/40: .191
Efficiency
TS%: .622
2P%: .614
FT%: .616
FG%: .614
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Height: 6'9
Weight: 202
Position: SF/SG
Draft Age: 19.6
Class: Freshman
League: NCAA
Team: Kansas
Advanced
OBPM: 3.8
DBPM: 2.8
BPM: 6.6
WS/40: .156
Efficiency
TS%: .609
2P%: .642
3P%: .352
FT%: .765
FG%: .466
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Height: 6'3
Weight: 197
Position: PG/SG
Draft Age: 20.3
Class: Freshman
League: NCAA
Team: Duke
Advanced
OBPM: 6.0
DBPM: 2.6
BPM: 8.5
WS/40: .182
Efficiency
TS%: .611
2P%: .521
3P%: .414
FT%: .885
FG%: .462
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Height: 7'0
Weight: 210
Position: C/PF
Draft Age: 20.2
Class: Sophomore
League: NCAA
Team: Indiana
Advanced
OBPM: 5.8
DBPM: 2.7
BPM: 8.5
WS/40: .175
Efficiency
TS%: .621
2P%: .609
3P%: .425
FT%: .634
FG%: .586
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Tier 6 – Role players with More Limited Ceilings and Lower Probability Upside Swings
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Height: 6'10"
Weight: 220
Wingspan: 7'1"
Position: C
Draft Age: 20.9
Class: Sophomore
League: NCAA
Team: Dayton
Advanced
OBPM: 7.8
DBPM: 4.4
BPM: 12.2
WS/40: .257
Efficiency
TS%: .618
2P%: .595
3P%: .365
FT%: .682
FG%: .544
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Height: 6'0"
Weight: 178
Position: PG
Draft Age: 19.9
Class: Sophomore
League: NCAA
Team: Texas
Advanced
OBPM: 1.9
DBPM: 1.4
BPM: 3.2
WS/40: .107
Efficiency
TS%: .551
2P%: .529
3P%: .357
FT%: .679
FG%: .471
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Height: 6'8"
Weight: 214
Position: SG/SF
Draft Age: 19.3
Class: Liga ABA
League: Liga ABA
Team: KK Mega Bemax
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Efficiency
2P%: .507
3P%: .261
FT%: .692
FG%: .424
Model Output:
Original
4.28
No Impact
3.13
Positional
6.19
Humble
2.31
Pos Humble
1.78
Average
3.54
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Physically Similar NCAA Prospects:
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Gordon HaywardAlize JohnsonDoug McDermott
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 210
Position: SF/PF
Draft Age: 20.5
Class: Sophomore
League: NCAA
Team: Drake
Advanced
OBPM: 5.4
DBPM: 1.5
BPM: 6.9
WS/40: .184
Efficiency
TS%: .568
2P%: .523
3P%: .349
FT%: .814
FG%: .446
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Height: 6'3"
Weight: 172
Wingspan: 7'0"
Position: PG/SG
Class: Freshman
League: NCAA
Team: Syracuse
Advanced
OBPM: 3.1
DBPM: 2.0
BPM: 5.1
WS/40: .144
Efficiency
TS%: .551
2P%: .468
3P%: .323
FT%: .752
FG%: .438
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Height: 6'3"
Weight: 180
Wingspan: 6'5.5"
Position: PG/SG
Draft Age: 19.7
Class: Freshman
League: NCAA
Team: USC
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Height: 6'9
Weight: 220
Position: PF/SF
Draft Age: 23.1
Class: Senior
League: NCAA
Team: Colorado
Advanced
OBPM: 5.0
DBPM: 2.2
BPM: 7.1
WS/40: .164
Efficiency
TS%: .606
2P%: .559
3P%: .395
FT%: .835
FG%: .493
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Height: 6'11
Weight: 235
Wingspan: 7'5
Position: PF/C
Draft Age: 21.9
Class: Senior
League: NCAA
Team: Marquette
Advanced
OBPM: 4.5
DBPM: 3.4
BPM: 8.0
WS/40: .177
Efficiency
TS%: .590
2P%: .580
3P%: .000
FT%: .623
FG%: .576
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Height: 6'10
Weight: 225
Position: PF/SF
Draft Age: 21.3
Class: Sophomore
League: NBL
Team: Cairns Taipans
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Tier 7 – (Fringe 1st Round) Potential Role Players with More Risk & Lottery Tickets
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Height: 6'6.5"
Weight: 210
Wingspan: 6'8.25"
Position: SG/SF
Draft Age: 22.9
Class: Senior
League: NCAA
Team: Illinois
Advanced
OBPM: 8.2
DBPM: 3.3
BPM: 11.5
WS/40: .241
Efficiency
TS%: .625
2P%: .593
3P%: .361
FT%: .791
FG%: .477
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Height: 6'10
Weight: 200
Position: PF
Draft Age: 21.5
Class: Junior
League: NCAA
Team: Illinois
Advanced
OBPM: 5.4
DBPM: 5.4
BPM: 10.8
WS/40: .197
Efficiency
TS%: .576
2P%: .500
3P%: .386
FT%: .815
FG%: .442
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Height: 6'4"
Weight: 200
Wingspan: 6'9"
Position: SG
Draft Age: 19.3
Class: Freshman
League: NCAA
Team: Notre Dame
Advanced
OBPM: 0.5
DBPM: -0.2
BPM: 0.4
WS/40: .078
Efficiency
TS%: .543
2P%: .547
3P%: .324
FT%: .735
FG%: .464
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Height: 6'3
Weight: 175
Wingspan: 6'10
Position: PG/SG
Draft Age: 19.1
Class: Freshman
League: NCAA
Team: Kentucky
Advanced
OBPM: -0.3
DBPM: 1.4
BPM: 1.2
WS/40: .064
Efficiency
TS%: .495
2P%: .457
3P%: .304
FT%: .817
FG%: .401
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Height: 7'4
Weight: 285
Wingspan: 7'10
Position: C
Draft Age: 22.1
Class: Senior
League: NCAA
Team: Purdue
Advanced
OBPM: 13.1
DBPM: 3.7
BPM: 16.8
WS/40: .336
Efficiency
TS%: .659
2P%: .624
3P%: .500
FT%: .711
FG%: .623
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Height: 6'6
Weight: 235
Wingspan: 6'11
Position: SG/SF
Draft Age: 22.7
Class: Senior
League: NCAA
Team: Weber State
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Height: 6'5
Weight: 190
Position: PG/SG
Draft Age: 22.0
Class: Junior
League: NCAA
Team: UC Santa Barbara
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Height: 6'5
Weight: 190
Position: PG/SG
Draft Age: 18.9
Class: Freshman
League: NCAA
Team: Pittsburgh
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Height: 6'7
Weight: 190
Wingspan: 6'11
Position: SG/SF
Draft Age: 20.5
Class: Junior
League: NCAA
Team: Santa Clara
Advanced
OBPM: 2.3
DBPM: 0.2
BPM: 2.6
WS/40: .153
Efficiency
TS%: .595
2P%: .538
3P%: .362
FT%: .842
FG%: .459
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Height: 6'5
Weight: 185
Wingspan: 6'10
Position: SG/PG
Draft Age: 21.3
Class: Junior
League: NCAA
Team: Wake Forest
Advanced
OBPM: 3.2
DBPM: 2.4
BPM: 5.6
WS/40: .134
Efficiency
TS%: .549
2P%: .547
3P%: .277
FT%: .804
FG%: .457
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Tier 8 – (Potential Early 2nd Round Picks): Riskier role players & Extreme Lottery Tickets
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Height: 6'3"
Weight: 174
Position: PG/SG
Draft Age: 21.7
Class: Junior
League: NCAA
Team: Virginia
Advanced
OBPM: 5.1
DBPM: 5.4
BPM: 10.5
WS/40: .198
Efficiency
TS%: .530
2P%: .507
3P%: .297
FT%: .753
FG%: .453
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Physically Similar NCAA Prospects:
(Based on Height / Wingspan / Weight, not on Playing Style / Skill / Ceiling)
Avery BradleyElfrid PaytonElie Okobo
Height: 6'8
Weight: 205
Position: SG/SF
Draft Age: 20.5
Class: Freshman
League: NCAA
Team: Miami (FL)
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Height: 6'10
Weight: 238
Wingspan: 7'1
Position: C/PF
Draft Age: 22.3
Class: Senior
League: NCAA
Team: Clemson
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Tier 9 – (Late 2nd round fliers or Undrafted FAs): Hail Mary Time
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Height: 6'10
Weight: 245
Wingspan: 7'0
Position: C/PF
Draft Age: 21.3
Class: Sophomore
League: NCAA
Team: UCLA
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Height: 6'8
Weight: 220
Position: SF/PF
Draft Age: 21.6
Class: Sophomore
League: NCAA
Team: UConn
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