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The Draftables: Every NBA prospect in college basketball

The Draftables is your updated list of every NBA prospect in college basketball.

247sports.com

We began this year’s NBA Draft coverage by ascertaining exactly how things work behind the scenes.

We spoke to representatives from ten of the most successful front offices in the NBA and they all dished, anonymously, on their process.

None put prospects in order or ranked them before January 1st, at the earliest, but they all began to organize prospects by category in the fall.

The most common categories were potential lottery picks, potential first round picks, potential second round picks, players who might be invited to the G League Elite Camp or Portsmouth Invitational, and finally, prospects who may have NBA potential down the road but are not ready this year.

We structured our preseason coverage as a reflection of that, identifying and sorting prospects across all six high-major conferences and then throughout all the non-power conferences.

In total, we identified 190 prospects in college basketball that NBA scouts might be interested in. 17 potential lottery candidates, 35 more who could be considered for the first round (for a total of 52), 55 additional prospects who could be considered in the second round (107 total), 24 names for the PIT or G League Elite Camp, and 59 prospects for future years.

This list of “draftables” will provide a cumulative list of NBA prospects, by team, throughout the course of the season and will continue to evolve as new players emerge and others show they need more time.

Of course, there are only 59 picks in this year’s draft and the current list of 190 prospects does not include players outside of college basketball, so being on this list only means these players are on the NBA radar.

Initially, there are four programs – Alabama, Duke, Florida, and Kentucky – that lead college basketball with six potential NBA prospects. Arkansas, Baylor, Connecticut, Gonzaga, Kansas, and North Carolina all have five.

The current list of college basketball’s NBA prospects and their category can be found below.

Connecticut (5):
Jordan Hawkins, 6-5, SO, G, 1st;
Andre Jackson, 6-6, SO, W, 1st;

Adama Sanogo, 6-9, JR, C, 2nd;

Donovan Clingan, 7-2, FR, C, Future;
Alex Karaban, 6-8, RS-FR, F, Future.

 

[dannyHAM]

Seems about right to me as of right now. Loved what I saw from AK in the first game. The guy just does so many things well.

 

[husky429]

The Draftables: Every NBA prospect in college basketball

The Draftables is your updated list of every NBA prospect in college basketball.

247sports.com

We began this year’s NBA Draft coverage by ascertaining exactly how things work behind the scenes.

We spoke to representatives from ten of the most successful front offices in the NBA and they all dished, anonymously, on their process.

None put prospects in order or ranked them before January 1st, at the earliest, but they all began to organize prospects by category in the fall.

The most common categories were potential lottery picks, potential first round picks, potential second round picks, players who might be invited to the G League Elite Camp or Portsmouth Invitational, and finally, prospects who may have NBA potential down the road but are not ready this year.

We structured our preseason coverage as a reflection of that, identifying and sorting prospects across all six high-major conferences and then throughout all the non-power conferences.

In total, we identified 190 prospects in college basketball that NBA scouts might be interested in. 17 potential lottery candidates, 35 more who could be considered for the first round (for a total of 52), 55 additional prospects who could be considered in the second round (107 total), 24 names for the PIT or G League Elite Camp, and 59 prospects for future years.

This list of “draftables” will provide a cumulative list of NBA prospects, by team, throughout the course of the season and will continue to evolve as new players emerge and others show they need more time.

Of course, there are only 59 picks in this year’s draft and the current list of 190 prospects does not include players outside of college basketball, so being on this list only means these players are on the NBA radar.

Initially, there are four programs – Alabama, Duke, Florida, and Kentucky – that lead college basketball with six potential NBA prospects. Arkansas, Baylor, Connecticut, Gonzaga, Kansas, and North Carolina all have five.

The current list of college basketball’s NBA prospects and their category can be found below.

Connecticut (5):
Jordan Hawkins, 6-5, SO, G, 1st;
Andre Jackson, 6-6, SO, W, 1st;

Adama Sanogo, 6-9, JR, C, 2nd;

Donovan Clingan, 7-2, FR, C, Future;
Alex Karaban, 6-8, RS-FR, F, Future.

They got Jackson's year wrong. Otherwise I think they're about right. Sanogo doesn't have a first-round skillset despite his talent.

 

[Kitaman]

I know it maybe dreaming but all 5 could return to campus for next year. And we have at least one recruit that could make that list next year.