2019 Draft Class

[GameBredAPBT]

Little & Barrett will be running the league in a decade

[TYO23]

They released the camp rosters for the U18 USA team today. I’m very interested to see how Zion looks.

https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/05/mu18-training-camp-roster-1.aspx

[mojo13]

They released the camp rosters for the U18 USA team today. I’m very interested to see how Zion looks.

https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/05/mu18-training-camp-roster-1.aspx

Very interesting to see Zion there. As a leading homer of Canada Basketball on the board, I'm not expecting RJ Barrett to be playing this u18. That thought process may be more in thinking that RJ has nothing left to gain of prove at this level and he'd be focused on preparing with Duke. Zion on the other hand may be hoping to win something. With RJ not playing...maybe he can.

I could very well be wrong about RJ playing though....especially with this on home soil for once.

[Patsfan1081]

Just not really a fan of this class really. Reddish should be the best player but man hard to fall in love with his game when he clearly just doesn't care. RJ is the best player but I think people are going to try and force themselves to believe he's a true #1 overall pick type player but I just don't see it. Little is going to be really good but not great in my opinion. I'm just so meh on this class which sucks because Duke has the top 3 ranked players in the class.

Which is a falacy, Little been ranked 10th by ESPN is a disgrace, to me he is a better prospect than Reddish hands down

Zion is a big wildcard, I think Grimes, Garland, Naz Reid, EWilliams and a few others are pretty underrated by RSCI, while others, including Reddish, but mainly, Bol, Langford, Bazley, King, Moses Brown or Quickley are really overrated.

ESPN has Hoard, Williams, Reid, Perry and Dotson from 20 to 24, I would take all those guys ahead of a bunch of top15-20 guys

I don't think guys like Bol, Bazley, and Brown are overated, I just think there's such a huge gap in their upside and its almost impossible to project their developement. Ive watched a good amount amount of Bol, if he gets his motor fixed he could possibly be the best player to come out of the draft. Sekou is extremely interesting also, there just seems to be a lot of unknown going into this class.

[No-Man]

Bol has no chance with that body to be an impactful player, it ain't about motor, and that doesn't get fixed often btw

Brown is trash, whoever thinks he has some sort of untapped potential doesn't know anything in terms of projecting guys going forward

[Zukkoyaki]

Finally took a look at Barrett and I'm in love. He seems like Wiggins but with a competitive fire. That's a very, VERY tantalizing prospect.

[Patsfan1081]

Bol has no chance with that body to be an impactful player, it ain't about motor, and that doesn't get fixed often btw

Brown is trash, whoever thinks he has some sort of untapped potential doesn't know anything in terms of projecting guys going forward

Sorry but with your history that prob means Bol will be an all NBA player. The kid is now 225 lbs, how do you know what his body will look like once he gets to the nba? I just don't know how you could dismiss these highschool kids when I'm guessing all you see are the same YouTube clips that most on this board see. How do you have any clue how good Moses Brown will be? Calling a kid in high school trash just seems really low.

[Patsfan1081]

Bol has no chance with that body to be an impactful player, it ain't about motor, and that doesn't get fixed often btw

Brown is trash, whoever thinks he has some sort of untapped potential doesn't know anything in terms of projecting guys going forward

Sorry but with your history that prob means Bol will be an all NBA player(Tatum ). The kid is now 225 lbs, how do you know what his body will look like once he gets to the nba? I just don't know how you could dismiss these highschool kids when I'm guessing all you see are the same YouTube clips that most on this board see. How do you have any clue how good Moses Brown will be? Calling a kid in high school trash just seems really low.

[GimmeDat]

Honestly, I don't think this draft is shaping up to be 'weak'. Not as strong as '17 and '18, but they seem to be pretty stacked drafts.

2 way wings/forwards are a valued commodity in this league and the top of this draft has some elite level wing prospects. I like the potential of Barrett, Little, Williamson, Reddish, etc.

That 2nd tier of prospects, name your lot, but I'll throw around the names Doumbouya, Grimes, Langford, Bol, Hunter, J.Porter, Gafford, maybe Tre Jones, as well as K.Johnson, maybe Garland, Bazley, King, Shittu or others and that basically rounds out a pretty nice group of 15-20.

I think the other notable returnees in Wilkes, Hachimura and Fernando have a chance to really improve on last season as well and become 10-20 range guys. From what I've seen, Brissett is a guy that has some considerable upside if he can become more efficient as well.

I'm not sure what how deep it'll go in to the late 1st and 2nd rounds, but it's very hard to predict that sort of depth at this stage.

[doordoor123]

Honestly, I don't think this draft is shaping up to be 'weak'. Not as strong as '17 and '18, but they seem to be pretty stacked drafts.

2 way wings/forwards are a valued commodity in this league and the top of this draft has some elite level wing prospects. I like the potential of Barrett, Little, Williamson, Reddish, etc.

That 2nd tier of prospects, name your lot, but I'll throw around the names Doumbouya, Grimes, Langford, Bol, Hunter, J.Porter, Gafford, maybe Tre Jones, as well as K.Johnson, maybe Garland, Bazley, King, **** or others and that basically rounds out a pretty nice group of 15-20.

I think the other notable returnees in Wilkes, Hachimura and Fernando have a chance to really improve on last season as well and become 10-20 range guys. From what I've seen, Brissett is a guy that has some considerable upside if he can become more efficient as well.

I'm not sure what how deep it'll go in to the late 1st and 2nd rounds, but it's very hard to predict that sort of depth at this stage.

I don’t think it’ll end up weak, but it’s dependent on the players that have returned improving. If they can improve there’s potential for an average class.

[Forte IV]

AM I the only one who doesn't like Zion as a prospect? He's effectively an athletic 6'6 PF

[Chuck Everett]

AM I the only one who doesn't like Zion as a prospect? He's effectively an athletic 6'6 PF

Nope. There are several guys I like more who are already in college. I imagine he will be exposed this year at Duke.

[nolang1]

Talen Horton-Tucker looks like just as much of a player as a lot of the guys in the McD's All-American game to me and I'm guessing is underrated (#76 on ESPN) because he's a late bloomer or appears somewhat chunky; I could see him having a chance to be one-and-done if he gets into good shape over the summer. Denzel Valentine type of game but more athletic and physical.

By and large though I'd rather wait and see who ends up improving a ton and playing well next year so my opinion isn't too weighed down by someone being underwhelming to date.

He seems to be impressing people at the USA U18 camp. Measured at 6'4" in shoes but 240 pounds with a 7'1" wingspan.

[Feel_the_Heat15]

I think overall this class is weaker than this year's class and 2017, but wouldn't it be accurate to say that 10-18 is better than 10-18 of 2017?

[BostonCouchGM]

I think overall this class is weaker than this year's class and 2017, but wouldn't it be accurate to say that 10-18 is better than 10-18 of 2017?

The problem with 10-18 in 2017 is that Kennard at #12, Jackson at #15, Patton #16, and Wilson #17 were taken too high. If you replace them with Collins, OG, Kuzma, and Allen then all of a sudden it's much stronger.

[clyde21]

Jontay Porter, Tyus Battle and Bruno Fernando are all big gets for the '19 class. Fan of all three.

[clyde21]

Very early board:

1. Nassir Little
2. Zion Williamson
3. Jontay Porter
4. R.J. Barrett
5. Romeo Langford
6. Bruno Fernando
7. Sekou Doumbouya
8. Cameron Reddish
9. Tyus Battle
10. Rui Hachimura

[Feel_the_Heat15]

Very early board:

1. Nassir Little
2. Zion Williamson
3. Jontay Porter
4. R.J. Barrett
5. Romeo Langford
6. Bruno Fernando
7. Sekou Doumbouya
8. Cameron Reddish
9. Tyus Battle
10. Rui Hachimura

Porter is way too high and so is Rui. I don't think Fernando is even a late lottery pick. Battle might not even be top 20. You're missing a few prospects.

[clyde21]

Very early board:

1. Nassir Little
2. Zion Williamson
3. Jontay Porter
4. R.J. Barrett
5. Romeo Langford
6. Bruno Fernando
7. Sekou Doumbouya
8. Cameron Reddish
9. Tyus Battle
10. Rui Hachimura

Porter is way too high and so is Rui. I don't think Fernando is even a late lottery pick. Battle might not even be top 20. You're missing a few prospects.

I am missing a bunch of people probably because I haven't watched a lot of players in this class. Just a preliminary board and early impressions.

[The-Power]

Very early board:

1. Nassir Little
2. Zion Williamson
3. Jontay Porter
4. R.J. Barrett
5. Romeo Langford
6. Bruno Fernando
7. Sekou Doumbouya
8. Cameron Reddish
9. Tyus Battle
10. Rui Hachimura

Keep an eye on Quentin Grimes. I've followed him closely when I realized that he might be one of the best prospects next year, and I've seen nothing to suggest that he isn't exactly that. Obviously college will reveal a lot that we don't know yet, and as for every prospect some issues exist (will his jumper fall, and does he have the quickness to be a PG?), but I'd be very surprised if he doesn't end up being considered at least (!) a top 10 prospect.

Other than that, I'm clearly lower on Zion and Langford. Also, I've never been a big fan of Tyus Battle, and Bruno Fernando also has a lot to prove for me to consider him this high. But as always, the new college season will shake up rankings like crazy – early risers as well as big disappointments exist every year. I'm interested to see if Gafford as well as Konate can show some clear improvements next year.