I am not a draft guru. I haven’t watched hours of game film or poured over DraftExpress scouting reports on this year’s draft class. I barely left the bench for my high school basketball team. But here’s my case for drafting Josh Jackson with the #1 pick.
Yesterday, ESPN Insider’s Chad Ford suggested that the Celtics “might pull a surprise at No. 1.” Although Markelle Fultz has been the favorite for the top pick in next Thursday’s draft, he’s not exactly the consensus #1. Many scouts and experts have actually pegged Jackson as the future superstar of this class.