It’s not quite a “redraft” of the 2017 NBA draft, but Mike Schmitz and Kevin Pelton of ESPN broke down the league’s sophomore class by “star potential” and both liked where Jonathan Allen is and where he’s headed. Schmitz, in fact, ranked Allen, taken at No. 22 by the Nets, as the player with the eighth best chance for stardom.
Schmitz writes in the ESPN Insider feature...
Allen is here thanks to his agility, length, soft hands, touch and potential as a rim protector, ranking 37th overall in ESPN’s defensive real plus-minus.