Dennis Smith Jr. traversed his way through a single chaotic season at North Carolina State and is entering the draft as a potential top-five pick with a floor around the mid-teens. Smith is arguably the best leaper in the 2017 class but reservations about his effort level and smaller stature have kept his draft stock highly volatile.
Smith’s lone season at N.C. State was such a difficult situation to analyze seeing how much of his game was never able to shine due to roster constraints and coaching instability. His skill-set is tailor made for the NBA and he could come in develop into the most offensively able players in the draft.