Future all-stars? The Timberwolves have got one. Raw projects? Those too. A guy or two who might be a decade removed from his prime? Oh yeah.
That's all according to CARMELO -- not the Knicks forward, but the nifty new player projection system from FiveThirtyEight.
Using factors like true shooting percentage, rebounding and assist rates and plus-minus, Nate Silver and his spreadsheet sorcerers have forecast the careers for every NBA player, from stud to scrub. They've also projected some rookies who played in college, but not incoming international players (so Nemanja Bjelica gets left out).