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NBA Draft Combine will have a greater impact for OKC Thunder draft process in 2019

Two days after the 2019 NBA Draft lottery analysts, pundits and fans alike shifted their mindset to June 20th. That’s the date of the 2019 NBA Draft and now that each franchise knows where they are selecting, deeper dives can be made into each of the draft prospects.

It’s not unusual for teams to take the best player on the board regardless of position. This season, however, it’s more likely teams will switch to best fit. The reason is this draft class isn’t particularly strong. Although there are three to five special assets beyond that the vast majority of the class displays parity or uncertainty of long term potential.