The Draft Report

There are perhaps no players in the 2019 NBA draft class that are more interesting or as unique of a prospect as Bol Bol of Oregon. There are also perhaps no players in the 2019 NBA draft class that are more polarizing than Bol. Bol Bol is listed 7-2 or 7-3, and the son of former NBA player Manute Bol (who was 7-7). He also has a 7-8 wingspan and a monstrous 9-8 standing reach. Likely Bol’s best skill is his shooting for his size, which is pretty much unprecedented for a college freshman. In the Nike EYBL in high school, Bol shot 45/54 (83.3%) from the line and 22/45 (48.9%) from three. These would be amazing shooting numbers for a high school senior that was 6-3, much less one that was 7-3. He continued this incredible shooting in 9 games in college prior to his season ending due to a foot injury, by shooting 28/37 from the line (75.7 percent) and 13/25 from three (52 percent). He has a low release point, so can’t really shoot over guys his size, but they’ll be so few guys his si

I think it's a good exercise to think about players without the hype or bias that comes with knowing their name or team.  Therefore, I created a little blind resume, and will reveal the player names below and discuss my thoughts.  Try not to spoil the exercise by looking at the player names before analyzing the different players! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The players listed are Jarrett Culver (Player A) of Texas Tech and Nickeil Alexander-Walker (Player B) of Virginia Tech.  Culver is being mocked in the top 5 usually while Alexander-Walker is usually being mocked in the mid first round (15-20 range).  I'm very high on both of these guys as prospects, but this exercise showed how similar they are.  Their advanced stats are very, very similar, and the only major differences are that Alexander-Walker (Player B) shows much more promise as a shooter, while Culver (Player A) seems to be better at attacking the rim and as a rebounder. I think thi