2017 Draft Prospect Pro Comparisons

[billy]

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Markelle Fultz
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Dennis Smith Jr.
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Josh Jackson
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Isaiah Hartenstein
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Malik Monk
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Jayson Tatum
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De'Aaron Fox
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Ivan Rabb
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Frank Ntilikina
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Harry Giles
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Grayson Allen
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[billy]

Mine:

Markelle Fultz
Ultimate Upside Comparison: James Harden
Safe Upside Comparison: DeMar Derozan

Dennis Smith Jr.
Ultimate Upside Comparison: Russell Westbrook
Safe Upside Comparison: Darren Collison

Josh Jackson
Ultimate Upside Comparison: Tracy McGrady w/brains
Safe Upside Comparison: Vince Carter

Lonzo Ball
Ultimate Upside Comparison: Goran Dragic
Safe Upside Comparison: Ricky Rubio

Isaiah Hartenstein
Ultimate Upside Comparison: Dirk Nowitzki
Safe Upside Comparison: Cliff Robinson

Malik Monk
Ultimate Upside Comparison: Kyrie Irving
Safe Upside Comparison: J.R. Smith

Jayson Tatum
Ultimate Upside Comparison: Scottie Pippin
Safe Upside Comparison: Shawn Marion

Lauri Markkanen
Ultimate Upside Comparison: Dirk Nowitzki
Safe Upside Comparison: Ryan Anderson
Worst Case Scenario: Frank Kaminsky

De'Aaron Fox
Ultimate Upside Comparison: Jeff Teague
Safe Upside Comparison: Devin Harris
Worst Case Scenario: Elfrid Payton

Ivan Rabb
Ultimate Upside Comparison: Chris Bosh
Safe Upside Comparison: Taj Gibson
Worst Case Scenario: Bobby Portis

Frank Ntilikina
Ultimate Upside Comparison: Steve Nash
Safe Upside Comparison: Dante Exum
Worst Case Scenario: Bust

Harry Giles
Ultimate Upside Comparison: Pau Gasol
Safe Upside Comparison: David West
Worst Case Scenario: Julius Randle if healthy

Grayson Allen
Ultimate Upside Comparison: Greivous Vasquez
Safe Upside Comparison: JJ Reddick
Worst Case Scenario: Jimmer Fredette

[Allan Houston]

Not mine, but thought I'd check nbadraft.net for their comparisons:

Markelle Fultz
Comp: D'Angelo Russell/James Harden

Dennis Smith Jr.
Comp: Chris Paul/Derrick Rose

Josh Jackson
Comp: Kawhi Leonard

Lonzo Ball
Comp: Jason Kidd

Isaiah Hartenstein
Comp: Dirk Nowitzki

Jayson Tatum
Comp: Danny Granger/Shane Battier

Lauri Markkanen
Comp: Nikola Mirotic/Ryan Anderson

De'Aaron Fox
Comp: Dennis Schroeder

Ivan Rabb
Chris Bosh

Frank Ntilikina
Comp: Dennis Schroeder/Devin Harris

Grayson Allen
Comp: Courtney Lee/Bob Sura

[Deleted]

hopefully DSJ isn't TOO much like Derrick Rose lol

[Theodore Duncan]

 So hyped to have first ever a Finnish player with a chance to become a star NBA player, so maybe I'm a little biased with this

Lauri Markkanen
Ultimate Upside Comparison: GOAT
Worst Case Scenario: Dirk Nowitzki

[Yao Ming]

My top 7 prospects right now and who I think they'd likely be compared to (haven't seen enough of the rest of the class to rank them).

1. Markelle Fultz (PG)
NBA Comparison: Eric Bledsoe

2. Jayson Tatum (SF)
NBA Comparison: Mo Harkless

3. Malik Monk (SG)
NBA Comparison: Louis Williams

4. Dennis Smith (PG)
NBA Comparison: Dennis Schroder

5. Lonzo Ball (PG)
NBA Comparison: Rajon Rondo

6. De'Aaron Fox (PG)
NBA Comparison: Jeff Teague

7. Josh Jackson (SF)
NBA Comparison: Jaylen Brown