Best/Worst Draft Scenarios
(#17 pick)
Best Case Scenario: Drafting PF/C Bobby Portis (Arkansas, Sophomore)
The case could be made for PF/C Myles Turner here, as there is an outside shot of him falling all the way to #17 if teams don’t have the patience for him to develop. However, it’s extremely unlikely that player with Turner’s potential falls all the way here, but Portis is more than a consolation prize. Perhaps the most underrated player in the draft, Portis averaged a whopping 17.5 points on 54% shooting, to go with 9 rebounds and a combined 2.5 blocks and steals per game, albeit against much weaker competition than most prospects. He has a lethal mid-range jumper, is a frenetic rebounder, and can run the break with this young Bucks team. Although he does have some defensive limitations, another interior defender is not really what Milwaukee is looking for. Rather, they’re looking for a big man that can stretch the defense and potentially be a go-to scorer along with SF Jabari Parker, and Portis can certainly fill that role.
Worst Case Scenario: Somehow, Tier 3 and Tier 4 of big men are gone by #17
First off: this is pretty unlikely. I was going back and forth on whether this even qualified as “realistic”, but nonetheless, there is a chance (however small). Frank Kaminsky, Trey Lyles, Myles Turner, and maybe Portis are tier 3 of big men, and they will be eaten up quickly after the top 10. However, PF/SF Kevon Looney is a player that Milwaukee could have their eyes set on come draft night, but could be considered a reach at #17. Therefore, they’d rather take one of the aforementioned foursome, but them not being available would be very unfortunate. Of course, they’d have borderline top 10 prospects like SG Devin Booker, PG Cameron Payne SF Kelly Oubre Jr. and SF Sam Dekker falling to them, but the last thing the Bucks need is another wing player. They need someone that can man one of the two frontcourt spots, and it would be next to a disaster if they can’t find a quality player to fill that void on June 25th.
(#17 pick)
Best Case Scenario: Drafting PF/C Bobby Portis (Arkansas, Sophomore)
The case could be made for PF/C Myles Turner here, as there is an outside shot of him falling all the way to #17 if teams don’t have the patience for him to develop. However, it’s extremely unlikely that player with Turner’s potential falls all the way here, but Portis is more than a consolation prize. Perhaps the most underrated player in the draft, Portis averaged a whopping 17.5 points on 54% shooting, to go with 9 rebounds and a combined 2.5 blocks and steals per game, albeit against much weaker competition than most prospects. He has a lethal mid-range jumper, is a frenetic rebounder, and can run the break with this young Bucks team. Although he does have some defensive limitations, another interior defender is not really what Milwaukee is looking for. Rather, they’re looking for a big man that can stretch the defense and potentially be a go-to scorer along with SF Jabari Parker, and Portis can certainly fill that role.
Worst Case Scenario: Somehow, Tier 3 and Tier 4 of big men are gone by #17
First off: this is pretty unlikely. I was going back and forth on whether this even qualified as “realistic”, but nonetheless, there is a chance (however small). Frank Kaminsky, Trey Lyles, Myles Turner, and maybe Portis are tier 3 of big men, and they will be eaten up quickly after the top 10. However, PF/SF Kevon Looney is a player that Milwaukee could have their eyes set on come draft night, but could be considered a reach at #17. Therefore, they’d rather take one of the aforementioned foursome, but them not being available would be very unfortunate. Of course, they’d have borderline top 10 prospects like SG Devin Booker, PG Cameron Payne SF Kelly Oubre Jr. and SF Sam Dekker falling to them, but the last thing the Bucks need is another wing player. They need someone that can man one of the two frontcourt spots, and it would be next to a disaster if they can’t find a quality player to fill that void on June 25th.