NBA Draft 2017 Prospect Watch: Malik Monk

What the Experts Say

(as of 4/5/17)

Draft Express (Jonathan Givony): 5th

ESPN (Chad Ford): 7th

CBS (Howard Megdal): 8th

Sporting News (Sam Vecenie): 7th

The Step Back (Trevor Magnotti and Chris Stone): 8th

Quotes:

Chad Ford of ESPN is wary of Monk’s lack of versatility in an offensive sense, but has no questions over Monk’s ability to score.

"“He’s one-dimensional, which I think probably affects his statistical projection, but Monk can score from everywhere. He’s shooting 74 percent at the rim and 49 percent on his 2-point jumpers. He’s possibly the best athlete in the draft as well.”"

Kevin Pelton of ESPN is optimistic about Monk’s chances of not only being a volume scorer as a pro, but an efficient one too.

"“As compared to the other top prospects, Monk figures to be a more efficient scorer even with his projected 3-point percentage regressed heavily to the mean (35.0 percent). The effective shooting inside the arc you mention helps offset that, and rebounding is Monk’s only huge weakness statistically.”"