What the experts say
(as of 5/31/19)
ESPN [$] (Jonathan Givony): 21st
The Ringer (Kevin O’Connor, Danny Chau, Jonathan Tjarks): 20th
Sports Illustrated (Jeremy Woo): 31st
Sporting News (Chris Stone): 20th
The Athletic [$] (Sam Vecenie): 28th
The Stepien (Composite Rank): 8th
The Step Back (Brandon Kleen): 18th
Quotes:
Jonathan Givony of ESPN sums up Horton-Tucker’s rather distinct tools and draft situation as follows:
"“Horton-Tucker is the youngest college player in the first round, and he has intriguing versatility, thanks to his unique build, exceptionally long wingspan and budding ability to shoot off the dribble. His ability to slide between the shooting guard and power forward positions could be attractive here.”"
Sam Vecenie of The Athletic notes there are two notable areas of Horton-Tucker’s game that need to improve for him to justify a pick in the late first round:
"“I acknowledge that NBA teams see him as a player likely to be selected in the 20s. For him to reach that place for me, he’d need to show that he can start knocking down shots, or that there is some sort of potential for frame improvement down the road.”"