What the experts say
(as of 6/2/19)
ESPN [$] (Jonathan Givony): 35th (Big Board)
Stadium Basketball (Jeff Goodman): 24th
The Ringer (Kevin O’Connor, Danny Chau, Jonathan Tjarks): 31st
Sports Illustrated (Jeremy Woo): 40th
Amico Hoops (Sam Amico): 30th
The Athletic [$] (Sam Vecenie): 42nd (Big Board)
Tankathon: 39th
Quotes:
Kevin O’Connor from The Ringer sums up King’s traits and adds in some player-type comparisons to current NBA players:
"“Modern wing with enviable height, length, athleticism, and knockdown shooting ability, though his defensive effort and fundamentals must improve.” ”SHADES OF: Otto Porter Jr., Tall Rodney Hood”"
Sam Vecenie of The Athletic in a recent mock draft explained why he feels King is a worth a flyer in the second round, but a possible risk to take higher due to his low impact on the game:
"“King had a weird year at Oregon. He was hurt for the first month, then it took him another few weeks to work his way back into game shape. Once he did though, we saw the reasons why he was a five-star talent in high school, as he averaged just about 15 points and five rebounds per game while shooting on a 45/43/80 line. Having said that though, King hasn’t displayed much interest in defense, and doesn’t really affect the game if he’s not scoring. To me, he’s an interesting flyer to take, but not much else. Teams do have a wide range on him at this stage.”"