Power Forward
Biggest Riser: Zach Collins, Gonzaga
Biggest Faller: Ivan Rabb, California
Most NBA-Ready: Lauri Markkanen, Arizona
Best Post Scorer: Zach Collins
Top Shooter: Lauri Markkanen
Best Defender: Zach Collins
Best Rebounder: Ivan Rabb
Most Athletic: John Collins, Wake Forest
Biggest Question Mark: Isaiah Hartenstein, Germany (Inexperience)
Best Potential: Zach Collins
Biggest Sleeper: Jordan Bell, Oregon
Blue Man Hoop
Power Forward Ranking
- Lauri Markkanen, Arizona
- Zach Collins, Gonzaga
- John Collins, Wake Forest
- Isaiah Hartenstein, Germany
- Ivan Rabb, California
- TJ Leaf, UCLA
- Tyler Lydon, Syracuse
- D.J. Wilson, Michigan
- Jordan Bell, Oregon
- Jonathan Motley, Baylor
- Mathias Lessort, France
- Alec Peters, Valparaiso
- Kyle Kuzma, Utah
- Jonah Bolden, Australia
- Chance Comanche, Arizona
Power Forward Analysis
The power forward class is deep in talent but it lacks great potential. I think that Zach Collins of Gonzaga is the only player with game-changing potential. Lauri Markkanen has a killer deep shot but struggles defensively and on the boards. John Collins needs to show that he has an outside shot. Ivan Rabb was projected to be the top power froward but he disappointed mightily in his sophomore season.
D.J. Wilson of Michigan has emerged as a late first round prospect as of late. Wilson has shown that he can protect the rim (1.5 blocks per game) as well as hit the three point shot on a consistent basis (37.3 percent). This kind of versatility will get Wilson drafted higher than more proven college players.
The foreign prospects, Mathias Lessort and Isaiah Hartenstein, offers great potential but both players need to polish their games immensely. Lessort projects to be a long-term rim protector, whilst Hartenstein projects to be a two-way stretch four. Both are very raw but offer boom potential.