The Hawks use their third and final first round pick on a potential draft-and-stash candidate. Kurucs was firmly in the first round conversation last season, but slipped a bit in 2018 due to an inconsistent role with Barcelona’s second team.
Nonetheless, he’s still a 6-8 wing who can score on the perimeter and compete defensively. His resume should keep him in that range on draft night, even if most projections list him as a second rounder.
Next: 2018 NBA Draft Big Board 5.0
We’ll be releaseing an updated big board towards the end of the month, so stay tuned for that. Also, I don’t know if you’ve heard, but the Philadelphia 76ers are in the playoffs. We’ll be covering that too.