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We are just more than a week from the 2020 NBA Draft and Auburn one-and-done star Isaac Okoro will finally figure out where he will be playing professionally.
Over at USA TODAY Sports Hoops Hype, the NBA writers have broken down each prospect by their player comparison to current guys in the NBA. For Okoro, it couldn’t get much better.
The Powder Springs, Ga. native’s comparisons including Jimmy Butler, Andre Iguodala and Justise Winslow.
From Hoops Hype:
“Auburn’s Isaac Okoro is a defensive-oriented wing physically built like Jimmy Butler. He is an uber-athlete, known for his intensiveness and his tenacity and his speed. His college coach Bruce Pearl has compared Okoro to Iguodala due to his ability to impact the game. He still needs to round out his game to score beyond five feet of the basket, though, which will be an essential element for him to have success in the league.”
Butler, a 2011 first-round pick out of Marquette, is a five-time NBA All-Star, made the All-NBA third-team three times and has earned a spot on the NBA All-Defensive Team second team four times.
Okoro is definitely a fierce defender as, as a freshman for Auburn during the 2019-20 season, he was responsible for the opponent’s best offensive player on most nights. He finished second on the Tigers with 12.9 points and 4.4 rebounds and is expected to be a top-10 pick in the upcoming draft.