Jordan-Shaq factor: Early grades for the top 15 picks in 2019 draft

While keeping the Jordan-Shaq Factor in mind, we have made some early grades for the first 15 players selected in the 2019 NBA Draft.

1st pick: Zion Williamson

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There’s no way to fairly judge Williamson’s prospects until he actually plays a game—and then, a few more games. The Duke star has all of the upside needed to attain greatness (shoes included), but with an injury, you can also whisper “Greg Oden?” and no one could chastise you all that much. As history goes, Michael Jordan missed 64 games in his second season with a broken foot and faired pretty well after that. For Williamson, though?

Early Grade: TBD

Sekou Doumbouya :: Romeo Langford :: Tyler Herro :: P.J. Washington :: Cam Johnson :: Cam Reddish :: Rui Hachimura :: Jaxson Hayes :: Coby White :: Jarrett Culver :: Darius Garland :: De’Andre Hunter :: R.J. Barrett :: Ja Morant :: Zion Williamson

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