Even under the best of circumstances, there are always a multitude of questions leading up to the NBA Draft.
And this year is anything but the ideal scenario.
For the moment, the NBA Draft is still on schedule for June 25, but who will be entering the draft and how those players will be adequately evaluated remains up in the air.
Which makes accurately projecting the upcoming draft that much more difficult.
In his most recent mock version, Sam Vecenie of The Athletic had the Oklahoma City Thunder taking Arizona freshman guard, Josh Green, with the No. 25 overall pick. However, Jonathan Wasserman of Bleacher Report sees Sam Presti going in a different direction – taking the freshman center out of Washington, Isaiah Stewart, at No. 25.
Stewart made a strong final statement in the Pac-12 tournament game against Arizona, scoring a season-high 29 points with a three-pointer. There isn’t anything sexy about his post-up-heavy attack, but it’s easy to picture Stewart contributing right away with his powerful 250-pound frame, effort and hands around the basket.
Wasserman only projected to the first round, so there’s no additional insight as to who the Thunder might take with their second-round selection.
As for Stewart, the 6-foot-9, 250-pound freshman played and started in all 28 games for the Huskies this season. He averaged 16.9 points and 8.5 rebounds in 32.2 minutes per game and scored in double-digits in all but two games.
He shot a respectable 56.2% from the floor and 77% from the free-throw line, where he hit 134 of his 174 attempts.
Check out some of his highlights: