No. 17 overall – RJ Hampton – guard – New Zealand Breakers
Hampton, a highly-rated prospect who stumbled after a rough, injury-plagued season in Australia’s National Basketball League (NBL), slips to Boston in this scenario.
There are some significant red flags that caused him to fall from among the top prospects of the 2020 draft — most notably his continued issues with getting the ball to go through the hoop.
But at just 19 and standing 6-foot-5, Hampton could still turn it around — though it seems unlikely a team with such a strong need for bench scoring would go for a prospect unlikely to become a star with limited offensive skills.