Early Season Top 70 NBA Prospects

The following is an early list of my top 70 NBA prospects. Obviously, conference play will shake up these rankings (it does every year), as some players' weaknesses will be exposed, while others will step up their games late in the season.

1.       Cody Zeller, Indiana

2.       Archie Goodwin, Kentucky

3.       Otto Porter, Georgetown

4.       Alex Len, Maryland

5.       Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA

6.       Isaiah Austin, Baylor

7.       CJ McCollum, Lehigh

8.       Nerlens Noel, Kentucky

9.       Alex Poythress, Kentucky

10.   Mason Plumlee, Duke

11.   Marcus Smart, Oklahoma St.

12.   Trey Burke, Michigan

13.   Tony Mitchell, North Texas

14.   Gorgui Dieng, Louisville

15.   Michael Carter-Williams, Syracuse

16.   B.J. Young, Arkansas

17.   Steven Adams, Pittsburgh

18.   James McAdoo, North Carolina

19.   Ben McLemore, Kansas

20.   Glenn Robinson III, Michigan

21.   Victor Oladipo, Indiana

22.   Willie Cauley, Kentucky

23.   Rasheed Sulaimon, Duke

24.   Anthony Bennett, UNLV

25.   Jackie Carmichael, Illinois St.

26.   Rodney Purvis, NC State

27.   LeBryan Nash, Oklahoma St.

28.   Jeff Withey, Kansas

29.   Phil Pressey, Missouri

30.   TJ Warren, NC State

31.   Rodney Williams, Minnesota

32.   Kaleb Tarczewski, Arizona

33.   Spencer Dinwiddie, Colorado

34.   Przemek Karnowski, Gonzaga

35.   Tim Hardaway Jr. Michigan

36.   Allen Crabbe, California

37.   Ray McCallum, Detroit

38.   Doug McDermott, Creighton

39.   CJ Leslie, NC State

40.   Jamaal Franklin, San Diego St.

41.   Russ Smith, Louisville

42.   Michael Snaer, Florida State

43.   Andre Roberson, Colorado

44.   C.J. Wilcox, Washington

45.   Richard Howell, NC State

46.   Lorenzo Brown, NC State

47.   Mike Moser, UNLV

48.   Patric Young, Florida

49.   Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State

50.   Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati

51.   Talib Zanna, Pittsburgh

52.   Jarnell Stokes, Tennessee

53.   Fuquan Edwin, Seton Hall

54.   Mike Muscala, Bucknell

55.   Greg Whittington, Georgetown

56.   Nate Wolters, South Dakota St.

57.   Isaiah Cannon, Murray St.

58.   Erick Green, Virginia Tech

59.   Chane Behanan, Louisville

60.   Geron Johnson, Memphis

61.   Brandon Paul, Illinois

62.   Elijah Johnson, Kansas

63.   Ryan Kelly, Duke

64.   Adonis Thomas, Memphis

65.   Nik Stauskas, Michigan

66.   Elias Harris, Gonzaga

67.   Trevor Mbakwe, Minnesota

68.   Karron Johnson, Shaw University

69.   AJ Matthews, Farmingdale St.

70.   Keith Appling, Michigan St.

NR- Myck Kabongo, Texas




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