I'm at the point where I think we have to go BPA no matter what. Right now, I don't think we can say for certain that we've found our franchise player. Fox is a legitimate candidate, but we won't know until the season starts. He'll also have to play behind Hill which might make it even harder to tell. The second candidate is Skal. Everyone sees his scoring potential, but we really don't know if he's someone who has the ability to carry an offense.
I've only watched Williams, Porter Jr, and Doncic. Out of your list, who do you think has the most potential to be a franchise player?
Well thats a tough call, I really like all of those players and some of them appear to have immense pro potential.
Marvin Bagley III, who's expected to join the freshman class before the end of next month is probably the easiest answer. He figures to be rather impossible to guard on the break, and his game is sorta like a Blake Griffin / Amare Stoudemire / Lamar Odom fusion.. He's hands-down one of the best bigmen I've ever seen play in HS, possibly even the best... He's also got a defined position at PF.
DeAndre Ayton has the best NBA body and he's got the ability to lead the league in rebounding. He's also got a deft shooting touch, his potential is scary. He's one of these types of players that has PF skill but C size.
Mo Bamba might have the highest upside of any of them, I am personally a big believer in his ability and when I start doing mocks he'll be right near the top, if not #1. He has an absurd wingspan for a 7-footer, he's also got great anticipation and I'm quite certain he's one of the smartest bigmen I've ever seen at the same stage, he's very bright. Figures to be a menace on the offensive glass, he's also got a very nice looking shooting stroke despite his comically long arms. He's skinny but has wide shoulders and should really continue to improve for many years. Again he's one of these types with PF skill and C size.
Michael Porter Jr is hands-down one of the best SF prospects you'll see at this stage. I like him better than Jayson Tatum of yesteryear., and I liked Jayson Tatum a lot. To me Porter Jr is the favorite to win ROY, his game is extremely polished, just put the ball in his hands and good things will happen. I'd liken him to a Grant Hill. He's very athletic and possesses excellent instincts. He's the easiest to project as a #1 option.
Doncic is worthy of mention too. In today's NBA shooting is king and Luka is the best shooter IMO. I've followed him for some time and I'm a believer that he'll translate well and quickly. He's also younger than many of these other 'one and dones'
Collin Sexton has star potential, he has one of the best step-back J's I can remember for a player at the same stage, and he's also easily the quickest player in this draft. He's not a pure PG by any stretch but he's fearless and actually reminds me of Allen Iverson, he's equipped to single-handedly demoralize a defense in a similar fashion and seems to have potential to score 20+PPG easily.
Wendell Carter Jr is like a bigger version of Paul Millsap, he's a way better prospect than Jahlil Okafor, I coulda told you that long ago. He also reminds me a bit of Karl Malone. He's easily got the best post game of this crop, go-to moves, and you can't put him on the FT line.. he's got some nice bounce for a wide-body and he's got perimeter skill, super tough, he's built like a brick house.
There's also
Jaren Jackson Jr(6'10),
Robert Williams(6'10) and
Mitchell Robinson(7') who are all crazy athletic (extremely light on their feet/quick-twitchy) with prototype builds, great shotblocking instincts and traces of outside shots (Jackson's shot is screwy looking) which make for very high upside. Robinson might actually be the best athlete of all the players I just listed, he's got some absurd combination of explosion, agility and raw speed, I'd compare him to Hassan Whiteside.