Kevin Pelton NBA Draft Comparisons

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2. Victor Oladipo, Indiana
Comparisons: Evan Turner (95.2), Corey Brewer, Marcus Banks, Chris Singleton
-The player to whom Oladipo is most frequently compared, Tony Allen, has a 94.0 similarity. Allen was a year older when he was drafted out of Oklahoma State

3. Otto Porter, Georgetown
Comparisons: Gordon Hayward (93.3), Alec Burks, Kawhi Leonard, Rudy Gay
-Despite his reputation as a non-athlete, Porter gets some excellent athletes among his best comps. Paul George also shows up in the top 10.

5. Ben McLemore, Kansas
Comparisons: Daniel Gibson (96.4), Willie Warren, Jeremy Lamb, Rashad McCants
-McLemore would surely prefer the comparison to fellow St. Louis native Bradley Beal (96.7), but Beal was nearly a year and a half younger during his freshman season. Fellow Kansas guard Brandon Rush (96.9) is another player stylistically similar, albeit much older.

6. Alex Len, Maryland
Comparisons: Meyers Leonard (92.7), Darrell Arthur, Robin Lopez, JaVale McGee
-Len draws a variety of projects who were generally better as NBA players, a group that also includes DeAndre Jordan.

7. C.J. McCollum, Lehigh
Comparisons: Ronnie Brewer (93.5), D.J. Kennedy, Mardy Collins, Cory Higgins
-McCollum's comps include more shooting guards than point guards, which suggests his destiny may be off the ball. Damian Lillard ranks a bit lower in the top 10 here.

8. Trey Burke, Michigan
Comparisons: Reggie Jackson (92.8), Kemba Walker, Delonte West, D.J. Augustin
-Proof Burke should be a Charlotte Bobcat. He's hoping to play more like Walker -- who quietly had a strong sophomore campaign -- than Augustin, something of a worst-case comparison.

9. Michael Carter-Williams, Syracuse
Comparisons: Chris Duhon (90.3), Marcus Banks, Scott Machado, Jarrett Jack
-Carter-Williams' combination of size and playmaking ability is statistically unique, at least among collegians over the last decade. Of the players 6-foot-6 or taller in my database, Julyan Stone (7.3) and Greivis Vasquez (7.0) are the lone pair with translated assist rates better than 7.0 percent of their team's plays. Carter-Williams (8.4) blows them away.

10. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Georgia
Comparisons: Dion Waiters (94.1), Jordan Hamilton, Rashad McCants, Paul George
-The late lottery seems about right for Caldwell-Pope by this measure; half of his top-10 comps were drafted between picks No. 9 and No. 15.

20. Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA
Comparisons: Harrison Barnes (95.7), Terrico White, Wilson Chandler, Luke Babbitt
-The best argument Muhammad's supporters can make in his defense is the incredible similarity between his situation and Barnes' experience. Both were unable to live up to high expectations in college. During the playoffs, Barnes showed he still has considerable NBA potential.