Atl All Day Atlanta Hawks Specific NBA Draft Big Board
Tier 3: Mid – Late 1st Round (Continued)
16.
Grant Williams Power Forward
NBA Draft Junkies Scouting Report
Biggest Strengths: Defensive Awareness, Passing
Biggest Weakness: Limited athletically
NBA Comparisons:
P.J. Tucker, Boris Diaw, Treveon Graham (The Ringer)
17.
Cameron Johnson Forward
New Angle Sports Talk Scouting Report
Biggest Strengths: Shooting, Basketball IQ
Biggest Weaknesses: Defense, Lack of Strength
NBA Comparison:
Doug McDermott (CBS Sports)
18.
Dyland Windler Forward
Lance Highlights Scouting Report
Biggest Strengths: Outside Shooting, Rebounding
Biggest Weakness: Defense
NBA Comparison:
Joe Ingles (CBS Sports)
19.
Daniel Gafford Center
Biggest Strengths: Mobility, Rim Protection
Biggest Weaknesses: Shooting, Passing
NBA Comparisons:
Clint Capela, Willie Cauley-Stein, JaVale McGee (The Ringer)
20.
Jaxson Hayes Big
Biggest Strengths: Rim Protection, Dunking
Biggest Weakness: Outside Shooting, Rebounding, Passing
NBA Comparison
Nerlens Noel (CBS Sports)
The bottom half of tier three is dominated by forwards and centers. Grant Williams the two-time SEC player of the year, tops this part of the tier. He’s a ball handing big man that is good at facilitating, particularly from the elbow areas. Some say that he plays a style similar to Warriors All Star forward Draymond Green. Forwards Cameron Johnson and Dylan Windler are next at 17 and 18. Both men are marksmen from outside, shooting well over 40 percent from downtown. The difference is Johnson played against a much higher level of competition in the ACC. Although he did not face the same level of competition, Windler has proven to be a better rebounder and has more abilities off the dribble than Johnson. Neither man is a good defender.
Centers Daniel Gafford and Jaxson Hayes are similar players in that both men are extremely mobile and athletic for their size. They beat most big men down the floor in transition regularly. Gafford is a much better rebounder at this stage. Neither men are good shooters, but the younger Hayes is projected to be able develop a shot due to his good free throw shooting. However Hayes is projected to be a top ten pick, yet is very raw. Click the clue link under his name to see the reasons why I do not believe he is the ideal fit for Atlanta.