2013 NBA Draft Preview - Small Fowards

Here is a list of the top small forward prospects in this year’s draft.

Top Small Forward Prospects

1.   Otto Porter Jr., 6’9” 198, So, Georgetown

NBA Comparison: A right-handed Tayshaun Prince

Strength: Moving without the basketball

Weakness: Below average ball-handling ability

2.   Anthony Bennett, Fr., UNLV

NBA Comparison: Rodney Rogers

Strength: Combination of strength and athleticism

Weakness: Durability issues

3.   Giannis Adetokoubo, 6’9” 196, Intl.-’94, Greece

NBA Comparison: A slimmer version of Boris Diaw

Strength: Great perimeter skills for his size

Weakness: Extremely thin

4.   Sergey Karasev, 6’7” 197, Intl.-’93, Russia

NBA Comparison:A poor man's Chris Mullin

Strength: Outside shooting ability

Weakness: Not athletic enough to guard NBA SFs

5.   Shabazz Muhammad, 6’6” 222, Fr., UCLA

NBA Comparison: A bigger, stronger C.J. Miles

Strength: Body control attacking the basket

Weakness: Extremely selfish with the basketball

6.   Reggie Bullock, 6’7” 200, Jr., North Carolina

Strength: Range on his jump shot

Weakness: Needs to be more aggressive

7.   Tony Snell, 6’7” 198, Jr., New Mexico

Strength:  Great ball-handler

Weakness: Terrible rebounder

8.   C.J. Leslie, 6’9” 205, Jr., NC State

Strength: Freakish athleticism

Weakness:  Too skinny for a PF and not skilled enough for a SF

9.   James Ennis, 6’7” 201, Sr., Long Beach State

Strength: Offensive efficiency

Weakness: Turnover prone

10. Deshaun Thomas, 6’6” 220, Jr., Ohio State

Strength: Scoring ability

Weakness: Might be too small to play NBA SF

11. Robert Covington, 6’7” 202, Sr., Tennessee State

Strength: Excellent defensive player

Weakness: Lack of perimeter experience 

12. Solomon Hill, 6’7” 226, Sr., Arizona State

Strength: High basketball IQ

Weakness: Finishing in traffic

13. James Southerland, 6’8” 221, Sr., Syracuse

Strength:  Excellent shooter

Weakness: One-dimension

14. Rodney Williams, 6'7" 217, Sr., Minnesota

Strength: Explosive leaping ability

Weakness: Hasn't improved from his freshman year

15. Will Clyburn, 6’7” 210, Sr., Iowa State

Strength: Excellent wingspan

Weakness: Poor shot selection

16. Christian Watford, 6’9” 224, Sr., Indiana

Strength: Excellent catch and shoot player

Weakness: Might too slow to defend on the perimeter

17. Andre Roberson, 6’7” 206, Jr., Colorado

Strength: Great rebounder for his size

Weakness: Non-existent perimeter game offensively

18. Adonis Thomas, 6’6” 232, So., Memphis

Strength: Great mid-range game

Weakness: Inability to get to the rim

19. Oleksander Lypovyy, 6’8” 200, Intl.-’91, Ukraine

Strength: Point-forward skills

Weakness: Terrible free-throw shooter

20. Milton Jennings, 6’9” 215, Sr., Clemson

Strength: Above average first step

Weakness: Extremely inconsistent on offense

Power Forwards tomorrow