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10. James Bouknight, Guard/Wing, UConn

Measurements: 6-5. 190 lbs

James Bouknight is a downright electric scorer when he’s on. In 15 games played this year, he averaged 19 points per game, scoring 53-percent from two, 29-percent from three, and 78-percent from the 3-point line.

Other than that, well, he’s not going to give you much. If Bouknight can improve upon his shooting (or even hit the 35-percent mark that he made during his freshman season as UConn), he’s going to be a good scorer at the NBA.

Bouknight has one of the highest ceilings in this draft purely because of his scoring upside. It doesn’t mean he’ll ever become the best player possible, but he’s a risk worth betting on in the top-10.

Ceiling: Top-25 player, SG-scorer
Floor: Out of league in 5-6 seasons
Median outcome: low-level rotational player, 7-10th man in rotation
Pro comparison: Taller Malik Monk

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9. Franz Wagner, Forward, Michigan

Measurements: 6-9, 220 lbs

Franz Wagner is a very boring player, plain and simple. I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: Franz Wagner plays exactly how his name sounds. He’s not going to jump out of the gym, nor impress you with his highlights.

But he’s solid on both ends of the floor, consistent in how he goes about scoring, and crafty in both generating points for himself and others. Additionally, he’s a taller forward, and should be able to guard both small forwards and power forwards at the NBA level.

Wagner has started all 55 games of his Michigan career, and he averaged 14 points, five rebounds, three assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game in conference play this past season on splits of 50/40/83. That’s good, and he’s worth a high pick.

Ceiling: Top-35 player
Floor: Mid-level rotational player (7-8th man)
Median outcome: Average starter
Pro comparison: Gordon Hayward with a 1900’s mafia movie villain name