[Lotto StudParticipant]

Top 5 I highly doubt it.

[Beard13Participant]

I think we all saw this coming. Now lets see if he can get back in that top 5 discussion

[bloodshyParticipant]

However, no major shift is likely to happen (in terms of anyone’s draft stock) until measurements and combine events. If he shines there and others measure short or perform poorly, he could definitely get back in the discussion.

As disappointing as his season was, it seems UCLA front court players frequently underperform and are often better in the NBA than what most would have projected based on their collegiate success/failure. I’m not saying Bazz will be elite, but it wouldn’t shock me if he met pre-UCLA expectations.

[XYRYXParticipant]

To be honest I hope for him he gets picked up somewhere in the range from 7 to 12 just like what happened to Harrison Barnes. I still think Bazz has a lot to offer if he falls to the right team but I’m not sold on him as a franchise player talent which is exactly what a top 5 player should be. The pressure would be gone and expectations will be not asking him to be the man. Still may light a fire under his ass to get into shape and proving doubters wrong. Minnesota, Portland and Dallas would all be great places for him and he can still shine.

[ItsVictorOladipoParticipant]

I could see the top 5 happening. Right now there seems to be a consensus top 3 forming with Noel, McLemore and Smart. After that the next 6-7 guys (Porter, Muhammad, Oladipo, Bennett, Len and Burke) have draft stocks that are very fluid depending on how they do in workouts, interviews and team needs. If Giannis Adetokoubo can start sneaking into top 5s in mocks I don’t see why Bazz can’t.

My top 10 prospect ranking as of now has him at #5, just behind McLemore, Noel, Smart and Porter.

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