Even though the 2017 NBA Draft class is extremely deep, there is still a range of potential busts that teams will be wary of selecting.
In what could be one of the best draft classes in years, there’s still room for caution. Infatuation with those expected to go in the lottery of the 2017 NBA Draft is only growing, but as history reminds us, there are very few sure things.
With a deeper lottery than most years, the boom or bust prospects fall more in the late first round and second round. Finding diamonds in the rough in these areas is a general manager’s dream. But for every Isaiah Thomas there are scores of players taken late in the draft who don’t pan out. There’s a reason plenty of general managers opt for international players they can stash overseas every year.
While I am a pretty big fan of this draft, especially in the 25-40 range, there are certainly some players to be worried about. Here are the five biggest bust candidates in the 2017 NBA Draft.