2018 NBA Draft big board: End of January
By Max Holm
5. Trae Young – Oklahoma
After not being on a ton of radars in November, Trae Young is the story of college basketball. He might be the talk of the 2018 NBA Draft, sans Doncic, at this point too. We haven’t seen a player like him in college since Stephen Curry. Curry was a year older when he started blowing up and didn’t possess the kind of passing and vision that Young does. Now, Young is not Curry and does in fact have several weaknesses.
Like when Curry was coming out of college, there’s some concern about Young’s frame. That being said, he’s stronger than he looks. He will have to improve as a finisher, but Young is someone who will thrive with more space and less attention on him at the next level.