NBA Draft: Zion Williamson still first in 2019 Redraft

To this point, every player selected originally went in the first 31 picks of the 2019 NBA Draft. That ends here, as Luguentz “Lou” Dort goes from undrafted to top-20 pick in our redraft. At 6’3″ and built like a running back, Dort’s offensive ceiling seemed too low to justify drafting him two years ago.

Dort was undeterred and signed a two-way contract with the OKC Thunder during the offseason, making his season debut just a few weeks into the season. He was a tenacious defender from the jump, harrying opposing guards and wings and contesting shots. He carved out a role on a playoff team, starting 28 games in the regular season and six games in the playoffs for the Thunder.

Dort’s limitations come at the offensive end of the court, where he is as streaky of a shooter as they come. He can get hot, as he did dropping 30 points on 6-of-12 shooting from deep in a Game 7 last year. He can also get really cold, as his 18.4 percent from deep in the first six games of that series highlight. For his career he is a 33.3 percent shooter from deep and has hit just 38.9 percent of his overall shots.

The Indiana Pacers make the move for Dort at 18 here, adding a reliable rotation piece to a team that expects to be in the postseason every year. The shot may come-and-go but he is willing to take it, and he can do enough to survive offensively while filling a wing stopper role on defense.