Ranking the 10 best power forward prospects in the NBA Draft
By Rowan Kent
Power Forward #4: Kris Murray, Iowa
Smart minds on NBA draft Twitter have floated an interesting thought exercise about Kris Murray when compared to his brother: if Keegan Murray was good enough to be a top-five pick last year, why isn’t Kris? What is so different about the two?
On paper, it’s hard to find a discrepancy: Murray averaged more than twenty points, shot at a solid clip from the field and from deep for his volume, and brought enough burst as a rebounder to not be one-dimensional. In fact, he also averaged over a block and steal per game, which hints he may have more defensive potential than his brother in the NBA:
Murray doesn’t have the same sniper potential that Keegan had coming out of Iowa, which does dull his ceiling, but he should nonetheless be a solid power forward in the NBA that can and should start for a team sooner than later. Teams like Golden State, Houston, and Brooklyn would be getting a solid late steal if they grabbed him with their mid-first-round picks.