15) Oklahoma City Thunder—Ben Saraf
The Oklahoma City Thunder lucked out by having the Miami Heat make the playoffs via the play-in tournament. That secured them the 15th pick in the draft, allowing them to add to their stacked young team. Ben Saraf has enough boom-or-bust potential to make an impact as a late-lottery pick. Saraf has impressed with his size at 6-6 and passing talent.
His lack of explosiveness has forced him to make use of pump fakes and hesitation dribbles to get into the paint. There, his size is an asset, allowing him to deliver passes to teammates on the perimeter or hit floaters and pull-ups.
That is clearly his biggest selling point, though the rest of his offense is a bigger question mark. He has a poor true shooting percentage, and his 3-point and free throw percentages suggest that he might not become a good 3-point shooter in the NBA.
Fortunately, the Thunder has a famous shot doctor, Chip Engelland, who has helped plenty of NBA players learn how to shoot, namely Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard. If he can develop into a good shooter, then it could unlock the rest of his game and make him a terrific pick for the Thunder.
16) Orlando Magic—Liam McNeely
Although the University of Connecticut's Liam McNeely hit just 31.7% of his 5.1 3-point attempts per game this season, he is still seen as one of the better shooters in this draft class. Some of his struggles were due to his being thrust into a more playmaking role as the season progressed instead of a more advantageous off-ball role.
He was still able to make enough plays to prove that he is capable and worthy of being a lottery pick, and teams will be wise to look past his shooting percentage when evaluating him.
McNeely's combination of size at 6-7 and shooting gives him a floor in the teens, and the Orlando Magic could be the team that selects him 16th overall. Despite being one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference when healthy, the Magic are a poor 3-point shooting team and could use what McNeely brings to the table.
He can knock down shots in a plethora of ways, including spot-ups, pull-ups, and shooting off screens. He even showed the ability to create using ball screens in the pick and roll. That may not be his role in the NBA, with him likely being pegged as more of a 3-point specialist, which is still a valuable role.