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Ranking Tatum, Mitchell and NBA sophomores by future potential

Who are the best long-term prospects from the 2017 NBA draft?

This season's NBA sophomores find themselves at an interesting stage of their development. The most successful of last season's rookies, including Donovan Mitchell and Jayson Tatum, have struggled at times to live up to high expectations in Year 2. Meanwhile, other high picks who started slowly have found their footing now -- most notably De'Aaron Fox.

Let's check in on their development and rank the 2017 draft picks with the most potential going forward.