Of all the prospects we’ll discuss that could be available in the Bucks’s range in the upcoming draft, Zhaire Smith is surely one of the most intriguing of the bunch.
Smith, a 19 year-old who spent his sole college season at Texas Tech could be a lot of things in the NBA. At such a young age, it is tough to nail down any useful prediction on where his floor lies, or where his ceiling may be, though that sheer uncertainty of outcome is exactly what makes him a fringe lottery prospect; it may also be exactly what the Bucks are looking for with the 17th pick.