And-Ones: 2027 NBA Draft, Star Trades, Najera, Mexico

Kansas forward/guard Tyran Stokes is the No. 1 overall prospect on Jeremy Woo of ESPN’s initial big board for the 2027 NBA draft. Stokes is considered a “do-it-all perimeter talent” who contributes on both ends of the court, though there are some questions about his “efficiency, consistency and maturity,” according to Woo.

The 2027 class is viewed as weaker than the past two classes, and not many of the prospects are expected to be immediate contributors in college, Woo notes.

There’s a good chance that most of the prospects featured on the initial top-100 list will end up returning to college in 2028 because they’ll make more money from lucrative NIL deals, Woo writes, and changes at both…