Having crunched at least preliminary numbers on this year’s draft prospects, I have finally come around to the oft-repeated claim that this year’s class is weak. I’ve been dubious, in part because of my stat-based system (dubbed Ye Olde Draft Analyzer, YODA for short) would seem to think a few guys would break out and become stars.
This year? Not so much.
There’s more work to be done, but currently Alex Sarr, a French citizen who played professionally in Australia last season, sits atop the rankings. His score in YODA is consistent with the type of player who’d typically rank sixth through eighth.