Overview

• Rutgers wing Ace Bailey recorded more turnovers than assists in college and shot just 34.6 percent from three, raising red flags about his playmaking and efficiency.
• Projections rank Duke’s 7-foot-2 Khaman Maluach as one of the rawest top-10 center prospects, with only about a 14 percent historical chance of reaching All-Star level.
• Maryland’s Derik Queen and Michigan’s Danny Wolf earned green room invites thanks to their offensive versatility but must improve conditioning and defensive consistency.
• Analysis of the past decade finds at least ten top-10 centers—from Jahlil Okafor to James Wiseman—have failed to secure long-term rotation roles.
• The draft, set for June 25 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, will test which franchises can shape these flawed but high-upside prospects into reliable contributors.