The Athletic’s NBA Prospect Rankings are back, and we’re starting with organizational rankings. Within this series, I’ll break down each NBA team’s prospect depth, the prospects to whom they currently have rights and where each prospect sits within each team’s depth chart. The organizations will be ranked overall, and each prospect will be ranked within each team.
As usual within these rankings, we’re not ranking what each player is right at this second, but rather the value he has to the organization both short and long term. Guys who have established themselves already certainly get extra credit for being playable in the NBA (or in some cases, being stars in the NBA). But just because a player hasn’t established himself yet doesn’t mean he won’t in the future. Particularly, these rankings account for potential long-term upside based on my scouting insights.
Who is eligible? Any player on a first-round…
