Eight Top-100 Picks Slipping Below Their Draft Slot
From Desmond Bane to Norman Powell, eight top-100 picks are underplaying their draft slot. Minutes losses outnumber slumps this week.
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Depth is derived from minutes, not a published chart: the order below is last-15 average minutes, and the probable five are the best minutes at two guard, two forward and one center spots among those not ruled out.
| Player | FPG▼ | L10 | Rank | Tier | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | Rostered | Signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JalenBrunsonNYK · GQuestionable | 42.1 | 42.1 | #23 | Starter | 35.1 | 26.0 | 3.3 | 6.8 | 100% | – |
| Karl-AnthonyTownsNYK · C | 39.2 | 40.3 | #36 | Starter | 30.9 | 20.0 | 11.8 | 3.0 | 100% | – |
| OGAnunobyNYK · F | 33.3 | 30.9 | #77 | Starter | 33.3 | 16.9 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 87% | – |
| MikalBridgesNYK · F | 33.2 | 24.7 | #79 | Starter | 32.9 | 14.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 88% | |
| JoshHartNYK · G | 31.9 | 27.1 | #88 | Starter | 30.2 | 12.0 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 89% | |
| MilesMcBrideNYK · G | 23.2 | 16.7 | #181 | Streamer | 26.3 | 12.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1% | |
| AndreDrummondNYK · C | 21.2 | 23.2 | #215 | Streamer | 19.8 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 1.3 | 2% | |
| JohnKoncharNYK · G-F | 20.4 | 38.5 | #225 | Streamer | 19.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 0% | |
| BruceBrownNYK · G | 19.0 | 22.9 | #250 | Bench | 24.4 | 7.9 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0% | |
| JoseAlvaradoNYK · G | 18.9 | 18.0 | #253 | Bench | 19.8 | 7.4 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 2% | |
| LandryShametNYK · G | 16.6 | 12.9 | #297 | Bench | 23.0 | 9.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1% | |
| JordanClarksonNYK · G | 13.7 | 12.7 | #340 | Bench | 17.9 | 8.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1% | |
| DrewEubanksNYK · FProbable | 11.8 | 14.9 | #367 | Droppable | 13.2 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0% | |
| TylerKolekNYK · G | 11.8 | 11.5 | #367 | Droppable | 11.9 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0% | |
| OchaiAgbajiNYK · G | 10.4 | 13.5 | #383 | Droppable | 15.7 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0% | |
| MohamedDiawaraNYK · FQuestionable | 7.2 | 9.1 | #435 | Droppable | 9.3 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0% | |
| Kevin McCullarJr.NYK · G | 6.4 | 5.0 | #441 | Droppable | 7.9 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0% | |
| JamesWisemanNYK · C | 5.5 | 5.5 | – | – | 14.8 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0% | |
| PacomeDadietNYK · F | 3.5 | 5.1 | #472 | Droppable | 4.9 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0% | |
| JackKayilNYK · G | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0% | – |
| TylerNickelNYK · F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0% | – |
From Desmond Bane to Norman Powell, eight top-100 picks are underplaying their draft slot. Minutes losses outnumber slumps this week.
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