4. Kris Dunn
Experience: Junior Size: 6-foot-4, 220 pounds
Last Season: 16.4 points; 6.2 assists; 5.3 rebounds; .448 FG%; .372 3P%
In the NFL, team’s pride themselves on drafting for “best player available,” but in the NBA, where there are only ever five players on the court at a given time, it can make much more sense to target a position of need, even if that means passing up on the most talented prospect on the board.
The Denver Nuggets would be faced with that dilemma if Kris Dunn managed to fall into their lap at No. 7/8 (depending on how the lottery plays out).
Dunn is far and away the best pure point guard in this year’s class and is projected to go in the top five by nearly every analysis, and if he’s available at the back half of the top 10, he’s sure to be the “best player available.” Could they find a way to pair him with Emmanuel Mudiay or would they be better off taking a more risky prospect at another position?
