Every NBA draft class projected the same way — a machine model estimates each rookie's 1, 3, 5 and 10-year fantasy production (9-cat, games, minutes, PIE, PER) from college and pre-draft data. No scouts, no takes, no human intervention. Past classes show the projection next to what actually happened.
2026
53 prospects
Top: Cameron Boozer
2025
47 prospects
Top: Cooper Flagg
2024
43 prospects
Top: Donovan Clingan
2023
45 prospects
Top: Dereck Lively II
2022
39 prospects
Top: Chet Holmgren
2021
48 prospects
Top: Evan Mobley
2020
47 prospects
Top: Onyeka Okongwu
2019
46 prospects
Top: Zion Williamson
2018
46 prospects
Top: Jaren Jackson Jr.
2017
44 prospects
Top: Lonzo Ball
2016
40 prospects
Top: Ben Simmons
2015
44 prospects
Top: Karl-Anthony Towns
2014
44 prospects
Top: Joel Embiid
2013
46 prospects
Top: Victor Oladipo
2012
50 prospects
Top: Anthony Davis