The top 5 NBA draft potential customers who were unranked high

• Paul Biancardi, Basketball RecruitingJun 26, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Close National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com

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The 2024 NBA draft has plenty of potential customers who first showed up on the nationwide radar as high school All-Americans who ranked among ESPN’s Top 100. Nine of the top 15 players on ESPN’s present draft board are ranked (worldwide players are not ranked).

However there are also potential customers prepared every year whose profile and skills were lesser understood in high school for a variety of factors. Kris Murray (Sacramento Kings) and Brandin Podziemski (Golden State Warriors) are examples of unranked high schoolers who became first-round draft choices, and both averaged more than 20 minutes a game last season as rookies.And while the

numbers aren’t in their favor, unranked players eventually become NBA prospects every year. Ja Morant, Devin Vassell, Jalen Williams and Bennedict Mathurin are other examples who went on to end up being lottery game picks within the previous 5 years.Identifying, evaluating and striking on these players is a boon for NBA scouts and decision-makers, often even modifying the trajectory of a franchise. After all, the NBA draft is all about talent acquisition in the lottery game, or unearthing important concealed gems later in the draft. This is a group of players with extraordinary work habits, determination and unique traits.Let’s take a thorough take a look at the path

of 5 NBA prospects who will be prepared today after being unranked in high school.