The 10 most irresponsible 2017 NBA Draft prospect comparisons

Mar 16, 2017; Orlando, FL, USA; Florida State Seminoles forward Jonathan Isaac (1) boxes out against Florida Gulf Coast Eagles forward Marc-Eddy Norelia (25) during the first half in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

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Mar 6, 2017; Orlando, FL, USA; New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis (6) drives around Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon (00) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /

8. Anzejs Pasecniks is not the Next Kristaps Porzingis

This comparison makes the cut by being laziness at its peak. Pasecniks is a Latvian center prospect playing in Spain, and he’s 7-foot-2. Therefore, he must be the second coming of Kristaps Porzingis, a Latvian big who played in Spain and is 7-foot-3!

Clearly there’s not much nuance that’s needed to give this argument a proper #WellActually. Porzingis is a generational shooter and stretch big, hitting 35.8 percent on 313 3-point attempts. Pasecniks attempted 18 threes this season. Porzingis is an All-Star level player at 21. Pasecniks is going to make his money in the NBA as a dive man and potential rim protector, and will need a few seasons to develop into that despite being the same age. Porzingis went fourth overall and came over right away. Pasecniks might be a first-round pick, and is probably going to go the draft-and-stash route.

Essentially this comparison comes down to one of the worst habits we see in draft season – seeing a relatively unknown international player, matching country and body type with an NBA player, and just rolling with it, even though it exposes that you’ve done very little to actually watch the prospect play. This won’t be the only time we see this on this list, but this is probably the most egregious example.

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