NBA Draft 2018: 5 best undrafted players

5. D.J. Hogg (Texas A&M)

D.J. Hogg played out of position for Texas A&M, lining up beside Tyler Davis and Robert Williams, Hogg was forced to play more at the three than his skill set called for. Hogg is at his best as a stretch-4. Hogg was a career 36 percent 3-point shooter — on nearly five attempts per game — over three seasons with the Aggies. Hogg’s style of play is best fitting for today’s era of basketball, teams that space the floor and hunt 3-point shots could certainly use a 6-foot-8 gunslinger like Hogg.

In the right situation, Hogg could sneak his way into a rotation next year (looking at you Houston) and make teams look silly for passing over him 60 times last night. The problems for Hogg come on the defensive end. The first question most scouts ask about a prospect is, “who can this player guard?” For Hogg, he’s not agile enough to stick with wings and he lacks the strength to tussle with bigs in the paint. At this stage in his development, Hogg most resembles Ryan Anderson.

With every team searching for 6-foot-8 difference makers, seeing a player with Hogg’s offensive repertoire go unselected is a bit of a head-scratcher. There were fliers taken on lesser skilled players than Hogg in the second round. Though he might not have the potential of some of these prospects it’s not like he’s chopped liver either.

As of this post, there’s been no reports on where Hogg might latch on for summer league, but it would be a surprise if the former Aggie didn’t get a look from anyone over the summer. In the end, the best case scenario for Hogg might be to round out his game in the NBA Gatorade League or overseas, and then return to the NBA a more tantalizing prospect. At 21 years old, there’s still time left for Hogg to add pieces to his game.