5 best NBA Draft prospects in the NCAA Tournament

By Ian Levy | Mar 19, 2019

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 16: Zion Williamson #1 of the Duke Blue Devils reacts after after a play on the way to defeating the Florida State Seminoles 73-63 in the championship game of the 2019 Men's ACC Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 16, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – MARCH 16: Zion Williamson #1 of the Duke Blue Devils reacts against the Florida State Seminoles during the championship game of the 2019 Men’s ACC Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 16, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

1. Zion Williamson, Basketball Player, Duke

Between his physical attributes and the incredibly high skill level Zion Williamson has demonstrated this season, it’s safe to say he’s a potentially transcendent draft prospect. And yet, somehow, he’s been more than the sum of his parts as a college player. He isn’t just a one-man highlight machine who is putting up some of the most absurd statistics college basketball has ever seen — he’s been converting his basketball tools into clutch plays and epic performances when his team needs them most.

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What Zion becomes will depend a lot on who drafts him (and how much his outside shooting develops), especially since his size and athleticism mean he could pretty much play any position from off-guard to center. But, barring an unfortunate injury or a stunning decision to return to Duke, there’s no way he isn’t the first player selected in the 2019 NBA Draft.

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