Outlet: BleacherReport.com
Expert: Chris Roling
Projected to go: No. 12 overall to Detroit Pistons
He said it: "Lauri Markkanen ... has the talent to make many franchises who pass on him smack their heads in hindsight. Markkanen is a sharpshooter who stands at a gigantic 7'0" and 230 pounds. He's not a traditional big man who will bang down low while protecting the rim and gobbling up boards on the glass—but it's not like those sorts of big men are the norm anymore.
"Collegiate numbers sum this up well. In his lone season at Arizona, Markkanen averaged 15.6 points per game on 49.2 percent shooting from the floor and 42.3 percent from deep. But he only managed 7.2 boards and 0.5 blocks per game despite standing 7'0" tall. ..."
