Recently, TNT NBA story guide|https://nbaactioninsight.com/ commentator Reggie Miller posed a question on Twitter asking whether Jokic or Embiid would have a better career. At the beginning of the season, Embiid would have been near 100 percent in the poll. However, Jokic received a great deal of resp

After spending his entire eight years with the Bulls, the fan-favorite was sent to the Oklahoma City Thunder at the trade deadline, along with Doug McDermott, for an underwhelming package headlined by point guard Cameron Pa

While taking Thomas out of the game with his swarming defense would be wonderful for the Bulls, Butler knows that the Celtics still would have other pieces on their roster that his teammates would need to be ready

With the disappointment of this draft class, we're all ruing the fact that Simmons wasn't able to suit up this year. He is the only player from this group that has real star potential and could become a perennial All-S

Listed at 6’7", Butler is a full 10 inches taller than Thomas, but has the physical gifts that it takes to stick with him for a long period of the game. Despite the major height difference, Butler respects Thomas’ versatile g

Especially in recent years, NBA superstars have been defined by being able to affect multiple areas of the stat sheet. Jokic has proven to be able to do just that, and while he still has room to improve defensively, his efficiency on the offensive end has opened some e

Next up is the Los Angeles Lakers, who have the most at stake here. Their 2017 first-round pick belongs to the Philadelphia 76ers, but they attached top-three protection to it. This means if it falls out of the top-three, the 76ers will take the pick and the Lakers are left empty-han

The 5’9" Thomas is in the midst of a spectacular, career-best campaign, averaging 28.9 points and 5.9 assists. If you’ve watched the Celtics play this year, you know that their entire offense runs through him and he’s what makes them tick. Further, he's been the best fourth quarter scorer in the league, providing important points down the stretch of most ga

Not only is it appropriate to label him as having the highest potential of the bunch of young big men, but it’s also exciting to consider the fact that he also has the potential to be the best Denver Nugget of all-t

A few weeks ago, it would have been impossible to see Chicago as a .500 win team, much less a playoff contender. They’ve already climbed above that marker and look to carry their current momentum all the way through the rest of the sea

The team in the absolute best position is the Boston Celtics, which seems a bit crazy considering they're the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference heading into the playoffs. The Brooklyn Nets were crazy enough to trade their own unprotected first-round pick to Boston years

"He's a big part to what they do," Butler explained . "We all know that. I think they know that. But you can't take him out the game and think that you can win. Because they got a lot of other really good players, role players that make shots, create for others. They guard, they rebound, pass the ball. They got a really good team; they're really good at what they

The Australian may not have played a single game all season but from what we saw of him in college and in the Summer League, he is still easily the best player from this class and would be selected with the number one pick all the t

LA has a 15.6 percent chance of winning the No. 1 pick, 38.7 percent chance of it being a top-two pick and 46.9 percent chance of it remaining in the top-three. This is exactly why Lakers fans were panicking with each late-season win during their five-game winning str

From here, the odds diminish quite rapidly. The Orlando Magic rounds out the top-five of teams with the best odds. For an easy to follow look at draft odds, and a fun lottery simulator, head over to Tankathon.com to get the full rund

The odds are now in place. All that's left is for the NBA to hold its annual NBA Draft lottery, which will happen on May 16 this year, to decide which pick goes where. For some teams, it's make or break. For others, they're just hoping lottery luck shines down on t

Given what he’s been able to do over the last month, it’s not farfetched to assume that Jokic could put up something like 25 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists per game within the next few seas

The Milwaukee Bucks guard usurped free agent signing Matthew Dellavedova as the starting point guard earlier this year and under the tutelage of the legendary Jason Kidd, has come on leaps and bounds. He is in the discussion for ROY and many teams are kicking themselves for not spotting him earlier in the dr

Now, the Celtics are set to cash in. The Celtics have a 25 percent chance of landing the No. 1 pick, 46.5 percent chance to land in the top-two and are essentially guaranteed a top-five pick at minimum through Brook