2018 NBA Draft: 7 Players the Hawks Could Select at 19th Overall

By Chris Guest | May 26, 2018

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Jontay Porter

Though his positioning has fluctuated throughout the pre-draft process, Michael Porter Jr.’s younger brother, Jontay Porter, will likely be one of the youngest players in this draft class after he reclassified following his junior year of high school in order to join Michael at Missouri.

We have our issues with Michael Porter Jr., which we have outlined here, but his brother is another question entirely, as he has a lot of upside due to his age and terrific basketball IQ.

Clearly undersized for a big man, if Porter develops his promising jump shot, he could become a new-age Al Horford, though he might lack Al’s ability to guard smaller players. Porter showed nice touch from the mid-range during his lone college season, and he is also a terrific passer from all over the court.

As a strong defensive rebounder, Porter’s skills on the boards could match up well with John Collins as well as make up for the likely loss of Dewayne Dedmon in free agency.

Porter is still mistake-prone (committing costly turnovers and a little too quick to foul), but any 18-year-old would be, so he should age out of those issues.

With the Hawks looking for upside, Porter’s raw but extremely impressive tools should be high on their radar when they select 19^th.