NBA Draft 2011: Projecting Prospect Impact in the League

Having researched, analyzed, and attempted to rate all of these prospects according to a new, unique system based on their respective skill sets, we categorized them into projected NBA roles.  It has its share of flaws and necessary revisions to undertake down the road, but think it should give you a fair idea of what we think the players future impact could be.  I may have been a little too generous at spots, notably around the backup/role player spots, but I wanted to accurately reflect the skills in favor of what the projected impact would be, and you can see those individually by clicking on the respective prospect links.

This isn’t immediate impact, but rather potential to be ‘as good as’ down the road in their careers at some point.  When evaluating, I tried to do it as fair and unbiased as possible regarding what I see from a guy without influencing their overall rating, so in a way does not reflect my true feeling of how everyone projects, but rather what the system was indicative of.  Its also only based on the Top 64 of the 2011 NBA Draft Lottery Big Board, so guys like Malcolm Thomas who may get drafted are not on there at this point, due to a lack of significant game film and availability of footage to evaluate, but will be eventually.

That said, SwishScout.com presents “Projecting Prospect Impact In The League.”

Note: On every player, you can click their name or country to take you to a more detailed profile for an extensive scouting report and highlights on the respective prospect.

Hall of Fame (100-95)

• None

All-NBA (95-89)

• None

All-Star Potential (88-85)

• Kyrie Irving-Duke 86
• Kemba Walker-Connecticut 85

Team Star (84-81)

• Enes Kanter-Kentucky 82
• Derrick Williams-Arizona 81
• Kawhi Leonard-San Diego State 81

Impact Starter (80-76)

• Brandon Knight-Kentucky 79
• Marcus Morris-Kansas 79
• Josh Selby-Kansas 79
• Donatas Motiejunas-Lithuania 78
• Kenneth Faried-Morehead State 78
• Nolan Smith-Duke 78
• Tobias Harris-Tennessee 77
• Reggie Jackson-Boston College 77
• Travis Leslie-Georgia 77
• Jonas Valanciunas-Lithuania 76
• Jordan Hamilton-Texas 76
• Tristan Thompson-Texas 76
• Darius Morris-Michigan 76
• Tyler Honeycutt-UCLA 76

Starter (75-71)

• Alec Burks-Colorado 75
• Nikola Vucevic –USC 75
• Klay Thompson-Washington State 75
• JaJuan Johnson-Purdue 75
• Chris Singleton-Florida State 74
• Norris Cole-Cleveland State 74
• Jan Vesely-Czech Republic 74
• Marshon Brooks-Providence 73
• Charles Jenkins-Hofstra 73
• Trey Thompkins-Georgia 73
• Markieff Morris-Kansas 72
• Jeremy Tyler-Japan 72
• Isaiah Thomas-Washington 71

Sixth Man (70-68)

• Bismack Biyombo-Congo 70
• Malcolm Lee-UCLA 70
• Shelvin Mack-Butler 70
• Keith Benson-Oakland 70
• Jimmer Fredette-BYU 69
• Kyle Singler-Duke 69
• Jamie Skeen-VCU 68
• Cory Joseph-Texas 68

Backup (67-62)

• Jordan Williams-Maryland 67
• Nikola Mirotic-Montenegro 67
• Demetri McCamey-Illinois 67
• Justin Harper-Richmond 67
• Justin Harper-Richmond 67
• Iman Shumpert-Georgia Tech 67
• Jimmy Butler-Marquette 67
• Chandler Parsons-Florida 67
• Matthew Bryan-Amaning-Washington 67
• Scotty Hopson-Tennessee 66
• Ben Hansbrough-Notre Dame 66
• Justin Holiday-Washington 66
• LaceDarius Dunn-Baylor 66
• Davis Bertans-Latvia 65
• E’Twaun Moore-Purdue 65
• Jon Leuer-Wisconsin 64
• Andrew Goudelock-Charleston 64
• Bojan Bogdanovic-Croatia 63
• DeAndre Liggins-Kentucky 63
• Kalin Lucas-Michigan State 63
• Michael Dunigan-Oregon 62
• David Lighty-Ohio State 62

Role Player (61-56)

• Durrell Summers-Michigan State 60
• Greg Smith-Fresno State 58

Bench Warmer (55-50)

• None

D-League (49-0)

• None

---

For more 2011 NBA draft coverage, stay tuned to Bleacher Report for updated NBA mock drafts, B/R's Big Board of Recruits, NBA draft rumors, NBA draft results and draft grades.