CONTENDERS: Kansas' Tyran Stokes and Arkansas’ Jordan Smith Jr BATTLING to become top NBA draft pick!

Podcast: Locked On College Basketball · Locked On Podcast Network, Isaac Schade, Andy Patton

Opublikowano: 2026-10-21

2027 NBA Draft class wide open as Tyran Stokes, Jordan Smith Jr., and Caleb Holt headline a field with no clear front-runner. Can Kansas’s Stokes silence off-court doubts and become the consensus No. 1 pick? Arkansas’s Smith brings two-way grit, drawing Jalen Suggs and Jrue Holiday comparisons, while Arizona’s Holt shapes up as a defensive specialist—if his shooting can keep up. Andy Patton and Tyler Metcalf debate top prospects, breakout candidates, and which college returners like Thomas Haugh, Braylon Mullins, and Shelton Henderson could soar in a talent-thin year. Why are more underclassmen staying in school i...