NBA Draft 2019: 10 players most likely to overachieve their draft position

Which prospects are the most likely to overachieve their 2019 NBA Draft position? Here are 10 players that look like potential steals.

The NBA Draft is as accurate of a draft as there is in American professional sports with top players “hitting” at a much higher rate than in any other sport.

A team needs at least one superstar talent to be a championship contender and, because of the quality scouting in the league, you almost always have to have a top pick to acquire one of those players (unless you want to risk it in free agency), which has led to the rise of Sam Hinkie-level tanking among the worst teams in the league.

But, as we’ve seen, quality players can be found all over the draft board.

The Toronto Raptors made the NBA Finals without a lottery pick on their roster and with Kawhi Leonard as the only player who was picked in the top 20. Four members of the 2019 All-Rookie team were selected outside the top 10, including one late first-rounder (Landry Shamet) and a second-rounder (Mitchell Robinson).

There are steals available in every draft and, while many are billing this year’s group as a three-man class, there are several other players who will make a significant impact during their NBA careers.

Here are the 10 players in the class that are the most likely to outperform their draft position and end up as steals in this class.