NBA Draft 2019: Top 3 options for Orlando Magic to select at No. 46

MIAMI, FL - DECEMBER 01: Shamorie Ponds #2 of the St. John's Red Storm reacts after a three pointer against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets during the HoopHall Miami Invitational at American Airlines Arena on December 1, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

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BALTIMORE, MD – MARCH 07: Justin Wright-Foreman #3 of the Hofstra Pride drives to the basket past Devontae Cacok #15 of the North Carolina-Wilmington Seahawks during the Colonial Athletic Conference Championship college basketball game tournament at Royal Farms Arena on March 7, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /

3. Justin Wright-Foreman, 6-2 guard, Hofstra

Hofstra’s Justin Wright-Foreman is what would happen if a fireball turned into a human and learned how to play basketball. The 6-2 inferno obliterated opposing CAA defenses throughout his four-year collegiate career, tearing teams apart with his dynamic off-the-ball scoring abilities and lethal pull-up shooting.

As a senior, the small scoring guard posted a career-best 27.1 PPG, as well as averages of 4.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists as the star and offensive hub of one of the CAA’s premier programs and the nation’s 17th-best offense according to KenPom.

His nightly averages were impressive, but his efficiency was essentially unmatched at the college level. According to Synergy Sports, Justin Wright-Foreman ranked in the 98th percentile in individual offense (1.16 PPP), 95th percentile as a pick-and-roll ball-handler (1.082 PPP), 92nd percentile in transition (1.351 PPP), 91st percentile on spot-ups (1.178 PPP), 87th percentile in isolation (1.044 PPP), and 81st percentile on hand-offs (1.123 PPP). The best evidence toward claiming that he’s the nation’s best pull-up scorer is his efficiency at such a high volume: The lead guard scored 1.186 PPP on 210 possessions, ranking in the 96th percentile.

Just to add onto his prowess as a scorer, he shot an insane clip of 51.1 FG%, 42.5 3P% and 86.4 FT%, adding up to a true shooting percentage of 63.7, which was unquestionably one of the best marks in the entire country.

He is, quite simply, a walking bucket.

Wright-Foreman gives very little else outside of his scoring, as he lacks traditional lead-guard skills (i.e., sense and vision as a passer) and is a porous (i.e., horrible) defender, but his scoring warrants a draft selection somewhere late in the second round. Given the Magic’s need for offensive talent and the cast of lengthy defenders that would insulate the small guard, there’s a clear fit between the two parties.

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