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NCAA Basketball Recruiting: Predicting landing spots for top 9 uncommitted 2020 prospects

By Brian Rauf

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 18: Jalen Green #14 of Team Zion dunks prior to the game against Team Jimma during the SLAM Summer Classic 2019 at Dyckman Park on August 18, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 18: Jalen Green #14 of Team Zion dunks prior to the game against Team Jimma during the SLAM Summer Classic 2019 at Dyckman Park on August 18, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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JT Thor – No. 51 overall

While Jeffress may got with the more stable option, Thor’s recruitment has been all over the place. the 6-8, 190-pounder is an athletic forward who can play on the perimeter, create for others, and finish around the rim with authority. He doesn’t always attack the basket with the requisite power and strength needed, but he can often get by with his athleticism. Thor also has immense potential as a defender and rebounder when he is active and focused in those areas.

Earlier this year, it looked like Thor was going to end up at Oklahoma State alongside the nation’s top overall recruit in Cade Cunningham. Then, after flirting with Kentucky and skipping college entirely, Auburn has made a late push for him. Bruce Pearl is known to be going hard after Greg Brown, another athletic forward who appears later on this list, but the Tigers aren’t considered the favorite there.

I think Thor fills in there, committing to Auburn shortly after another top, currently uncommitted prospect does (we’ll get to that later).

Prediction: Auburn

Makur Maker – No. 12 overall

Maker, cousin of current Detroit Pistons big man Thon Maker, was declared eligible for the 2020 NBA Draft last month. He left his former high school, Orange Lutheran, being two credits short of graduating before spending this season at Pacific Academy and Hillcrest. By spending the extra year in prep school, he met the draft’s eligibility requirements (Thon also went to the draft straight from prep school).

The 7-foot, 235-pounder has a rare combination of size, ball-handling, and shooting that makes him a prospect that could legitimately play on the perimeter or in the post. His size and athleticism give him tremendous upside on the defensive end, too, but he isn’t always committed on that end of the floor. Consistency and being able to finish through contact are his two biggest weaknesses right now, but he certainly has star potential.

Maker has said that he would only go to the NBA if he was considered to be a top pick, and he’s mostly considered a second-round selection at this point. However, most colleges have backed off recruiting him because they believe he’s set on going pro.

Prediction: NBA Draft

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