To help readers get to know top NBA draft prospects, Insider offers a 360-degree look at many of them in a concise and thorough scouting report featuring three expert perspectives: Kevin Pelton (analytics), Fran Fraschilla (scouting) and Chad Ford (NBA front offices). Here's a look at Tyler Harvey.
WARP Projection: 0.9 (46th among players in top 100)
Comparables: Wayne Ellington (94.5), Terrence Ross (94.4), Allan Ray (94.2), Jodie Meeks (94.1)
Strengths: Shooting, TO%
Weaknesses: Usage, Rebound%, Assist%, Steal%
The analytics perspective
I want to take credit for putting Harvey on the map after mentioning him as a sleeper in a midseason Ford-Pelton, but it would have been difficult to keep the nation's leading scorer under wraps. From a statistical perspective, Harvey's high scoring average was more the product of efficient scoring (.643 TS% as a junior) than an enormous usage rate (27.5 percent, which ranked just sixth in the Big Sky). That's good news since NBA teams are unlikely to put the ball in Harvey's hands. He projects as a 36.9 percent 3-point shooter next season, good for third among prospects in Chad's top 100.