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 Dakari Johnson.
WARP projection: 1.0 (43rd among players in top 100)
Comparables: DeAndre Jordan (96.5), Robin Lopez (95.6), JaVale McGee (94.5), Darrell Arthur (94.5)
Strengths: FTA%
Weaknesses: Shoot, Block%, PF%
The analytics perspective
In many ways, Dakari Johnson is effectively a one-and-done prospect, though he spent two years at Kentucky. Because of John Calipari's enviable frontcourt depth, Johnson played just 1,185 total minutes, about the same as Jahlil Okafor played as a freshman. And because he's young for his class, Johnson is similar in age to many one-and-done players (teammate Karl-Anthony Towns, for example, is just three months older).