#1 Karl-Anthony Towns - 91
The No.1 overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft, Karl-Anthony Towns is probably the most proven prospect from the last 3 draft classes so far. Just after his second season ended in 2017, the preseason GM survey for the 2017-18 season found KAT #1 on GMs' list of players they would prefer to build around the most.
There's good reason for that. Towns might already be the most efficient center in NBA history in addition to being one of the top-5 most skilled. A growth spurt in high school helped him translate guard-like skills with those of post-up players, resulting in him being as good while facing up defenders as he is while backing them down in the low post - he's elite at both.
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Last season, Towns became the only center in NBA history to slash 50/40/85 shooting splits while averaging over 20 points per game. Even with his defensive lapses taken into account, that's a pretty damn impressive season for a player aged only 22 right now.
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