NBA Draft 2019: 5 Biggest steals of the draft

#2 Nassir Little (North Carolina) - Portland Trail Blazers, 25th overall pick

Nassir Little was drafted late in the first round

Nassir Little was considered one of the best prospects coming into the college season this year, as he was a 5-star recruit coming out of high school. The 6'6 forward played for North Carolina and did not enjoy a great season in his junior year.

Little played just 18 minutes a game, averaging just 9.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and shot just 27% from beyond the 3, absolutely cratering the 5-star reputation he had coming into college. Yet, he was one of the most explosive players in the draft.

His 3 and D potential and an ideal body would bode well in the modern NBA. A potential lockdown defender, he brings his solid athleticism to the table as well. The thing that worked most in his favor is that he was a late bloomer in high school and most teams considered him to do the same even at the NBA level, which is why he fell to the latter half of the lottery picks.

But in the 2019 draft, Little was chosen at #25 by the Portland Trail Blazers, a far cry from the 9-14 spot everyone had expected him to go. Blazers have potentially gotten a really good player late in the draft and will be hoping that they can develop him into the star he was touted to become.