NBA Draft 2019: 5 Biggest steals of the draft

#1 Bol Bol (Oregon) - Denver Nuggets, 44th overall pick

Bol Bol was the biggest steal of the 2019 draft

Bol Bol was a projected top #5 pick before the start of the 2018-19 college season and had become one of the best players in the college circuit. Standing at 7 feet 2 inches with a 7'7 wingspan, Bol Bol, the son of legendary player Manute Bol was a physical specimen.

He averaged 21 points per game, along with 9.6 rebounds and a huge 2.7 blocks per game. His absurd 52% shooting from the beyond the arc seemed like no fluke in the 9 games he played before a left foot injury kept him out for the whole season.

His stock dropped as doubts started to emerge about his health and conditioning, as he had a frail frame and a foot injury is one of the worst that could happen to a center (cue Joel Embiid). His frame also brought up questions about his value in the more physical NBA and just how he would be able to screen someone like Andre Drummond.

His upside was too high to ignore and he was still considered a first round top 25 pick, to be safe. Bol Bol ended up dropping all the way down to #44 when the Denver Nuggets traded their future second-round pick and cash considerations for him after Miami had initially selected him.

The Denver Nuggets, after drafting another injured top 5 pick in Michael Porter Jr, have taken on the challenge of bringing Bol Bol back to his college glory days and if the Nuggets manage it, they would have pulled off one of the biggest steals in the past few decades.

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