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Milwaukee Bucks: 5 best-case picks in the 2018 NBA Draft

By Brian Sampson

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 22: Robert Williams #44 of the Texas A&M Aggies dunks the ball against the Michigan Wolverines during the second half in the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament West Regional at Staples Center on March 22, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. The Michigan Wolverines defeated the Texas A&M Aggies 99-72. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 22: Robert Williams #44 of the Texas A&M Aggies dunks the ball against the Michigan Wolverines during the second half in the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament West Regional at Staples Center on March 22, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. The Michigan Wolverines defeated the Texas A&M Aggies 99-72. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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BOISE, ID – MARCH 17: Kevin Knox #5 of the Kentucky Wildcats shoots the ball during the second half against the Buffalo Bulls in the second round of the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Taco Bell Arena on March 17, 2018 in Boise, Idaho. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
BOISE, ID – MARCH 17: Kevin Knox #5 of the Kentucky Wildcats shoots the ball during the second half against the Buffalo Bulls in the second round of the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Taco Bell Arena on March 17, 2018 in Boise, Idaho. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

5. Kevin Knox

As others have been rising, Kevin Knox is the one who’s seen his draft stock slipping lately. He’s now being projected to go at the very end of the lottery, if not the middle of the draft. This is a decent size change from when the college season ended and he was being projected to be taken just outside the top 10.

This fall represents a chance he might continue his slide a few more spots and land right into the Bucks’ lap at 17.

If that happens, he could be the replacement at forward for Parker off the bench. Obviously, he isn’t going to have the same scoring acumen Parker has shown when he’s fully healthy, but he certainly has offensive upside to be a go-to scorer if everything pans out.

He’s great around the rim and can use his athletic ability to finish with either hand or dunk on defenders. He also has potential to stretch his game and develop an outside shot which would be critical. Of course, the biggest factor is that he’d be monumentally cheaper than Parker and could provide more than a fraction of his skills.

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