NBA Draft Big Board 1.0: Ranking the Golden State Warriors top 5 prospects
Carsen Edwards
The Purdue Boilermakers junior point guard Carsen Edwards took the NCAA by storm, helping lead Purdue to an Elite Eight appearance and was a Virginia miracle away from the Final Four. That miracle happened and Edwards’ magical run was over.
Edwards increased his draft stock after averaging almost 35 points per game in four tournament games Purdue played.
Those efforts included two 40-point games as well each of which were on the NCAA’s brightest stage. He averaged seven threes per game and shot over 45% from downtown during that run.
This was great to see from Edwards, but scouts will remember both his tournament and regular season performances.
In the regular season, Edwards was highly inefficient. During the season as a whole, he shot under 40% from the field.
Edwards is an interesting combo of dynamic scoring and inefficient shooting. Adding on that he’s only 6-foot-1 is important because it’ll certainly impact his draft position. Right now, Edwards is a coveted player, but he still only projected as a second-round pick.
It’s not ideal, but needing backcourt help, the Warriors could opt to take Edwards at No. 28.
Given his size and efficiency concerns, it would be shocking to see him as a Warrior though. He’s a player they’d likely buy a pick from Atlanta or Philadelphia early in the second round to draft instead of using that No. 28 overall selection.