Kendall Brown

Draft Notes

Brown is an extremely athletic wing prospect with springs in his legs who has all the makings of a future NBA player. He’s a standout defender, a great transition player and an emerging offensive talent.

His physical profile is elite. He’s an above the rim player with great vertical explosion, quick twitch athleticism and great change of direction.

Brown has a nice feel for spacing on the offensive end and he’s great at making cuts to the basket and going backdoor for lobs and layups. He’s mostly a straight-line driver who is developing his creativity with the ball.

Once he gets the ball on the wing or in the lane he’s one of the best finishers at the rim in his class.

Brown brings it on the defensive end and is a really standout on this end of the court. He’s got the size and athleticism to guard 1-4 and he very much fits into the modern switch-everything defense.

Comparisons

• Gerald Green
• Corey Maggette
• poor man’s Jaylen Brown

Draft Projection

first round pick in the 2022 NBA Draft or 2023 NBA Draft

2022 Small Forwards

1. Patrick Baldwin Jr. – 6-10 – Wisconsin Milwaukee 
2. Adrian Griffin Jr. – 6-6 – Duke
3. Caleb Houstan – 6-8 – Michigan (Canada)
4. Kendall Brown – 6-6 – Baylor
5. Payton Watson – 6-9 – UCLA
6. Ousmane Dieng – 6-7 – France
7. Matthew Mayer – 6-9 – Baylor
8. Keyontae Johnson – 6-5 – Florida
9. Julian Champagnie – 6-8 – St. Johns
10. Johnny Juzang – 6-7 – UCLA
11. Jalen Wilson – 6-8 – Kansas
12. Jermaine Samuels – 6-7 – Villanova
13. Josh Minott – 6-8 – Memphis
14. Jabari Walker – 6-8 – Colorado
15. Jordan Hall – 6-8 – St. Joes
16. Micah Peavy – 6-7 – TCU
17. Terrence Shannon Jr. – 6-7 – Texas Tech
18. Abramo Canka – 6-7 – Italy
19. Hyunjung Lee – 6-7 – Davidson (South Korea)
20. Mario Nakic – 6-7 – Serbia
21. Yannick Kraag – 6-8 – Netherlands
22. Samuell Williamson – 6-7 – Louisville
23. Landers Nolley II – 6-7 – Memphis
24. Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe – 6-7 – OK State (Canada)