Isaiah Collier: NBA draft scouting report and intel

“Collier is a little bit too laxed with the ball and turnover prone,” a longtime NBA executive told HoopsHype. “He doesn’t play defense. For him to be as high as he was going to USC, and they’ve had problems there with injuries to their team, that team is at the bottom of the Pac-12. Is he going to help a team win? He’s not that great of an outside shooter. He gets to the basket with his body for the point guard position. If he knows how to use it, that translates really well to the NBA.”

“I’m not sure Collier is in my lottery,” another NBA executive told HoopsHype. “He hasn’t impacted winning at a high enough level. He’s tall, but he’s not necessarily long. He’s a decent athlete, especially in the open court. I think for a guy that does what he does, he’s got to be a much better shooter than what he is. He’s never been a good shooter, even going back to high school. I think you can have him as a backup guard, but I think he’s going to play a lot in the G League his rookie year.”

“Collier is the best point guard in this class and has been for a while,” an NBA executive told HoopsHype. “I’d say he’s No. 1 now because he’s been the most consistent player. He can handle the ball, he can make guys better around him, he’s tough, and has size for his position.”

Excerpts from HoopsHype’s Aggregate Mock Draft from colleague Michael Scotto, who contributed research to this story, can be found here.