The 2019 NBA Draft is two rounds and consists of just 60 picks, so not every good college basketball player will hear his name called. Many NBA teams opt to select players with a higher upside and some of those picks are foreign players they wish to just stash overseas.
There are still some very good players left to either sign for an NBA team’s Summer League spot in hopes of catching on with a team. Most will probably end up in the Gatorade League or play overseas.
Guys like Fred VanVleet and Jeremy Lin won an NBA title this year and they went undrafted in their respective draft classes.
I’m sure people who love ‘their team’ always wonder why the star of their college team didn’t even play a single minute in the NBA.
This is not the end of the road for these players. There are many undrafted players in the NBA, so a few of these guys will still make their dreams come true in the future.
Here are the best undrafted players not selected in the 2019 NBA Draft.
Luguentz Dort – SG – Arizona Sun Devils
Terence Davis – SG – Ole Miss Rebels
Jontay Porter – C – Missouri Tigers
DaQuan Jeffries – SG – Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Zylan Cheatham – PF – Arizona Sun Devils
Shamorie Ponds – PG – St. John’s Red Storm
Jalen Lecque – PG – High School
Naz Reid – C – LSU Tigers
Louis King – SF – Oregon Ducks
Simisola Shittu – PF – Vanderbilt Commodores
Yovel Zoosman – Israel
Jaylen Hoard – PF – Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Justin Robinson – PG – Virginia Tech Hokies
Jared Harper – PG – Auburn Tigers
Dedric Lawson – PF – Kansas Jayhawks
Zach Norvell – SG – Gonzaga Bulldogs
Joshua Obiesie – PG – Germany
John Konchar – SG – Purdue-Fort Wayne Mastodons
Charles Matthews – SF – Michigan Wolverines
Ky Bowman – PG – Boston College Eagles
Tacko Fall – C – UCF Knights
Brian Bowen – SF – Louisville Cardinals (sort of)
Adam Mokoka – SG – France
Kris Wilkes – SG – UCLA Bruins
Sagaba Konate – C – West Virginia Mountaineers
Josh Reaves – SG – Penn State Nittany Lions
Oshae Brissett – PF – Syracuse Orange
Jarrey Foster – SF – SMU Mustangs
Tyus Battle – SG – Syracuse Orange
Amir Coffey – SF – Minnesota Golden Gophers
Donta Hall – PF – Alabama Crimson Tide
Kenny Wooten – C – Oregon Ducks
Dean Wade – PF – Kansas State Wildcats
Max Strus – SF – DePaul Blue Demons
Juwan Morgan – PF – Indiana Hoosiers
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Bobby Roberts (otherwise known as Sweetbob) is the creator of ‘America’s White Boy’ and contributor at Project Shanks. His writing has been featured on ESPN’s ‘SportsNation’, Sports Illustrated’s Hot Clicks, Guyspeed, and various other sites. You can follow him on Twitter at @Sweetbob.