In the NBA, 19 are the new 29. NBA teams love to prepare for the future and continue to recruit young people to become the players that fit the system. But who is the youngest player in the NBA? Victor Wembanyama was 19 years old when the San Antonio Spurs selected him first overall. But he's not the youngest player in the NBA. In fact, it's way down the list. These are the players on the list of youngest players in the NBA.
Born in December 2004, G, G. Jackson, who plays with the Memphis Grizzlies, is the youngest player in the NBA. He played one season at the University of South Carolina. He is on the list of Memphis Hustle, an affiliate of the Grizzlies NBA G League, and averages around 26 points per game.
Everything you need to know to prepare for the two-night NBA Draft, which starts on Wednesday and ends on Thursday. I'm guessing this year he goes through the process and then chooses a school for at least one more year of development before jumping to the NBA. He has special mobility and coordination for a player of his size, and that shows in his ability to defend himself all over the court, change points in an instant and finish plays in the ring. In recent years, there has been a movement to recruit more NBA-ready players who are likely to contribute soon, if only as role-playing players. The annual ranking is packed with information, including this season's average height (6 feet 7.5 inches), weight (215.3 pounds) and age (26.03 years) of an NBA player.
He's an intriguing, long, lanky and explosive shooting guard, but he has an unrefined game and a lot of work to do before he's ready for the NBA. Golden State Warriors guard Chris Paul (18 seasons played) and Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry (17 seasons played) rank second and third in experience in the NBA. I think it will be some time before he is ready for the NBA and he is likely to spend most of his first year or two in the G League, gaining experience, strength and improving his finish with the rim and his outside shooting. With a 6-10 he is the height, but he is very thin and light, and he will have to add a lot of strength to be an NBA shooting guard.
I would be happy to place Flowers in the 35-50 range in the draft, with the understanding that he will need an additional year or two of development before he has a chance of succeeding in NBA football. Jackson signed a back and forth contract with the Grizzlies in August, assuring him to play in both the NBA and G League this season. He probably won't be ready to contribute in the first year, but he would be a good player to have and develop it, to fill a position a year or two later. And there are some players on this list who I hope will return to school for a year or two to develop their games (Christie, Dual, Toppin and Cyril).
Getting to the NBA will be a big change, especially when you're 18 and 19, but you have the skills and capacity to contribute very early on. Ron Holland — SF — Ignite — Draft At 19: Holland receives a lot of criticism for not being a very refined creator or shooter, but it's easy to forget that he's one of the youngest players in the draft and that he played a very used role in his only season with the Ignite.
