This season's small forwards are an amazing bunch.
They include four potential lottery picks, two future All-Stars and our No. 1 overall player.
Let's take a look.
Last year, four small forwards -- Brandon Ingram, Jaylen Brown, Taurean Prince and Denzel Valentine -- were selected in the lottery. This year the talent base for the 2017 NBA draft looks even stronger at the top.
We are projecting four small forwards to go in the lottery, with two potential All-Stars as well as 13 potential first rounders, making it the second strongest position in the draft behind point guards.
Insider spoke with a number of NBA GMs and scouts in an attempt to aggregate the rankings. Expect them to change as the season gets underway.
You can visit our Top 100 prospects list for the latest updates.
Potential NBA All-Stars
Josh Jackson
Kansas
Freshman
Top 100: No. 1
Jayson Tatum
Duke
Freshman
Top 100: No. 5
Jackson has held down the top spot since our first Top 100 was released right after the 2016 NBA Draft, and NBA scouts who have seen him in practices at Kansas have been wowed.
Jackson plays as hard as any player in the country on both ends of the floor. He's aggressive, athletic and tough, yet he has a sophisticated basketball IQ combined with unselfish play. If he had a consistent jump shot, he'd be a slam dunk for the No. 1 pick. There are few wings in the NBA who have his combination of physical and basketball skills.
"There's no way he's not going to succeed," one NBA GM said. "Even if he never becomes an elite shooter, he affects the game in every other way. He's a more offensively gifted Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. Our whole staff is just in love with him.
"If he can hit 3s, he's not just going to be an All-Star, he'll be a superstar in the NBA. Like a top-10 player in the league."
Tatum was ranked higher than Jackson coming into his senior year of high school, but scouts were disappointed that the smooth, versatile forward didn't develop a lethal 3-point game. He still thrives primarily in the midrange.
That said, he was drawing rave reviews in Duke's practices before injuring his foot at a pro day in front of NBA scouts. It looks like he'll be out only a couple of weeks. Before he got injured, scouts were more impressed than when they saw him last at the Nike Hoop Summit.
"He's the prototypical sort of wing you look for in the NBA," one GM said. "He plays the game effortlessly, but I mean that in a good way. The game is easy for him.
"I want to see him stretch his game on the perimeter more. He could be a little less selfish with the ball. My guys really like him and think he'll be a top-five pick."
Potential NBA starters
Jonathan Isaac
FSU
Freshman
Top 100: No. 9
Miles Bridges
Michigan State
Freshman
Top 100: No. 13
OG Anunoby
Indiana
Sophomore
Top 100: No. 18
Isaac is right on the bubble between future starter and future All-Star. He has a crazy skill set for a player his size and repeatedly draws comparisons to Brandon Ingram. Scouts aren't sure Isaac is quite as ready as Ingram was. Like Ingram, he's very thin, but he doesn't play with the same confidence. Still, his versatile game on both ends of the court makes him very attractive to scouts. If he has a big year, he'll go even higher than we have ranked him here.
"Isaac is more of an idea than a prospect right now," one GM said. "I watched him closely at the Nike Hoop Summit. If he puts the tools and the size together he'll be awesome. But it's a big 'if' right now. I'm not sure he'll be ready after one year."
Bridges, in many ways, is the opposite of Isaac. He is an explosive athlete, is built like a tank and always plays with energy and toughness. What he lacks right now is an advanced perimeter game or the ability to take his man off the bounce. Bridges uses sheer athleticism, power and toughness to break down opposing defenses.
He's so good that he'll be able to do that at Michigan State. There are few players in college basketball who can handle his athleticism and physicality. He'll face the same sorts of struggles that Jaylen Brown and Justise Winslow had when it comes to scoring the ball. But he has similar upside.
"I don't know why he isn't ranked higher," one GM said. "I see similarities to both Brown and Winslow. He's so strong and aggressive. I think he might end up with a better year than either of those guys."
Anunoby had his breakout in the NCAA tournament as the next potential 3-and-D star. His long arms, explosive athleticism, defensive prowess and ability to hit 3s are very attractive to teams. He's a bit rawer in other areas, and scouts will be looking closely to see if he has developed over the summer. If he makes a big leap on the court, he'll make a big leap in our rankings, too.
Potential NBA role players
Rodions Kurucs | Age: 19 | Latvia | No. 22 overall
Tyler Lydon | So. | Syracuse | No. 23 overall
Malik Pope | Jr. | SDSU | No. 30 overall
Jaron Blossomgame | Sr. | Clemson | No. 31 overall
Dwayne Bacon | So. | Florida State | No. 33 overall
Mikal Bridges | So. | Villanova | No. 35 overall
V.J. Beachem | Sr. | Notre Dame | No. 37 overall
Devin Robinson | Jr. | Florida | No. 43 overall
There are several wings in the 20-to-40 range who get scouts excited. There isn't much consensus on the order, but all of these players were listed by at least one scout as a potential first-round pick.
Kurucs is a wild card. Teams are looking at him based on potential rather than production. He might not get major minutes at Barcelona, but lack of playing time hasn't stopped teams from drafting tall, athletic wings who can shoot (see Mario Hezonja).
Lydon's versatility -- he can play both the 3 and the 4 -- is part of his appeal. So are crazy hops, a unique ability to block shots on the perimeter and at the rim and a terrific jump shot. Teams loved him in the tournament, and if he can proves he can guard people, he's probably ranked too low.
Pope is the biggest wild card on the list. When he's playing well, he looks like a lottery pick. When he's bad? He looks like he'd struggle to get minutes on a D-League team. Pope's physical tools (length, smooth athleticism) and his basketball skills (shooting from deep, solid ball handling) are super intriguing. But he has to figure out how to consistently produce.
If things click for Pope this year, he may still end up in the lottery. If he struggles again? He could plummet outside the Top 100.
Blossomgame impressed teams at the NBA draft combine last year and may have been selected in the late first round had he stayed in the draft. If he keeps shooting 3s at the same clip he did last year, he'll likely sneak into the first.
Bacon also flirted with the draft last year. He looked the part physically and had a very solid freshman year, but teams want to see a better jump shot.
Bridges is another 3-and-D prospect like Anunoby, except he hasn't proven to be the shooter he needs to be ... yet.
Beacham has proven to be the kind of shooter NBA teams want and could be in for a breakout year now that he looks like the most talented player on Notre Dame.
Robinson, who has been on our Big Board in the past, made some major strides as a sophomore before regressing a bit in the NIT. He has the talent to have a big year at Florida but needs to show consistency.
Others to watch: Justin Jackson, North Carolina; Tadas Sedekerskis, Lithuania; Arnoldas Kulboka, Lithuania; Alec Peters, Valparaiso; Theo Pinson, North Carolina; Keita Bates-Diop, Ohio State; Justin Jackson, Maryland; Mathias Lessort, France; Kris Jenkins, Villanova; Paris Bass, Detroit; Kelan Martin, Butler; Josh Langford, Michigan State; Aleksandar Vezenkov, Cyprus; Vasilis Charalampopoulos, Greece; Nik Slavica, Croatia; DJ Hogg, Texas A&M; Isaac Copeland, Georgetown; V.J. King, Louisville; Zylan Cheatham, San Diego State; Dedric Lawson, Memphis; Wesley Iwundu, Kansas State; Deng Adel, Louisville; Terry Larrier, Connecticut.