The Chronicle’s NBA writer Jonathan Feigen takes a look at the top prospects in Thursday’s draft:

POINT GUARDS 1 MARKELLE FULTZ WASHINGTON, 19, 6-4

Long-armed with a variety of moves, Fultz excels at creating good shots and could be the rare first pick of the draft that goes from a poor team to an established winner.

2 LONZO BALL UCLA, 18, 6-6

Phenomenal at controlling the game at the point with outstanding vision and creativity but, unlike his generation’s top point guards, does not excel driving with the ball to score or as a catch-and-shoot threat.

3 DE’AARON FOX KENTUCKY, 19, 6-2

Explosive with the ball, Fox can easily get to his spots and is stronger with the ball than he would appear, but his consistency and potential as a range shooter can be a source of concern.

4 DENNIS SMITH NC STATE, 19, 6-3

Wildly inconsistent in his first season back from an ACL injury, Smith showed phenomenal athleticism and strength, drawing comparisons to Russell Westbrook in the open court.

5 FRANK NTILIKINA

STRASBOURG, 18, 6-5 A traditional point guard with skills and athleticism to match, he has good length and vision. Others: Monte’ Morris, Iowa State; Jawun Evans, Oklahoma State; Melo Trimble, Maryland; Frank Mason III, Kansas; Marcus Keene, Central Michigan; Edmund Sumner, Xavier; Frank Jackson, Duke.

SHOOTING GUARDS 1 MALIK MONK KENTUCKY, 19, 6-3

The SEC player of the year can be an efficient and explosive scorer with the catch-and-shoot ability to play off the ball and athleticism to get his own shot, but is a bit undersized for the positon, especially defensively.

2 LUKE KENNARD

DUKE, 20, 6-5 Kennard’s potential to be an outstanding shooter with vision and a feel for the game offensively makes him an intriguing prospect for the current NBA style, but a lack of length and athleticism could be an issue.

3 DONOVAN MITCHELL

LOUISVILLE, 20, 6-2 Mitchell seems to have improved his stock with his play at the combine and since, with outstanding strength, length and athleticism to make up for a lack of height, but his range shooting remains a question.

4 TERRANCE FERGUSON

Adelaide, 19, 6-6 The Dallas native, who chose to play in Australia rather than for Arizona, remains an interesting prospect to develop as he tries to build around his good size and shot.

5 DERRICK WHITE

COLORADO, 6-4, 22 White has come a long way from beginning his career at ColoradoColorado Springs to playing his way up draft boards at Portsmouth and at the combine as a solid athlete and shooter. Others: Josh Hart, Villanova; Tyler Dorsey, Oregon; P.J. Dozier, South Carolina.

SMALL FORWARDS 1 JOSH JACKSON

KANSAS, 20, 6-8 An outstanding athlete with good size, Jackson was an effective and efficient scorer in a variety of ways, but benefitted from playing small-ball power forward which might not be an option on the next level.

2 JAYSON TATUM

DUKE, 19, 6-8 With good size, athleticism and shooting touch, Tatum has potential to be the complete package as a scorer, particularly if his range shooting becomes as solid as the rest of his game.

3 JUSTIN JACKSON

NORTH CAROLINA, 22, 6-7 The ACC Player of the Year and top scorer for the national champions, Jackson benefitted from his decision to withdraw from last year’s draft, showing a solid and varied offensive game while making an impact defensively.

4 OG ANUNOBY

INDIANA, 19, 6-8 Anunoby’s length and strength could make him a power forward in some systems, with defensive ability at a variety of positions, but either way he will have to improve as a shooter.

5 SEMI OJELEYE

SMU, 22, 6-6 Ojeleye played a great deal as a power forward, but has the athleticism and shooting touch for either forward spot with a highenergy style that could translate well on the next level. Others: Tyler Lydon, Syracuse; Dillon Brooks, Oregon; Devin Robinson, Florida; Rodions Kurucs, Barcelona.

POWER FORWARDS 1 JONATHAN ISAAC,

FLORIDA STATE, 19, 6-11 Isaac’s remarkable reach could make up for a lack of bulk at power forward, but he has agility and quickness to play as a small forward or switch defensively and is a skilled finisher at the rim.

3 4 5 2 LAURI MARKKANEN

ARIZONA, 20, 7-0 The combination of shooting range and size makes Markkanen an outstanding prospect of a modern range-shooting four with an ability to attack closeouts and on the perimeter defensively.

ZACH COLLINS

GONZAGA, 19, 6-11 Collins might have benefitted from another season in a more featured role at Gonzaga, but he played enough to showcase skills to develop, particularly in his scene-stealing game in the national semifinals.

T.J. LEAF

UCLA, 20, 6-9 Leaf’s offensive versatility could translate well on the next level with shooting range and enough athleticism for the new style at the position, though he could benefit from added strength.

JOHN COLLINS

WAKE FOREST, 19, 6-9 Undersized for the small-ball center spot he played at Wake Forest and without great length, Collins was too productive to overlook with potential to add perimeter shooting. Others: Ivan Rabb, California; Isaiah Hartenstein, Lithuania; Caleb Swanigan, Purdue; D.J. Wilson, Michigan; Kyle Kuzma, Utah; Chris Boucher.

CENTERS 1 JARRETT ALLEN

TEXAS, 19, 6-10 As with the Longhorns as a whole, more might have been expected of Allen who has the length, strength and athleticism to have been a more physical player. But those qualities give him outstanding tools to develop.

2 HARRY GILES

DUKE, 19, 6-10 Giles got off to a slow start while coming back from knee surgery and had not gotten back all of his athleticism after a pair of knee injuries in high school, but he could be a special talent.

3 IKE ANIGBOGO

UCLA, 18, 6-9 Overshadowed a bit at UCLA, Anigbogo offers an intriguing mix of physical tools with good length, strengths and quickness off his feet or in transition to develop in such a young prospect.

4 JUSTIN PATTON

CREIGHTON, 20, 6-10 Patton played himself into consideration with the pack of centers bunched closely together as a productive offensive finisher in the style of rim-running centers.

5 BAM ADEBAYO

KENTUCKY, 19, 6-9 A bit undersized and without great length, Adebayo has to make up for some of his lack of size with good strength and quickness, but has ability as a rebounder and defensively that could translate well in the NBA. Others: Tony Bradley, North Carolina; Anzejs Pasecniks, Latvia; Thomas Bryant, Indiana; Johnathan Motley, Baylor; Matthias Lessort, France.