Thomas Haugh

2027 NBA Mock Draft v. 1.0 with @CBSSports Adam Finkelstein

Sam says Haugh passed up a likely top-20 (maybe late-lottery) spot to return to Florida. He's a 6'9 second-team All-American and an elite run-and-jump transition athlete, a terrific cutter and off-ball player who improved as a shooter and plays hard. He's working on hip flexibility so he can slide with ball handlers instead of turning to run. Sam thinks some of his assists come from Florida's high-low actions with Condon. Adam sees him as more comfortable as a role player than an alpha and wants more growth as a spot-up shooter. Adam doubts he can toggle between the 3 and 4 in the NBA the way he does in college, but calls him a low-maintenance, winning, longtime pro.

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Way Too Early 2027 NBA Mock Draft

Admits he's lower on Haugh than the NBA, but calls him a good jack-of-all-trades forward who has improved as a driver and three-point shooter. Highlights his defense and rebounding, movement, strength (one of the strongest players in the draft) and hands, and says he can contribute sooner than most.

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Notes Haugh probably passed up a mid-first-round spot to return to Florida. A long forward with size, athleticism, energy and toughness who scores off the ball and defends, he offers the consistency contenders value even without much more development.

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Way Too Early 2027 NBA Mock Draft

Notes Haugh may be 23 or 24 on draft night but fits a win-now team: a good defender and athlete who knows his role, plays off the ball and can guard multiple positions. A more consistent three is what keeps him from going higher.

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Way Too Early 2027 NBA Mock Draft

Doesn't love Haugh at 12 because prospects his age tend to slide, though he thinks second-apron economics may push teams toward cheaper older players. Loves his reckless-abandon play, defense and rebounding and his offensive strides, but says he's well behind Axel Lundberg or Bennett Stirtz as a shooter.

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Way Too Early 2027 NBA Mock Draft

Pitches Haugh as the most college-ready wing in the draft — a fourth-year Florida player whose game is essentially finished: catch-and-shoot shooting, hard screens, smart off-ball movement and good decisions. The ceiling is clearly defined (not a creator or elite one-on-one defender), but a polished, ready rotation wing is valuable at 16.

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Frames Haugh as an older prospect who can help immediately: a 6'9 forward with size, athleticism, passing feel and nonstop energy who averaged 17 and 6 at Florida. He moves off the ball, attacks in straight lines, finishes above the rim and does winning little things; the three (about 32.5%) decides how clean his NBA fit is.

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Calls Haugh a defensively slanted pick with unique positional versatility. Thinks playing as a three at Florida hurt his offensive efficiency and that NBA spacing will help — he could work as a screen-and-slip player with some passing and on-ball skills — while his length, fluidity and size are a team-defense weapon.

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