Emanuel Sharp

Developmental guard. Carried by perimeter defense (90th); the question marks are passing (11th) and rim protection (17th).

Draft outlook

Where the math lands them

Projected landing

#51

Washington Wizards

2nd round

Model vs the field

The One

#51

vs

Field

#45

In line with the field — our board and the consensus agree within a couple of slots.

across 3 mock boards

Scouting summary

Developmental guard profile. The loudest scout signal: elite bpm (BPM = 99th pct). Their NCAA dominance composite lands at 77 on a 100 scale. Mock consensus pegs them 45th across 3 boards.

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59 / 100 two-way score

Sharp's offensive + defensive efficiency vs the 2026 class, per Synergy possessions.

Closest NBA comparisons

Matched on combine measurements (length, frame, explosion, agility) and college production (BPM, TS%, usage, assists), within position group. Each comp's tag shows which basis drove it; the college production + career outcome shown belongs to the comp, never projected onto Sharp.

“Top X%” = closer to Sharp than (100−X)% of all drafted guards on the measurables + production; the bar shows relative closeness among these 5.

1. 1Tyler Herro2019

   top 1%

   measurables + production · matched on 4 of 9 measurables · 5 of 4 production

   Became: Star · 1× All-Star · 9.0 career VORP · 394 g

   College: Kentucky '19 · TS 58.0 · BPM 7.8

   Wing75.0"vs75.3"Ht6'3"vs6'5"Reach98.5"vs100.5"Weight208 lbvs192 lbTS%58.2vs58.0PORPAG4.5vs4.2BPM8.7vs7.8AST%11.1vs15.2USG%23.2vs20.0
2. 2Jared McCain2024

   top 1%

   measurables + production · matched on 9 of 9 measurables · 6 of 4 production

   Became: Too early to grade · 0.2 career VORP · 90 g

   College: Duke '24 · TS 61.1 · BPM 7.0

   Max vert33.0"vs33.0"Reach98.5"vs98.0"Wing75.0"vs75.5"Agility10.77svs10.87sWeight208 lbvs203 lb¾ sprint3.19svs3.23sStd vert27.5"vs25.5"Ht6'3"vs6'2"Shuttle2.80svs3.07sAST%11.1vs10.7PORPAG4.5vs4.2BPM8.7vs7.0TS%58.2vs61.1USG%23.2vs19.7Age22.3vs20.3
3. 3Max Shulga2025

   top 1%

   measurables + production · matched on 9 of 9 measurables · 5 of 4 production

   Became: Too early to grade · -0.1 career VORP · 11 g

   College: VCU '25 · TS 59.4 · BPM 8.5

   ¾ sprint3.19svs3.20sWeight208 lbvs206 lbReach98.5"vs99.0"Ht6'3"vs6'4"Max vert33.0"vs34.5"Std vert27.5"vs29.5"Wing75.0"vs77.8"Shuttle2.80svs3.10sAgility10.77svs11.40sBPM8.7vs8.5USG%23.2vs22.5PORPAG4.5vs4.8TS%58.2vs59.4AST%11.1vs23.2
4. 4Joe Harris2014

   top 1%

   measurables + production · matched on 9 of 9 measurables · 6 of 4 production

   Became: Rotation player · 4.1 career VORP · 504 g

   College: Virginia '14 · TS 56.5 · BPM 8.3

   Max vert33.0"vs33.5"Std vert27.5"vs28.5"Weight208 lbvs215 lbShuttle2.80svs2.92sReach98.5"vs100.0"Ht6'3"vs6'5"Agility10.77svs11.11s¾ sprint3.19svs3.31sWing75.0"vs78.0"BPM8.7vs8.3USG%23.2vs22.1Age22.3vs22.8TS%58.2vs56.5AST%11.1vs18.1PORPAG4.5vs3.4
5. 5Luke Kennard2017

   top 2%

   measurables + production · matched on 4 of 9 measurables · 6 of 4 production

   Became: Starter · 6.3 career VORP · 538 g

   College: Duke '17 · TS 62.9 · BPM 8.0

   Reach98.5"vs98.5"Ht6'3"vs6'5"Weight208 lbvs196 lbWing75.0"vs77.3"USG%23.2vs23.0BPM8.7vs8.0AST%11.1vs13.6Age22.3vs21.0TS%58.2vs62.9PORPAG4.5vs6.4

How the closest comps turned out

Median outcome: Rotation — the typical case among these comps, between the floor and ceiling.

The 15 nearest blended comps (4 too recent to grade). These are the comps' own careers — a range of what the profile has become before, not a projection of Sharp.

via BartTorvik · percentiles vs G-bucket of all D1 history (2008-26)

37 games· 29.4 mpg

per-game · via barttorvik · percentiles vs all D1 2008-25 at the position

Raw per-game counts — not pace-adjusted; ranked against an 18-season D1 reference where elite-tier percentiles are stable across the window.