Felix Okpara

Developmental big. Carried by perimeter defense (91st) and rim protection (75th); the question marks are passing (3rd) and shot creation (6th).

Draft outlook

Where the math lands them

Projected landing

#58

New Orleans Pelicans

2nd round

Model vs the field

The One

#58

vs

Field

#47

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

across 3 mock boards

Scouting summary

Developmental big profile. The loudest scout signal: elite bpm (BPM = 94th pct). Their NCAA dominance composite lands at 68 on a 100 scale. Mock consensus pegs them 47th across 3 boards.

Auto-generated from archetype + top deterministic chip · long-form narrative ships when the generator's AI pass is enabled.

56 / 100 two-way score

Okpara's offensive + defensive efficiency vs the 2026 class, per Synergy possessions. ⚠ Limited possession sample — read this profile lightly.

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 Okpara.

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

1. 1Kai Jones2021

   top 1%

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

   Became: Rotation player · 0.2 career VORP · 107 g

   College: Texas '21 · TS 64.5 · BPM 7.8

   Wing86.0"vs85.8"Ht6'10"vs6'10"Reach112.0"vs110.5"Weight237 lbvs221 lbBPM7.4vs7.8AST%3.1vs5.4PORPAG2.2vs2.8TS%61.7vs64.5Age22.2vs20.4USG%13.5vs18.2
2. 2Nick Richards2020

   top 1%

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

   Became: Rotation player · -1.2 career VORP · 305 g

   College: Kentucky '20 · TS 67.4 · BPM 5.5

   Wing86.0"vs86.3"Max vert34.5"vs34.0"Std vert29.5"vs30.0"Weight237 lbvs242 lbHt6'10"vs6'11"Shuttle2.99svs2.92s¾ sprint3.18svs3.25sAgility11.01svs11.42sReach112.0"vs110.0"Age22.2vs22.6AST%3.1vs1.7BPM7.4vs5.5TS%61.7vs67.4PORPAG2.2vs4.4USG%13.5vs20.3
3. 3Yanic Konan Niederhauser2025

   top 1%

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

   Became: Too early to grade · 0.0 career VORP · 41 g

   College: Penn St. '25 · TS 63.1 · BPM 6.2

   ¾ sprint3.18svs3.20sHt6'10"vs6'11"Weight237 lbvs243 lbReach112.0"vs111.0"Wing86.0"vs87.3"Max vert34.5"vs37.0"Agility11.01svs11.50sShuttle2.99svs2.80sStd vert29.5"vs33.5"Age22.2vs22.3TS%61.7vs63.1BPM7.4vs6.2PORPAG2.2vs2.9AST%3.1vs6.1USG%13.5vs22.9
4. 4Yves Missi2024

   top 1%

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

   Became: Too early to grade · -0.4 career VORP · 139 g

   College: Baylor '24 · TS 62.1 · BPM 5.9

   Wing86.0"vs86.0"Ht6'10"vs6'11"Weight237 lbvs229 lb¾ sprint3.18svs3.12sStd vert29.5"vs31.0"Shuttle2.99svs3.12sAgility11.01svs11.45sReach112.0"vs109.5"Max vert34.5"vs38.5"AST%3.1vs3.5TS%61.7vs62.1BPM7.4vs5.9PORPAG2.2vs3.4Age22.2vs20.1USG%13.5vs21.9
5. 5Willie Cauley-Stein2015

   top 2%

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

   Became: Rotation player · 4.4 career VORP · 422 g

   College: Kentucky '15 · TS 58.8 · BPM 12.6

   Ht6'10"vs6'11"Weight237 lbvs242 lbReach112.0"vs111.0"Wing86.0"vs87.0"TS%61.7vs58.8AST%3.1vs7.4USG%13.5vs18.3BPM7.4vs12.6

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 (3 too recent to grade). These are the comps' own careers — a range of what the profile has become before, not a projection of Okpara.

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

35 games· 26.9 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.