OFFICIAL PLAYERS WHO GO BY THEIR INITIALS DRAFTED IN THE 2017 DRAFT POWER RANKINGS
1. OG Anunoby. Okay, fine, so “OG” aren’t really his initials. It’s short for Ogugua, which is a name that no American or Canadian could hope to pronounce. But he’s definitely the best player out of this short list of names. He’s the full-time starter for one of the top teams in the East and he’s shown significant improvement from season to season. He’s got one more year on his rookie contract after this one, and then the Raptors will pay him hella fat stacks of Canadian dollars because by that point he might be averaging fourteen or fifteen PPG per game.
2. D.J. Wilson. D.J. stands for “DeVante Jaylen”, which I think is a cool name, but what do I know? Wilson plays for the Bucks, but “plays” is kind of a misnomer, because the Bucks are so deep that he often gets DNP-CD’s. However, last season, he was a vital contributor for a brief stretch of time, which I think puts him clearly ahead of our third and final power rankee:
3. T.J. Leaf. Ty Jacob Leaf. Again, the Pacers are stacked to the point where Leaf doesn’t get to play that much. When he does play, he’s alright, but his percentages were way better last season. Also, his picture on basketball-reference depicts him with a horrible-looking mustache and goatee that honestly look like they were drawn on as a prank. Does he still have those? My own personal attempts at growing facial hair were not pretty but, man, at least I didn’t look like that.