Tyus Jones boasts first-round talent

— -- To help readers get to know top NBA draft prospects, Insider offers a 360-degree look at many of them in a concise and thorough scouting report featuring three expert perspectives: Kevin Pelton (analytics), Fran Fraschilla (scouting) and Chad Ford (NBA front offices). Here's a look at Tyus Jones.

The analytics perspective

The scouting perspective

The front-office perspective

Jones was the top-rated point guard in the high school class of 2014, and he played like it all season at Duke. His uncanny floor vision, leadership and improved jumper all lead to him becoming the MVP of the national title game. However, NBA scouts have never been crazy about Jones as a NBA prospect. Despite the high-level basketball IQ and leadership, his lack of elite size, length or explosive athletic ability all lower his ceiling tremendously. If he was two to three inches taller or longer, or if he was a faster or more explosive athlete, he'd be a top 5 pick in this draft. But given those physical limitations, teams are struggling to get too excited about him. "I want to love him," one GM said. "He's really, really good. His feel for the game is tremendous and now that his jump shot is falling, he's very difficult to guard. I'm just worried that given the size of so many elite point guards in our league and how great so many of them are athletically, whether he can keep up on either end of the floor. That was my concern last year with Tyler Ennis and he was bigger and more athletic. I just don't know when you take him." The scouts I spoke with varied widely on Jones. A few considered him a late lottery pick. Most had him in the 17-to-25 range. -- Chad Ford

The front-office perspective

Jones was the top-rated point guard in the high school class of 2014, and he played like it all season at Duke. His uncanny floor vision, leadership and improved jumper all lead to him becoming the MVP of the national title game. However, NBA scouts have never been crazy about Jones as a NBA prospect. Despite the high-level basketball IQ and leadership, his lack of elite size, length or explosive athletic ability all lower his ceiling tremendously. If he was two to three inches taller or longer, or if he was a faster or more explosive athlete, he'd be a top 5 pick in this draft. But given those physical limitations, teams are struggling to get too excited about him. "I want to love him," one GM said. "He's really, really good. His feel for the game is tremendous and now that his jump shot is falling, he's very difficult to guard. I'm just worried that given the size of so many elite point guards in our league and how great so many of them are athletically, whether he can keep up on either end of the floor. That was my concern last year with Tyler Ennis and he was bigger and more athletic. I just don't know when you take him." The scouts I spoke with varied widely on Jones. A few considered him a late lottery pick. Most had him in the 17-to-25 range. -- Chad Ford