I think Boilerzz has the right approach, in assigning probabilities to each one. From that, you could do a simple addition and division problem to figure out how many NBA players he thinks would be placed, but this also represents uncertainty and accounts for the likelihood that three or four players a little less than likely to make that next level might still produce one that does. I think 2-3 of the below make it.
So tweaking his percentages, here’s my best guess:
Jacobsen - 25% not 60 for me (sorry, got to see something out of him against real competition before I rate a string bean higher, even the 25% is only based on his reputation but I know everyone’s high on him.)
Colvin - 40% maybe about right
Smith - 20% this is too low, especially if Edey has a good year in NBA showing he was undervalued, and Purdue stays competitive this year. I’d say at least 50% someone’s gonna take a chance on him.
Heide - 20% too low - I’d raise to 30/40% around where Colvin is or maybe even a bit higher.
Harris - 20% no comment, don’t know enough about him.
TKR - 5% low. Painter intends to make him a focal point. At this point, I’d give him 20 to 25%, and if he ends up rising to the occasion, it could go up from there.
Burgess - 5% no comment, haven’t seen enough
Loyer - 5% maybe a little low for a great shooter, he has a chance to raise this number with a good season.
Cox - 5% - again not sure
Benter - 1% - same
Furst - 0% raise to 3/5% because there’s an outside chance things could happen that lead him to take an increased role and he has shown early on he can stroke it. If he hits and clicks, don’t count him out.
Waddell - 0% - can’t comment much more because we haven’t seen much out of him.
Berg - 0% - biggest wildcard IMO. Not sure what the correct percent should be in my mind but it’s a lot higher than zero. He might have unshown potential and it wouldn’t surprise me if he plays starter minutes by the end of the season.
