Na'jai Hines 2027 NBA Draft profile
Na'jai Hines is 23rd on our 2027 NBA Draft big board and 5th among centers. Our latest mock sends him to the Suns with the 18th pick. He 6.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 0.6 assists a game at Seton Hall last season.
Na'jai Hines
- Position
- Center
- School
- UConn (Big East)
- Class
- Sophomore
- Size
- 6' 11", 278 lbs
- Status
- Draft-eligible if he declares
- Our grade
- 85.5, 23rd overall, 5th center
Why the Suns at 18th
The Suns need a center: their top two centers combined for 34.4 points, rebounds and assists a game last season, 24th of 30. He is the 5th center on our board, and the next center on our board is Rueben Chinyelu of Florida, level on grade; the better grade left, Pharrel Payne (forward, Maryland), fills a smaller need here. At 6' 11", 278 lbs, the sophomore (draft-eligible if he declares) starts at center from opening night.
2025-26 per game at Seton Hall
- Points
- 6.5
- Rebounds
- 5.5
- Assists
- 0.6
- Steals
- 0.4
- Blocks
- 2.2
- FG %
- 0.6%
- 3PM
- 0.0
- Minutes
- 18.0
- PER
- 24.5
He played the 2025-26 season at Seton Hall and is at UConn now. Stats are the games played, from ESPN's box scores. They update with each Tuesday edition.
Board trend
First edition on our board: October 17, 2026. The trend fills in from next Tuesday.
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Centers around him on the board
The nearest centers by grade. The full NBA Draft center rankings order the whole position.
- 3Somto CyrilMiami89.6
- 4Patrick Ngongba IIDuke85.9
- 6Rueben ChinyeluFlorida85.5
- 7Motiejus KrivasArizona84.1
Common questions
Where does Na'jai Hines go in the 2027 NBA mock draft?
Na'jai Hines is 18th pick to the Suns in our latest mock. The Suns need a center: their top two centers combined for 34.4 points, rebounds and assists a game last season, 24th of 30. He is the 5th center on our board, and the next center on our board is Rueben Chinyelu of Florida, level on grade; the better grade left, Pharrel Payne (forward, Maryland), fills a smaller need here. At 6' 11", 278 lbs, the sophomore (draft-eligible if he declares) starts at center from opening night.
Is Na'jai Hines eligible for the 2027 NBA Draft?
He is a sophomore, so he is draft-eligible if he declares for the 2027 draft.
By the Parlae deskProspect data updated Oct 17, 2026 at 11:26 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number