If you asked a Texas A&M basketball fan who they thought the best NBA prospect on this Aggie team, one so laden with seniors, was, they may respond in one of two ways.
First— and most likely— you'd get an answer of either "I don't know" or "no one." That's due to the lack of leap-off-the-court physical talent among this group; none are super-plus athletes of the dyed-in-the-wool, McDonald's-All-American type, of course.
The second response, I would think, would be to look at who led the Aggies in scoring and accolades in general— Wade Taylor, of course— and default to that answer. This obviously makes some sense, but also has some holes: Wade is not exactly the prototypical size for an NBA player and his efficiency, though hampered by the Aggies' offensive style, has not been amazing.
I think both of those answers are incorrect. I'm going to have to go out on a limb here, but of the players that the Aggies are losing, I think the one with the best chance to make the NBA is Andersson Garcia.
Why Andersson Garcia is the Texas A&M basketball player with best chance to make NBA
Andy is not a light-it-up scorer, by any means. And as I mentioned, he doesn't have the kind of extreme athleticism of some NBA players, which is probably why so many are sleeping on him.
But take a look at his three-point percentages. Albeit on low volume, Garcia has shot 39%, 45%, and 40% from beyond the arc in college— and that's considered the weak area of his game.
More than anything else, Andy is a high-effort defender and rebounder. He's been called the "Dominican Rodman" for a reason: he lays his body on the line routinely to come up with the tough boards and make the defensive play.
Combine that with his nascent proficiency from beyond the arc, and it's tough to think of what NBA team wouldn't want a guy like that on their squad. He's not too bad running to the rim or setting screens, either.
Just because he doesn't have an elite first step doesn't mean he can't play in the league. It's a high barrier to entry in the NBA, probably more so than any other big time American sports league— but if Andy gets a shot, there's clear reasons why he can succeed.