Did you know Chad ford had porzingas and James young in the same tier? This was right after his failed attempt at selling a solar powered flashlight
Did you know that James Young was drafted in 2014 and Porzingis was drafted in 2015?
Did you know that prior to Porzingis pulling out a week before the 2014 draft...
nbadraft.net had him going #21
draftexpress.com had him going #15
Cbssports had him going #27
... you get the idea...
And did you know that, once again, Chad Ford's draft tier accurately represented the consensus at the time when it lumped Porzingis into the same "tier" as James Young (who went #17, but was expected to go anywhere from 15-28 depending on the publication)? Had Porzingis stayed in the draft, he was widely expected to be selected in the same range as Young.
And did you know that when Porzingis decided to re-enter the draft a year later in 2015 and was widely expected to be a high lotto pick, Ford listed him as a "Tier 2" level prospect (potential all-star) and suggested he would be picked in the 2-5 range after the lone "Tier 1" prospect (Karl Towns)? Not surprisingly, Ford's draft tier article once again accurately represented the consensus at the time when it lumped him in that tier. As expected, Porzingis was selected in the 2-5 range (#4).
So once again, your issue isn't with Chad Ford. You seem to be taking offense with the fact mock drafts, scouts, media, NBA teams, etc can't predict the future. Shame on them for lumping in Porzingis with James Young a year before Porzingus was drafted. That's not Professor Chadwick's cross to bear.