The electric point guard or the scoring machine? The under-recruited, one-time sleeper from the mid-major program or the superstar from the bluest of blue bloods?

Murray State point guard Ja Morant or Duke wing RJ Barrett?

This debate figures to be the top NBA draft storyline over the next three months, after Duke phenom Zion Williamson is taken first.

“If I need to fill both spots, that’s a really good problem to have,” one NBA scout said of the choice between Morant and Barrett. “To be perfectly honest, I don’t think you’re going to miss whichever one you take.”

“Did you watch the games?” another scout joked, believing Morant is a near lock to go second, because of how valuable a stud point guard like him can be, and issues that have arisen about Barrett’s shot and how well his game will translate at the next level. “Ja is so darn good.”

“It would be my opinion Ja is the second-best player in this draft,” said Fran Fraschilla, a college basketball and draft analyst with ESPN. “But there will be teams that think RJ is No. 2. It’s debatable for sure.”

Morant has been the big riser, an unheralded three-star recruit who led Murray State to the NCAA Tournament and an opening-round upset of Marquette. The lanky 6-foot-3 point guard averaged 24.5 points and a nation-best 10 assists. He made major strides after a strong freshman season, behind only Williamson as the most exciting player in the country.

“Ja’s a point guard who is athletic as sh– and can score, and I don’t know if that’s his best skill. I think passing is his best skill,” the first scout said. “He’s got no fear of passing. He’ll throw it where he thinks you’re going to be, and he’s not scared to throw it, and more times than not, he’s right.

“He only got better. He didn’t get worse. The first time I saw him, I thought he was just OK, until the end of the game. They really needed him and he scored at will. Next time I saw him, he played through an injury and tried. Thirty scouts got ready to leave, and he came back, wasn’t great. But fought through it.”

Added Fraschilla: “There’s always recency bias. I didn’t hear anybody say Ja was the second pick in mid-January when he was [tearing up his league]. But since he had terrific games against Marquette and Florida State, I think he’s solidified himself.”

A lot has changed for Barrett in the past year, despite putting up gaudy numbers. For years, he was considered the heavy favorite to go first. But the 6-foot-7 southpaw’s stock has slid somewhat. His 31.3 percent 3-point shooting has been a red flag, as has his 66.2 percent shooting from the free-throw line. He was expected to be the player everyone wanted to see. Instead, it has been Williamson.

“He’s got warts. He’s not a great shooter. He’s a ball hog,” the scout said of Barrett, the son of former St. John’s star Rowan Barrett. “But he’s been prepared to be a pro for 10 years, and so he’s kind of on his way to doing that. He’ll be fine. He’ll be a fine NBA player, but it’s kind of the gloss has worn off.”

Both scouts agreed Barrett will be a quality pro, one calling him a “warrior.” Fraschilla described him as a “professional scorer.” He’s won at every level, He won a national championship his senior year of high school, led Canada to the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup gold medal and has Duke two wins away from the Final Four. Barrett set a Duke freshman scoring record, with 821 points and counting.

“Tell me a big wing who comes in the league and scores right away. I think he’s as good as [Andrew] Wiggins [was coming out of college],” the first scout said. “He’s not going to disappoint no matter what he does. He can rebound the ball, he can make plays off the wing. I don’t want him to be my primary ball-handler, but you get him the ball, he’s going to make plays.”