Not since 1986 have Alabama and Auburn both had players selected in the first round of the same NBA draft.

That could change this year.

Here’s some feedback AL.com has gathered on the draft prospects from both schools:

Auburn guard/forward Isaac Okoro

Okoro is in position to be the Tigers’ highest drafted player since Chris Morris went No. 4 overall in 1988.

It just may not be as early as some in the media are currently projecting.

A recent ESPN mock draft had Okoro as the No. 3 overall pick. However, an NBA scout told AL.com that he sees the second-team All-SEC selection as being someone more likely to go in the range of picks 8-13.

Shooting is one of the concerns with Okoro, who was just a 29-percent three-point shooter as a freshman for Auburn last season.

“To be totally honest, top three is a little lofty for me,” that scout said. “Don’t get me wrong. I really like the kid. I like his size. I like his mental makeup. He plays hard every night. The defensive versatility I think is there. He’s got potential to really make an impact at the next level on the defensive end. But I still question some of the offense. His shooting has to improve. Also, when you’re talking about guys that are taken all the way up there in the top three or top five, a lot of times you’re talking about — especially on the offensive end for a wing — somebody who can create their own shot seamlessly and shoots the ball or has shown that he can shoot the ball better than what Isaac did this year.”

Alabama point guard Kira Lewis

Based on everything gathered from an NBA feedback standpoint, Lewis seems to be a surefire first-round pick if he decides to stay in the draft.

At least some NBA scouts believe the first-team All-SEC selection has a chance to not only go in the top 25 but to potentially go as high as just outside the lottery.

“I think as the process continues and more and more as people watch, he’s in my mind a solid first round pick and somebody that will probably gather steam,” one scout said. "One, he’s got a translatable attribute with his speed. Two, if he does stay in, he’s going to be one of the youngest kids in the draft — and with a lot of these guys we’re talking about projections — and the younger you are, there’s a greater runway of him continuing to develop. And offensively speaking, his shot looks pretty good. Percentage-wise, he didn’t shoot it great, but when you take a look at it from an eye test, it looks pretty good and I don’t think there’s a whole lot of reason for concern. So I would say that he’s firmly going to be in the first round.”

Lewis, who just turned 19 earlier this month, ranked fifth in the SEC in scoring (18.5 points per game) and was third in the SEC in assists (5.2 per game).

“The NBA skill that probably translates right away is just his speed,” that scout said. “He’s blazing fast with the ball obviously. He’s really slight of frame and he’s going to have to continue to get stronger. He’s never going to be one of the bigger, more powerful point guards in the league. But his speed is the thing that really pops and stands out and especially when you talk about the NBA line and — in the NBA — there’s more space and there’s a greater opportunity for that to even manifest itself even more.”

Alabama guard John Petty

The feedback from scouts is that Petty has a decent shot at getting drafted if he opts to stay in the draft, though it likely wouldn’t be until late in the second round.

Sources have told AL.com that it’s hard to guess at this point as far as whether Petty will leave Alabama and remain in the draft.

In addition to upping his scoring average from 10.2 points per game as a sophomore to 14.5 points per game last season, Petty ranked second in the SEC in both made three-pointers (85) and three-point field goal percentage (44 percent).

“Just his ability to shoot and get hot quick, all NBA teams are coveting shooting, so he’ll at the very least get some looks,” a scout said. “I think the biggest thing he showed this year is that he started to make shots consistently. In years past, he’d have a game of 26 and then the next two nights he might have three and eight or something like that. Now, all of a sudden, his percentages skyrocketed. It also seems like, speaking to the coaching staff and speaking to some people around him, he’s started to mature as a young man. He’s definitely progressed this year. Does he still have more to go? Yeah. But the shooting’s attractive.”

Other notes

— The expectation continues to be that the other Alabama player going through the draft process, Herb Jones, will end up returning for his senior season with the Crimson Tide. It’s considered highly unlikely Jones would get drafted.

“I think Herb needs to go back to school,” a scout said. “He’s got to continue to make strides in terms of his offensive game and having confidence in shooting the basketball.”

— While Okoro is likely the only Auburn player that would get drafted, a scout brought up Austin Wiley as someone he could see eventually being part of an NBA roster.

The 6-foot-11, 260-pound Wiley averaged 10.6 points per game as a senior with the Tigers last season and ranked second in the SEC in rebounding (9.3 per game).

“Obviously the big thing with him is always going to be: How healthy is he and can he maintain and be in great physical shape? I think he did a good job this year in terms of that,” a scout said. “Obviously the game is starting to trend a little bit away from what some of his skill set is, but there’s always going to be a need for NBA bigs and he’s got the size, the length and he rebounds the ball. Is he ever going to be the most polished offensive player? Probably not. But I could see a potential pathway of him maybe finding a roster spot down the line.”

Matt Zenitz is an SEC football and basketball reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @mzenitz.