After months of predicting the different lottery scenarios, the ping-pong balls were finally drawn last night in New York City and in a not-so surprising twist, the Boston Celtics came away with the #1 overall pick. With the draft order now established, I proudly present my 1st mock of the season. I will fully admit that my level of research and tape study for this paled in comparison to what I do for the NFL Draft every year, but as a blogger and basketball fan, I figured I was obligated to throw my hat in the mindless pre-draft speculation ring. Make sure you check back on June 23rd to see just how wrong I was.
1.Boston Celtics: Markelle Fultz, point/shooting guard (Washington)
2.Los Angeles Lakers: Lonzo Ball, point guard (UCLA)
3.Philadelphia 76ers: De'Aaron Fox, point guard (Kentucky)
4.Phoenix Suns: Josh Jackson, small forward (Kansas)
5.Sacramento Kings: Jayson Tatum, small/power forward (Duke)
6.Orlando Magic: Malik Monk, shooting guard (Kentucky)
7.Minnesota Timberwolves: Jonathan Issac, small/power forward (Florida State)
8.New York Knicks: Dennis Smith Jr., point guard (NC State)
9.Dallas Mavericks: Frank Ntilikina, point/shooting guard (France)
10.Sacramento Kings: Zach Collins, center (Gonzaga)
11.Charlotte Hornets: Jarrett Allen, center (Texas)
12.Detroit Pistons: Justin Jackson, small forward (North Carolina)
13.Denver Nuggets: Hamidou Diallo, shooting guard (Kentucky)
14.Miami Heat: Lauri Markkanen, power forward (Arizona)
15.Portland Trail Blazers: John Collins, power forward (Wake Forest)
16.Chicago Bulls: Justin Patton, center (Creighton)
17.Milwaukee Bucks: Donovan Mitchell, shooting guard (Louisville)
18.Indiana Pacers: TJ Leaf, power forward (UCLA)
19.Atlanta Hawks: OG Anunoby, small forward (Indiana)
20.Portland Trail Blazers: Terrance Ferguson, shooting guard/small forward (Australia)
21.Oklahoma City Thunder: Luke Kennard, shooting guard (Duke)
22.Brooklyn Nets: Harry Giles III, power forward (Duke)
23.Toronto Raptors: Ike Anigbogu, center (UCLA)
24.Utah Jazz: Derek White, shooting guard (Colorado)
25.Orlando Magic: Isaiah Hartenstein, power forward/center (Germany)
26.Portland Trail Blazers: Rodions Kurucs, small forward (Latvia)
27.Brooklyn Nets: Frank Jackson, point/shooting guard (Duke)
28.Los Angeles Lakers: Jordan Bell, power forward/center (Oregon)
29.San Antonio Spurs: Johnathan Motley, power forward (Baylor)
30.Utah Jazz: Bam Adebayo, center (Kentucky)
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