The NBA's annual night of chaos has finally arrived and with a top-notch prospect pool and high- impact veterans like Kristaps Porzingis, Jimmy Butler and Paul George being tossed around in trade rumors, this has the potential to be the most wild draft in quite some time. Here's how I expect the first round to unfold before the 12,000 draft night trades occur.
1.Philadelphia 76ers: Markelle Fultz, point/shooting guard (Washington)
2.Los Angeles Lakers: Lonzo Ball, point guard (UCLA)
3.Boston Celtics: Jayson Tatum, small forward (Duke)
4.Phoenix Suns: Josh Jackson, small forward (Kansas)
5.Sacramento Kings: De'Aaron Fox, point guard (Kentucky)
6.Orlando Magic: Jonathan Issac, small/power forward (Florida State)
7.Minnesota Timberwolves: Lauri Markkanen, power forward (Arizona)
8.New York Knicks: Frank Ntilikina, point/shooting guard (France)
9.Dallas Mavericks: Dennis Smith Jr., point guard (NC State)
10.Sacramento Kings: Luke Kennard, shooting guard (Duke)
11.Charlotte Hornets: OG Anunoby, small forward (Indiana)
12.Detroit Pistons: Malik Monk, shooting guard (Kentucky)
13.Denver Nuggets: Zach Collins, center (Gonzaga)
14.Miami Heat: Justin Jackson, small forward (North Carolina)
15.Portland Trail Blazers: Justin Collins, power forward (Wake Forest)
16.Chicago Bulls: Bam Adebayo, power forward (Kentucky)
17.Milwaukee Bucks: Donovan Mitchell, shooting guard (Louisville)
18.Indiana Pacers: T.J. Leaf, power forward (UCLA)
19.Atlanta Hawks: Justin Patton, center (Creighton)
20.Portland Trail Blazers: Terrence Ferguson, shooting guard/small forward (Australia)
21.Oklahoma City Thunder: Harry Giles, power forward (Duke)
22.Brooklyn Nets: Jarret Allen, center (Texas)
23.Toronto Raptors: Ike Anigbogu, power forward/center (UCLA)
24.Utah Jazz: Semi Ojeyle, small forward (SMU)
25.Orlando Magic: Derrick White, point/shooting guard (Colorado)
26.Portland Trail Blazers: Anzejs Pasecniks, center (Latvia)
27.Los Angeles Lakers: D.J. Wilson, power forward (Michigan)
28.Los Angeles Lakers: Mathias Lessort, power forward (France)
29.San Antonio Spurs: Jawun Evans, point guard (Oklahoma State)
30.Utah Jazz: Jordan Bell, power forward (Oregon)
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