The NBA draft will take place on June 22 and we will do our best to predict where everyone will get selected. Some websites do their mock drafts based on “best player available” but we try to focus on team needs: for example, if a team like Phoenix already has Devin Booker at the 2-spot, then they are probably not selecting an SG with the #4 overall pick. So, please see our 1st round predictions below and then let us know in the comments section what looks good and what might need a re-pick.
#: TEAM-NAME, POSITION (SCHOOL OR COUNTRY/YEAR)
1: Boston-Markelle Fultz, PG (Washington/FR)
2: LA Lakers-Lonzo Ball, PG (UCLA/FR)
3: Philadelphia-Josh Jackson, SG/SF (Kansas/FR)
4: Phoenix-Jayson Tatum, SF (Duke/FR)
5: Sacramento-Jonathan Isaac, SF/PF (Florida State/FR)
6: Orlando-De’Aaron Fox, PG (Kentucky/FR)
7: Minnesota-Dennis Smith, PG (NC State/FR)
8: New York-Malik Monk, SG (Kentucky/FR)
9: Dallas-Zach Collins, C (Gonzaga/FR)
10: Sacramento-Lauri Markkanen, PF (Arizona/FR)
11: Charlotte-Jarrett Allen, C (Texas/FR)
12: Detroit-Donovan Mitchell, SG (Louisville/SO)
13: Denver-Frank Ntilikina, PG (France/INTL)
14: Miami-Justin Jackson, SF (North Carolina/JR)
15: Portland-John Collins, PF/C (Wake Forest/FR)
16: Chicago-Justin Patton, C (Creighton/FR)
17: Milwaukee-Terrance Ferguson, SG (USA/INTL)
18: Indiana-TJ Leaf, PF (UCLA/FR)
19: Atlanta-Luke Kennard, SG (Duke/SO)
20: Portland-Harry Giles, PF/C (Duke/FR)
21: Oklahoma City-Ivan Rabb, PF/C (California/FR)
22: Brooklyn-Rodions Kurucs, SF (Latvia/INTL)
23: Toronto-OG Anunoby, SF/PF (Indiana/SO)
24: Utah-Ike Anigbogu, C (UCLA/FR)
25: Orlando-Bam Adebayo, PF/C (Kentucky/FR)
26: Portland-Tyler Lydon, PF (Syracuse/SO)
27: Brooklyn-Hamidou Diallo, SG (Kentucky/FR)
28: LA Lakers-Jonathan Jeanne, C (France/INTL)
29: San Antonio-Jawun Evans, PG (Oklahoma State/SO)
30: Utah-Isaiah Hartenstein, PF (Germany/INTL)