The NBA draft will take place on Thursday 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 Eric Bledsoe at the 1-spot, then they are probably not selecting a PG 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: Philadelphia-Markelle Fultz, PG (Washington/FR)
2: LA Lakers-Lonzo Ball, PG (UCLA/FR)
3: Boston-Jayson Tatum, SF (Duke/FR)
4: Phoenix-Josh Jackson, SG/SF (Kansas/FR)
5: Sacramento-De’Aaron Fox, PG (Kentucky/FR)
6: Orlando-Jonathan Isaac, SF/PF (Florida State/FR)
7: Minnesota-Lauri Markkanen, PF (Arizona/FR)
8: New York-Malik Monk, SG (Kentucky/FR)
9: Dallas-Dennis Smith, PG (NC State/FR)
10: Sacramento-Zach Collins, C (Gonzaga/FR)
11: Charlotte-John Collins, PF/C (Wake Forest/FR)
12: Detroit-Donovan Mitchell, SG (Louisville/SO)
13: Denver-Frank Ntilikina, PG (France/INTL)
14: Miami-Luke Kennard, SG (Duke/SO)
15: Portland-Justin Jackson, SF (North Carolina/JR)
16: Chicago-Justin Patton, C (Creighton/FR)
17: Milwaukee-Jarrett Allen, C (Texas/FR)
18: Indiana-Bam Adebayo, PF/C (Kentucky/FR)
19: Atlanta-Terrance Ferguson, SG (USA/INTL)
20: Portland-TJ Leaf, PF (UCLA/FR)
21: Oklahoma City-Harry Giles, PF/C (Duke/FR)
22: Brooklyn-OG Anunoby, SF/PF (Indiana/SO)
23: Toronto-DJ Wilson, PF (Michigan/SO)
24: Utah-Kyle Kuzma, PF (Utah/JR)
25: Orlando-Ivan Rabb, PF/C (California/FR)
26: Portland-Ike Anigbogu, C (UCLA/FR)
27: LA Lakers-Isaiah Hartenstein, PF (Germany/INTL)
28: LA Lakers-Semi Ojeleye, SF/PF (SMU/JR)
29: San Antonio-Derrick White, PG/SG (Colorado/SR)
30: Utah-Anzejs Pasecniks, C (Gran Canaria/INTL)