The NBA Draft will take place on June 21st and until then 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 Dallas already has Dennis Smith Jr. at the 1-spot then they are probably not selecting a PG with the #5 overall pick. So, please see our 1st round predictions below and then tweet us your comments regarding what looks good and what might need a re-pick.
#.TEAM: NAME, POSITION (SCHOOL OR COUNTRY/YEAR)
1. Phoenix: DeAndre Ayton, C (Arizona/FR)
2. Sacramento: Marvin Bagley, PF (Duke/FR)
3. Atlanta: Jaren Jackson Jr., PF (Michigan State/FR)
4. Memphis: Luka Doncic, SG/SF (Slovenia/INTL)
5. Dallas: Michael Porter, SF (Missouri/FR)
6. Orlando: Mohamed Bamba, C (Texas/FR)
7. Chicago: Wendell Carter, PF/C (Duke/FR)
8. Cleveland: Trae Young, PG (Oklahoma/FR)
9. New York: Mikal Bridges, SG/SF (Villanova/JR)
10. Philadelphia: Kevin Knox, SF/PF (Kentucky/FR)
11. Charlotte: Miles Bridges, SF/PF (Michigan State/SO)
12. LA Clippers: Collin Sexton, PG (Alabama/FR)
13. LA Clippers: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, PG (Kentucky/FR)
14. Denver: Lonnie Walker, SG (Miami/FR)
15. Washington: Robert Williams, PF/C (Texas A&M/SO)
16. Phoenix: Zhaire Smith, SG (Texas Tech/FR)
17. Milwaukee: Khyri Thomas, SG (Creighton/JR)
18. San Antonio: Troy Brown, PG/SG (Oregon/FR)
19. Atlanta: Donte DiVincenzo, SG (Villanova/SO)
20. Minnesota: Aaron Holiday, PG (UCLA/JR)
21. Utah: Chandler Hutchison, SG/SF (Boise State/SR)
22. Chicago: Mitchell Robinson, C (USA/FR)
23. Indiana: Gary Trent Jr., SG (Duke/FR)
24. Portland: Keita Bates-Diop, SF/PF (Ohio State/JR)
25. LA Lakers: Anfernee Simons, PG/SG (Undecided/HS SR)
26. Philadelphia: Kevin Huerter, SG (Maryland/SO)
27. Boston: Moritz Wagner, PF/C (Michigan/JR)
28. Golden State: Elie Okobo, PG (France/INTL)
29. Brooklyn: Jerome Robinson, SG (Boston College/JR)
30. Atlanta: Melvin Frazier, SF (Tulane/JR)