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: Mohamed Bamba, C (Texas/FR)
4. Memphis: Luka Doncic, SG/SF (Slovenia/INTL)
5. Dallas: Michael Porter, SF (Missouri/FR)
6. Orlando: Trae Young, PG (Oklahoma/FR)
7. Chicago: Wendell Carter, PF/C (Duke/FR)
8. Cleveland: Jaren Jackson Jr., PF (Michigan State/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: Donte DiVincenzo, SG (Villanova/SO)
18. San Antonio: Aaron Holiday, PG (UCLA/JR)
19. Atlanta: Troy Brown, PG/SG (Oregon/FR)
20. Minnesota: Kevin Huerter, SG (Maryland/SO)
21. Utah: Chandler Hutchison, SG/SF (Boise State/SR)
22. Chicago: Dzanan Musa, SF (Bosnia & Herzegovina/INTL)
23. Indiana: Elie Okobo, PG (France/INTL)
24. Portland: Keita Bates-Diop, SF/PF (Ohio State/JR)
25. LA Lakers: Mitchell Robinson, C (USA/FR)
26. Philadelphia: Khyri Thomas, SG (Creighton/JR)
27. Boston: Moritz Wagner, PF/C (Michigan/JR)
28. Golden State: Melvin Frazier, SF (Tulane/JR)
29. Brooklyn: Jerome Robinson, SG (Boston College/JR)
30. Atlanta: Omari Spellman, PF/C (Villanova/FR)