The NBA Draft will take place tonight so this is our final attempt 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: Luka Doncic, SG/SF (Slovenia/INTL)
4. Memphis: Jaren Jackson Jr., PF (Michigan State/FR)
5. Dallas: Mohamed Bamba, C (Texas/FR)
6. Orlando: Trae Young, PG (Oklahoma/FR)
7. Chicago: Michael Porter, SF (Missouri/FR)
8. Cleveland: Wendell Carter, PF/C (Duke/FR)
9. New York: Mikal Bridges, SG/SF (Villanova/JR)
10. Philadelphia: Kevin Knox, SF/PF (Kentucky/FR)
11. Charlotte: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, PG (Kentucky/FR)
12. LA Clippers: Collin Sexton, PG (Alabama/FR)
13. LA Clippers: Lonnie Walker, SG (Miami/FR)
14. Denver: Miles Bridges, SF/PF (Michigan State/SO)
15. Washington: Robert Williams, PF/C (Texas A&M/SO)
16. Phoenix: Zhaire Smith, SG (Texas Tech/FR)
17. Milwaukee: Jerome Robinson, SG (Boston College/JR)
18. San Antonio: Aaron Holiday, PG (UCLA/JR)
19. Atlanta: Donte DiVincenzo, SG (Villanova/SO)
20. Minnesota: Kevin Huerter, SG (Maryland/SO)
21. Utah: Chandler Hutchison, SG/SF (Boise State/SR)
22. Chicago: Elie Okobo, PG (France/INTL)
23. Indiana: Troy Brown, PG/SG (Oregon/FR)
24. Portland: Josh Okogie, SG/SF (Georgia Tech/SO)
25. LA Lakers: De’Anthony Melton, PG/SG (USC/SO)
26. Philadelphia: Grayson Allen, SG (Duke/SR)
27. Boston: Keita Bates-Diop, SF/PF (Ohio State/JR)
28. Golden State: Dzanan Musa, SF (Bosnia & Herzegovina/INTL)
29. Brooklyn: Khyri Thomas, SG (Creighton/JR)
30. Atlanta: Jacob Evans, SG/SF (Cincinnati/JR)