The NBA Draft will take place on June 20th 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 Phoenix already has Deandre Ayton at the 5-spot then they are probably not selecting a C with the #6 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. New Orleans: Zion Williamson, PF (Duke/FR)
2. Memphis: Ja Morant, PG (Murray State/SO)
3. New York: RJ Barrett, SG (Duke/FR)
4. LA Lakers: De’Andre Hunter, SF/PF (Virginia/SO)
5. Cleveland: Jarrett Culver, SG (Texas Tech/SO)
6. Phoenix: Darius Garland, PG (Vanderbilt/FR)
7. Chicago: Coby White, PG/SG (North Carolina/FR)
8. Atlanta: Cam Reddish, SG/SF (Duke/FR)
9. Washington: Jaxson Hayes, PF/C (Texas/FR)
10. Atlanta: Bol Bol, C (Oregon/FR)
11. Minnesota: Sekou Doumbouya, SF/PF (France/INTL)
12. Charlotte: Nassir Little, SF (North Carolina/FR)
13. Miami: Rui Hachimura, SF/PF (Gonzaga/JR)
14. Boston: Romeo Langford, SG (Indiana/FR)
15. Detroit: Nickeil Alexander-Walker, SG (Virginia Tech/SO)
16. Orlando: Brandon Clarke, PF/C (Gonzaga/JR)
17. Brooklyn: PJ Washington, PF (Kentucky/SO)
18. Indiana: Goga Bitadze, C (Republic of Georgia/INTL)
19. San Antonio: Keldon Johnson, SG/SF (Kentucky/FR)
20. Boston: Tyler Herro, SG (Kentucky/FR)
21. Oklahoma City: Mfiondu Kabengele, PF/C (Florida State/SO)
22. Boston: Dylan Windler, SG (Belmont/SR)
23. Utah: Luka Samanic, PF (Croatia/INTL)
24. Philadelphia: Daniel Gafford, PF/C (Arkansas/SO)
25. Portland: Bruno Fernando, C (Maryland/SO)
26. Cleveland: Kevin Porter Jr., SG (USC/FR)
27. Brooklyn: KZ Okpala, SG/SF (Stanford/SO)
28. Golden State: Cameron Johnson, SF (North Carolina/SR)
29. San Antonio: Talen Horton-Tucker, SF (Iowa State/FR)
30. Milwaukee: Grant Williams, PF (Tennessee/JR)