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: Sekou Doumbouya, SF/PF (France/INTL)
10. Atlanta: Nassir Little, SF (North Carolina/FR)
11. Minnesota: Jaxson Hayes, PF/C (Texas/FR)
12. Charlotte: Rui Hachimura, SF/PF (Gonzaga/JR)
13. Miami: PJ Washington, PF (Kentucky/SO)
14. Boston: Nickeil Alexander-Walker, SG (Virginia Tech/SO)
15. Detroit: Romeo Langford, SG (Indiana/FR)
16. Orlando: Bol Bol, C (Oregon/FR)
17. Brooklyn: Brandon Clarke, PF/C (Gonzaga/JR)
18. Indiana: Goga Bitadze, C (Republic of Georgia/INTL)
19. San Antonio: Tyler Herro, SG (Kentucky/FR)
20. Boston: Kevin Porter Jr., SG (USC/FR)
21. Oklahoma City: Keldon Johnson, SG/SF (Kentucky/FR)
22. Boston: KZ Okpala, SG/SF (Stanford/SO)
23. Utah: Mfiondu Kabengele, PF/C (Florida State/SO)
24. Philadelphia: Bruno Fernando, C (Maryland/SO)
25. Portland: Nicolas Claxton, PF (Georgia/SO)
26. Cleveland: Cameron Johnson, SF (North Carolina/SR)
27. Brooklyn: Luguentz Dort, SG (Arizona State/FR)
28. Golden State: Matisse Thybulle, SG/SF (Washington/SR)
29. San Antonio: Luka Samanic, PF (Croatia/INTL)
30. Milwaukee: Dylan Windler, SG (Belmont/SR)