The NBA Draft will take place tonight so it is time to make our final predictions as to 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 #11 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. Atlanta: De’Andre Hunter, SF/PF (Virginia/SO)
5. Cleveland: Darius Garland, PG (Vanderbilt/FR)
6. Minnesota: Jarrett Culver, SG (Texas Tech/SO)
7. Chicago: Coby White, PG/SG (North Carolina/FR)
8. New Orleans: Cam Reddish, SG/SF (Duke/FR)
9. Washington: Jaxson Hayes, PF/C (Texas/FR)
10. Atlanta: Sekou Doumbouya, SF/PF (France/INTL)
11. Phoenix: Rui Hachimura, SF/PF (Gonzaga/JR)
12. Charlotte: Nassir Little, SF (North Carolina/FR)
13. Miami: PJ Washington, PF (Kentucky/SO)
14. Boston: Tyler Herro, SG (Kentucky/FR)
15. Detroit: Nickeil Alexander-Walker, SG (Virginia Tech/SO)
16. Orlando: Brandon Clarke, PF/C (Gonzaga/JR)
17. New Orleans: Goga Bitadze, C (Republic of Georgia/INTL)
18. Indiana: Bol Bol, C (Oregon/FR)
19. San Antonio: Romeo Langford, SG (Indiana/FR)
20. Boston: Mfiondu Kabengele, PF/C (Florida State/SO)
21. Oklahoma City: Nicolas Claxton, PF (Georgia/SO)
22. Boston: Kevin Porter Jr., SG (USC/FR)
23. Memphis: Matisse Thybulle, SG/SF (Washington/SR)
24. Philadelphia: Ty Jerome, SG (Virginia/JR)
25. Portland: KZ Okpala, SG/SF (Stanford/SO)
26. Cleveland: Bruno Fernando, C (Maryland/SO)
27. Brooklyn: Keldon Johnson, SG/SF (Kentucky/FR)
28. Golden State: Cameron Johnson, SF (North Carolina/SR)
29. San Antonio: Luka Samanic, PF (Croatia/INTL)
30. Detroit: Eric Paschall, PF (Villanova/SR)