The NBA Draft is scheduled to take place on October 16th 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 Minnesota already has Karl-Anthony Towns at the 5-spot then they are probably not selecting a center with the #1 overall pick. 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/YEAR OR COUNTRY)
1. Minnesota: Anthony Edwards, SG (Georgia/FR)
2. Golden State: LaMelo Ball, PG (INTL)
3. Charlotte: Obi Toppin, PF (Dayton/SO)
4. Chicago: James Wiseman, C (Memphis/FR)
5. Cleveland: Deni Avdija, SF (Israel)
6. Atlanta: Onyeka Okongwu, PF/C (USC/FR)
7. Detroit: Isaac Okoro, SG/SF (Auburn/FR)
8. New York: Killian Hayes, PG (France)
9. Washington: Tyrese Haliburton, PG (Iowa State/SO)
10. Phoenix: Devin Vassell, SG (Florida State/SO)
11. San Antonio: Aaron Nesmith, SG/SF (Vanderbilt/SO)
12. Sacramento: Patrick Williams, SF/PF (Florida State/FR)
13. New Orleans: Precious Achiuwa, PF (Memphis/FR)
14. Boston: Cole Anthony, PG (North Carolina/FR)
15. Orlando: Theo Maledon, PG (France)
16. Portland: Saddiq Bey, SF (Villanova/SO)
17. Minnesota: Tyrese Maxey, SG (Kentucky/FR)
18. Dallas: RJ Hampton, PG/SG (INTL)
19. Brooklyn: Josh Green, SG (Arizona/FR)
20. Miami: Kira Lewis, PG (Alabama/SO)
21. Philadelphia: Jahmi’us Ramsey, PG/SG (Texas Tech/FR)
22. Denver: Jaden McDaniels, SF/PF (Washington/FR)
23. Utah: Nico Mannion, PG (Arizona/FR)
24. Milwaukee: Jalen Smith, PF (Maryland/SO)
25. Oklahoma City: Isaiah Stewart, C (Washington/FR)
26. Boston: Tyrell Terry, PG (Stanford/FR)
27. New York: Xavier Tillman, PF (Michigan State/JR)
28. LA Lakers: Vernon Carey, PF/C (Duke/FR)
29. Toronto: Tyler Bey, SF/PF (Colorado/JR)
30. Boston: Daniel Oturu, C (Minnesota/SO)