The NBA Draft is scheduled to take place on November 18th so this is our final prediction 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 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: James Wiseman, C (Memphis/FR)
3. Charlotte: LaMelo Ball, PG (INTL)
4. Chicago: Obi Toppin, PF (Dayton/SO)
5. Cleveland: Deni Avdija, SF (Israel)
6. Atlanta: Patrick Williams, SF/PF (Florida State/FR)
7. Detroit: Onyeka Okongwu, PF/C (USC/FR)
8. New York: Isaac Okoro, SG/SF (Auburn/FR)
9. Washington: Tyrese Haliburton, PG (Iowa State/SO)
10. Phoenix: Killian Hayes, PG (France)
11. San Antonio: Devin Vassell, SG (Florida State/SO)
12. Sacramento: Saddiq Bey, SF (Villanova/SO)
13. New Orleans: Kira Lewis, PG (Alabama/SO)
14. Boston: RJ Hampton, PG/SG (INTL)
15. Orlando: Precious Achiuwa, PF (Memphis/FR)
16. Portland: Aaron Nesmith, SG/SF (Vanderbilt/SO)
17. Minnesota: Jalen Smith, PF (Maryland/SO)
18. Dallas: Aleksej Pokusevski, C (Serbia)
19. Brooklyn: Tyrese Maxey, SG (Kentucky/FR)
20. Miami: Cole Anthony, PG (North Carolina/FR)
21. Philadelphia: Desmond Bane, SG (TCU/SR)
22. Denver: Theo Maledon, PG (France)
23. Utah: Tyrell Terry, PG (Stanford/FR)
24. New Orleans: Isaiah Stewart, C (Washington/FR)
25. Oklahoma City: Leandro Bolmaro, SG (Argentina)
26. Boston: Malachi Flynn, PG (San Diego State/JR)
27. New York: Vernon Carey, PF/C (Duke/FR)
28. LA Lakers: Jaden McDaniels, SF/PF (Washington/FR)
29. Toronto: Cassius Winston, PG (Michigan State/SR)
30. Boston: Xavier Tillman, PF (Michigan State/JR)