The NBA Draft is scheduled to take place on June 22nd 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 Portland already has Damian Lillard at the point then they are probably not selecting a PG with the 5th 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/LEAGUE)
1. Detroit: Victor Wembanyama, C (France)
2. Houston: Brandon Miller, SF (Alabama/FR)
3. San Antonio: Scoot Henderson, PG (G-League/FR)
4. Charlotte: Amen Thompson, SG (Overtime Elite/FR)
5. Portland: Ausar Thompson, SG (Overtime Elite/FR)
6. Orlando: Anthony Black, PG/SG (Arkansas/FR)
7. Indiana: Gradey Dick, SG (Kansas/FR)
8. Washington: Jarace Walker, SF/PF (Houston/FR)
9. Utah: Taylor Hendricks, PF/C (UCF/FR)
10. Dallas: Cam Whitmore, SF (Villanova/FR)
11. Orlando: Cason Wallace, PG/SG (Kentucky/FR)
12. Oklahoma City: Nick Smith, PG/SG (Arkansas/FR)
13. Toronto: Keyonte George, SG (Baylor/FR)
14. New Orleans: Rayan Rupert, SG/SF (France)
15. Atlanta: GG Jackson, PF (South Carolina/FR)
16. Utah: Jordan Hawkins, SG (UConn/SO)
17. LA Lakers: Jett Howard, SG (Michigan/FR)
18. Miami: Jalen Hood-Schifino, PG (Indiana/FR)
19. Golden State: Kris Murray, SF/PF (Iowa/JR)
20. LA Clippers: Kobe Bufkin, SG (Michigan/SO)
21. Brooklyn: Dariq Whitehead, SF (Duke/FR)
22. Brooklyn: Dereck Lively II, C (Duke/FR)
23. Portland: Leonard Miller, SF (G-League/FR)
24. Sacramento: Maxwell Lewis, SG/SF (Pepperdine/SO)
25. Memphis: Noah Clowney, PF (Alabama/FR)
26. Indiana: Brice Sensabaugh, SF (Ohio State/FR)
27. Charlotte: Jalen Wilson, SF/PF (Kansas/JR)
28. Utah: Julian Strawther, SF (Gonzaga/JR)
29. Indiana: Colby Jones, SG (Xavier/JR)
30. LA Clippers: Jaime Jaquez Jr., SF (UCLA/SR)