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. San Antonio: Victor Wembanyama, C (France)
2. Charlotte: Brandon Miller, SF (Alabama/FR)
3. Portland: Scoot Henderson, PG (G-League/FR)
4. Houston: Amen Thompson, SG (Overtime Elite/FR)
5. Detroit: 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 Jr., PG/SG (Arkansas/FR)
13. Toronto: Keyonte George, SG (Baylor/FR)
14. New Orleans: Jalen Hood-Schifino, PG (Indiana/FR)
15. Atlanta: Jordan Hawkins, SG (UConn/SO)
16. Utah: GG Jackson, PF (South Carolina/FR)
17. LA Lakers: Kobe Bufkin, SG (Michigan/SO)
18. Miami: Jett Howard, SG (Michigan/FR)
19. Golden State: Kris Murray, SF/PF (Iowa/JR)
20. LA Clippers: Rayan Rupert, SG/SF (France)
21. Brooklyn: Dereck Lively II, C (Duke/FR)
22. Brooklyn: Maxwell Lewis, SG/SF (Pepperdine/SO)
23. Portland: Leonard Miller, SF (G-League/FR)
24. Sacramento: Brice Sensabaugh, SF (Ohio State/FR)
25. Memphis: Noah Clowney, PF (Alabama/FR)
26. Indiana: Dariq Whitehead, SF (Duke/FR)
27. Charlotte: Bilal Coulibaly, SF (France)
28. Utah: Jalen Wilson, SF/PF (Kansas/JR)
29. Indiana: Bobi Klintman, SF/PF (Wake Forest/FR)
30. LA Clippers: Jaime Jaquez Jr., SF (UCLA/SR)