The NBA Draft is scheduled to take place tonight so this is our final chance 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 3rd 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: Scoot Henderson, PG (G-League/FR)
3. Portland: Brandon Miller, SF (Alabama/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: Cam Whitmore, SF (Villanova/FR)
8. Washington: Jarace Walker, SF/PF (Houston/FR)
9. Utah: Taylor Hendricks, PF/C (UCF/FR)
10. Dallas: Bilal Coulibaly, SF (France)
11. Orlando: Cason Wallace, PG/SG (Kentucky/FR)
12. Oklahoma City: Dereck Lively II, C (Duke/FR)
13. Toronto: Gradey Dick, SG (Kansas/FR)
14. New Orleans: Kobe Bufkin, SG (Michigan/SO)
15. Atlanta: Jalen Hood-Schifino, PG (Indiana/FR)
16. Utah: Keyonte George, SG (Baylor/FR)
17. LA Lakers: Jordan Hawkins, SG (UConn/SO)
18. Miami: Nick Smith Jr., PG/SG (Arkansas/FR)
19. Golden State: Kris Murray, SF/PF (Iowa/JR)
20. Houston: Leonard Miller, SF (G-League/FR)
21. Brooklyn: Jett Howard, SG (Michigan/FR)
22. Brooklyn: Noah Clowney, PF (Alabama/FR)
23. Portland: Olivier-Maxence Prosper, SF/PF (Marquette/SO)
24. Sacramento: Maxwell Lewis, SG/SF (Pepperdine/SO)
25. Boston: Rayan Rupert, SG/SF (France)
26. Indiana: Jaime Jaquez Jr., SF (UCLA/SR)
27. Charlotte: Brandon Podziemski, PG/SG (Santa Clara/SO)
28. Utah: Ben Sheppard, SG (Belmont/SR)
29. Denver: Dariq Whitehead, SF (Duke/FR)
30. LA Clippers: Brice Sensabaugh, SF (Ohio State/FR)