2017 NBA Mock Draft

Pick	Team	Player
1	Philadelphia 76ers (via Celtics)	Markelle Fultz PG: Washington
2	Los Angeles Lakers	Lonzo Ball PG: UCLA
3	Boston Celtics (via 76ers)	Jayson Tatum SF: Duke
4	Phoenix Suns	Josh Jackson SF: Kansas
5	Sacramento Kings	De’Aaron Fox PG: Kentucky
6	Orlando Magic	Jonathan Isaac F: Florida Sate
7	Minnesota Timberwolves	Malik Monk SG: Kentucky
8	New York Knicks	Frank Ntilkina PG: France
9	Dallas Mavericks	Dennis Smith PG: NC State
10	Sacramento Kings (via Pelicans)	Lauri Markkanen PF/C: Arizona
11	Charlotte Hornets	Luke Kennard SG: Duke
12	Detroit Pistons	Zach Collins C: Gonzaga
13	Denver Nuggets	John Collins PF: Wake Forest
14	Miami Heat	Harry Giles PF: Duke
15	Portland Trail Blazers	O.G. Anunoby SF: Indiana
16	Chicago Bulls	Donovan Mitchell SG: Louisville
17	Milwaukee Bucks	Terrance Ferguson SG: Adelaide
18	Indiana Pacers	Justin Jackson SF: North Carolina
19	Atlanta Hawks	TJ Leaf PF: UCLA
20	Portland Trail Blazers (via Grizzlies)	Justin Patton C: Creighton
21	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ike Anigbogu C: UCLA
22	Brooklyn Nets (via Wizards)	Isaiah Hartenstein PF/C: Zalgiris
23	Toronto Raptors (via Clippers)	Jarrett Allen C: Texas
24	Utah Jazz	Semi Ojeleye F: SMU
25	Orlando Magic (via Raptors)	Jawun Evans PG: Oklahoma State
26	Portland Trail Blazers (via Cavs)	Derrick White PG: Colorado
27	Los Angeles Lakers (via Celtics)	Bam Adebayo C: Kentucky
28	Los Angeles Lakers (via Rockets)	Josh Hart SG: Villanova
29	San Antonio Spurs	Caleb Swannigan PF/C: Purdue
30	Utah Jazz (via Warriors)	Ivan Rabb PF: California

Things to look for on Thursdays draft:

• Trades: whether they involve picks, or superstars, trades should be plentiful on Thursday night. Look for some teams to move up to the late lottery for a player they love, look for the Blazers to package their three first round picks into an earlier pick or a star veteran, an look for Paul George or Jimmy Butler to be moved before or during the beginning of the NBA draft.
• Guards will go early: assuming the first two picks are point guards, we could see up to five more guards go in the lottery. This is a guard heavy draft, and some of them will be major values. Guys like Dennis Smith and Malik Monk might fall to the late lottery, in prior drafts (even last year), they both might’ve been top five picks.
• Plenty of centers: there are a lot of centers that will be drafted on Thursday. None of them will be drafted early on, and we should expect a center run with the post lottery picks. In a league that continues to diminish the center position, some teams may find great value in some young big men late in the first round.
• The Harry Giles predicament: I have him at 14^th to Miami, some mocks have him going later and very few have him going earlier. The issue with Giles, is the injury history, he’s had two knee surgeries, and was limited in his lone year at Duke. If he regains his explosive athletic ability, he’ll be the steal of the draft regardless of where he ends up. If he can’t regain his athleticism, then you have to look at it as a swing and a miss on a late lottery, mid round pick. Regardless, picking Giles anywhere after 12^th overall is worth the risk.

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