The Way Too Early 2018 NBA Mock Draft 1.0
September 18, 2017
Welcome to the WAY TOO EARLY and first Mock Draft for the 2018 NBA Draft. There is tons of talent filling up this draft, especially within the top 5 picks. As the draft has mostly gone in recent years many talented freshman are dominating the board early including Mizzou Forward Michael Porter Jr., Lengthy Center Mohamed Bamba, International Superstar Luka Doncic, Arizona Bigman DeAndre Ayton, and the newly committed piece to a strong Duke Blue Devils team in Marvin Bagely III. All these guys are going to look to light up the stat sheet and be ready to show everything they’ve got come March. Two sophomore stand outs from last season, Robert Williams from Texas A&M and Michigan State star Miles Bridges, are two guys I am looking to make a big splash in this upcoming season and draft. I cannot wait for the season to begin and I am very excited to see all the talent getting ready for this upcoming draft.
1st Round
| Pk | Team (Proj.) | Player Name | YO | CLS | SCH/CON | POS | HT | WT | WNG |
| 1 | CLE*a(BKN) | Michael Porter Jr. | 19 | FR | Missouri | SF | 6’10” | 215 | 7’0″ |
| 2 | PHX | Marvin Bagely III | 18 | FR | Duke | PF/C | 6’11” | 225 | 7’0.5″ |
| 3 | BOS*1 (LAL) | Mohamed Bamba | 19 | FR | Texas | C | 7’0″ | 215 | 7’9″ |
| 4 | ATL | DeAndre Ayton | 19 | FR | Arizona | C | 7’0″ | 250 | 7’5″ |
| 5 | IND | Luka Doncic | 18 | INTL | Slovenia | SG/SF | 6’8″ | 220 | ?’?” |
| 6 | ORL | Miles Bridges | 19 | SO | Michigan State | SF/PF | 6’7″ | 230 | 6’8.5″ |
| 7 | SAC | Robert Williams | 20 | SO | Texas A&M | PF/C | 6’9″ | 235 | 7’5.5″ |
| 8 | NYK | Wendell Carter | 18 | FR | Duke | PF/C | 6’10” | 260 | 7’3″ |
| 9 | CHI | Nick Richards | 19 | FR | Kentucky | C | 7’0″ | 240 | 7’3.75″ |
| 10 | DAL | Gary Trent Jr. | 18 | FR | Duke | SG | 6’6″ | 215 | 6’7″ |
| 11 | PHI | Jarred Vanderbilt | 18 | FR | Kentucky | SF | 6’9″ | 215 | 7’1″ |
| 12 | DET | Jaren Jackson Jr. | 17 | FR | Michigan State | PF | 6’10” | 240 | 7’4″ |
| 13 | NOP | Collin Sexton | 18 | FR | Alabama | PG | 6’2″ | 185 | 6’6.5″ |
| 14 | PHX*2(MIA) | Mitchell Robinson | 19 | FR | USA | C | 7’1″ | 225 | 7’4″ |
| 15 | CHA | Bruce Brown | 21 | SO | Miami | SG | 6’5″ | 200 | 6’9″ |
| 16 | POR | Kevin Knox | 18 | FR | Kentucky | SF/PF | 6’9″ | 210 | 7’0″ |
| 17 | MIL | Trevon Duval | 19 | FR | Duke | PG | 6’2″ | 190 | 6’8″ |
| 18 | DEN | Mikal Bridges | 21 | JR | Villanova | SG/SF | 6’7″ | 230 | 7’0″ |
| 19 | ATL*3 (MIN) | Chimezie Metu | 20 | JR | USC | PF/C | 6’11” | 225 | 7’4″ |
| 20 | MEM | Rui Hachimura | 19 | SO | Gonzaga | SF | 6’8″ | 225 | 7’2″ |
| 21 | MIN*4(OKC) | Brandon McCoy | 19 | FR | UNLV | C | 7’0″ | 255 | 7’2.5″ |
| 22 | WAS | Austin Wiley | 18 | SO | Auburn | C | 6’11” | 250 | 7’5″ |
| 23 | TOR | Rodions Kurucs | 19 | INTL | Latvia | SF | 6’8″ | 200 | ?’?” |
| 24 | LAC | Killian Tillie | 19 | SO | Gonzaga | SF/PF | 6’10” | 230 | ?’?” |
| 25 | UTAH | Troy Brown | 18 | FR | Oregon | SG | 6’7″ | 210 | 6’11” |
| 26 | CLE | Grayson Allen | 21 | SR | Duke | SG | 6’5″ | 210 | 7’0″ |
| 27 | BOS | Rawle Alkins | 19 | SO | Arizona | SG | 6’4″ | 225 | 6’9″ |
| 28 | ATL*5(HOU) | Hamidou Diallo | 19 | FR | Kentucky | SG/SF | 6’5″ | 200 | 6’11” |
| 29 | SAS | Josh Okogie | 19 | SO | Georgia Tech | SG/SF | 6’4″ | 215 | 7’0″ |
| 30 | GSW | Omer Yurtseven | 19 | SO | NC State | C | 7’0″ | 250 | 7’1″ |
1st Round Key
| 1 – BOS obtain LAL if 2-5 |
| 2 – PHX obtain MIA if not 1-7 |
| 3 – ATL obtain MIN if not LOT |
| 4 – MIN obtain OKC if not LOT |
| 5 – ATL obtain HOU if not TOP3 |
| a – CLE obtain from BOS in Trade |
2nd Round
| Pk | Team (Proj) | Player Name | YO | CLS | SCH/CON | POS | HT | WT | WNG |
| 31 | PHI*1 (BKN) | Aubrey Dawkins | 22 | JR | Central Florida | SG/SF | 6’6″ | 205 | ?’?” |
| 32 | PHX | PJ Washington | 19 | FR | Kentucky | PF | 6’8″ | 235 | 7’3″ |
| 33 | ORL*2 (LAL) | Lagerald Vick | 19 | JR | Kansas | SG | 6’5″ | 180 | ?’?” |
| 34 | ATL | Alize Johnson | 21 | SR | Missouri State | PF | 6’9″ | 205 | ?’?” |
| 35 | BKN*8 (IND) | Moritz Wagner | 20 | JR | Michigan | PF/C | 6’11” | 240 | 7’0″ |
| 36 | TOR*3 (ORL) | Billy Preston | 19 | FR | Kansas | PF/C | 6’10” | 240 | 7’0.5″ |
| 37 | SAC*5 | Deng Adel | 21 | JR | Louisville | SF/SG | 6’7″ | 200 | 6’9.5″ |
| 38 | PHI*4 (NYK) | De’Anthony Melton | 19 | SO | USC | SG/PG | 6’3″ | 195 | 6’8″ |
| 39 | CHI | Allonzo Trier | 21 | JR | Arizona | SG | 6’5″ | 205 | 6’6″ |
| 40 | DAL*A | Borisa Simanic | 19 | INTL | Serbia | PF/SF | 7’0″ | 205 | 7’0.5″ |
| 41 | PHI | Johnathan Williams III | 22 | SR | Gonzaga | PF | 6’9″ | 225 | ?’?” |
| 42 | DET | Isaac Bonga | 17 | INTL | Germany | SF | 6’9″ | 200 | 7’0″ |
| 43 | NOP | Arnoldas Kulboka | 19 | INTL | Lithuania | SF | 6’9″ | 205 | 6’11” |
| 44 | MEM*6 (MIA) | Thomas Wilder | 22 | SR | Western Michigan | PG | 6’3″ | 190 | ?’?” |
| 45 | MEM*6 (CHA) | Thomas Welsh | 21 | SR | UCLA | C | 7’1″ | 255 | 7’1″ |
| 46 | DEN*10 (POR) | Joel Berry II | 22 | SR | North Carolina | PG | 6’0″ | 195 | 6’0″ |
| 47 | MIL | Jacob Evans | 20 | JR | Cincinatti | SF | 6’6″ | 210 | ?’?” |
| 48 | LAL*7 (DEN) | LiAngelo Ball | 18 | FR | UCLA | SG | 6’5″ | 210 | ?’?” |
| 49 | MIN | Elijah Stewart | 21 | SR | USC | SG | 6’5″ | 190 | ?’?” |
| 50 | HOU*9 (MEM) | E.C. Matthews | 22 | SR | Rhode Island | SG | 6’5″ | 200 | 6’8″ |
| 51 | OKC | Isaiah Washington | 18 | FR | Minnesota | PG | 6’1″ | 170 | 6’5″ |
| 52 | WAS | Devonte Graham | 22 | SR | Kansas | PG | 6’2″ | 175 | ?’?” |
| 53 | PHX*11 (TOR) | Vince Edwards | 21 | SR | Purdue | SF | 6’8″ | 225 | 7’0″ |
| 54 | NYK*12 (LAC) | Tacko Fall | 21 | JR | Central Florida | C | 7’6″ | 300 | 8’0″ |
| 55 | UTAH | Rodney Bullock | 23 | SR | Providence | SF/PF | 6’8″ | 225 | ?’?” |
| 56 | CHA*13 (CLE) | Theo Pinson | 21 | SR | North Carolina | SF | 6’6″ | 190 | 6’11” |
| 57 | OKC*14 (BOS) | Jalen Brunson | 21 | JR | Villanova | PG | 6’2″ | 200 | 6’3.5″ |
| 58 | PHI*15 (HOU) | Jaylen Adams | 21 | SR | St. Bonaventure | PG | 6’2″ | 185 | ?’?” |
| 59 | SAS | Kyron Cartwright | 21 | JR | Providence | PG | 5’11” | 185 | ?’?” |
| 60 | DEN*16 (GSW) | Bennie Boatwright | 21 | JR | USC | PF/C | 6’10” | 230 | 6’10” |
2nd Round Key
| A – MIL recieves DAL (Top 55 pro.) |
| 1 – PHI recieves fav. (BKN or CLE) |
| 2 – ORL recieves fav. (LAL or ORL) |
| 3 – TOR recieves unfav. (LAL or ORL) |
| 4 – PHI recieves fav. (NYK or LAC) |
| 5 – SAC recieves fav. (SAC or POR) |
| 6 – MEM recieves 2 fav (MEM, MIA, or CHA) |
| 7 – LAL recieves DEN |
| 8 – BKN receives IND (45-60 pro.) |
| 9 – HOU recieves unfav (MEM, MIA, or CHA) |
| 10 – DEN recieves unfav (SAC or POR) |
| 11 – PHX recieves TOR 2nd |
| 12 – NYK recieves unfav. (NYK or LAC) |
| 13 – CHA recieves unfav. (BKN or CLE) |
| 14 – OKC recieves BOS (31-55 pro.) |
| 15 – PHI recieves HOU 2nd |
| 16 – DEN receives GSW 2nd |
Written by Nick Kazandijan
