2018 NBA Mock Draft 3.0
February 28, 2018
Conference play is just about at a close and it is time for March Madness. We have seen lots of play from guys all around the country and the Draft is really starting to shape up and take form. Some guys who have moved up big time include Michigan State Freshman Jaren Jackson Jr. He has shown that he is a big time player and one of the most well polished defenders in the entire draft. A couple other big movers on the rise are Kentucky Freshmen Kevin Knox and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. These two have the NBA length and body and have played well together all season long. Duke Freshman Gary Trent Jr. also makes a surge as he came up big when the team was without standout player F Marvin Bagley III. Some 2nd round sleepers who are quickly on the rise and looking to crack into the first round are F Keita Bates-Diop from Ohio State and C Omer Yurtseven from NC State. Both have had solid years and are looking to finish it out strong. There is still lots of time to move up and down and most importantly any player can improve their draft stock a ton with some great play in Conference Tournaments and the NCAA Tournament.
First Round
| Pk | Team (Proj) | Player Name | AGE | CLASS | SCH/CON | POS | HT | WT | WNG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | UP/DWN | ||
| 1 | PHX | DeAndre Ayton | 19 | FR | Arizona | C | 7’1″ | 250 | 7’5″ | 19.9 | 11.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2 | ^ | ||
| 2 | ATL | Luka Doncic | 18 | INTL | Slovenia | SG/SF | 6’8″ | 220 | ?’?” | 16 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0.3 | ^ | ||
| 3 | DAL | Marvin Bagely III | 18 | FR | Duke | PF/C | 6’11” | 225 | 7’0.5″ | 21.1 | 11.2 | 1.6 | 1 | 1 | ˅ | ||
| 4 | ORL | Jaren Jackson Jr. | 18 | FR | Michigan State | PF | 6’10” | 240 | 7’4″ | 11.4 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 3.3 | ^ | ||
| 5 | SAC | Trae Young | 19 | FR | Oklahoma | PG | 6’2″ | 180 | 6’2″ | 28.3 | 3.9 | 9.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | ˅ | ||
| 6 | MEM | Michael Porter Jr. | 19 | FR | Missouri | SF | 6’10” | 215 | 7’0″ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ˅ | ||
| 7 | CLE* a (BKN) | Mohamed Bamba | 19 | FR | Texas | C | 7’0″ | 215 | 7’9″ | 13 | 10.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 3.8 | ˅ | ||
| 8 | CHI | Kevin Knox | 18 | FR | Kentucky | SF/PF | 6’9″ | 210 | 7’0″ | 15.6 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | ^ | ||
| 9 | NYK | Wendell Carter Jr. | 18 | FR | Duke | PF/C | 6’10” | 260 | 7’3″ | 14.6 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 2.2 | ^ | ||
| 10 | PHI*1 (LAL) | Miles Bridges | 19 | SO | Michigan State | SF/PF | 6’7″ | 230 | 6’8.5″ | 17.1 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | ˅ | ||
| 11 | CHA | Mikal Bridges | 21 | JR | Villanova | SG/SF | 6’7″ | 230 | 7’0″ | 17.2 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | ˅ | ||
| 12 | LAC*c (DET) | Collin Sexton | 19 | FR | Alabama | PG | 6’2″ | 185 | 6’6.5″ | 18.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 1 | 0.1 | ˅ | ||
| 13 | UTAH | Robert Williams | 20 | SO | Texas A&M | PF/C | 6’9″ | 235 | 7’5.5″ | 10.9 | 9.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.4 | ^ | ||
| 14 | PHX* (MIA) | Gary Trent Jr. | 19 | FR | Duke | SG | 6’6″ | 215 | 6’7″ | 14.7 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | ^ | ||
| 15 | LAC | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 19 | FR | Kentucky | SG | 6’6″ | 170 | 7’0″ | 12.9 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | ^ | ||
| 16 | MIN*4(OKC) | Troy Brown | 18 | FR | Oregon | SF/SG | 6’7″ | 210 | 6’11” | 11.8 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.2 | ^ | ||
| 17 | MIL | Lonnie Walker IV | 19 | FR | Miami | SG | 6’4″ | 205 | 6’10.5″ | 11.5 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | ˅ | ||
| 18 | NO | Dzanan Musa | 18 | INTL | Bosnia & Herz. | SG/SF | 6’9″ | 195 | 6’8.5″ | 10.5 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | ^ | ||
| 19 | DEN | Mitchell Robinson | 19 | FR | USA | C | 7’1″ | 225 | 7’4″ | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ˅ | ||
| 20 | PHI | Hamidou Diallo | 19 | FR | Kentucky | SG/SF | 6’5″ | 200 | 6’11” | 10.8 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | ^ | ||
| 21 | POR | Khyri Thomas | 21 | JR | Creighton | PG/SG | 6’3″ | 210 | 6’10” | 15.2 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | ^ | ||
| 22 | IND | Trevon Duval | 19 | FR | Duke | PG | 6’2″ | 190 | 6’8″ | 10.6 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.1 | ˅ | ||
| 23 | WAS | Bruce Brown | 21 | SO | Miami | SG | 6’5″ | 200 | 6’9″ | 11.4 | 7.1 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | – | ||
| 24 | ATL*3 (MIN) | Chimezie Metu | 20 | JR | USC | PF/C | 6’11” | 225 | 7’4″ | 15.9 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.7 | ˅ | ||
| 25 | SAS | Landry Shamet | 20 | SO | Wichita State | PG/SG | 6’4″ | 190 | 7’0″ | 14.6 | 3 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | ^ | ||
| 26 | LAL*d (CLE) | Grayson Allen | 22 | SR | Duke | SG | 6’5″ | 210 | 7’0″ | 15.3 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 0 | ˅ | ||
| 27 | BOS | Brandon McCoy | 19 | FR | UNLV | C | 7’0″ | 255 | 7’2.5″ | 16.9 | 10.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 | ˅ | ||
| 28 | GSW | Austin Wiley | 19 | SO | Auburn | C | 6’11” | 250 | 7’5″ | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ˅ | ||
| 29 | BKN*b (TOR) | Tony Carr | 20 | SO | Penn State | PG/SG | 6’5″ | 200 | ?’?” | 19.6 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | ^ | ||
| 30 | ATL*5 (HOU) | Moritz Wagner | 20 | JR | Michigan | PF/C | 6’11” | 240 | 7’0″ | 14.4 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.6 | ^ | ||
| 1 – BOS obtain LAL if 2-5 PHI Obtains otherwise | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 BKN in Trade w BOS | |||||||||||||||||
| b – BKN obtain TOR if not LOT | |||||||||||||||||
| c – LAC obtain DET if not 1-4 | |||||||||||||||||
| d – LAL obtain CLE | |||||||||||||||||
Second Round
| Pk | Team (Proj) | Player Name | AGE | CLASS | SCH/CON | POS | HT | WT | WNG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | UP/DWN | ||
| 31 | PHX | Omer Yurtseven | 19 | SO | NC State | C | 7’0″ | 250 | 7’1″ | 13.6 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | ^ | ||
| 32 | ATL | Rodions Kurucs | 20 | INTL | Latvia | SF | 6’8″ | 200 | N/A | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | ^ | ||
| 33 | DAL | Keita Bates-Diop | 22 | SR | Ohio State | SF | 6’7″ | 190 | 7’3″ | 19.2 | 8.9 | 1.7 | 1 | 1.6 | ^ | ||
| 34 | ORL | Alize Johnson | 21 | SR | Missouri State | PF | 6’9″ | 205 | N/A | 15.1 | 11.4 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | ˅ | ||
| 35 | SAC | Isaac Bonga | 18 | INTL | Germany | SF | 6’9″ | 200 | 7’0″ | 6.4 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | ˅ | ||
| 36 | MEM | Robert Franks | 21 | JR | Washington State | SF/SG | 6’7″ | 175 | 7’2″ | 17.7 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 1 | ^ | ||
| 37 | PHI*1 (BKN) | Chandler Hutchison | 21 | SR | Boise State | SG/SF | 6’7″ | 195 | 7’1″ | 19.9 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | ^ | ||
| 38 | NYK*17 (NYK) | Kenrich Williams | 23 | SR | TCU | SG/SF | 6’7″ | 210 | N/A | 12.9 | 9.2 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | ^ | ||
| 39 | PHI*4 (NYK) | Jalen Brunson | 21 | JR | Villanova | PG | 6’2″ | 190 | 6’3.5″ | 19.3 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0 | – | ||
| 40 | TOR*3 (LAL) | Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk | 20 | SR | Kansas | SF | 6’8″ | 200 | 6’7″ | 15.6 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | – | ||
| 41 | MEM*6 (CHA) | Aaron Holiday | 21 | JR | UCLA | PG | 6’1″ | 185 | 6’6″ | 19.6 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | ^ | ||
| 42 | DET | Jaylen Adams | 21 | SR | St. Bonaventure | PG | 6’2″ | 185 | N/A | 20.2 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | ^ | ||
| 43 | UTAH | Allonzo Trier | 22 | JR | Arizona | SG | 6’5″ | 205 | 6’6″ | 19.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | ˅ | ||
| 44 | HOU*9 (MIA) | Keenan Evans | 21 | SR | Texas Tech | PG | 6’3″ | 185 | N/A | 17.2 | 3 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | ^ | ||
| 45 | NYK*12 (LAC) | Jevon Carter | 22 | SR | West Virginia | PG | 6’2″ | 185 | 6’3″ | 17 | 5 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 0.4 | ^ | ||
| 46 | OKC | Shake Milton | 21 | JR | SMU | SG/PG | 6’6″ | 205 | 6’11.5″ | 18 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | ˅ | ||
| 47 | MIL | Thomas Wilder | 22 | SR | Western Michigan | PG | 6’3″ | 190 | N/A | 18.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 2 | 0.3 | ˅ | ||
| 48 | CHI*18 (NO) | Trevon Bluiett | 23 | SR | Xavier | SG/SF | 6’6″ | 215 | 6’6″ | 19.2 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | ^ | ||
| 49 | LAL*7 (DEN) | Devonte Graham | 23 | SR | Kansas | PG | 6’2″ | 175 | N/A | 17.9 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | ˅ | ||
| 50 | PHI | Rawle Alkins | 20 | SO | Arizona | SG | 6’4″ | 225 | 6’9″ | 14.2 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | ˅ | ||
| 51 | DEN*10 (POR) | Angel Delgado | 23 | SR | Seton Hall | PF | 6’9″ | 230 | 6’10.5″ | 13.3 | 11.8 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | ˅ | ||
| 52 | IND | Jacob Evans | 20 | JR | Cincinatti | SF | 6’6″ | 210 | N/A | 13.4 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 1 | ˅ | ||
| 53 | WAS | Melvin Frazier | 21 | JR | Tulane | SG | 6’5″ | 200 | 6’8″ | 16.1 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 | ^ | ||
| 54 | MIN | Bonzie Colson | 22 | SR | Notre Dame | SF/SG | 6’5″ | 225 | 7’0″ | 21.4 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 2 | 2.4 | ^ | ||
| 55 | SAS | Joel Berry II | 22 | SR | North Carolina | PG | 6’0″ | 195 | 6’0″ | 17.7 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 1 | 0.3 | ^ | ||
| 56 | CHA*13 (CLE) | Arnoldas Kulboka | 20 | INTL | Lithuania | SF | 6’9″ | 205 | 6’11” | 8.6 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | ˅ | ||
| 57 | OKC*14 (BOS) | Tacko Fall | 22 | JR | Central Florida | C | 7’6″ | 300 | 8’0″ | 11.3 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.9 | ˅ | ||
| 58 | DEN*16 (GSW) | Borisa Simanic | 19 | INTL | Serbia | PF/SF | 7’0″ | 205 | 7’0.5″ | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ˅ | ||
| 59 | PHX*11 (TOR) | Alpha Diallo | 20 | SO | Providence | SG/SF | 6’7″ | 205 | N/A | 12.2 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | ^ | ||
| 60 | PHI*15 (HOU) | Jalen Hudson | 21 | JR | Florida | SG | 6’5″ | 195 | N/A | 15 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | ^ | ||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 – NYK receives CHI | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 – CHI receives NO | |||||||||||||||||
| B – ORL receives PHX | |||||||||||||||||
Written by Nick Kazandjian
