- Keith Walsh
NBA Draft Preview and Predictions
This Thursday night the NBA Draft takes place from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. A loaded draft class with a clear number one overall pick in Zion Williamson and loads of other talent that will be eager to see where they land. It is always an interesting night at the draft as there are usually a lot of trades made which always is exciting. The biggest trade we thought we could see though may have already gone down as Anthony Davis was traded from the New Orleans Pelicans to the Los Angeles Lakers in a mega deal. There should still be some great trades though and you can watch the draft on ESPN at 7pm ET.
NBA Draft Order 1st Round:
1. New Orleans
2. Memphis
3. New York
4. New Orleans(Via Los Angeles Lakers)
5. Cleveland
6. Phoenix
7. Chicago
8. Atlanta
9. Washington
10. Atlanta(Via Dallas)
11. Minnesota
12. Charlotte
13. Miami
14. Boston(From Sacramento via Philadelphia)
15. Detroit
16. Orlando
17. Brooklyn
18. Indiana
19. San Antonio
20. Boston(From LA Clippers via Memphis
21. Oklahoma City
22. Boston
23. Utah
24. Philadelphia
25. Portland
26. Cleveland(From Houston)
27. Brooklyn(From Denver)
28. Golden State
29. San Antonio(From Toronto)
30. Milwaukee
NBA Draft Order 2nd Round:
31. Brooklyn(From New York via Philadelphia)
32. Phoenix
33. Philadelphia(From Cleveland via Orlando and New York)
34. Philadelphia(From Chicago via Los Angeles Lakers)
35. Atlanta
36. Charlotte(From Washington via Orlando, Denver, Atlanta)
37. Dallas
38. Chicago(From Memphis)
39. New Orleans
40. Sacramento(From Minnesota via Portland and Cleveland)
41. Atlanta(From Los Angeles Lakers via Cleveland and Indiana)
42. Philadelphia(From Sacramento via Brooklyn and Milwaukee)
43. Minnesota(From Miami via Charlotte)
44. Atlanta(From Charlotte)
45. Detroit
46. Orlando(From Brooklyn via Memphis and Charlotte)
47. Sacramento(From Orlando via New York)
48. LA Clippers
49. San Antonio
50. Indiana
51. Boston
52. Charlotte(From Oklahoma City)
53. Utah
54. Philadelphia
55. New York
56. LA Clippers(From Portland via Detroit and Orlando)
57. New Orleans(From Denver via Milwaukee)
58. Golden State
59. Toronto
60. Sacramento(From Milwaukee)
Here's a look at the final 1st round mock draft from CBS Sports:
NBA Final Mock Draft:
1. Zion Williamson-Duke
2. Ja Morant-Murray State
3. R.J. Barrett-Duke
4. De'Andre Hunter-Virginia
5. Jarrett Culver-Texas Tech
6. Darius Garland-Vanderbilt
7. Coby White-UNC
8. Nassir Little-UNC
9. Sekou Doumbouya-France
10. Jaxson Hayes-Texas
11. Cam Reddish-Duke
12. Romeo Langford-Indiana
13. PJ Washington-Kentucky
14. Brandon Clarke-Gonzaga
15. Tyler Herro-Kentucky
16. Nickeil Alexander-Walker-Virginia Tech
17. Bol Bol-Oregon
18. Rui Hachimura-Gonzaga
19. Keldon Johnson-Kentucky
20. Ty Jerome-Virginia
21. Cameron Johnson-UNC
22. Kevin Porter JR.-USC
23. Admiral Schofield-Tennessee
24. Luguentz Dort-Arizona State
25. Grant Williams-Tennessee
26. Goga Bitadze-Georgia
27. KZ Okpala-Stanford
28. Carsen Edwards-Purdue
29. Dylan Windler-Belmont
30. Eric Paschall-Villanova
It should be an interesting night and I am looking forward to it as the NBA Draft is always a fun night. Make sure you tune into ESPN this Thursday at 7pm ET.
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