1 Suns - Luka Doncic
2 Kings - Jaren Jackson
3 Hawks - DeAndre Ayton
4 Sixers - Michael Porter
5 Mavs - Mo Bamba
6 Magic - Marvin Bagley
7 Bulls - Collin Sexton
8 Cavs - Miles Bridges
9 Knicks - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
10 Nets - Trae Young
11 Hornets - Wendell Carter
12 Sixers - Mikal Bridges
13 Sixers - Keita Bates-Diop
14 Nuggets - Troy Brown
15 Wizards - Kevin Knox
16 Suns - Zhaire Smith
17 Bucks - Khyri Thomas
18 Spurs - Kevin Huerter
19 Hawks - Robert Williams
20 Wolves
21 Jazz
22 Bulls
23 Pacers
24 Blazers
25 Lakers
26 Clippers
27 Celtics
28 Warriors
29 Sixers
30 Hawks

29 + Justin Anderson + TLC + Korkmaz for #20

Yeah Ive been busy lately and I'll be busy all weekend. Tings going to need you to take some time out of offering trades to tank the teams you own in this draft and help the draft keep going for me. Thanks

Wolves take De'Anthony Melton as an instant contributor to improve their defense. He will spend the entire off-season shooting 1000 3 pointers a day

Yazz pick TRP

Jontay Porter

Porter is siiiick with the Yazz.

+1

I saw a (lol) Knicks mock yesterday that had Porter going to the Knicks in the 2nd round.

My first thoughts were "lol no ****ing way does he last that long."

So yeah it's hard to find quality KNACKS coverage. 🤷*♀️

Assuming he stays in the draft, the Bulls take Villanova C/PF Omari Spellman.

Pacers select wing Dzanan Musa, 2nd best euro in the draft. He's 6'-9" and only 18 and should provide some scoring off the bench and eventually be a replacement for Thad/Bogdonovic.

]1 Suns - Luka Doncic
2 Kings - Jaren Jackson
3 Hawks - DeAndre Ayton
4 Sixers - Michael Porter
5 Mavs - Mo Bamba
6 Magic - Marvin Bagley
7 Bulls - Collin Sexton
8 Cavs - Miles Bridges
9 Knicks - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
10 Nets - Trae Young
11 Hornets - Wendell Carter
12 Sixers - Mikal Bridges
13 Sixers - Keita Bates-Diop
14 Nuggets - Troy Brown
15 Wizards - Kevin Knox
16 Suns - Zhaire Smith
17 Bucks - Khyri Thomas
18 Spurs - Kevin Huerter
19 Hawks - Robert Williams
20 Wolves - Deanthony Melton
21 Jazz - Jontay Porter
22 Bulls - Omari Spellman
23 Pacers - Dzanan Musa
24 Blazers
25 Lakers
26 Clippers
27 Celtics
28 Warriors
29 Sixers
30 Hawks

Thanks for the PM, exploring options

Blazers take Josh Okogie. Here's Dean's take on the guy:

https://deanondraft.com/2018/03/22/w...-in-the-draft/

Fits a position of need for the Blazers as they look to compete deep in the playoffs. Can stand in a corner on offense and play excellent defense day 1.

Wow, have had the writeup for my pick ready for a couple days now but theres a guy still on the board that I considered taking for Charlotte at 11. Give me 5 mins to debate here.

Ok, decided to scrap my pick and go with

Lonnie Walker for the Lakers here


Too good of value to pass up at 26 in the draft. He is a lottery type talent.

I picked Jontay because I think he has similarities with Donovan Mitchell, not that he's supposed to be a 3D small guy, but he has lots of NBA skillsets and he seems to be someone that like to play Winning ball and not statswhore ball

I feel like he's a player that can bust and be out of the league in 3 years if he's drafted by Kings or Magic, but he's also a player that can reach near all-star level in a great environment. I think regarding developing player 1.BRAD 2.Quin and the rest of the league is miles behind those 2

He's also a great fit for a Gobert-led team. Can shoot the 3 and add size in a big line-up, and he could also play the backup Center role. Basically Favors role with O instead of D, which is much more needed by Yazz

Clippers take SF - Jacob Evans

For the Celtics, I looked at our current primary rotation (age in brackets).

PG Irving (25) - Rozier (23)
SG: Smart (23) - Brown (21)
SF: Heyward (27) - Taytum (19)
PF: Morris (28) - Ojeleye (23)
C: Horford (31) -Baynes (31)

Obviously PG and SF are not areas we should concentrate on as we have elite level players there. SG is a very young spot for us so I'm not sure injecting more youth there is ideal.

That leaves either PF or C. Going forward, it's expected that Irving/Heyward/Taytum will dominate the ball, so I want a big man who doesn't need the ball a ton, can rebound and defend all three frontcourt positions, run in transition, and finish.

Celtics select: CHIMEZIE METU

Sample scouting reports:
1 Suns - Luka Doncic
2 Kings - Jaren Jackson
3 Hawks - DeAndre Ayton
4 Sixers - Michael Porter
5 Mavs - Mo Bamba
6 Magic - Marvin Bagley
7 Bulls - Collin Sexton
8 Cavs - Miles Bridges
9 Knicks - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
10 Nets - Trae Young
11 Hornets - Wendell Carter
12 Sixers - Mikal Bridges
13 Sixers - Keita Bates-Diop
14 Nuggets - Troy Brown
15 Wizards - Kevin Knox
16 Suns - Zhaire Smith
17 Bucks - Khyri Thomas
18 Spurs - Kevin Huerter
19 Hawks - Robert Williams
20 Wolves - Deanthony Melton
21 Jazz - Jontay Porter
22 Bulls - Omari Spellman
23 Pacers - Dzanan Musa
24 Blazers - Josh Okogie
25 Lakers - Lonnie Walker
26 Clippers - Jacob Evans
27 Celtics - Chimezi Metu
28 Warriors
29 Sixers
30 Hawks

TRADE OFFER

Ben Simmons for Donovan Mitchell and Jontay Porter

Trex, can't shoot, mostly known for punching some random in the balls and kawaiiing out of the nit

Certainly going to need the st Brad luck of the leprechauns there.

With Kyrie and heyward, I don't need a shooter.

I think Metu could be a useful player. a great athlete, just get him some good coaching
he had two or three of the best dunks of the year.

Bump

Bueller

Ok so Im just going to pick for the Warriors

taking Kendrick Nunn from Oakland.

Former 4 star recruit who was a top 60 guy nationally. Played at Illinois a couple of seasons before getting kicked off the team and ending up at Oakland.

https://n.rivals.com/content/prospec...ick-nunn-35783

Recently measured 6'3 with a 6'7 wingspan at something called the Pro Basketball Combine. So hes old and not great measurables.

Averaged 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists per game last season

Had a 112.8 ortg on 32.5 usage this past season per Sports Reference(which differs slightly from KenPom for whatever reason)

Was second 2nd in the nation in 3 point attempts with 340. Shot 39.4% from 3 on 11.4 attempts per game.

49% from 2. 84% FT shooter who got to the line 7 times per game.

Not just a scorer, 7th in the horizon in assists and 3rd in steals. Had good assist and decent steal rate.

What I like about him is that hes not just a spot shooter, he can really shoot off the dribble as well so theres a chance with a more developed handle he could conceivably develop into a good PnR scorer/creator.

He torched Michigan States top 10 defense for 32 points on 19 shot attempts with 7 assists as well.







In the Portsmouth Invitational, which is basically a combine for college seniors, he lead that event shooting 44% from 3 from NBA range. He also looked good as a PnR ball handler/decision maker.





In an ideal world, Golden State would trade back into the 2nd round and take him since he will almost assuredly not go in the first round, but I like him and this is a 1 round draft so taking him here anyways