2017 NBA Re-Draft

Here I'm going to re-draft the First Round of the 2017 NBA Draft. How many picks will be the same? How many picks will be different?

1. Philadelphia 76ers (from Brooklyn Nets via Boston Celtics)- Donovan Mitchell, Point Guard, Louisville: Mitchell is the selection here due to the fact that he looks like a franchise point guard to this point of the season. The Sixers would gladly take Mitchell to go with Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons.
Actual Pick: Markelle Fultz, Point Guard/Shooting Guard, Washington

2. Los Angeles Lakers- Lonzo Ball, Point Guard, UCLA: Ball got off to a slow start, but has picked it up over the last few months. The Lakers should be happy with his development and he's only going to get better.
Actual Pick: Ball

3. Boston Celtics (from Philadelphia 76ers)- Jason Tatum, Small Forward/Power Forward, Duke: Tatum started off his rookie campaign great, but has fallen off a bit. I believe the drop off is just a rookie wall and that Tatum will get better. The Celtics still don't pass up a player that's often compared to Paul Pierce.
Actual Pick: Tatum

4. Phoenix Suns- Josh Jackson, Small Forward, Kansas: Jackson got off to a slow start, but has picked it up of late and has played well on both ends. Jackson has potential to be a poor-mans Kawhi Leonard and I don't think the Suns would pass on that.
Actual Pick: Jackson

5. Sacramento Kings- De'Aaron Fox, Point Guard, Kentucky: Fox has been solid as a rookie thus far and still has room to grow as a point guard. The Kings don't pass on their point guard of the future.
Actual Pick: Fox

6. Orlando Magic- Kyle Kuzma, Power Forward, Utah: Kuzma started off the season great, but has fallen off a bit. Like Tatum, I believe Kuzma has hit a rookie wall and has room to grow as a player.
Actual Pick: Jonathan Issac, Small Forward, Florida State

7. Chicago Bulls- Lauri Markkanen, Power Forward, Arizona: Markkanen has been very good as a rookie and has a great three point stroke and can handle the ball very well too. The Bulls don't do-over this pick.
Actual Pick: Markkanen

8. New York Knicks- Dennis Smith Jr, Point Guard, North Carolina State: Smith has been solid for the most part of this season and can shoot the ball well and he's a solid passer. The Knicks finally find their future franchise point guard with Smith.
Actual Pick: Frank Ntlikina, Point Guard, France

9. Dallas Mavericks- Markelle Fultz, Point Guard/Shooting Guard, Washington: Fultz has barely played this season due to a knee injury. Lets not give up on Fultz yet as Mark Cuban and the Mavs bank on his to play to his potential.
Actual Pick: Dennis Smith Jr, Point Guard, North Carolina State

10. Portland Trail Blazers (from Sacramento Kings)- Jonathan Issac, Small Forward, Florida State: The Blazers would be getting possible steal here with Issac, who missed a bulk of the season with an ankle injury. Issac still has room to grow as a player and he's shown some promise this season.
Actual Pick: Zach Collins, Center, Gonzaga

11. Charlotte Hornets- OG Anunoby, Small Forward, Indiana: Anunoby has been great for the Raptors this season and proved to be a steal. Anunoby would have been a lottery pick had he not gotten injured and in this re-draft, the Hornets take their small forward of the future.
Actual Pick: Malik Monk, Shooting Guard, Kentucky

12. Detroit Pistons- John Collins, Power Forward/Center, Wake Forest: Collins has been very good as a rookie for the Hawks and is looking like a keeper. He would have been a nice pairing with Andre Drummond up front and in theory, they don't make the Blake Griffin trade.
Actual Pick: Luke Kennard, Shooting Guard, Duke

13. Utah Jazz (from Denver Nuggets)- Malik Monk, Shooting Guard, Kentucky: With Mitchell off the board, the Jazz take another guard in Monk, who has recently fell out of the Hornets rotation. Maybe on a team like the Jazz with a good head coach in Quinn Snyder, Monk would thrive.
Actual Pick: Donovan Mitchell, Point Guard, Louisville

14. Miami Heat- Jordan Bell, Power Forward/Center, Oregon: Bell has been excellent for the Warriors this season and should be starting for them at center over Zaza Pachulia at this point. In this scenario, the Heat pick him and start him at power forward next to Hassan Whiteside.
Actual Pick: Bam Adebayo, Power Forward/Center, Kentucky

15. Sacramento Kings (from Portland Trail Blazers)- Bam Adebayo, Power Forward/Center, Kentucky: The Kings continue to add on to their collection of big men with the drafting of Adebayo. In this scenario, he comes off the bench like he does for the Heat.
Actual Pick: Justin Jackson, Small Forward, North Carolina

16. Minnesota Timberwolves (from Chicago Bulls)- Luke Kennard, Shooting Guard, Duke: Kennard is a solid three-point shooter for the Pistons this season. He'd be a solid bench piece for the Timberwolves if he got the playing time.
Actual Pick: Justin Patton, Center, Creighton

17. Milwaukee Bucks- Jarrett Allen, Center, Texas: Allen proved to be a steal by the Nets where they
selected him. Although the Bucks have a ton of centers, Allen would help the Bucks on both ends of the floor.
Actual Pick: DJ Wilson, Small Forward/Power Forward, Michigan

18. Indiana Pacers- Frank Ntlikina, Point Guard, France: Ntlikina has shown some promise with the Knicks, but I have him dropping to the Pacers due to the fact this draft proved to be deeper than we thought. The Pacers get a steal here and perhaps point guard of the future too.
Actual Pick: TJ Leaf, Power Forward, UCLA

19. Atlanta Hawks- Terrance Ferguson, Shooting Guard, Australia: Ferguson has been really good for  the Thunder this season whether it's starting or coming off the bench. The Hawks snag him here to help themselves on the perimeter.
Actual Pick: John Collins, Power Forward/Center, Wake Forest

20. Sacramento Kings (from Memphis Grizzlies via Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers)- Josh Hart, Shooting Guard, Villanova: Hart has been solid for the Lakers this season and proved to be a steal at where they got him. He'd be a nice bench player for the rebuilding Kings.
Actual Pick: Harry Giles, Power Forward/Center, Duke

21. Oklahoma City Thunder- Zach Collins, Power Forward/Center, Gonzaga: Collins has showed some improvement as the seasons gone on after a slow start. Collins would be a nice big off the bench for the Thunder.
Actual Pick: Terrance Ferguson, Shooting Guard, Australia

22. Brooklyn Nets (from Washington Wizards)- TJ Leaf, Power Forward, UCLA: With Jarrett Allen off the board, the Nets take another big in Leaf. Leaf has shown versatility coming off the bench for a surprisingly good Pacers team this season.
Actual Pick: Jarrett Allen, Center, Texas

23. Toronto Raptors (from Los Angeles Clippers via Milwaukee Bucks)- Jonah Bolden, Power Forward, Serbia: Bolden showed a ton of promise not just in the Summer League but in overseas which makes him an interesting draft-and-stash prospect. Bolden would have made so much sense for the Raptors as a future bench player.
Actual Pick: OG Anunoby, Small Forward, Indiana

24. Denver Nuggets (from Utah Jazz)- Justin Patton, Center, Creighton: Patton hasn't played this season due to his offseason foot surgery. The Nuggets are a team that can afford chances at this point and Patton is worth a try here to see if he would come back and be a back up big for them.
Actual Pick: Tyler Lydon, Power Forward, Syracuse

25. Philadelphia 76ers (from Toronto Raptors via Orlando Magic)- Harry Giles, Power Forward/Center, Duke: The Sixers can afford to take chances this late in the draft and they try here with Giles, who hasn't played this season. Giles probably would have been a lottery pick if his injuries didn't hold him back.
Actual Pick: Anžejs Pasečņiks, Power Forward/Center, Spain

26. Portland Trail Blazers (from Cleveland Cavaliers)- Dillon Brooks, Small Forward, Oregon: Brooks has proven to be a nice player on a terrible Grizzlies team. Brooks would help the Blazers and would have possibly start for them down the road.
Actual Pick: Caleb Swanigan, Power Forward, Purdue

27. Los Angeles Lakers (from Boston Celtics via Brooklyn Nets)- Justin Jackson, Small Forward, North Carolina: Jackson hasn't found his shot yet although he has room to grow as a player. If he involves, he could have been a back up for Brandon Ingram.
Actual Pick: Kyle Kuzma, Power Forward, Utah

28. Utah Jazz (from Houston Rockets via Los Angeles Lakers)- Tyler Lydon, Power Forward, Syracuse: Lydon has been a nice bench player for the Nuggets this season, but has had ups and downs like all rookies do. Lydon could have been a nice bench piece for the Jazz as well.
Actual Pick: Tony Bradley, Power Forward/Center, North Carolina

29. San Antonio Spurs- Anžejs Pasečņiks, Power Forward/Center, Spain: This feels like a classic Spurs pick. An international big picked by the Spurs that probably turns into a steal from where he was selected.
Actual Pick: Derrick White, Point Guard, Colorado

30. Los Angeles Lakers (from Golden State Warriors via Utah Jazz)- Frank Mason III, Point Guard, Kansas: Mason probably will be higher if I do another redraft in a year from now. Mason would be a nice backup to Lonzo Ball.
Actual Pick: Josh Hart, Shooting Guard, Villanova