1. Minnesota Timberwolves- Karl Anthony Towns, Center, Kentucky: No due-over here as the Timberwolves take their guy in Towns. He is always putting up double-doubles and still has room to grow as a player as he needs to fully develop on the defensive end.
Actual Pick: Towns
2. Los Angeles Lakers- Kristaps Porzingis, Power Forward/Center, Latvia: The Knicks got a steal with Porzingis with the fourth overall pick. He is rehabbing a torn ACL right now and you can make a case he has the highest ceiling among the players from this draft. He can score, shoot it from 3, and protect the rim, but still needs to develop a post game, rebound better, and a passing game. Imagine him playing alongside Julius Randle in Los Angeles in that frontcourt?
Actual Pick: D'Angelo Russell, Point Guard, Ohio State
3. Philadelphia 76ers- Devin Booker, Shooting Guard, Kentucky: The Suns got a steal with Booker with the thirteenth pick. He is going to be a great scorer in this league someday and imagine him with Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid? If that was the case, his defensive deficiencies would be hidden.
Actual Pick: Jahlil Okafor, Center, Duke
4. New York Knicks- Myles Tuner, Power Forward/Center, Texas: With Porzingis off the board, the Knicks take Turner. He's a key part of the Pacers future along with Victor Oladipo and would have been apart of the Knicks long term future as well since he can do a lot of the same things as KP.
Actual Pick: Kristaps Porzingis, Power Forward/Center, Latvia
5. Orlando Magic- Terry Rozier, Point Guard, Louisville: The Celtics got a steal in the middle of the first round with Rozier. He's improved his game a lot this season with getting more playing time with Kyrie Irving injured. He'd be the full time starting point guard on the Magic.
Actual Pick: Mario Hezonja, Shooting Guard/Small Forward, Croatia
6. Sacramento Kings- Kelly Oubre, Shooting Guard/Small Forward, Kansas: The Wiz got a steal with Oubre, who's been a fine player for them coming off the bench. He'd certainly would start on
this Kings team on the wing.
Actual Pick: Willie Cauley-Stein, Center, Kentucky
7. Denver Nuggets- Justice Winslow, Small Forward/Power Forward, Duke: The Nuggets take Winslow here to be their small forward of the future. He's finally playing up to his capability throughout the end of the regular season and playoffs for the Heat. A core of Winslow, Jamal Murray, and Nikola Jokic would be fun.
Actual Pick: Emmanuel Muiday, Point Guard, China
8. Detroit Pistons- Josh Richardson, Shooting Guard, Tennessee: Richardson proved to be a massive steal at where the Heat selected him in the second round. He should be apart of the Heats future and
he would have been a key piece for the Pistons to go with Andre Drummond.
Actual Pick: Stanley Johnson, Small Forward, Arizona
9. Charlotte Hornets- Willie Cauley-Stein, Center, Kentucky: The Hornets take Cauley-Stein as he drops a few spots in the re-draft. He's shown improvement this past season to the point where the Kings should view him as a long-term piece and he would be that for the Hornets as well.
Actual Pick: Frank Kaminskiy, Center, Wisconsin
10. Miami Heat- Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Small Forward/Power Forward, Arizona: The Nets took a steal late in the first round with Hollis-Jefferson. He's probably a long term piece for the Nets and probably would be a piece for the Heat too with his versatility.
Actual Pick: Justice Winslow, Small Forward/Power Forward, Duke
11. Indiana Pacers- D'Angelo Russell, Point Guard, Ohio State: With Turner off the board, the Pacers take Russell, who drops in this re-draft. Maybe this would have been a better situation for Russell as the Pacers take him to possibly be their future point guard instead of being in the bright lights in Los Angeles or in Brooklyn.
Actual Pick: Myles Tuner, Power Forward/Center, Texas
12. Utah Jazz- Mario Hezonja, Shooting Guard/Small Forward, Croatia: The Jazz take Hezonja here to bank on his upside and potential. He finally showed that late this past season so it's interesting to see what the Magic do with him.
Actual Pick: Trey Lyles, Power Forward, Kentucky
13. Phoenix Suns- Bobby Portis, Power Forward, Arkansas: The Bulls may have found a possible
steal with Portis at where they picked him later on in the first round. He thrived at the end of the season and the Bulls may use him as trade bait this summer with Lauri Markkanen being their power forward of the future.
Actual Pick: Devin Booker, Shooting Guard, Kentucky
14. Oklahoma City Thunder- Stanley Johnson, Small Forward, Arizona: The Thunder take Johnson here to back on his potential as he drops in the re-draft. He showed some flashes toward the end of the season for the Pistons as he started for them down the stretch.
Actual Pick: Cameron Payne, Point Guard, Murray State
15. Washington Wizards (from Brooklyn Nets via Atlanta Hawks)- Larry Nance Jr, Power Forward, Wyoming: The Lakers got themselves a steal late in the first round with Nance. The Lakers used him as trade bait this past season shipping him to the Cavs with Jordan Clarkson to clear cap room to sign max free agents this upcoming summer although he hasn't lived up to expectations in Cleveland.
Actual Pick: Kelly Oubre, Shooting Guard/Small Forward, Kansas
16. Boston Cetlics- Frank Kaminskiy, Center, Wisconsin: The Celtics take Kaminsky here to improve their front court. The question is does he start alongside Al Horford or does he come off the bench? He's been a nice player for the Hornets the last few seasons and is capable of getting better.
Actual Pick: Terry Rozier, Point Guard, Louisville
17. Milwaukee Bucks- Montrezl Harrell, Power Forward/Center, Louisville: Harrell proven to be a steal at where the Rockets selected him in the second round and then they shipped him to LA in the
package for Chris Paul. He's a fun player to watch as he always provides energy off the bench and he did a solid job starting while DeAndre Jordan was hurt.
Actual Pick: Rashad Vaughn, Shooting Guard, UNLV
18. Houston Rockets (from New Orleans Pelicans)- Sam Dekker, Small Forward, Wisconsin: No due
over here as the Rockets Dekker. He was also packaged to the Clippers in the package they got in return for Chris Paul. He's a good three point shooter and brings a lot of energy off the bench.
Actual Pick: Dekker
19. New York Knicks (from Washington Wizards via Atlanta Hawks)- Cedi Osman, Shooting Guard/Small Forward, Germany: Osman might end up being a steal at where he was selected in this draft. He's been in and out of the starting lineup for the Cavs and should be getting a lot of playing time during the Cavs playoff run.
Actual Pick: Jerian Grant, Point Guard, Notre Dame
20. Toronto Raptors- Norman Powell, Shooting Guard, UCLA: The Raps got a steal at where Powell was selected in the second round. He's been a big part of their bench the last few years and I'm interested to see if he sticks around with the Raps long term.
Actual Pick: Delon Wright, Point Guard, Utah
21. Dallas Mavericks- Tyus Jones, Point Guard, Duke: Jones has been a fine backup point guard for the Timberwolves this season. He's actually started in place of Jeff Teague while he has injured and did a nice job. He would have been a starter perhaps on the Mavs if they didn't have Dennis Smith Jr.
Actual Pick: Justin Anderson, Small Forward, Virginia
22. Chicago Bulls- TJ McConnell, Point Guard, Arizona: It's crazy that McConnell went undrafted. He's been such a good player for the Sixers the last few seasons and is a guy that can swing a game off the bench and he could have been that for the Bulls too.
Actual Pick: Bobby Portis, Power Forward, Arkansas
23. Brooklyn Nets (from Portland Trail Blazers)- Quinn Cook, Point Guard, Duke: Cook probably
should have been drafted too as he's done such a great job stepping in for the injured Steph Curry. He can certainly start on a team like the Nets if they did not already have D'Angelo Russell.
Actual Pick: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Small Forward/Power Forward, Arizona
24. Minnesota Timberwolves (from Cleveland Cavaliers)- Emmanuel Mudiay, Point Guard, China: With Jones off the board, the Timberwolves take a shot with Mudiay who falls in the re-draft. He never really panned out as the Nuggets hoped as they traded him away to the Knicks last February and he didn't do much for them either.
Actual Pick: Tyus Jones, Point Guard, Duke
25. Memphis Grizzlies- Jhalil Okafor, Center, Duke: The Grizzlies take a flier here with Okafor in the re-draft. Many people thought that Okafor was going to be a franchise changer and he's been the complete opposite. The Sixers dealt him away to the Nets last year and he barely even played on the Nets after he was traded.
Actual Pick: Jarell Martin, Power Forward, LSU
26. San Antonio Spurs- Willy Hernangomez, Center, Spain: Hernangomez showed some promise with the Knicks last season and then was their third string center since he was beat out by Enes Kanter and Kyle O'Quinn this past season which led to a trade to Charlotte. Hernangomez would have been a great Spur.
Actual Pick: Nikola Milutinov, Center, Serbia
27. Los Angeles Lakers- Dakari Johnson, Center, Kentucky: Johnson has showed some promise this season as he started a few games for the Thunder when Steven Adams missed some time. Johnson should be getting some minutes in the playoffs for OKC and he would have been a nice backup center for the Lakers too.
Actual Pick: Larry Nance Jr, Power Forward, Wyoming
28. Boston Celtics (from Los Angeles Clippers)- Delon Wright, Point Guard, Utah: Wright has been a solid backup for the Raps this season and is an underrated player on that second unit. He'd fit on this Celtics team as their backup point guard since Rozier is off the board.
Actual Pick: RJ Hunter, Shooting Guard, Georgia State
29. Brooklyn Nets (from Atlanta Hawks)- Cameron Payne, Point Guard, Murray State: The Nets take a chance on another young point guard in Payne here as he drops in the re-draft. He had some good moments as Russell Westbrook's backup on the Thunder and was traded last year to the Bulls in the Taj Gibson trade. He has been injured often throughout his young career.
Actual Pick: Chris McCullough, Power Forward, Syracuse
30. Golden State Warriors- Jarell Martin, Power Forward, LSU: Martin has been improving as a player since he's been drafted. He may have played himself into the Grizzlies long term plans mans and he could have been a nice big off the bench for the Dubs.
Actual Pick: Kevin Looney, Power Forward, UCLA
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