The 2018 NBA Draft is tonight and expect a lot of fireworks in what should be one of the wildest NBA drafts in recent memory.
Teams like the Grizzlies, Cavaliers, Hornets, and Hawks are all actively looking to move picks; While players such as Kemba Walker, Kenneth Faried, Kawhi Leonard, Dennis Schroeder and Marcin Gortat could all receive a change of scenery on draft night.
If my prediction of Trae Young and Jaren Jackson falling past pick #8 does happen, look for teams to clamor to move up for the pair of young studs.
Number | Team | Player | Position | Team |
1 | Phoenix Suns | Deandre Ayton | C | Arizona |
2 | Sacramento Kings | Luka Doncic | SF | Real Madrid |
3 | Atlanta Hawks | Marvin Bagley | PF | Duke |
4 | Memphis Grizzlies | Michael Porter Jr | SF | Missouri |
5 | Dallas Mavericks | Mo Bamba | C | Texas |
6 | Orlando Magic | Wendell Carter | PF | Duke |
7 | Chicago Bulls | Kevin Knox | PF | Kentucky |
8 | Cleveland Cavaliers (via Nets) | Shai Gilgeous Alexander | PG | Kentucky |
9 | New York Knicks | Trae Young | PG | Oklahoma |
10 | Philadelphia 76ers (via Lakers) | Mikal Bridges | SF | Villanova |
11 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges | PF | Michigan State |
12 | Los Angeles Clippers | Jaren Jackson Jr | PF | Michigan State |
13 | Los Angeles Clippers (via Pistons) | Jerome Robinson | SG | Boston College |
14 | Denver Nuggets | Troy Brown | SF | Oregon |
15 | Washington Wizards | Robert Williams | C | Texas A&M |
16 | Phoenix Suns (via Heat) | Collin Sexton | PG | Alabama |
17 | Milwaukee Bucks | Lonnie Walker | SG | Miami |
18 | San Antonio Spurs | Kevin Huerter | SG | Maryland |
19 | Atlanta Hawks | Donte DiVincenzo | SG | Villanova |
20 | Minnesota Timberwolves (via Thunder) | Zhaire Smith | SG | Texas Tech |
21 | Utah Jazz | Elie Okobo | PG | Pau-Lacq-Orthez |
22 | Chicago Bulls | Chandler Hutchinson | SF | Boise State |
23 | Indiana Pacers | Jalen Brunson | PG | Villanova |
24 | Portland Trail Blazers | Josh Okogie | SG | Georgia Tech |
25 | Los Angeles Lakers (via Cavaliers) | Mitchell Robinson | C | N/A |
26 | Philadelphia 76ers | Aaron Holiday | PG | UCLA |
27 | Boston Celtics | Grayson Allen | SG | Duke |
28 | Golden State Warriors | Melvin Frazier | SF | Tulane |
29 | Brooklyn Nets | Anfernee Simons | PG | IMG Academy |
30 | Atlanta Hawks (via Houston Rockets) | Keita Bates Diop | SF | Ohio State |