With the NBA lottery over and the playoffs coming to an end most teams are looking toward the future. Some people pay to much attention to the first pick forgetting that most great players are picked mid first round. As an example here is a list of players that are dominating now but went unnoticed during the draft. Damian Lillard was picked 6th. Klay Thompson was the 11th pick, Kawhi Leonard was picked 15th, Giannis Antetokoumpo was the 15th pick and Stephen Curry was picked 7th just to name a few. All of these players are starters and extremely important to their current teams. As we reassess the importance of mid-first round picks let’s look at the lottery order to see who may take home the steal of the draft.
Draft Lottery Order:
- New Orleans Pelicans
- Memphis Grizzlies
- New York Knicks
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Phoenix Suns
- Chicago Bulls
- Atlanta Hawks
- Washington Wizards
- Atlanta Hawks* from Dallas
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- Charlotte Hornets
- Miami Heat
- Boston Celtics * from Sacramento
- Detroit Pistons
- Orlando Magic
- Brooklyn Nets
- Indiana Pacers
- San Antonio Spurs
- Boston Celtics* From LA Clippers
- Oklahoma City Thunder
- Boston Celtics
- Utah Jazz
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Portland Trailblazers
- Cleveland Cavaliers* from Houston
- Brooklyn nets* From Denver Nuggets
- Golden state warriors
- San Antonio Spurs *From Toronto Raptors
- Milwaukee Bucks
With this year’s draft being the deepest its been in recent years no team should be upset with their position. The problem most teams face will be picking the right talent that can fit with their core. With that being said let’s take a look a Millennial Muse’s Mock draft top 20 picks in 2019.
MM’s Mock Draft
Team Player
- New Orleans Pelicans, Zion Williamson
- Memphis Grizzlies, R.J Barrett
- New York Knicks, De’Andre Hunter
- Lakers, Jarrett Culver
- Cleveland Cavaliers, Cam Reddish
- Phoenix Suns, Ja Morrant
- Chicago Bulls, Darius Garland
- Atlanta Hawks, P.J Washington
- Washington Wizards, Coby White
- Atlanta Hawks, Bol Bol
- Minnesota Timberwolves, Romeo Langford
- Charlotte Hornets, Jaxson Hayes
- Miami Heat, Nassir little
- Boston Celtics, Rui Hachimura
- Detroit Pistons, Kevin Porter Jr
- Orlando Magic, Brandon Clarke
- Brooklyn Nets, Sekou Doumbouya
- Indiana Pacers, Tyler Herro
- San Antonio Spurs, Goga Bitadze
- Boston Celtics, Bruno Fernando
This mock draft was compiled with not only the player’s skill level in mind but the teams need at a position. Some players will be traded on the day off the draft but all the players listed will be drafted. Regardless of who teams pick this offseason will be the most exciting yet.
