You do not need me to tell you that doing a mock draft almost a year before the draft is a futile exercise. It is impossible to predict what freshmen are going to break away from the pack and establish themselves as immediate contributors. I made an educated guess as to what freshmen might make a difference right away. When I do my NBA Draft Class I will probably have about 15 or so freshmen, not the 20 in this mock. But it is still so, so early. Right now, just enjoy what I have here and take everything with a grain of salt.
| Round | Pick | Team | Player | Position | School | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Brooklyn Nets | Cooper Flagg | PF | Duke | Fr |
| 1 | 2 | Washington Wizards | Nolan Traore | PG | France | Intl. |
| 1 | 3 | Chicago Bulls | Ace Bailey | SF | Rutgers | Fr |
| 1 | 4 | Detroit Pistons | Dylan Harper | SF | Rutgers | Fr |
| 1 | 5 | Portland Trail Blazers | Drake Powell | SF | North Carolina | Fr |
| 1 | 6 | Utah Jazz | Liam McNeeley | SF | Connecticut | Fr |
| 1 | 7 | Toronto Raptors | Hugo Gonzalez | SF | Spain | Intl. |
| 1 | 8 | San Antonio Spurs (from ATL) | Egor Demin | SG | BYU | Fr |
| 1 | 9 | San Antonio Spurs | VJ Edgecombe | SG | Baylor | Fr |
| 1 | 10 | Charlotte Hornets | Rocco Zikarsky | C | Australia | Intl. |
| 1 | 11 | Oklahoma City Thunder (from HOU) | Collin Murray-Boyles | SF | South Carolina | So |
| 1 | 12 | Los Angeles Clippers | Caleb Foster | SG | Duke | So |
| 1 | 13 | Atlanta Hawks (from LAL) | Asa Newell | PF | Georgia | Fr |
| 1 | 14 | Golden State Warriors | Will Riley | SF | Illinois | Fr |
| 1 | 15 | Oklahoma City Thunder (from MIA) | Khaman Maluach | C | Duke | Fr |
| 1 | 16 | Atlanta Hawks (from SAC) | Jalil Bethea | SG | Miami | Fr |
| 1 | 17 | Orlando Magic | Tre Johnson | SG | Texas | Fr |
| 1 | 18 | New Orleans Pelicans | Carter Bryant | PF | Arizona | Fr |
| 1 | 19 | Utah Jazz (from CLE) | Ian Jackson | SG | North Carolina | Fr |
| 1 | 20 | Memphis Grizzlies | Alex Karaban | SF | Connecticut | Jr |
| 1 | 21 | Brooklyn Nets (from MIL) | Boogie Fland | PG | Arkansas | Fr |
| 1 | 22 | Houston Rockets (from PHX) | Zvonimir Ivisic | C | Arkansas | So |
| 1 | 23 | Indiana Pacers | Michael Ruzic | SF | Croatia | Intl. |
| 1 | 24 | Dallas Mavericks | Izan Almansa | PF | Spain | Intl. |
| 1 | 25 | Brooklyn Nets (from NYK) | Noa Essengue | SF | France | Intl. |
| 1 | 26 | Orlando Magic (from DEN) | AJ Storr | SF | Kansas | Jr |
| 1 | 27 | Oklahoma City Thunder (from PHI) | Dink Pate | SF | USA | N/A |
| 1 | 28 | Utah Jazz (from MIN) | Derrion Reed | SF | Alabama | Fr |
| 1 | 29 | Brooklyn Nets (from OKC) | Kam Jones | SG | Marquette | Sr |
| 1 | 30 | Boston Celtics | JT Toppin | PF | Texas Tech | So |
| 2 | 31 | Brooklyn Nets | Aaron Bradshaw | C | Ohio State | So |
| 2 | 32 | Washington Wizards | Elliot Cadeau | PG | North Carolina | So |
| 2 | 33 | San Antonio Spurs (from CHI) | Jackson Shelstad | PG | Oregon | So |
| 2 | 34 | Detroit Pistons | Donnie Freeman | PF | Syracuse | Fr |
| 2 | 35 | Sacramento Kings (from POR) | Mackenzie Mgbako | SF | Indiana | So |
| 2 | 36 | Minnesota Timberwolves (from UTA) | DJ Wagner | PG | Arkansas | So |
| 2 | 37 | Dallas Mavericks (from TOR) | Adou Thiero | SF | Arkansas | Jr |
| 2 | 38 | Portland Trail Blazers (from ATL) | Kwame Evans Jr. | PF | Oregon | So |
| 2 | 39 | San Antonio Spurs | Annor Boateng | SF | Missouri | Fr |
| 2 | 40 | Charlotte Hornets | Tyrese Proctor | PG | Duke | Jr |
| 2 | 41 | Memphis Grizzlies (from HOU) | Hunter Sallis | SG | Wake Forest | Sr |
| 2 | 42 | Los Angeles Lakers (from LAC) | KJ Lewis | SG | Arizona | So |
| 2 | 43 | Los Angeles Lakers | Jayden Quaintance | PF | Arizona State | Fr |
| 2 | 44 | Golden State Warriors | Karter Knox | SF | Arkansas | Fr |
| 2 | 45 | Brooklyn Nets (from MIA) | Xavier Booker | PF | Michigan State | So |
| 2 | 46 | Sacramento Kings | Tamin Lipsey | PG | Iowa State | Jr |
| 2 | 47 | Orlando Magic | Malik Reneau | PF | Indiana | Jr |
| 2 | 48 | San Antonio Spurs (from NO) | Hansen Yang | C | China | Intl. |
| 2 | 49 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ryan Nembhard | PG | Gonzaga | Sr |
| 2 | 50 | Oklahoma City Thunder (from MEM) | Ruben Prey | PF | Portugal | Intl. |
| 2 | 51 | Cleveland Cavaliers (from MIL) | Ryan Kalkbrenner | C | Creighton | rSr |
| 2 | 52 | Washington Wizards (from PHX) | Kobe Johnson | SG | UCLA | Sr |
| 2 | 53 | Indiana Pacers | KJ Adams | SF | Kansas | Sr |
| 2 | 54 | Dallas Mavericks | Milan Momcilovic | SF | Iowa State | So |
| 2 | 55 | Denver Nuggets | Nolan Hickman | PG | Gonzaga | Sr |
| 2 | 56 | Charlotte Hornets (from PHI) | Baye Ndongo | PF | Georgia Tech | So |
| 2 | 57 | Atlanta Hawks (from MIN) | Johni Broome | PF | Auburn | rSr |
| 2 | 58 | Houston Rockets (from OKC) | Payton Sandfort | SF | Iowa | Sr |
| 2 | 59 | Orlando Magic (from BOS) | Tucker DeVries | SF | West Virginia | Sr |
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