The college basketball season is officially underway! What better way to overreact to glorified pre-season games than a mock draft shake up? Seriously, I will try not to over or under-react to any early performances, but it will help begin to differentiate the freshmen who may be ready to produce right away.
Draft order based on 1. record and 2. point differential.
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School | Class | 2024-2025 Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah Jazz (1-6) | Cooper Flagg | PF | Duke | Fr | 18.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 5.0 apg |
| 2 | New Orleans Pelicans (from MIL (1-6)) | Ace Bailey | SF | Rutgers | Fr | N/A |
| 3 | Philadelphia 76ers (1-5) | Dylan Harper | SG | Rutgers | Fr | N/A |
| 4 | Toronto Raptors (2-6) | Nolan Traore | PG | France | Intl. | 12.0 ppg, 5.1 apg, 2.0 rpg |
| 5 | Charlotte Hornets (2-5) | VJ Edgecombe | SG | Baylor | Fr | 4.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 2.0 bpg |
| 6 | Washington Wizards (2-4) | Tre Johnson | SG | Texas | Fr | 29.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 4.0 apg |
| 7 | New Orleans Pelicans (3-5) | Egor Demin | SG | BYU | Fr | 18.0 ppg, 11.0 apg, 4.0 spg |
| 8 | San Antonio Spurs (from ATL (3-5)) | Drake Powell | SG | North Carolina | Fr | 5.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.0 apg |
| 9 | Portland Trail Blazers (3-5) | Liam McNeeley | SF | Connecticut | Fr | N/A |
| 10 | Orlando Magic (3-5) | Kon Knueppel | SF | Duke | Fr | 22.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.0 apg |
| 11 | San Antonio Spurs (3-4) | Kasparas Jakucionis | PG | Illinois | Fr | 11.0 ppg, 7.0 apg, 5.0 rpg |
| 12 | Oklahoma City Thunder (from LAC (3-4)) | Asa Newell | PF | Georgia | Fr | 26.0 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 3.0 bpg |
| 13 | Memphis Grizzlies (4-4) | Noa Essengue | SF | France | Intl. | 12.7 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.2 spg |
| 14 | Atlanta Hawks (from LAL (4-3)) | Will Riley | SF | Illinois | Fr | 31.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 3.0 apg |
| 15 | Detroit Pistons (3-5) | Rocco Zikarsky | C | Australia | Intl. | 4.1 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 0.6 bpg |
| 16 | San Antonio Spurs (from CHI (3-4)) | Khaman Maluach | C | Duke | Fr | 6.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 3.0 bpg |
| 17 | Indiana Pacers (3-4) | Collin Murray-Boyles | SF | South Carolina | So | 10.4 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.8 apg |
| 18 | Oklahoma City Thunder (from MIA (3-3)) | Hugo Gonzalez | SF | Spain | Intl. | 0.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.3 bpg |
| 19 | Brooklyn Nets (from NYK (3-3)) | Boogie Fland | PG | Arkansas | Fr | N/A |
| 20 | Brooklyn Nets (4-4) | Michael Ruzic | SF | Croatia | Intl. | 4.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.8 bpg |
| 21 | Orlando Magic (from DEN (4-3)) | Jalil Bethea | SG | Miami | Fr | 9.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.0 spg |
| 22 | Utah Jazz (from MIN (4-3)) | Ian Jackson | SG | North Carolina | Fr | 5.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg |
| 23 | Dallas Mavericks (4-3) | Caleb Foster | SG | Duke | So | 11.0 ppg, 3.0 apg, 2.0 rpg |
| 24 | Houston Rockets (4-3) | Kwame Evans Jr. | PF | Oregon | So | 23.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg |
| 25 | Atlanta Hawks (from SAC (4-3)) | Alex Karaban | SF | Connecticut | Jr | N/A |
| 26 | Brooklyn Nets (from PHX (6-1)) | Dink Pate | SG | USA | N/A | N/A |
| 27 | Golden State Warriors (6-1) | Derrion Reid | SF | Alabama | Fr | 9.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.0 apg |
| 28 | Boston Celtics (7-1) | JT Toppin | PF | Texas Tech | So | 19.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 4.0 bpg |
| 29 | Los Angeles Clippers (from OKC (7-0)) | Ben Saraf | SG | Israel | Intl. | 14.4 ppg, 6.2 apg, 2.8 rpg |
| 30 | Utah Jazz (from CLE (8-0)) | Zvonimir Ivisic | C | Arkansas | So | N/A |
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