The first round of the NBA offseason gets underway with the Draft, which goes tonight at 8pmET from Brooklyn, N.Y. The second round will be broadcast on Wednesday at 8pmET on ESPN and ABC.
There have been two big moves on Monday already. 1)Michigan coach Dusty May moved on to become head coach for the Dallas Mavericks. 2)Minnesota traded veteran forward Julius Randle and the 28th pick to Brooklyn for the No. 33 pick, while Chicago gets Nic Claxton from the Nets.
Later on Monday, we got the expected trade of Giannis Antetokounmpo. He was either going to Boston or Miami, according to multiple media reports. The “Greek Freak” wound up in Miami and Milwaukee received Tyler Herro, Kel’El Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr, Kasparas Jakucionis, along with three first-round picks. Miami also gets veteran forward Bobby Portis in the deal.
Final Mock Draft: Odds to land with the exact pick.
1)Washington Wizards, F A.J. Dybantsa, 6-9, 217, BYU. Odds: -700
2)Utah Jazz, SG/PG Darryn Peterson, 6-5, 200, Kansas. Odds: -250
3)Memphis Grizzlies, PF Cam Boozer, 6-9, 250, Duke. Odds: -260
4)Chicago Bulls, PF Caleb Wilson, 6-9, 210, North Carolina. Odds: -750.
5)LA Clippers, PG Mikel Brown Jr., 6-4, 190, Louisville. Odds: +240.
6)Brooklyn Nets, PG Darius Acuff Jr., 6-2, 185, Arkansas. Odds: +240.
7)Sacramento Kings, PG Keaton Wagler, 6-5, 188, Illinois. Odds: +400.
8)Atlanta Hawks, PG Kingston Flemings, 6-3, 183, Houston. Odds: +330.
9)Dallas Mavericks, C Aday Mara, 7-3, 260, Michigan. Odds: +425.
10)Milwaukee Bucks, PF/SF Nate Ament, 6-10, 11, Tennessee. Odds: +330.
11)Golden State Warriors, PF Yaxel Lendeborg, 6-9, 241. Michigan. Odds: +275.
12)Oklahoma City Thunder, SG Brayden Burries, 6-4, 215, Arizona. Odds: +1600.
13)*Milwaukee (in the Giannis deal), SF Karim Lopez, 6-8, 221, Mexico. Odds: +1000.
14)Charlotte Hornets, PF/C Morez Johnson Jr, 6-9, 250, Michigan. Odds: +340.
15)Chicago Bulls, SG Cameron Carr, 6-5, 184, Baylor. Odds: +450.
16)Memphis Grizzlies, PG Christian Anderson, 6-1, 180, Texas Tech. Odds: +500.
17)Oklahoma City Thunder, SF Dailyn Swain, 6-7, 211, Texas. Odds: +500.
18)Charlotte Hornets, PG Labaron Philon, 6-3, 175, Alabama. Odds: +900.
19)Toronto Raptors, PG Bennett Stirtz, Iowa, 6-3, 186. Odds: +400.
20)San Antonio Spurs, PF Koa Peat, Arizona, 6-7, 245. Odds: +900.
21)Detroit Pistons, C Chris Cenac Jr., Houston, 6-10, 240. Odds: +600.
22)Philadelphia 76ers, F Allen Graves, Santa Clara, 6-8, 226. Odds: +600.
23)Atlanta Hawks, C Jayden Quaintance, Kentucky, 6-9, 255. Odds: +600.
24)New York Knicks, PF Hannes Steinbach, Washington, 6-10, 248. Odds: n/a
25)Los Angeles Lakers, G Isaiah Evans, Duke, 6-5, 188. Odds: +700.
26)Denver Nuggets, C Tarris Reed Jr., UConn, 6-10, 264.
27)Boston Celtics, F Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State, 6-8, 246.
28)*Brooklyn Nets, F Ebuka, Okorie, Stanford, 6-1, 186.
29)Cleveland Cavaliers, G Meleek Thomas, Arkansas, 6-3, 190.
30)Dallas Mavericks, F Zuby Ejiofor, St. John’s, 6-8, 245.
*-recent trade with Minnesota.
(odds from DraftKings)
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