Reader NBA Mock Drafts

I run my mock drafts like I am the GM of each team. In the NBA you need 2 superstars but 3 is better. Shooting is a primo quality that I look for along with versatility. I am willing to trade pickes for sure fire stars. At the same time other GMs trade away low picks for veterans when they have a playoff team. I think this is a bad idea as you ALWAYS want to be developing young talent. An organization that can take picks in the 20s to 2nd round and get maximum contributions from them are the cream of the crop.

I run my mock drafts like I am the General Manager of each team. In the NBA you need at least 2 superstars to make a title run, 3 is better. I prefer to build from the draft as trading away assets doesn't always work unless it's a sure fire stud. Shooting and versatility are the keys in today's NBA.

In my final mock for 2019, I will give my honest thoughts.

Now that they draft lottery is done we can make a real mock draft. I run my mock drafts as if I was the GM of each team. This is what I would do.

With the official order in place I figured I'd do this.

I used the tankathon tool to run an actual mock simulation.

I admittedly don't follow the NBA anywhere near as closely as I did growing up, so this may not be a great mock. That's why I won't even attempt to conjure up any trades here as I might do with an NFL mock.

This time I'm going through the full first round with the mock draft.

Lottery picks only with a detailed explanation as to why I think it would happen

This is the time of year where you see NBA teams trying their hardest to tank their season for a chance at a franchise changing player. Putting an absurd amount of pressure on a teenager is always interesting, but sometimes pays off huge. Sometimes, it doesn’t. The Hawks, Suns, Grizzlies and Mavericks are among the teams tanking to the fullest extent of their abilities to land one of these players. In the pool of franchise changers the 2018 class is headlined by DeAndre Ayton, Luka Doncic, Marvin Bagley, Jaren Jackson and Mo Bamba. Then, there’s the outsiders with franchise potential with Michael Porter, Trae Young and Collin Sexton. The 2018 class seems to be very lottery heavy, but like with any class it’s just a pure mystery. I'm using the Tankathon website for my mock to spice it up a bit.