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May 4, 2023.
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Phoenix Suns: Miles Bridges, SF, Michigan State 
Actual Pick: Zhaire Smith
This was ridiculously difficult as a placement, because talent-wise, Bridges would likely have gone ninth and would be making $25 million a season if he weren’t arrested for domestic abuse. It seems like he will return to the league, and if true, this is a solid place to put him. He is a star talent. -
Milwaukee Bucks: Kevin Huerter, SG, Maryland 
Actual Pick: Donte DiVincenzo
The current Kings guard is one of the league’s elite shooters and a strong scorer with playmaking skill. Basically, he’s the prototype of a solid starting shooting guard, and he could fit on all 30 teams. -
San Antonio Spurs: De’Anthony Melton, USC 
Actual Pick: Lonnie Walker
Walker’s had a nice career, but Melton is an elite NBA role player. He is the rare three-and-D combo guard who is a huge piece on one of the league’s true contenders. -
Atlanta Hawks: Moritz Wagner, C, Michigan 
Actual Pick: Kevin Huerter
Wagner has been a solid NBA big man, and he would have made a huge difference on Atlanta’s bench. I think he and John Collins would have been excellent, but I think we would all pick Kevin Huerter. -
Minnesota Timberwolves: Devonte Graham, PG, Kansas 
Actual Pick: Josh Okogie
Graham had a fantastic 2-year run with Charlotte, at one point looking like an all-star. Then he got paid, then was traded and kind of disappeared, but he ended his 2022 season as a Spur and performed well. -
Utah Jazz: Shake Milton, G, SMU 
Actual Pick: Grayson Allen
Shake Milton has the MVP name in the NBA. As for a basketball player, he’s a strong sixth man. He’s an efficient shooter and scorer with playmaking skill. Milton could be a sixth man-award winner. -
Chicago Bulls: Grayson Allen, SG, Duke 
Actual Pick: Chandler Hutchinson
As a Bulls fan, I’m not a big fan of Allen, but he is a sharpshooter who has proven he can be a huge piece for a title contender. Shooting has been an issue for quite some time in Chicago, so I chose Allen. -
Indiana Pacers: Wendall Carter, C, Duke
Actual Pick: Aaron Holiday
With Myles Turner, taking a center may not make sense to some, but the Duke big man is as solid as they come for a center. -
Portland Trail Blazers: Jarred Vanderbilt, F, Kentucky 
Actual Pick: Anfernee Simons
Vanderbilt is valuable as he’s a defensive forward who can shoot the ball, is a very talented rebounder, but is also a talented playmaker. -
Los Angeles Lakers: Lonnie Walker, SG, Miami 
Actual Pick: Moritz Wagner
Walker was one of the strongest role players and also secondary scorers for the Lakers pre-trades, but now he is not in the rotation. He is a talented scorer and shooter. -
Philadelphia 76ers: Donte Divincenzo, SG, Villanova 
Actual Pick: Landry Shamet
DiVincenzo is a fantastic role player who works hard when given minutes and adds energy to the secondary unit. He’s been an excellent shooter and playmaker off the bench for his squad. -
Boston Celtics: Jevon Carter, G, West Virginia 
Actual Pick: Robert Williams
Carter started a large portion of the season for the Bucks with Khris Middelton injured. As a player, Carter is a fantastic shooter who also has some decent playmaking talent. -
Golden State Warriors: Landry Shamet, SG, Wichita State 
Actual Pick: Jacob Evans
So, I’m a big fan of Shamet, who is playing a big role for Phoenix as he is who he is, an excellent shooter. He’s one of the elite specialists in the NBA. -
Brooklyn Nets: Troy Brown Jr., SF, Oregon 
Actual Pick: Dzanan Musa
Troy Brown Jr. was drafted just after the lottery, and analthough he has had a really solid season for the Lakers, his career has been somewhat disappointing. Brown has been a steady shooter and scorer for L.A. -
Atlanta Hawks: Aaron Holiday, G, UCLA
Actual Pick: Omari Spellman
The youngest of the Holiday brothers has turned himself into a solid role guy and excellent shooter as well.
Back to Mike’s 2018 NBA Mock Re-Draft: Round 1 – Picks 1-15
By Mike Elworth.
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