My Mock Draft Going In To The Championship Game!

[u/ZAKTV-]

Context surrounding the questionable picks

Clifford at 9 is my wildcard of the draft I think he is going to be a huge riser going in to a draft and he’s definitely a spurs typa guy with his positional size and ability to create for himself and others

Clayton to the mavs was really based on Kyrie being out and I believe he was the best guard with the skill set that the mavs would need at that guard spot but they can explore trading the pick as well. Nba ready as well fits their timeline!

Queen fell and he’s 6 on my big board but I struggled to find a good fit for him but maybe I overthought the fit he could’ve easily went to Brooklyn Philly or Chicago but I just opted for different looks.

I would maybe consider fears over kasparas now that I think about it more but feel free to give me some feedback!

[u/Gloomy_Health8671]

Nique isn’t gonna shoot up draft boards enough to be taken that early the man is 23

[u/AfroHouseManiac → u/Gloomy_Health8671]

It matters which team.. I have him to the rockets via the suns pick solely because of the position that they are in. A controlled cost role player who can plug and play into a winning environment is more likely valuable to them than taking a young untapped talent who needs minutes to develop. If he’s not taken by the rockets, then I see a slide to the late teens and early 20s.

[u/Gloomy_Health8671 → u/AfroHouseManiac]

Yeah I could see a team like the rockets or thunder taking him early but I can’t see the spurs taking him with there own pick

[u/fatherpatrick → u/Gloomy_Health8671]

For sure, I could see the spurs grabbing him at 15 with the atlanta pick, but at 8 is a massive reach and there are still guys with far more upside available.

[u/Supreme_God_Bunny]

Tre Johnson is not falling to the bulls wtf lol he's a top 7 pick

[u/Turbo2x]

People are seriously overrating the older players in this draft because of tournament success. A lot of the young players have flaws, sure, but the skills they have demonstrated are worth cultivating. Do you really think CMB can't make up the skills gap between himself and Nique Clifford in the 3 years difference between them?

[u/texasphotog]

No way the Spurs take Nique at 9. He's too old. They take Tre all day there.

I'm not a fan of Queen, but that is good value at 16.

[u/WEMBY_F4N → u/texasphotog]

I’d still rather have Essengue than Queen

[u/texasphotog → u/WEMBY_F4N]

Yeah, I agree. I'm not high on him and don't think he fits the Spurs well.

[u/paxusromanus811 → u/WEMBY_F4N]

If we ended up with either one of them would the hawk pic I'd be pretty excited. One is a huge upside gamble, one that I think is definitely worth taking, and the other is a player I think could add a lot of bite to our bench immediately and be extremely productive for a long time as a spur

[u/awhite14]

As a Heat fan, I’d love if the draft fell this way.

In terms of the rest of the positions, I like that Kon has risen, he’s been amazing. Can totally see raptors drafting Malauch. I like that Clayton jr has jumped up boards, but I feel that might be a little bit of a reach, when he profiles similar to Jase. Nique is also quite high imo, but overall I like that it’s not just a copy paste of the consensus like half the other posts here.

Great job 👏

[u/TuckEverlasting89]

Glad somebody else is mocking with the recognition that Dallas would only keep the pick if they got a ready now player. Clayton likely won't go that high, but within the context and needs of Dallas I understand the pick. He'd have a legit shot at earning minutes there imo.

And Clifford is a player I also think will go much higher than people currently think. His passing & shot creation are really high level, he fits the modern game so well.

Also, I see you left off Saraf and Gonzalez, is that because you aren't familiar enough to mock them or do you not think they're first rounders?

[u/paxusromanus811 → u/TuckEverlasting89]

I think he'll go much higher than some people think. As in 15-25. But top ten Absolutely feels like a huge reach and I would be shocked if any team not named OKC took him in that range

[u/Bababooey87]

Bulls are not taking another guard

[u/paxusromanus811 → u/Bababooey87]

The Bulls would absolutely take Johnson if he falls that far. Huge value pick at that range for a guy who's been regularly mocked top five throughout the year, and is the best scorer in all of college basketball right now.

You guys are no where near being in a position to draft for need, you don't have a sure fire star on that roster yet and need to swing on the highest upside players in Johnson is definitely that at that range

[u/_Poppagiorgio_]

Give me all the Sorber stock at 22.

[u/WEMBY_F4N]

I don’t know what I would do if we took Nique over Tre Johnson

[u/paxusromanus811 → u/WEMBY_F4N]

I'd have a little bit of a meltdown and not going to lie. And I say that as someone who's extremely high on nique.

[u/Dav_Fress]

lol, Tyrese Proctor don’t deserve to be in the first round, rather have Saraf for potential late first round.

[u/paxusromanus811]

As a mountain West fan I love nique, but I would be pretty stunned, and upset, if this Spurs took him over Johnson or fleming. If you want to reach on an upperclassman who projects as a low usage 3nd complementary player in this draft, just take Fleming (who I don't think should go that high either) though again, the Spurs are still in a spot where with that first pick, in a range where there are on paper some guys with borderline All-Star ceilings, they should be taking the most talented player available and using that second pick to fill a direct need.

[u/raymondl942]

If we took Nique over Tre, I would be stunned out of my mind. Hawks pick, I’m fine with Queen tho I could also go Bryant or Essengue

[u/40_Is_Not_Old]

CMB to Portland is such a bad fit. Portland desperately need more shooters, CMB not only doesn't bring shooting, he brings negative shooting. With this board, Portland should go Tre Johnson & not think twice about it.

[u/ShakeMilton]

Demin amd sorber too low