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The post-Lottery mock drafts are starting to roll out and although the Nets draft picture remains muddy —what will they have to give up to dump Allen Crabbe’s contract— the draftniks think they will once again go for the best player(s) available.
And once again, the same names pop up next to the Nets at No. 17 on the mocks: Tennessee power forward Grant Williams; North Carolina small forward Nassir Little; Rui Hachimura, Gonzaga power forward and Bol Bol, the 7’2” Oregon center who’s injured are all listed at No. 17, where the Nets will pick first. Brooklyn also holds the Nos. 27 (Nuggets) and 31 (Knicks) picks. For the ninth straight year, the Nets will host the Draft on June 20.
In this week’s round-up, the two top vote-getters are Bol at 17 and KZ Okpala of Stanford at 27. Bol is linked to the Nets in five and Okpala in four of the 15 mocks we follow. Only five of the mocks look at the second round.
One thing missing from the compilation: international players. Only two mocks show the Nets taking an international player at any of their current spots. The Nets last three picks have all come from overseas.
So here they are, the post-lottery mocks, which will no doubt be updated over the next 24 hours as draftniks sort through the tea leaves of Tuesday night’s results.
ESPN
17. Nassir Little, 6’6” SF, North Carolina, freshman
27. Mfiondu Kabengele, 6’9” PF, Florida State, sophomore
31. Dylan Windler 6’8” F, Belmont, senior
NBADraft.net
17. Romeo Langford, 6’6” SG, Indiana, freshman
27. P.J. Washington, 6’7” PF-SF, Kentucky, sophomore
31, Louis King, 6’8”, SF, Oregon, freshman
The Athletic
17. Goga Bitadze, 6’11” C. Georgia, 19 years old
27. Grant Williams, 6’7” forward, Tennessee, junior,
31. Luguentz Dort, 6’4” shooting guard, freshman, Arizona State
The Ringer
17. Grant Williams, 6’7” forward, Tennessee, junior
27. Carsen Edwards, 6’1” PG, Purdue, junior
Sports Illustrated
17. Bol Bol, 7’2” C, Oregon, freshman
27. Carsen Edwards, 6’1” PG, Purdue, junior
31. Chuma Okeke, 6’8” PF, Auburn, sophomore
CBS Sports
17. Bol Bol, 7’2” C, Oregon, freshman
27. KZ Okpala, 6’9” SF, Stanford, sophomore
NBC Sports
17. Tyler Herro, 6’5” SG, Kentucky, freshman
27. Cameron Johnson, 6’9” SG, North Carolina, senior
Yahoo! Sports
17. Sekou Doumbouya, 6’9” PF, France 18 years old
27. KZ Okpala, 6’9” SF, Stanford, sophomore
Tankathon
17. P.J. Washington, 6’7” PF-SF, Kentucky, sophomore
27. Matisse Thybulle, 6’5” SG, Washington, senior
31. Joshua Obiesie, 6’6” SG, Germany, 19 years old
Sporting News
17. Bol Bol, 7’2” C, Oregon, freshman
27. Ty Jerome, 6’5” Virginia, junior
Basketball Insiders (Kyler)
17. Sekou Doumbouya, 6’9” PF, France 18 years old.
27. Grant Williams, 6’7” forward, Tennessee, junior
SB Nation
17. Bol Bol, 7’2” C, Oregon, freshman
27. KZ Okpala, 6’9” SF, Stanford, sophomore
Bleacher Report
17. Rui Hachimura, 6’8” PF, Gonzaga, junior
27. Mfiondu Kabengele, 6’9” PF, Florida State, sophomore
Forbes
17. Bol Bol, 7’2” C, Oregon, freshman
27. KZ Okpala, 6’9” SF, Stanford, sophomore
Daily Dime
17. Nassir Little, 6’6” SF, North Carolina, freshman
27. Carsen Edwards, 6’1” PG, Purdue, junior
Hoopshype has also put together an aggregate mock draft using results from varied site. It has Nickeil Alexander Walker of Virginia Tech at 17; Talen Horton Tucker of Iowa State at 27 and Daniel Gafford of Arkansas at 31. Gafford is a center, the other two shooting guards.
What’s next in the Draft process? The NBA Draft Combine starts Wednesday in Chicago, then in two weeks, it’s the NBA’s global draft camp in Monaco.
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