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1/30 update: Updated mock added today for Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report who still has Alex Sarr in the #1 spot and seems to be very high on Yves Missi.
1/24 update: Two more new ones–this time from Kevin O’Connor/The Ringer and Ricky O’Donnell/SB Nation. O’Donnell has Nikola Topic at the top and Matas Buzelis at #2, while O’Connor has Zaccharie Risacher at #1 and Alex Sarr going second. Interestingly at pick 15 to Orlando, O’Donnell has Jared McCain and O’Connor has Dalton Knecht.
1/13 update: Two new mock drafts added today from Jonathan Givony + Jeremy Woo/ESPN and also the No Ceilings crew. Both have Tidjane Salaun moving up into the top 7. And No Ceilings also has Reed Sheppard going 3rd to the Wizards.
As we move into conference play, we have a fresh batch of mock drafts to kick off the new year, including Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report, Rafael and James Barlowe/NBA Big Board, Tankathon, and yours truly at Hoops Distillery.
Sadly, or maybe interestingly, depending on how you look at it, there’s still no players setting themselves apart for the 1st pick. And all of a sudden we have another wave of injuries with Nikola Topic, Donovan Clingan, and Alex Sarr on the deck for their respective teams. From the college ranks, Reed Sheppard may be the only consistent performer of the group and is now firmly in the top 15 across these mocks. Zaccharie Risacher and Tidjane Salaun are also two names to watch that have steadily moved up the boards after continuing to play well in France.
Draft power rankings (via Tankathon) have shifted greatly as well with Oklahoma City moving way up based on the current standings. Memphis suffered a big blow this week with Ja Morant‘s torn labrum this week and now we can expect that they’ll officially move into the tanking group along with Portland, Washington, Charlotte, Detroit and San Antonio. The trade deadline is one month away, so it will be fascinating to see if any other underperforming teams decide to step back or step up (see Chicago, Utah, Atlanta).
Keep checking back as I’ll be updating this post throughout the month.
B/R (1/30) | The Ringer (1/24) | SB Nation (1/18) | ESPN (1/11) | No Ceilings (1/10) | Hoops Distillery (1/6) | Tankathon (1/6) | B/R (1/5) | NBA Big Board (1/1) | |||||||||
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1. DET | Alex Sarr | 1. DET | Zaccharie Risacher | 1. DET | Nikola Topic | 1. DET | Alex Sarr | 1. DET | Alex Sarr | 1. DET | Alex Sarr | 1. DET | Alex Sarr | 1. DET | Alex Sarr | 1. SAS | Nikola Topic |
2. WAS | Zaccharie Risacher | 2. WAS | Alex Sarr | 2. SAS | Matas Buzelis | 2. SAS | Zaccharie Risacher | 2. SAS | Nikola Topic | 2. SAS | Cody Williams | 2. SAS | Nikola Topic | 2. SAS | Nikola Topic | 2. ATL | Alex Sarr |
3. SAS | Nikola Topic | 3. SAS | Nikola Topic | 3. WAS | Alex Sarr | 3. WAS | Cody Williams | 3. WAS | Reed Sheppard | 3. WAS | Nikola Topic | 3. WAS | Zaccharie Risacher | 3. WAS | Zaccharie Risacher | 3. DET | Zaccharie Risacher |
4. CHA | Ron Holland | 4. CHA | Reed Sheppard | 4. CHA | Ron Holland | 4. POR | Ja'Kobe Walter | 4. CHA | Zaccharie Risacher | 4. CHA | Stephon Castle | 4. CHA | Ja'Kobe Walter | 4. CHA | Cody Williams | 4. MEM | Matas Buzelis |
5. POR | Cody Williams | 5. POR | Cody Williams | 5. POR | Zaccharie Risacher | 5. CHA | Nikola Topic | 5. POR | Cody Williams | 5. POR | Matas Buzelis | 5. POR | Ron Holland | 5. POR | Matas Buzelis | 5. WAS | Ron Holland |
6. TOR | Rob Dillingham | 6. TOR | Matas Buzelis | 6. TOR | Rob Dillingham | 6. MEM | Tidjane Salaun | 6. MEM | Ja'Kobe Walter | 6. MEM | Ja'Kobe Walter | 6. MEM | Matas Buzelis | 6. MEM | Ron Holland | 6. CHA | Ja'Kobe Walter |
7. MEM | Matas Buzelis | 7. MEM | Kevin McCullar | 7. MEM | Ja'Kobe Walter | 7. CHI | Rob Dillingham | 7. SAS | Tidjane Salaun | 7. SAS | Reed Sheppard | 7. SAS | Cody Williams | 7. SAS | Rob Dillingham | 7. POR | Tyler Smith |
8. HOU | Ja'Kobe Walter | 8. HOU | Rob Dillingham | 8. HOU | Reed Sheppard | 8. OKC | Kyle Filipowski | 8. ATL | Stephon Castle | 8. ATL | Ron Holland | 8. ATL | Reed Sheppard | 8. CHI | Ja'Kobe Walter | 8. SAS | Rob Dillingham |
9. ATL | Kyle Filipowski | 9. ATL | Ja'Kobe Walter | 9. ATL | Cody Williams | 9. HOU | Isaiah Collier | 9. CHI | Matas Buzelis | 9. CHI | Rob Dillingham | 9. CHI | Rob Dillingham | 9. ATL | Reed Sheppard | 9. UTA | Cody Williams |
10. POR | Yves Missi | 10. POR | Kyle Filipowski | 10. POR | Kyle Filipowski | 10. ATL | Matas Buzelis | 10. UTA | Ron Holland | 10. HOU | Zaccharie Risacher | 10. HOU | Donovan Clingan | 10. HOU | Yves Missi | 10. CHI | Stephon Castle |
11. OKC | Donovan Clingan | 11. CHI | Tidjane Salaun | 11. CHI | Stephon Castle | 11. OKC | Ron Holland | 11. HOU | Rob Dillingham | 11. OKC | Donovan Clingan | 11. OKC | Stephon Castle | 11. OKC | Tidjane Salaun | 11. POR | Tidjane Salaun |
12. CHI | Reed Sheppard | 12. OKC | Ron Holland | 12. OKC | Isaiah Collier | 12. SAS | Reed Sheppard | 12. NOP | Donovan Clingan | 12. POR | Tidjane Salaun | 12. POR | Isaiah Collier | 12. POR | Kyle Filipowski | 12. HOU | Donovan Clingan |
13. NOP | Dalton Knecht | 13. OKC | Ryan Dunn | 13. NOP | Donovan Clingan | 13. NOP | Donovan Clingan | 13. POR | Ryan Dunn | 13. NOP | Isaiah Collier | 13. NOP | Kyle Filipowski | 13. NOP | Isaiah Collier | 13. OKC | Izan Almansa |
14. OKC | Tidjane Salaun | 14. NOP | Isaiah Collier | 14. OKC | Tidjane Salaun | 14. PHX | Zach Edey | 14. OKC | Kevin McCullar | 14. OKC | Tyler Smith | 14. OKC | Tidjane Salaun | 14. PHX | Ryan Dunn | 14. NOP | Kel'el Ware |
15. MIA | Isaiah Collier | 15. ORL | Dalton Knecht | 15. ORL | Jared McCain | 15. NYK | Stephon Castle | 15. PHX | Zach Edey | 15. PHX | Ryan Dunn | 15. PHX | Kel'el Ware | 15. OKC | Donovan Clingan | 15. PHX | Reed Sheppard |
16. ORL | Ulrich Chomche | 16. TOR | Stephon Castle | 16. PHX | Yves Missi | 16. POR | Ryan Dunn | 16. MIA | Kyle Filipowski | 16. MIA | DJ Wagner | 16. MIA | Tyrese Proctor | 16. ORL | Stephon Castle | 16. NYK | Kevin McCullar |
17. NYK | Kevin McCullar | 17. MIA | Zach Edey | 17. ORL | DJ Wagner | 17. ORL | Kevin McCullar | 17. ORL | Dalton Knecht | 17. IND | Kel'el Ware | 17. IND | Ryan Dunn | 17. NYK | Kevin McCullar | 17. IND | Ryan Dunn |
18. NOP | Tyler Smith | 18. NYK | Oso Ighodaro | 18. TOR | Tyler Smith | 18. ATL | Tyler Smith | 18. CLE | Tyler Smith | 18. ORL | Bobi Klintman | 18. ORL | Tyler Smith | 18. CLE | Tyler Smith | 18. CLE | Justin Edwards |
19. PHX | Tristan da Silva | 19. ATL | Donovan Clingan | 19. NYK | Kel'el Ware | 19. CLE | Trevon Brazile | 19. NYK | Yves Missi | 19. CLE | Yves Missi | 19. CLE | Bobi Klintman | 19. NYK | Tristan da Silva | 19. NOP | Isaiah Collier |
20. TOR | Devin Carter | 20. PHX | Yves Missi | 20. NOP | Kwame Evans | 20. MIA | Yves Missi | 20. NOP | Isaiah Collier | 20. NOP | Kyle Filipowski | 20. NOP | Kevin McCullar | 20. IND | Ulrich Chomche | 20. NYK | Aaron Bradshaw |
21. ATL | Ryan Dunn | 21. NOP | Kel'el Ware | 21. NYK | Ryan Dunn | 21. NYK | Bobi Klintman | 21. NYK | Tyler Kolek | 21. NYK | Aaron Bradshaw | 21. NYK | Yves Missi | 21. MIA | Dalton Knecht | 21. MIA | Bub Carrington |
22. CLE | KJ Simpson | 22. NYK | Justin Edwards | 22. MIA | Kevin McCullar | 22. CLE | Juan Nunez | 22. IND | Kwame Evans | 22. NYK | Justin Edwards | 22. NYK | Izan Almansa | 22. NOP | Kel'el Ware | 22. ATL | Hunter Sallis |
23. NYK | Bobi Klintman | 23. CLE | Tyler Smith | 23. CLE | Bronny James | 23. NOP | Izan Almansa | 23. ATL | PJ Hall | 23. ATL | Trevon Brazile | 23. ATL | Justin Edwards | 23. ATL | Bobi Klintman | 23. ORL | Dalton Knecht |
24. PHI | Ajay Mitchell | 24. OKC | Bobi Klintman | 24. OKC | Bobi Klintman | 24. MIL | Kel'el Ware | 24. OKC | Dillon Jones | 24. OKC | Tyrese Proctor | 24. OKC | Zach Edey | 24. OKC | Melvin Ajinca | 24. OKC | Trentyn Flowers |
25. DEN | Kel'el Ware | 25. DEN | Izan Almansa | 25. DEN | Tristan da Silva | 25. PHI | Jared McCain | 25. DEN | Oso Ighodaro | 25. PHI | Bronny James | 25. PHI | DJ Wagner | 25. DEN | Ajay Mitchell | 25. DEN | Ajay Mitchell |
26. OKC | Johnny Furphy | 26. PHI | Tyrese Proctor | 26. PHI | Kylan Boswell | 26. MIN | DJ Wagner | 26. IND | Bobi Klintman | 26. DEN | Oso Ighodaro | 26. DEN | Bub Carrington | 26. PHI | Jared McCain | 26. PHI | Jaxson Robinson |
27. MIN | Stephon Castle | 27. MIN | Jared McCain | 27. TOR | Trevon Brazile | 27. OKC | Oso Ighodaro | 27. PHI | Tristan da Silva | 27. IND | Tristan da Silva | 27. IND | Oso Ighodaro | 27. IND | Hunter Sallis | 27. IND | Devin Carter |
28. TOR | Dillon Jones | 28. MIL | Melvin Ajinca | 28. MIL | Oso Ighodaro | 28. DEN | Tristan da Silva | 28. MIL | Tyrese Proctor | 28. MIL | Jared McCain | 28. MIL | Kylan Boswell | 28. MIL | DJ Wagner | 28. MIL | Yves Messi |
29. MIL | Jaylon Tyson | 29. TOR | Trevon Brazile | 29. MIN | Devin Carter | 29. IND | Melvin Ajinca | 29. MIN | AJ Johnson | 29. MIN | Bub Carrington | 29. MIN | Trey Alexander | 29. MIN | Trevon Brazile | 29. MIN | DJ Wagner |
30. BOS | Jared McCain | 30. BOS | DaRon Holmes | 30. BOS | Dalton Knecht | 30. BOS | Baba Miller | 30. BOS | Justin Edwards | 30. BOS | Izan Almansa | 30. BOS | Kwame Evans | 30. BOS | Tyrese Proctor | 30. BOS | Hansen Yang |
References:
The Ringer [Kevin O’Connor]
SB Nation [Ricky O’Donnell]
ESPN [Jonathan Givony + Jeremy Woo]
Locked On NBA Big Board [Rafael + James Barlowe] – picks 1-15
Locked On NBA Big Board [Rafael + James Barlowe] – picks 15-30
Bleacher Report [Jonathan Wasserman]
Search #mockdraftcomp on Twitter for all past Tweets
Tankathon Draft Power Rankings – (see full power rankings):
DECEMBER 2023:
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