2017 NBA Mock Draft 3.0: Pre-Draft
By Owen Nelson
After many months, the 2017 NBA Draft is finally upon us. Here is my final 2017 NBA Mock Draft.
After all the months of scouting each individual prospect, everyone turning into college basketball experts can now finally stop (for at least a few months). I’m not gonna lie, the month before the draft always seems to drag, each fan’s salivates over the thought of their beloved team drafting their dream player.
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Some days you may spend all day dissecting each prospect’s game, other days you may sift through each prospect’s background, we all become a couch scout. I’m definitely one.
With all the smokescreens, it’s hard to really tell which team likes which prospect. One day the Lakers were reportedly ‘enamored’ with Lonzo Ball, soon after, they believed Ball is not their ‘savior’. It’s a guessing game to be honest, nothing is set in stone until NBA Commissioner, Adam Silver, reads the players names on-stage at Barclays Center on June 22.
With the Philadelphia 76ers trading up they now have a chance to complete ‘The Process’. Why would Danny Ainge want to trade the top pick? Maybe the Celtics have found something they don’t like in Fultz. The Washington guard seems like a generational talent but his lackadaisical nature may be an area for concern.
This draft is rich in quality depth. Playoff teams, such as the Jazz, Trail Blazers and Spurs will all be able to add solid prospects to their already stacked ranks. The top of the draft offers many potential franchise changing players. In any other draft Dennis Smith Jr. could quite easily be a consensus number one pick, the same could be said for Jayson Tatum.
Without further ado, let’s get into my third and final mock draft.