The Sixer Sense
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2018 NBA Mock Draft 1.0

By Christopher Kline

MADRID, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 12: Luka Doncic, #7 guard of Real Madrid during the Liga Endesa game between Real Madrid and FCB Lassa at Wizink Center on November 12, 2017 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Sonia Canada/Getty Images)
MADRID, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 12: Luka Doncic, #7 guard of Real Madrid during the Liga Endesa game between Real Madrid and FCB Lassa at Wizink Center on November 12, 2017 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Sonia Canada/Getty Images) /
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Missouri’s Michael Porter Jr., middle, and teammates react to an official’s call from the bench during action against Iowa State at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo., on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. (Chris Lee/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS via Getty Images) /

Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Missouri. 84. SF/PF. Michael Porter Jr.. 4. player

Even with back issues and a potentially-checkered health report, Porter is too good to fall outside the top five. The Kings, who desperately need another piece to build around, pounce on Porter without hesitation.

At 6-foot-10, Porter has the size and mobility to play either forward spot. He’s one of the most polished perimeter scorers we’ve seen since Kevin Durant, and combines that with some intriguing upside as a playmaker — something many scouts were hoping to see this season.

He would instantly become the Kings’ primary building block, giving them a go-to scorer and a nice addition to the promising young duo of Bogdan Bogdanovic and De’Aaron Fox.