This is my first mock draft of the season as conference play wraps up its first month of the season and the all star break is approaching in the NBA. This mock aims for accuracy first, and on tie-breakers or coin-flip decisions, I insert my personal preference. Order is taken from the Tankathon sim pictured below:
- Orlando Magic: Paolo Banchero, F, Duke
- Sacramento Kings: Chet Holmgren, C, Gonzaga
- Portland Trail Blazers: Jabari Smith, F Auburn
- Detroit Pistons: AJ Griffin, F, Duke
- Houston Rockets: Shaedon Sharp, SG, Kentucky
- Oklahoma City Thunder: Bennedict Mathurin, Wing, Arizona
- Indiana Pacers: Jaden Ivey, G, Purdue
- New Orleans Pelicans: Keegan Murray, F, Iowa
- San Antonio Spurs: TyTy Washington, G, Kentucky
- New York Knicks: Jalen Duren, C, Memphis
- Washington Wizards: Nikola Jovic, F, Serbia
- Memphis Grizzlies: Kendall Brown, F, Baylor
- Atlanta Hawks: Johnny Davis, SG, Wisconsin
- Boston Celtics: Patrick Baldwin Jr, F, Milwaukee
- Oklahoma City Thunder: Marjon Beauchamp, Wing, G League Ignite
- Minnesota Timberwolves: Tari Eason, F, LSU
- Toronto Raptors: Jaden Hardy, G, G League Ignite
- Charlotte Hornets: Blake Wesley, SG, Notre Dame
- Dallas Mavericks: Max Christie, Wing, Michigan State
- Denver Nuggets: Ochai Agbaji, Wing, Kansas
- Memphis Grizzlies: Harrison Ingram, Wing, Stanford
- Houston Rockets: Ismael Kamagate, C, France
- Milwaukee Bucks: Jean Montero, G, Overtime Elite
- Cleveland Cavaliers: Hugo Besson, SG, France
- Philadelphia 76ers: Dyson Daniels, Wing, G League Ignite
- Chicago Bulls: Jeremy Sochan, F, Baylor
- Miami Heat: Jabari Walker, F, Colorado
- Memphis Grizzlies: Kennedy Chandler, G, Tennessee
- Golden State Warriors: Trevor Keels, G, Duke
- Oklahoma City Thunder: Mark Williams, C, Duke
- Orlando Magic: Christian Koloko, C, Arizona
- San Antonio Spurs: Wendell Moore, Wing, Duke
- Cleveland Cavaliers: Tristan Vukcevic, PF, Serbia
- Oklahoma City Thunder: Bryce McGowens, Wing, Nebraska
- Orlando Magic: Julian Champagnie, Wing, St. John’s
- Sacramento Kings: Iverson Molinar, G, Mississippi State
- Charlotte Hornets: Christian Braun, SG, Kansas
- Cleveland Cavaliers: EJ Liddell, F, Ohio State
- Portland Trail Blazers: Eric Gaines, G, LSU
- New York Knicks: JD Davison, G, Alabama
- Minnesota Timberwolves: Hyunjung Lee, Wing, Davidson
- San Antonio Spurs: Walker Kessler, C, Auburn
- Atlanta Hawks: Alex Fudge, SF, LSU
- Minnesota Timberwolves: Caleb Love, G, North Carolina
- LA Clippers: Caleb Houstan, Wing, Michigan
- Boston Celtics: Fedor Zugic, SG, Montenegro
- Golden State Warriors: Mike Miles, G, TCU
- Charlotte Hornets: Ousmane Dieng, SF, France
- Dallas Mavericks: Trayce Jackson-Davis, PF, Indiana
- Minnesota Timberwolves: Jordan Hall, SG, Saint Joseph’s
- New Orleans Pelicans: Roko Prkacin, F, Croatia
- Detroit Pistons: Yannick Nzosa, C, Congo
- Forfeited
- New Orleans Pelicans: Isaiah Wong, G, Miami
- Forfeited
- Sacramento Kings: Gui Santos, Wing, Brazil
- Indiana Pacers: Tyler Burton, Wing, Richmond
- Utah Jazz: Terrence Shannon Jr, Wing, Texas Tech
- Golden State Warriors: Peyton Watson, Wing, UCLA
- Phoenix Suns: Dereon Seabron, SG, North Carolina State
Best remaining players:
Gabriele Procida, SG, Milan
Khalifia Diop, Big, Senegal
Keon Ellis, Alabama
Moussa Diabite, C, Michigan
Matteo Spagnolo, Wing, Italy
Ibou Dianko Badji, C, Senegal
Nate Johnson, SG, Xavier
Kendric Davis, G, SMU
Scotty Pippen Jr, G, Vanderbilt
Mario Nakic, Wing, Croatia