Broderick Turner’s NBA mock draft
Broderick Turner projects how things shape up for the first round of the June 27 NBA draft.
Player; age; position; height; weight; school; comment;
1.CLEVELAND
Nerlens Noel; 19; PF/C; 6-10; 228; Kentucky …Had surgery to repair torn ACL in left knee. Expected to play this season.
2.ORLANDO
Ben McLemore; 21; SG; 6-5; 190; Kansas … Athletic, and can score.
3.WASHINGTON
Otto Porter; 20; SF; 6-9; 200; Georgetown … Local product, has size and length for the position.
4.CHARLOTTE
Victor Oladipo; 21; SG; 6-5; 213; Indiana …Explosive leaper, very athletic, very good defender.
5.PHOENIX
Anthony Bennett; 20; PF; 6-8; 240; UNLV … Strong on offense as a freshman, but undersized for power forward; coming off shoulder surgery.
6.NEW ORLEANS
Trey Burke; 20; PG; 6-0; 190; Michigan …Competitive, clutch performer.
7. SACRAMENTO
Cody Zeller; 20; C; 7-0; 230; Indiana …Has good size and some offensive skills.
8. DETROIT
C.J. McCollum; 21; PG/SG; 6-3; 197; Lehigh …Can definitely make shots.
9. MINNESOTA
Shabazz Muhammad; 20; SF; 6-6; 225; UCLA …Stock has dropped; GMs worry about attitude, ability to create shots.
10. PORTLAND
Alex Len; 19; C; 7-1; 230; Maryland …Trail Blazers need more bigs.
11. PHILADELPHIA
Mason Plumlee; 23; C; 6-10; 238; Duke …Four-year player, pretty good athlete.
12. OKLAHOMA CITY
Kelly Olynyk; 22; C; 7-0; 234; Gonzaga …Not very athletic, but nice touch around the basket.
13. DALLAS
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope; 20; SG; 6-5; 205; Georgia …Mavericks need a big guard.
14. UTAH
Dennis Schroeder; 19; PG; 6-2; 165; Germany …Jazz needs a point guard.
15. MILWAUKEE
Allen Crabbe; 21; SG; 6-6; 197; California …Very good outside shooter.
16. BOSTON
Shane Larkin; 20; PG; 5-11; 171; Miami … Celtics need a backup point guard.
17. ATLANTA
Michael Carter-Williams; 21; PG; 6-6; 185; Syracuse … Has size and length for his position.
18. ATLANTA
Sergey Karasev; 19; SF; 6-8; 197; Russia …Nice lefty stroke.
19. CLEVELAND
Steven Adams; 19; C; 7-0; 255; Pittsburgh …Cavs need a big.
20. CHICAGO
Jamaal Franklin; 21; SG; 6-5; 191; San Diego State …Bulls need a scorer.
21. UTAH
Rudy Gobert; 20; C; 7-2; 238; France ... Jazz needs size.
22. BROOKLYN
C.J. Leslie; 21; SF/PF; 6-9; 209; N.C. State … Considered an athletic player, but must develop his skills.
23. INDIANA
Jeff Withey; 23; C; 7-0; 222; Kansas …Best player available at this spot.
24. NEW YORK
Erick Green; 22; PG/SG; 6-4; 178; Virginia Tech … Another quality scorer.
25. CLIPPERS
Pierre Jackson; 21; PG; 5-10; 176; Baylor …Clippers could be seeking a point guard for the future.
26. MINNESOTA
Lucas Nogueira; 20; PF/C; 6-11; 220; Brazil …Still a project.
27. DENVER
Giannis Adetokunbo; 18; SF; 6-9; 196; Greece …Also a project.
28. SAN ANTONIO
Tony Snell; 21; SF; 6-7; 196; New Mexico …Nice shooting stroke.
29. OKLAHOMA CITY
Tony Mitchell; 21; PF; 6-8; 236; North Texas … Athletic
30. PHOENIX
Reggie Bullock; 22….SF/SG….6-7…200…….North Carolina …Best player left.
Twitter: @BA_Turner
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