The NBA offseason madness is upon us. Teams are making deals across the league and the rumor mill is in full swing.
But first, we’ve got the NBA Draft. As part of a yearly tradition, staffers from The Lead collaborated together for a simulated mock draft of the first 30 selections.
In this exercise, each staffer represented 1-2 teams and made their respective choices from the number-one overall pick all the way to the end of the first round. This mock draft included no trades— all teams made their selections based on the current draft order as of NBA draft eve.
Without further ado, here are The Lead’s first-round picks from the staffers themselves for this year’s draft:
(Note: all prospect stats, positions and ages courtesy of CBS Sports, ESPN and Tankathon)
No. 1: Alex Sarr – Atlanta Hawks (Corban Ford)
Team: France
Position: Center
Height, weight and age: 7’1″, 217 lbs. and 19-years-old
Stats: 9.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game
No. 2: Zaccharie Risacher – Washington Wizards (Guadalupe Maravilla)
Team: France
Position: Small forward
Height, weight and age: 6’9″, 204 lbs. and 19-years-old
Stats: 11.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game
No. 3: Reed Sheppard – Houston Rockets ()
Team: Kentucky
Position: Shooting guard
Height, weight and age: 6’3″, 181 lbs. and 20-years-old
Stats: 12.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game
No. 4: Matas Buzelis – San Antonio Spurs ()
Team: G League Ignite
Position: Small forward
Height, weight and age: 6’8″, 209 lbs. and 19-years-old
Stats: 14.4 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game
No. 5: Dalton Knecht – Detroit Pistons (M)
Team: Tennessee
Position: Shooting guard
Height, weight and age: 6’6″, 213 lbs. and 23-years-old
Stats: 21.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game
No. 6: Donovan Clingan – Charlotte Hornets (Patrick Simon)
Team: Connecticut
Position: Center
Height, weight and age: 7’2″, 280 lbs. and 20-years-old
Stats: 13.0 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game
No. 7: Ron Holland – Portland Trail Blazers (Mike Kline)
Team: G League Ignite
Position: Small forward
Height, weight and age: 6’7″, 197 lbs. and 19-years-old
Stats: 20.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game
No. 8: Nikola Topic – San Antonio Spurs (Dominic Chiappone)
Team: Serbia
Position: Point guard
Height, weight and age: 6’6″, 201 lbs. and 18-years-old
Stats: 14.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game
No. 9: Zach Edey – Memphis Grizzlies (Nic Thomas)
Team: Purdue
Position: Center
Height, weight and age: 7’4″, 299 lbs. and 22-years-old
Stats: 25.2 points, 12.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game
No. 10: Cody Williams – Utah Jazz (Richie Ostler)
Team: Colorado
Position: Shooting guard
Height, weight and age: 6’7″, 178 lbs. and 19-years-old
Stats: 11.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game
No. 11: Stephon Castle – Chicago Bulls (Jason Kim)
Team: Connecticut
Position: Point guard
Height, weight and age: 6’6″, 210 lbs. and 19-years-old
Stats: 11.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game
No. 12: Rob Dillingham – Oklahoma City Thunder (Max Yellin)
Team: Kentucky
Position: Point guard
Height, weight and age: 6’1″, 165 lbs. and 19-years-old
Stats: 15.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game
No. 13: Devin Carter – Sacramento Kings (Sabrina Hiller)
Team: Providence
Position: Point guard
Height, weight and age: 6’3″, 195 lbs. and 22-years-old
Stats: 19.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game
No. 14: Tidjane Salaun – Portland Trail Blazers (Mike Kline)
Team: France
Position: Small forward
Height, weight and age: 6’9″, 212 lbs. and 18-years-old
Stats: 9.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game
No. 15: Kyshawn George – Miami Heat (Joshua Monast)
Team: Miami (FL)
Position: Shooting guard
Height, weight and age: 6’7″, 209 lbs. and 20-years-old
Stats: 7.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game
No. 16: Jared McCain – Philadelphia 76ers (Steven Bagell)
Team: Duke
Position: Point guard
Height, weight and age: 6’2″, 203 lbs. and 20-years-old
Stats: 14.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game
No. 17: Kyle Filipowski – Los Angeles Lakers (Max Levy)
Team: Duke
Position: Center
Height, weight and age: 6’11”, 230 lbs. and 20-years-old
Stats: 16.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game
No. 18: Kel’el Ware – Orlando Magic (Caleb Hager)
Team: Indiana
Position: Center
Height, weight and age: 7’0″, 230 lbs. and 20-years-old
Stats: 15.9 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game
No. 19: Isaiah Collier – Toronto Raptors (Omar Patel)
Team: USC
Position: Point guard
Height, weight and age: 6’3″, 205 lbs. and 19-years-old
Stats: 16.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game
No. 20: DaRon Holmes II – Cleveland Cavaliers (Mike Kline)
Team: Dayton
Position: Power forward
Height, weight and age: 6’9″, 235 lbs. and 21-years-old
Stats: 20.4 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game
No. 21: Jaedon LeDee – New Orleans Pelicans (Mac Pham)
Team: San Diego State
Position: Small forward
Height, weight and age: 6’9″, 240 lbs. and 24-years-old
Stats: 21.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game
No. 22: Juan Nunez – Phoenix Suns (Nic Thomas)
Team: Germany
Position: Point guard
Height, weight and age: 6’5″, 205 lbs. and 20-years-old
Stats: 9.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game
No. 23: Bobi Klintman – Milwaukee Bucks (Evan Hilbert)
Team: Sweden
Position: Small forward
Height, weight and age: 6’9″, 212 lbs. and 21-years-old
Stats: 10.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game
No. 24: Baylor Scheierman – New York Knicks (Tim Fell)
Team: Creighton
Position: Shooting guard
Height, weight and age: 6’7″, 201 lbs. and 23-years-old
Stats: 18.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game
No. 25: Yves Missi – New York Knicks (Tim Fell)
Team: Baylor
Position: Center
Height, weight and age: 6’11”, 229 lbs. and 20-years-old
Stats: 10.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game
No. 26: Carlton Carrington – Washington Wizards (Guadalupe Maravilla)
Team: Pittsburgh
Position: Point guard
Height, weight and age: 6’4″, 195 lbs. and 18-years-old
Stats: 13.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game
No. 27: Jaylon Tyson – Minnesota Timberwolves (Sabrina Hiller)
Team: California
Position: Shooting guard
Height, weight and age: 6’7″, 218 lbs. and 21-years-old
Stats: 19.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game
No. 28: Tyler Smith – Denver Nuggets (Scott Vanos)
Team: G League Ignite
Position: Power forward
Height, weight and age: 6’10”, 224 lbs. and 19-years-old
Stats: 13.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game
No. 29: Tristan da Silva – Utah Jazz (Richie Ostler)
Team: Colorado
Position: Small forward
Height, weight and age: 6’8″, 217 lbs. and 23-years-old
Stats: 16.0 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game
No. 30: Johnny Furphy – Boston Celtics (Henry Daley)
Team: Kansas
Position: Shooting guard
Height, weight and age: 6’8″, 189 lbs. and 19-years-old
Stats: 9.0 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game
- 2024 NBA Draft
- Alex Sarr
- Baylor Scheierman
- Bobi Klintman
- Carlton Carrington
- Cody Williams
- Dalton Knecht
- DaRon Holmes II
- Devin Carter
- Donovan Clingan
- Isaiah Collier
- JaeDon LeDee
- Jared McCain
- Jaylon Tyson
- Johnny Furphy
- Juan Nunez
- Kel'el Ware
- Kyle Filipowski
- Kyshawn George
- Matas Buzelis
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- Reed Sheppard
- Rob Dillingham
- Ron Holland
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- Tidjane Salaun
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- Yves Missi
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