A Look At A Couple Of Mock Drafts

Nothing major just impressionistic.

By JD King May 20, 2017, 2:02am EDT

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Mock drafts are pretty pointless really except for one thing: they show sentiment.

So in the latest mock drafts from NBADraft.net and DraftExpress.com we see guys trending.

They don’t always agree and as we like to remind, the draft process is full of gamesmanship and bluffing.

Still, it’s fun and you can get a rough sense of where guys might go.

So let’s list some local and ACC picks of interest from each.

DraftExpress:

#4 - Jayson Tatum/Suns
#7 - Jonathan Isaac/T-Wolves
#8 - Dennis Smith/Knicks
#12 - Donovan Mitchell/Pistons
#14 - Justin Jackson/Heat
#16 - Luke Kennard/Bulls
#18 - John Collins/Pacers
#26 - Tyler Lydon/Trailblazers
#28 - Harry Giles/Lakers
#38 - Semi Ojeleye/Bulls
#39 - Frank Jackson/76ers
#42 - Tony Bradley/Jazz
#54 - Jaron Blossomgame/Suns
#55 - Dwayne Bacon/Jazz

NBADraft.net

#4 - Jayson Tatum/Suns
#6 - Jonathan Isaac/Magic
#7 - Dennis Smith/Knicks
#14 - John Collins/Heat
#19 - Justin Jackson/Atlanta
#21 - Harry Giles/OKC
#23 - Tyler Lydon/Raptors
#24 - Luke Kennard/Jazz
#25 - Donovan MItchell/Magic
#26 - Dwayne Bacon/Trailblazers
#27 - Frank Jackson/Nets
#29 - Omer Yurtseven/Spurs
#34 - Jaron Blossomgame
#49 - Semi Ojeleye/Nuggets

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