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An Early Look At The 2019 NBA Draft

Featuring Duke, Duke, and Duke.

By JD King
High School Basketball: McDonalds High School All American Games
Mar 28, 2018; Atlanta, GA, USA; From left to right McDonalds High School All American guard Tre Jones (0) and guard RJ Barrett (6) and guard Cameron Reddish (8) and forward Zion Williamson (12) who have all committed to playing basketball at Duke University pose for a group photo at Philips Arena.
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Forbes, of all places, has an early look at the 2019 draft.

The author, Tommy Beer, has Duke’s big three freshmen going 1, 2 and 5.

That translates to RJ Barrett to the Hawks, Cam Reddish to the Celtics and Zion Williamson to the Knicks. The Hawks have always sort of been a second-rate ACC team but Barrett is good enough to improve anyone. Reddish would be a dream for Boston with his versatility and Williamson would be a massive fan favorite with the Knicks. He’d also be in a huge media capital and would get tremendous coverage. Big change for a kid from Spartanburg but he seems very well grounded.

Other ACC projectees:

  • UNC’s Nassir Little to the Chicago Bulls at #3
  • Virginia’s DeAndre Hunter to the L.A. Clippers at #12
  • Wake Forest’s Jaylen Hoard to the Brooklyn Nets at #21
  • Virginia Tech’s Nickeil Alexander-Walker to the Philadelphia 76ers at #26

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