NBADraft.net New Mock Draft 'Ivey #1'?

I would switch out Beauchamp and Agbaji out for Kendall Brown. Sharpe will probably go higher than Johnny Davis. Idk, I can see a few things though… I think it’s more of a Holmgren vs Smith for 1, but maybe Ivey dominates in a matchup against Gonzaga hypothetically though and Purdue advances, we have some #1 talk. I want to see that first.

I like the boldness, it’s not like a lot of other drafts out there. Brockington is a good back of the draft fringe player to keep an eye on in the tournament. I like maybe where Molinar is??? I mean I always take these mocks with a grain of salt. Actually a good site for getting an algorithm of where prospects are is Rookie Scale. It doesn’t factor in future predictions, just where sites currently have players ranked on a consensus based level. Got that one from Mikey V… Where has he been? You out there?

Anyways, the prospects that still leaves my head scratching is for 1 PB&J. He has the “tools” but brings no intangibles to the table. Kendall Brown on the other hand for example needs some polishing, but at least you can work with his intangibles. Sochan the same. I don’t know how to rank PB&J, wish I can take him out. If Oussmane Dieng declares, he’s a polarizing prospect where to take him. Tools, maybe can turn things around after a suspect start? But he would get picked for sure if he declares. Not sure about his stock. Daimion Collins for lack of playing time, and Yannick for his inconsistent play. Not all of those prospects are in the mock, but it’s a crapshoot of who declares out of them.

I love the Jalen Williams place of the mock. He’s been climbing up mocks. I think the whole world is sleeping on Kamagate… He’s in everyone’s mock – sure – but dude is legit. There was one question about this kid’s game… his jumper… now he has worked on that a ton and has a 20 foot jumper to even the 3 point line out. He didn’t show that in league play, but has really worked on his shot and it shows. Factor in he can block shots and dominated Wemby head to head, I think he’s being slept on at least a level across the board… but that’s just projecting future a little too. I think he’ll turn some heads eventually. He’s just forgotten about for now.

With 3 bigs following behind Ivey then there is bound to be a team at the top of the draft looking for a backcourter. Houston, Detroit and Orlando all took backcourters with their highest pick last year but could easily look to partner Jaden up with the guy they drafted last year. Getting your backcourt sorted is a big piece in any rebuild.

Jaden also has good size so could potentially guard the 3 on defence and with teams using 3 guard line ups he has yet more options.

Interesting to see Chet down to 4 on the mock. I still think he’ll go top 3 personally and if he did begin to fall there could be a big trade up fight to try and get him.

Ochai Agbaji as a senior at 10 is interesting as he isn’t yet 22 and could be seen as very NBA ready. He may be a bit high but a team looking to compete now would certainly have a very good look at him.

I don’t look at definitive team fits like Jovic as these mocks are BPA based and the teams are in their relevant places on the current draft board.

Has anyone looked at the big board on this site? Leonard Miller is a name that’s new to me. He’s #76 on the big board, saw some highlights. Looks long and I see some upside… Any Canadians want to fill us in more??? Not sure he enters or plays somewhere else a year. How would this guy stack up in this class? Is he even draftable yet?

Yeah Elijah Fisher is going to be nasty – been watching some videos on him now that you posted that…

I do not see Ivey as #1. I really don’t think he’s a better long-term player than Smith or Banchero.

I could see him going 2-4 but I think No.1 is unlikely.

I prefer the big board range at this stage as NCAA season is almost over so most players have completed their season. Banchero may have a monster finals weekend to boost his standing. But near the top of the draft all will depend on workouts, interviews and the lottery balls. I happily speculate who would be best fit where but never do a full mock until we know who is picking where.

I think all top 4 in the site’s mock have been number 1 and major mock boards so there is no standout number 1 and how many times have when we think we know who the top 4 or 5 will be but not maybe the exact order someone gatecrashes that list on draft night.