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1. Boston: Buddy Hield
Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Oklahoma / Senior
25.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg
There's a good chance the Celtics will look to trade out of this pick with a team targeting a player such as Dragan Bender or Kris Dunn. If they keep the pick, they have a tough decision on their hands. Hield makes the most sense as he's the most ready to contribute to a playoff team that doesn't consider itself in rebuilding mode. Bender or Jaylen Brown offer more upside but also come with greater risk. |
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2. Denver: Jaylen Brown
Shooting Guard / 6-7 / California / Freshman
14.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg
The Nuggets landed a gem in last year's draft in Emmanuel Mudiay, who shot over 35 percent from three after the All-Star break. Denver is in an excellent position to grab another key piece. Brown would fill a need for them at the 2/3 position and be excellent value for them at No. 7 providing arguably as much pure upside as anyone after the Top 2. |
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3. Utah: Furkan Korkmaz
Shooting Guard / 6-7 / Anadolu Efes (Turkey) / 1997
2.6 ppg, 0.9 rpg
Utah already has one star in Gordon Hayward on the wing, and another potential rising star in Rodney Hood. Dante Exum is still an unproven combo guard coming off an injury but has a lot of promise. With Rudy Gobert, Derrick Favors and Trey Lyles, the team has a young and talented frontcourt. All of this means they are balanced and solid all around and can afford to take who they feel is the best player available. Korkmaz is a player that will need a few seasons but offers nice potential for the future. Utah has done well in the draft with Internationals in recent years, including nabbing Gobert, late in the first round. |
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Shooting Guard / 6-5 / Washington / Freshman
16.1 ppg, 4.4 apg
Murray is a long-term play and Denver is a team that has three Top 20 picks, plus a young nucleus and can afford to gamble on a young player like him. While he played PG at Washington, he is seen as a combo that could be a more natural fit at the 2 and could slide over to play alongside Mudiay. |
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5. Memphis: Malik Beasley
Shooting Guard / 6-5 / Florida State / Freshman
15.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg
The word on Beasley is that he has a rod in his leg that could affect his stock some. He is viewed as having late lottery talent, according to some scouts, with excellent scoring and ballhandling skills. Memphis could use a shooting guard upgrade, and Booker has the talent to develop into their 2 of the future. |
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Shooting Guard / 6-6 / Syracuse / Freshman
13.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg
The Pacers have Monta Ellis signed for three more seasons, and Richardson probably needs a couple years before he will be ready. There is a lot of speculation that Richardson has a Top 20 promise following the combine as he elected to keep his name in the draft and has not worked out for teams, training in Las Vegas at Impact Basketball. |
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7. Atlanta: Patrick McCaw
Shooting Guard / 6-6 / Nevada-Las Vegas / Sophomore
14.7 ppg, 5.1 rpg
The Hawks could use another shooting guard to battle with Tim Hardaway Jr. as Kyle Korver is already entering his 14th season at 35 years of age. McCaw has combo skills and tremendous speed, which would work very well with the blur Atlanta has at point guard in Dennis Schroeder, who appears to be edging out Jeff Teague as the team's PG of the future. |
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Shooting Guard / 6-5 / Saint Joseph’s / Junior
17.4 ppg, 7.8 rpg
Philly has a logjam at center and a real need for wings, so taking another guard certainly wouldn't be going off script. Bembry is very comfortable with the ball in his hands and could help out at times, along with Simmons at facilitating. |
Key: (*) Standard salary for players selected with that pick in 2016-17.
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