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First round mock draft courtesy of @DrakeShoj as a follow up to his positional rankings.

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At times he looked like he was still getting adjusted to these new parameters but he is a scary prospect if he finds the right home. He is a very interesting prospect.

There are four B tier guys, Doc Boone, Michael Scarn, Ernesto Romero and Griffin Harris. All potential 1sts.

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I have Gustafson as the third of my three options for #1 overall in the draft with Tez and Coco (and probably the one I'd take second if I were a blank roster Cough cough Pacers) however in order to really get the most out of Gustafson he needs to be an offensive centerpiece.

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Les McAdoo is much closer to Berard Gustafson and spent a lot of time at PF but still showed to be a very effective rebounder and lastly and most interesting of all the 7'6 DJ Jackson. DJ shot up 6 inches in his senior year after a move to Notre Dame.

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Scott was also sometimes played up at C and fared surprisingly well.

After the top four the drop off begins, Self and Phillips provide solid options then it heads into much lesser known territory. I expect at least one hidden gem who blossoms after a few years in the league.

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Probably the weakest position in this draft in terms of depth but there is still some really really good top end talent here! Specifically, Sean Moore. Moore is another guy who really stepped it up in their senior year as OSU elevated and Moore showed he could elevate with them.

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Lobo is very much a shooter with one of the smoothest fades in the CSBA whereas King can create more and has even flashed as a really good pnr ball handler. Rounding out the top four is Michael Scott who primarily came off the bench for UNC but provided a great scoring spark.

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Just had a question on this so I thought I'd repost it out for everyone to see.

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But the fun doesn't stop there at SF with by far the deepest B tier with a bunch of guys who are definitley A tier in another position. Gregg Davidson, Christopher Britton Jnr, Quenten Giles, AJ Feldan, Travis Bowman, Leroy Lock and Jack Barrett. OH MY GOD that's stacked!

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Mike Coco is here. This SF class is stacked with talent but Coco is the name the NBA has been waiting for these 4 years. Coco joins Tez as one of my three options at #1 and personally is probably my pick if I had a blank roster needing everything (like Indiana do right now).

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Huba Kimbrel is arguably the most versatile defender in this class after a growth spurt, Reign Reaux turned it up a notch as a scorer in his Senior year(and absolutely balled out in the park the other night) and lastly Jonel Ritter has been a fan favourite throughout college.

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Greg Cooksey and Lenaee Foshee are great catch and shoot guys, Jaden Patterson and Early Flynt can get buckets and do it efficiently while Aaron Whitten and Norm Fort are great defenders who can fill a role on offense.

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SG Guard has two amazing options who I both expect to go in the top 10 at worst then there is a drop off, there are however some potential steals for a role. #1 and #2 are without a doubt Mateo Cauthen and Ling Yao, for my money the two best perimeter defenders in college ball

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There really isn't a wrong answer between the two.

After the top 2 there is a drop off, Copeley is the clear #3 and is a simililar style of SG to Yao and Cauthen. Then things get less clear, there are a number of specialists who I think can still excel in more defined roles.