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2018 NBA Consensus Mock Draft – Ver 3.0
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2018 NBA Consensus Mock Draft – Ver 3.0
Each week, four of Basketball Insiders’ top writers will break down the latest news and notes surrounding the 2018 NBA Draft. Included is an updated mock draft that reflects how each writer sees the draft landscape based on the latest news, workouts, and information from the pre-draft process.
With the 2018 NBA Draft Lottery final, here is how they see the field:
| Pick # | Team | Benny Nadeau | Jesse Blancarte | Moke Hamilton | Steve Kyler |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1 |  | Luka Doncic | DeAndre Ayton | DeAndre Ayton | DeAndre Ayton |
| $2 |  | DeAndre Ayton | Luka Doncic | Marvin Bagley III | Luka Doncic |
| $3 |  | Marvin Bagley III | Jaren Jackson Jr. | Luka Doncic | Marvin Bagley III |
| $4 |  | Jaren Jackson Jr. | Marvin Bagley III | Jaren Jackson Jr. | Michael Porter Jr |
| $5 |  | Mohamed Bamba | Michael Porter Jr | Michael Porter Jr | Jaren Jackson Jr. |
| $6 |  | Michael Porter Jr | Trae Young | Collin Sexton | Trae Young |
| $7 |  | Wendell Carter | Mohamed Bamba | Mohamed Bamba | Mohamed Bamba |
| $8 |  | Collin Sexton | Wendell Carter | Trae Young | Mikal Bridges |
| $9 |  | Trae Young | Mikal Bridges | Miles Bridges | Wendell Carter |
| $10 |  | Mikal Bridges | Collin Sexton | Wendell Carter | Miles Bridges |
| $11 |  | Kevin Knox | Miles Bridges | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
| $12 |  | Miles Bridges | Robert Williams | Mikal Bridges | Collin Sexton |
| $13 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Robert Williams | Robert Williams |
| $14 |  | Lonnie Walker | Lonnie Walker | Lonnie Walker | Lonnie Walker |
| $15 |  | Robert Williams | Kevin Knox | Zhaire Smith | Mitchell Robinson |
| $16 | | Zhaire Smith | Dzanan Musa | Aaron Holiday | Kevin Knox |
| $17 |  | Mitchell Robinson | Zhaire Smith | Troy Brown | Zhaire Smith |
| $18 |  | Dzanan Musa | Khyri Thomas | Kevin Knox | Dzanan Musa |
| $19 | | Khyri Thomas | Troy Brown | Rodions Kurucs | Aaron Holiday |
| $20 |  | Troy Brown | Anfernee Simons | Khyri Thomas | Jacob Evans |
| $21 |  | Keita Bates-Diop | Keita Bates-Diop | Mitchell Robinson | Rodions Kurucs |
| $22 | | Jacob Evans | Jacob Evans | Dzanan Musa | Troy Brown |
| $23 |  | De'Anthony Melton | Mitchell Robinson | De'Anthony Melton | Keita Bates-Diop |
| $24 |  | Anfernee Simons | Gary Trent Jr | Jacob Evans | Gary Trent Jr |
| $25 |  | Jontay PorterC | Missouri | Chandler Hutchison | Keita Bates-Diop | Jontay PorterC | Missouri |
| $26 | | Aaron Holiday | Aaron Holiday | Tyus BattleSG | Syracuse | Khyri Thomas |
| $27 |  | Gary Trent Jr | Chimezie Metu | Chimezie Metu | Tyus BattleSG | Syracuse |
| $28 |  | Jalen Brunson | Rodions Kurucs | Bruce Brown | Anfernee Simons |
| $29 |  | Chandler Hutchison | Jontay PorterC | Missouri | Jerome Robinson | Melvin Frazier |
| $30 | | Jerome Robinson | Jerome Robinson | Jalen Brunson | Jalen Brunson |
The weekly NBA Draft notebooks will resume next week following the NBA Draft Combine.
See each team’s pre-draft conference and championship futures here. Be sure to check after the NBA draft concludes.
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