The NFL Draft has passed and the NBA playoffs are about to start, meaning we are firmly in NBA Draft season.
The offseason begins in two weeks for 10 teams that don’t make at least the play-in tournament. By May 22, 14 teams will be out of the running in the playoffs and entered into the lottery. It’s time to reset the draft order and take into account the early entries, late-season performances of each team and more.
The draft class is still seen as strong. I’m going to end up with four players in my draft guide who have better grades than any I handed out in the 2020 NBA Draft class. Plus, there’s another higher-end prospect who profiles well. After that? Well, that’s where the chaos begins. This class has 15 or so players in that next little group who will be vying to be selected somewhere in the top 10. The draft is considered that wide open at this stage.
The order for this mock draft is as of the NBA standings of May 2.
