Duke’s Zion Williamson is NBA’s consensus top pick, but mock drafts vary widely
Zion Williamson has been considered the consensus No. 1 pick in June’s NBA draft for all of his brief one-season career at Duke and that hasn’t changed.
The power forward is likely headed to New Orleans after the Pelicans won the NBA lottery Tuesday night.
But Williamson isn’t the only consensus high pick among draft experts, including mock drafts from Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Report and CBS Sports. Murray State point guard Ja Morant and Duke shooting forward RJ Barrett are expected to go Nos. 2 and No. 3, according to all three outlets. The consensus, however, ends there. SI has Texas Tech’s Jarrett Culver going fourth to the Los Angeles Lakers, but Bleacher Report and CBS Sports both have Virginia’s De’Andre Hunter going fourth.
Here’s a look at the latest mock drafts from each of the outlets after the 2019 NBA draft order was decided:
Team | Bleacher Report | Sports Illustrated | CBSSports |
1. Pelicans | Zion Williamson (Duke, PF/C, Fr.) | Williamson | Williamson |
2. Grizzlies | Ja Morant (Murray State, PG, Soph.) | Morant | Morant |
3. Knicks | RJ Barrett (Duke, SG/SF, Fr.) | Barrett | Barrett |
4. Lakers | De’Andre Hunter (Virginia, SF/PF, Soph.) | Jarrett Culver (Texas Tech, SG, Soph.) | Hunter |
5. Cavaliers | Culver | Cam Reddish (Duke, SG/SF, Fr.) | Reddish |
6. Suns | Darius Garland (Vanderbilt, PG, Fr.) | Garland | Garland |
7. Bulls | Coby White (North Carolina, PG/SG, Fr.) | White | White |
8. Hawks | Reddish | Hunter | Culver |
9. Wizards | Bol Bol (Oregon, C, Fr.) | Jaxson Hayes (Texas, C, Fr.) | Nassir Little (North Carolina, SF, Fr.) |
10. Hawks (via Mavericks) | Romeo Langford (Indiana, SG, Fr.) | Goga Bitadze (Georgia, C, 1999) | Brandon Clarke (Gonzaga, PF/C, Jr.) |
11. Timberwolves | Sekou Doumbouya (France, SF/PF, 2000) | Rui Hachimura (Gonzaga, PF, Jr.) | Hachimura |
12. Hornets | Hayes | Doumbouya | Hayes |
13. Heat | Kevin Porter Jr. (USC, SG, Fr.) | Porter | Grant Williams (Tennessee, PF, Jr.) |
14. Celtics (via Kings) | Bitadze) | PJ Washington (Kentucky, PF, Soph.) | Doumbouya |
15. Pistons | Washington | Romeo Langford (Indiana, SG, Fr.) | KZ Okpala (Stanford, SF, Soph.) |
16. Magic | Nickeil Alexander-Walker (Virginia Tech, PG/SG, Soph.) | Hachimura | Washington |
17. Nets | Hachimura | Bol | Langford |
18. Pacers | Keldon Johnson (Kentucky, SG/SF, Fr.) | Tyler Herro (Kentucky, SG, Fr. | Porter Jr. |
19. Spurs | Clarke | Okpala | Luguentz Dort (Arizona State, SG, Fr.) |
20. Celtics (via Clippers) | Herro | Alexander-Walker | Keldon Johnson (Kentucky, SG, Fr.) |
21. Thunder | Matisse Thybulle (Washington, SF, Sr.) | Thybulle | Alexander-Walker |
22. Celtics | Chuma Okeke (Auburn, PF, Soph.) | Dort | Bol |
23. Jazz | Little | K. Johnson | Herro |
24. 76ers | G. Williams | Cameron Johnson (North Carolina, SF., Sr.) | Ty Jerome (Virginia, SG, Jr.) |
25. Trail Blazers | Cameron Johnson (North Carolina, SF, Sr.) | Clarke | Talen Horton-Tucker (Iowa St., SF/SG, Fr.) |
26. Cavaliers (via Rockets) | Horton-Tucker | Nic Claxton (Georgia, F/C, Soph.) | C. Johnson |
27. Nets (via Nuggets) | Mfiondu Kabengele (Florida State, C, Soph.) | Carsen Edwards (Purdue, G, Jr.) | Admiral Schofield (Tennessee, PF, Jr.) |
28. Warriors | Jerome | Bruno Fernando (Maryland, C, Soph.) | Kabengele |
29. Spurs (via Raptors) | Isaiah Roby (Nebraska, PF/C, Jr.) | Neemias Queta (Utah State, C, Soph.) | Thybulle |
30. Bucks | Daniel Gafford (Arkansas, C, Soph.) | Kabengele | Gafford |
This story was originally published May 15, 2019 at 2:22 AM.
