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Post March Madness + NBA playoff time = early entry commitments and the start of pre-draft workouts. And with that, we have new 1st round picks to compare from Jeremy Woo/Sports Illustrated, Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report, Jonathan Givony/ESPN-Draft Express, and Rafael Barlowe/NBA Big Board.
The top four that has been in place for a few months has now become a top five with Keegan Murray going to Indiana at #5 across all of these mocks. Shaedon Sharpe who has now officially declared for the draft is firmly in the #6 to #8 range. Dyson Daniels seems to be making a move up some mocks, as does Malaki Branham, while draft analysts are cooling a bit on AJ Griffin and TyTy Washington. There’s lots of pick variance on Ousmane Dieng and Nikola Jovic, as everyone continues to watch tape and compare them to domestic prospects. It also feels like Patrick Baldwin and Jaden Hardy could quickly jump back into the #15-20 range, as they still both have very high (perceived) ceilings even after highly disappointing seasons.
I wanted to send a special shout out to Chad Ford, who retired this month and passed the reigns over to Rafael at NBA Big Board. Chad’s draft wisdom, enthusiasm, and intel will be sorely missed moving forward. He’s been a true inspiration to so many draft analysts and draft enthusiasts and we’ll always be indebted to all of his hard work.
There will be more mock drafts posted in the coming weeks, so make sure to check back for updates and follow me at @hoopsdistillery on Twitter for update notifications. And remember, if you ever want to look back to see what the picks looked like a month ago or 6 months ago, you can always find them here.
If I’m missing any mocks that you feel belong alongside the ‘All-NBA level’ draft analysts I currently include, leave a comment or DM me on Twitter.
| ESPN (4/25) | SI (4/24) | B/R (4/16) | NBA Big Board (4/13) |
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| 1. HOU | Chet Holmgren | 1. HOU | Jabari Smith | 1. HOU | Jabari Smith | 1. HOU | Paolo Banchero |
| 2. ORL | Jabari Smith | 2. ORL | Paolo Banchero | 2. ORL | Paolo Banchero | 2. ORL | Jabari Smith |
| 3. DET | Paolo Banchero | 3. DET | Chet Holmgren | 3. DET | Chet Holmgren | 3. DET | Jaden Ivey |
| 4. OKC | Jaden Ivey | 4. OKC | Jaden Ivey | 4. OKC | Jaden Ivey | 4. OKC | Chet Holmgren |
| 5. IND | Keegan Murray | 5. IND | Keegan Murray | 5. IND | Keegan Murray | 5. IND | Keegan Murray |
| 6. POR | Shaedon Sharpe | 6. POR | Shaedon Sharpe | 6. POR | AJ Griffin | 6. POR | Bennedict Mathurin |
| 7. SAC | Johnny Davis | 7. SAC | Bennedict Mathurin | 7. SAC | Shaedon Sharpe | 7. SAC | AJ Griffin |
| 8. NOP | AJ Griffin | 8. NOP | Dyson Daniels | 8. NOP | Bennedict Mathurin | 8. NOP | Shaedon Sharpe |
| 9. SAS | Jalen Duren | 9. SAS | Johnny Davis | 9. SAS | Johnny Davis | 9. SAS | Jalen Duren |
| 10. WAS | Dyson Daniels | 10. WAS | AJ Griffin | 10. WAS | Malaki Branham | 10. WAS | Johnny Davis |
| 11. NYK | Bennedict Mathurin | 11. POR | Jeremy Sochan | 11. NYK | TyTy Washington | 11. POR | Tari Eason |
| 12. OKC | Ousmane Dieng | 12. NYK | Jalen Duren | 12. OKC | Jalen Duren | 12. NYK | TyTy Washington |
| 13. CHA | Mark Williams | 13. CHA | Mark Williams | 13. CHA | Mark Williams | 13. ATL | Dyson Daniels |
| 14. CLE | Ochai Agbaji | 14. CLE | Ochai Agbaji | 14. CLE | Ochai Agbaji | 14. CHA | Mark Williams |
| 15. CHA | Jeremy Sochan | 15. OKC | Malaki Branham | 15. CHA | Jeremy Sochan | 15. OKC | Nikola Jovic |
| 16. ATL | Malaki Branham | 16. HOU | Kendall Brown | 16. ATL | Nikola Jovic | 16. IND | Jeremy Sochan |
| 17. HOU | TyTy Washington | 17. IND | Walker Kessler | 17. HOU | Kennedy Chandler | 17. HOU | Kennedy Chandler |
| 18. CHI | Tari Eason | 18. MIN | Jaden Hardy | 18. MIN | Tari Eason | 18. MIN | Kendall Brown |
| 19. MIN | Nikola Jovic | 19. CHI | EJ Liddell | 19. CHI | Blake Wesley | 19. CHI | Ismael Kamagate |
| 20. SAS | Kennedy Chandler | 20. SAS | Wendell Moore | 20. DEN | Ousmane Dieng | 20. DEN | MarJon Beauchamp |
| 21. DEN | MarJon Beauchamp | 21. DEN | Tari Eason | 21. SAS | MarJon Beauchamp | 21. SAS | Ochai Agbaji |
| 22. MEM | Blake Wesley | 22. MEM | TyTy Washington | 22. MEM | Kendall Brown | 22. MEM | Terquavion Smith |
| 23. BKN | Walker Kessler | 23. BKN | Blake Wesley | 23. MIL | Dyson Daniels | 23. MIL | Christian Braun |
| 24. MIL | EJ Liddell | 24. SAS | Patrick Baldwin | 24. SAS | EJ Liddell | 24. SAS | EJ Liddell |
| 25. SAS | Kendall Brown | 25. MIL | Trevor Keels | 25. BKN | Patrick Baldwin | 25. BKN | Malaki Branham |
| 26. DAL | Jaden Hardy | 26. DAL | MarJon Beauchamp | 26. DAL | Jean Montero | 26. DAL | Jaden Hardy |
| 27. MIA | Trevor Keels | 27. GSW | Bryce McGowens | 27. MIA | Christian Braun | 27. MIA | Christian Koloko |
| 28. GSW | Christian Braun | 28. MIA | Josh Minott | 28. GSW | Wendell Moore | 28. GSW | Jean Montero |
| 29. MEM | Bryce McGowens | 29. MEM | Nikola Jovic | 29. MEM | Walker Kessler | 29. MEM | Ryan Rollins |
| 30. OKC | Jean Montero | 30. OKC | Christian Koloko | 30. OKC | Jaden Hardy | 30. OKC | Ousmane Dieng |
| High | Low | Variance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keegan Murray | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Jabari Smith | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Jaden Ivey | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Mark Williams | 13 | 14 | 1 |
| Paolo Banchero | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Shaedon Sharpe | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Chet Holmgren | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Johnny Davis | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| Jalen Duren | 9 | 12 | 3 |
| Kennedy Chandler | 17 | 20 | 3 |
| AJ Griffin | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| Blake Wesley | 19 | 23 | 4 |
| Jean Montero | 26 | 30 | 4 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| Jeremy Sochan | 11 | 16 | 5 |
| EJ Liddell | 19 | 24 | 5 |
| MarJon Beauchamp | 20 | 26 | 6 |
| Ochai Agbaji | 14 | 21 | 7 |
| Kendall Brown | 16 | 25 | 9 |
| Tari Eason | 11 | 21 | 10 |
| TyTy Washington | 11 | 22 | 11 |
| Walker Kessler | 17 | 29 | 12 |
| Jaden Hardy | 18 | 30 | 12 |
| Nikola Jovic | 15 | 29 | 14 |
| Dyson Daniels | 8 | 23 | 15 |
| Malaki Branham | 10 | 25 | 15 |
| Ousmane Dieng | 11 | 30 | 19 |
References:
ESPN/Draft Express [Jonathan Givony]
Sports Illustrated [Jeremy Woo]
Bleacher Report [Jonathan Wasserman]
NBA Big Board [Rafael Barlowe]
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