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2/24 update: Added updated mock drafts from Tankathon and Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report and the first one this month from Ricky O’Donnell/SB Nation. Some very interesting picks here including Tankathon who has Tidjane Salaun all the way up at #8 and Wasserman who has Devin Carter at #11. O’Donnell is the only one left with Nikola Topic at #1, has Rob Dillingham moving up to #3, and is still lower than consensus on Zaccharie Risacher (#6) and Cody Williams (at #9). Also, seems like Collin Murray-Boyles and Izan Almansa have entered the conversation as late first round picks.
2/20 update: Two new mock drafts this morning from three of the best: Sam Vecenie/The Athletic and Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo/ESPN. We now have lots to compare and it’s easy to see some of the debates emerging: Vecenie has Stephon Castle all the way up at #5 while Givony/Woo have Rob Dillingham at #3 and Zach Edey at #13. Vecenie also has Jaylon Tyson and DaRon Holmes going in the 20’s while Givony/Woo have Izan Almansa and Juan Nunez. Also, looks like Givony/Woo are pumping the brakes on Johnny Furphy and Kyshawn George, while Vecenie has them in the top 16. Also, notable is Jared McCain who seems to have solidified his position in the 1st round after his recent 35 point outburst.
February came quickly, and with it came new mock drafts to compare and analyze from Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report, the No Ceilings crew, Tankathon, and yours truly at Hoops Distillery.
Zaccharie Risacher has vaulted himself into the top pick on some boards and top 3 on all of them, while Ron Holland and Matas Buzelis have stabilized a bit with some solid performances in a few G League Ignite wins. Johnny Furphy and Kyshawn George are the two who have made a major jump this month after some great outings for Kansas and Miami, respectively. No Ceilings was high enough on Furphy to put him #8 to Houston. And George does look like an intriguing pick that OKC or Orlando would bite on if given the chance. Also of interest: Wasserman had Stephon Castle at #27 on 1/31 but has moved him up to a more reasonable #15 as of mid-month after playing more consistently for UCONN.
The landscape for bigs has shifted quite a bit in a month’s time as well. Donovan Clingan being sidelines due to injury has brough back doubts about his health to the forefront. And Kel’el Ware and Aaron Bradshaw have dropped after some average to poor outings. Meanwhile, Yves Missi has played very well, and so has Kyle Filipowski (minus his precipitous three-point shooting) and Zach Edey for the most part.
Keep checking back as I’ll be updating this post throughout the month.
| B/R (2/23) | Tankathon (2/23) | SB Nation (2/22) | The Athletic (2/20) | ESPN (2/20) | Hoops Distillery (2/14) | No Ceilings (2/14) | B/R (2/13) | Tankathon (2/3) |
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| 1. DET | Alex Sarr | 1. DET | Alex Sarr | 1. DET | Nikola Topic | 1. DET | Zaccharie Risacher | 1. DET | Zaccharie Risacher | 1. DET | Zaccharie Risacher | 1. DET | Zaccharie Risacher | 1. DET | Alex Sarr | 1. DET | Alex Sarr |
| 2. WAS | Nikola Topic | 2. WAS | Zaccharie Risacher | 2. WAS | Alex Sarr | 2. WAS | Alex Sarr | 2. WAS | Alex Sarr | 2. WAS | Alex Sarr | 2. WAS | Alex Sarr | 2. WAS | Zaccharie Risacher | 2. WAS | Nikola Topic |
| 3. SAS | Zaccharie Risacher | 3. SAS | Nikola Topic | 3. SAS | Rob Dillingham | 3. SAS | Nikola Topic | 3. SAS | Rob Dillingham | 3. SAS | Cody Williams | 3. SAS | Nikola Topic | 3. SAS | Nikola Topic | 3. SAS | Zaccharie Risacher |
| 4. CHA | Matas Buzelis | 4. CHA | Cody Williams | 4. CHA | Matas Buzelis | 4. CHA | Cody Williams | 4. CHA | Matas Buzelis | 4. CHA | Ron Holland | 4. CHA | Cody Williams | 4. CHA | Ron Holland | 4. CHA | Ja'Kobe Walter |
| 5. POR | Ron Holland | 5. POR | Ron Holland | 5. POR | Ron Holland | 5. POR | Stephon Castle | 5. POR | Cody Williams | 5. POR | Matas Buzelis | 5. POR | Matas Buzelis | 5. POR | Cody Williams | 5. POR | Cody Williams |
| 6. TOR | Cody Williams | 6. MEM | Ja'Kobe Walter | 6. TOR | Zaccharie Risacher | 6. MEM | Ron Holland | 6. TOR | Nikola Topic | 6. TOR | Nikola Topic | 6. MEM | Ron Holland | 6. MEM | Rob Dillingham | 6. TOR | Reed Sheppard |
| 7. MEM | Rob Dillingham | 7. SAS | Matas Buzelis | 7. MEM | Donovan Clingan | 7. SAS | Matas Buzelis | 7. MEM | Ja'Kobe Walter | 7. MEM | Stephon Castle | 7. SAS | Reed Sheppard | 7. SAS | Matas Buzelis | 7. MEM | Ron Holland |
| 8. HOU | Reed Sheppard | 8. HOU | Tidjane Salaun | 8. HOU | Reed Sheppard | 8. HOU | Ja'Kobe Walter | 8. HOU | Tidjane Salaun | 8. HOU | Ja'Kobe Walter | 8. HOU | Johnny Furphy | 8. HOU | Reed Sheppard | 8. HOU | Matas Buzelis |
| 9. ATL | Kyle Filipowski | 9. ATL | Reed Sheppard | 9. ATL | Cody Williams | 9. OKC | Kyle Filipowski | 9. OKC | Kyle Filipowski | 9. ATL | Tyler Smith | 9. ATL | Stephon Castle | 9. OKC | Kyle Filipowski | 9. ATL | Stephon Castle |
| 10. OKC | Devin Carter | 10. OKC | Rob Dillingham | 10. OKC | Kyle Filipowski | 10. ATL | Dalton Knecht | 10. ATL | Ron Holland | 10. OKC | Reed Sheppard | 10. OKC | Kyshawn George | 10. ATL | Ja'Kobe Walter | 10. POR | Kyle Filipowski |
| 11. OKC | Johnny Furphy | 11. OKC | Kyle Filipowski | 11. OKC | Tidjane Salaun | 11. CHI | Reed Sheppard | 11. OKC | Donovan Clingan | 11. OKC | Kyshawn George | 11. CHI | Ja'Kobe Walter | 11. CHI | Tidjane Salaun | 11. CHI | Rob Dillingham |
| 12. CHI | Ja'Kobe Walter | 12. CHI | Stephon Castle | 12. CHI | Tyler Smith | 12. OKC | Tidjane Salaun | 12. CHI | Reed Sheppard | 12. CHI | Rob Dillingham | 12. POR | Donovan Clingan | 12. OKC | Yves Missi | 12. OKC | Tidjane Salaun |
| 13. POR | Donovan Clingan | 13. POR | Donovan Clingan | 13. POR | Johnny Furphy | 13. POR | Johnny Furphy | 13. SAC | Zach Edey | 13. POR | Donovan Clingan | 13. OKC | Kyle Filipowski | 13. POR | Donovan Clingan | 13. OKC | Donovan Clingan |
| 14. NOP | Terrence Shannon | 14. NOP | Dalton Knecht | 14. NOP | Isaiah Collier | 14. NOP | Rob Dillingham | 14. NOP | Isaiah Collier | 14. NOP | Isaiah Collier | 14. NOP | Rob Dillingham | 14. NOP | Dalton Knecht | 14. NOP | Isaiah Collier |
| 15. ORL | Yves Missi | 15. ORL | Yves Missi | 15. ORL | Jared McCain | 15. MIA | Isaiah Collier | 15. TOR | Stephon Castle | 15. ORL | Tidjane Salaun | 15. ORL | Dalton Knecht | 15. MIA | Stephon Castle | 15. MIA | Yves Missi |
| 16. MIA | Dalton Knecht | 16. MIA | Isaiah Collier | 16. MIA | Ja'Kobe Walter | 16. ORL | Kyshawn George | 16. MIA | Kevin McCullar | 16. MIA | Johnny Furphy | 16. MIA | Kevin McCullar | 16. ORL | Tyler Smith | 16. NYK | Kel'el Ware |
| 17. TOR | Isaiah Collier | 17. TOR | Johnny Furphy | 17. TOR | DaRon Holmes | 17. TOR | Yves Missi | 17. POR | Devin Carter | 17. TOR | Ryan Dunn | 17. TOR | Tyler Smith | 17. TOR | Ulrich Chomche | 17. ORL | Ryan Dunn |
| 18. ATL | Jaylon Tyson | 18. PHX | Kel'el Ware | 18. ATL | Ryan Dunn | 18. NYK | Donovan Clingan | 18. ORL | Dalton Knecht | 18. ATL | Kyle Filipowski | 18. NYK | Yves Missi | 18. NYK | Devin Carter | 18. TOR | Kevin McCullar |
| 19. NYK | Jared McCain | 19. ATL | Ryan Dunn | 19. NYK | Kel'el Ware | 19. ATL | Jared McCain | 19. NYK | Tyler Smith | 19. NYK | Yves Missi | 19. NOP | Tidjane Salaun | 19. ATL | Stephon Castle | 19. NOP | Dalton Knecht |
| 20. PHI | Ulrich Chomche | 20. PHI | Tyler Smith | 20. PHI | Stephon Castle | 20. PHX | Ryan Dunn | 20. PHI | Jared McCain | 20. PHI | Zach Edey | 20. PHI | Ryan Dunn | 20. PHX | Terrence Shannon | 20. PHX | DJ Wagner |
| 21. NYK | Tyler Smith | 21. NYK | Kevin McCullar | 21. NYK | Kevin McCullar | 21. NOP | Jaylon Tyson | 21. PHX | Ryan Dunn | 21. NYK | Dalton Knecht | 21. ATL | Zach Edey | 21. NOP | Johnny Furphy | 21. ATL | Tyler Smith |
| 22. PHX | Dillon Jones | 22. PHX | Terrence Shannon | 22. PHX | Zach Edey | 22. PHI | Devin Carter | 22. PHI | Yves Missi | 22. PHX | Kel'el Ware | 22. PHX | PJ Hall | 22. PHI | Kel'el Ware | 22. PHI | Bobi Klintman |
| 23. NOP | Kel'el Ware | 23. NYK | Bobi Klintman | 23. NOP | Yves Missi | 23. NYK | Tyler Kolek | 23. NYK | Bobi Klintman | 23. NOP | Kwame Evans | 23. NYK | Tyler Kolek | 23. NYK | Kevin McCullar | 23. NYK | Oso Ighodaro |
| 24. MIL | Stephon Castle | 24. MIL | Jared McCain | 24. MIL | Devin Carter | 24. MIL | Bobi Klintman | 24. NOP | Kel'el Ware | 24. MIL | Devin Carter | 24. MIL | Devin Carter | 24. MIL | Ryan Dunn | 24. CLE | Tristan da Silva |
| 25. DEN | Kevin McCullar | 25. CLE | Oso Ighodaro | 25. DEN | Izan Almansa | 25. DEN | DaRon Holmes | 25. DEN | Izan Almansa | 25. DEN | Kevin McCullar | 25. DEN | Dillon Jones | 25. DEN | Tristan da Silva | 25. MIL | Zach Edey |
| 26. WAS | Tidjane Salaun | 26. DEN | Izan Almansa | 26. WAS | Kwame Evans | 26. OKC | Ulrich Chomche | 26. UTA | Trevon Brazile | 26. WAS | Ulrich Chomche | 26. WAS | Isaiah Collier | 26. WAS | Kyshawn George | 26. DEN | Izan Almansa |
| 27. CLE | Tristan da Silva | 27. WAS | DaRon Holmes | 27. CLE | Collin Murray-Boyles | 27. UTA | Tyler Smith | 27. WAS | DJ Wagner | 27. CLE | Bobi Klintman | 27. CLE | Tyrese Proctor | 27. UTA | Jared McCain | 27. OKC | Trey Alexander |
| 28. UTA | Ryan Dunn | 28. MIN | Ulrich Chomche | 28. UTA | Dalton Knecht | 28. CLE | Hunter Sallis | 28. CLE | Juan Nunez | 28. UTA | Tristan da Silva | 28. UTA | Kwame Evans | 28. CLE | Bobi Klintman | 28. MIN | Tyrese Proctor |
| 29. MIN | KJ Simpson | 29. UTA | DJ Wagner | 29. MIN | KJ Simpson | 29. MIN | Trey Alexander | 29. MIN | Johnny Furphy | 29. MIN | Tyrese Proctor | 29. MIN | Tristan da Silva | 29. MIN | Dillon Jones | 29. TOR | Dillon Jones |
| 30. BOS | Collin Murray-Boyles | 30. BOS | Tyler Kolek | 30. BOS | DJ Wagner | 30. BOS | Zach Edey | 30. BOS | Tyler Kolek | 30. BOS | Jared McCain | 30. BOS | AJ Johnson | 30. BOS | KJ Simpson | 30. BOS | Jared McCain |
| PICK VARIANCE | High | Low | Variance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Furphy | 8 | 29 | 21 | |
| Stephon Castle | 5 | 24 | 19 | |
| Tyler Smith | 9 | 27 | 18 | |
| Tidjane Salaun | 8 | 26 | 18 | |
| Dalton Knecht | 10 | 28 | 18 | |
| Zach Edey | 13 | 30 | 17 | |
| Kyshawn George | 10 | 26 | 16 | |
| Jared McCain | 15 | 30 | 15 | |
| Devin Carter | 10 | 24 | 14 | |
| Ja'Kobe Walter | 4 | 16 | 12 | |
| Isaiah Collier | 14 | 26 | 12 | |
| Rob Dillingham | 3 | 14 | 11 | |
| Donovan Clingan | 7 | 18 | 11 | |
| Ryan Dunn | 17 | 28 | 11 | |
| Yves Missi | 12 | 23 | 11 | |
| Ulrich Chomche | 17 | 28 | 11 | |
| Kyle Filipowski | 9 | 18 | 9 | |
| Kevin McCullar | 16 | 25 | 9 | |
| Kel'el Ware | 16 | 24 | 8 | |
| Ron Holland | 4 | 11 | 7 | |
| Cody Williams | 3 | 9 | 6 | |
| Reed Sheppard | 6 | 12 | 6 | |
| Bobi Klintman | 22 | 28 | 6 | |
| Zaccharie Risacher | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| Nikola Topic | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| Tristan da Silva | 24 | 29 | 5 | |
| Matas Buzelis | 4 | 8 | 4 | |
| Alex Sarr | 1 | 2 | 1 |
References:
SB Nation [Ricky O’Donnell]
ESPN [Jonathan Givony + Jeremy Woo]
The Athletic [Sam Vecenie]
Bleacher Report [Jonathan Wasserman] – 2/23
Bleacher Report [Jonathan Wasserman] – 2/13
Search #mockdraftcomp on Twitter for all past Tweets
Tankathon Draft Power Rankings – (see full power rankings):
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