Here is my 16th annual projection of who is going to be drafted where in Thursday’s draft.
Round 1
| Pick # | Team | Player |
| 1 | Orlando | Jabari Smith (PF- Auburn) |
| 2 | Oklahoma City | Chet Holmgren (PF- Gonzaga) |
| 3 | Houston | Paolo Banchero (PF- Duke) |
| 4 | Sacramento | Bennedict Mathurin (SF- Arizona) |
| 5 | Detroit | Jaden Ivey (PG- Purdue) |
| 6 | Indiana | Keegan Murray (PF- Iowa) |
| 7 | Portland | Dyson Daniels (PG- G League Ignite) |
| 8 | New Orleans | Johnny Davis (SG- Wisconsin) |
| 9 | San Antonio | Jalen Duren (C- Memphis) |
| 10 | Washington | Jeremy Sochan (PF- Baylor) |
| 11 | New York | Ousmane Dieng (SF- NZ Breakers) |
| 12 | Okahoma City (x 2) | Mark Williams (C- Duke) |
| 13 | Charlotte | Malaki Branham (SG- Ohio State) |
| 14 | Cleveland | A.J. Griffin (SF- Duke) |
| 15 | Charlotte (x 2) | Tari Eason (SF- LSU) |
| 16 | Atlanta | Shaedon Sharpe (SG- Kentucky) |
| 17 | Houston (x 2) | Ochai Agbaji (SF- Kansas) |
| 18 | Chicago | Walker Kessler (C- Auburn) |
| 19 | Minnesota | Ty Ty Washington (PG- Kentucky) |
| 20 | San Antonio (x 2) | E.J. Liddell (PF- Ohio State) |
| 21 | Denver | Wendell Moore Jr. (SF- Duke) |
| 22 | Memphis | Nikola Jovic (SF- Mega Mozzart) |
| 23 | Philadelphia | Marjon Beauchamp (SG- G League Ignite) |
| 24 | Milwaukee | Kennedy Chandler (PG- Tennessee) |
| 25 | San Antonio (x 3) | Trevor Keels (SF- Duke) |
| 26 | Dallas | Jalen Williams (SG- Santa Clara) |
| 27 | Miami | Jaden Hardy (SG- G League Ignite) |
| 28 | Golden State | Blake Wesley (SG- Notre Dame) |
| 29 | Memphis (x 2) | Jake LaRavia (PF- Wake Forest) |
| 30 | Oklahoma City (x 3) | Dalen Terry (PG- Arizona) |
Round 2
| Pick # | Team | Player |
| 1 | Indiana | Kendall Brown (SF- Baylor) |
| 2 | Orlando | Christian Braun (SG- Kansas) |
| 3 | Toronto | Khalifa Diop (C- Gran Canaria) |
| 4 | Oklahoma City | Christian Koloko (PF- Arizona) |
| 5 | Orlando (x 2) | Andrew Nembhard (PG- Gonzaga) |
| 6 | Portland | David Roddy (PF- Colorado State) |
| 7 | Sacramento | Max Christie (SG- Michigan State) |
| 8 | San Antonio | Orlando Robinson (C- Fresno State) |
| 9 | Cleveland | J.D. Davison (PG- Alabama) |
| 10 | Minnesota | Josh Minott (PF- Memphis) |
| 11 | New Orleans | Justin Lewis (SF- Marquette) |
| 12 | New York | Jean Montero (PG- Overtime Elite) |
| 13 | LA Clippers | Hugo Besson (PG- NZ Breakers) |
| 14 | Atlanta | Peyton Watson (SF- UCLA) |
| 15 | Charlotte | Jaylin Williams (C- Arkansas) |
| 16 | Detroit | Trevion Williams (C- Purdue) |
| 17 | Memphis | Ziga Samar (PG- Fuelabrada) |
| 18 | Minnesota (x 2) | Caleb Houstan (SF- Michigan) |
| 19 | Sacramento (x 2) | Bryce McGowens (SG- Nebraska) |
| 20 | Minnesota (x 3) | Ryan Rollings (SG- Toledo) |
| 21 | Golden State | Ismael Kamagate (C- Paris) |
| 22 | New Orleans (x 2) | Matteo Spagnolo (PG- Cremona) |
| 23 | Boston | Alondes Williams (PG/SG- Wake Forest) |
| 24 | Washington | Scotty Pippen Jr. (PG- Vanderbilt) |
| 25 | Golden State (x 2) | Ron Harper Jr. (SF- Rutgers) |
| 26 | Cleveland (x 2) | Keon Ellis (SG- Alabama) |
| 27 | Portland (x 2) | Patrick Baldwin (SF- Milwaukee) |
| 28 | Indiana (x 2) | Kofi Cockburn (C- Illinois) |
Ramblings of the Ultimate Sports Sentimentalist 