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We’re less than three weeks away from draft night. The NCAA’s withdrawal deadline has passed and the final phases of preparation are underway around the NBA. There’s been plenty of movement in my projections since lottery night and the draft combine, so it’s time for a complete mock draft update. As usual, this mock aims to predict what the draft would look like if it took place on a given day. These projections are heavily informed by intel from around the NBA and ongoing conversations with executives, scouts and others around the industry, in addition to my own personal evaluations of players, which in many cases date back years. Note that these are *not* player rankings: for that, take a look at the Big Board, which we’ll update again for the final time following the NBA’s final withdrawal deadline next week.