The Athletic

● By Staff

Accuracy: 16.83%86th Place
What happens when two college basketball writers attempt to predict the future of professional franchises, while occasionally ridiculing each other about how bad a job they’re doing? Behold: The first-ever Shot Takers mock NBA Draft. In all seriousness, Dana O’Neil has finished a raucous trip around the high school graduation circuit. I somehow have time in my day that is not occupied by youth sports. So we figured we’d use what we know about college hoops — which is, you know, something — and do what we do best: tell other people what they should do, while trying to again prove which one of us is smarter. Draft SZN is right in our wheelhouse, when you think about it.

Top Players Not Included

These players appear in the top 30 of our

Consensus Big Board

, but do not show up in this mock.