Steals?

 Luka Samanic-Looked awesome at the combine. If he can keep his motor high, could be a legit player for a long time. 

Jalen Mcdaniels-Swiss army knife in the 2nd round

Jordan Bone- Can be a lock down defender and change of pace back-up guard.

 Okeke, Nowell, Johnson, Ponds and Bol. I’d also add Dort if he really goes late second round.

It’s going to be an epic draft for steals and make a lot of GMs look stupid. You can’t just say well I took the best guy. A GM has to actually be able to scout and find those guys this year in a huge group that are all ranked very closely.

 This draft is alot deeper than people think. The fact that KZ Okpala might go in the 20’s, Romeo Laangford could become a 1st option, Brunoi Fernando could be a teams defensive achor. Its hard to tell before the draft who could be a steal though because it depends on who goes where and how high they got picked.

 ^^^

Yep.

This draft is super-deep.

I have Ja at 1.  I have Zion lower on my big board than probably any big board/mock draft in the known/unknown universe.

2-20ish could go in any order.

A bunch of solid second round types too.

There were some guys I liked that I pretty much left out.  Although my mock ACTUALLY had two players at 46.  

 Ja could be a steal at 2.

Could be the best 2nd pick since KD.

 I think Kevin Porter Jr. will be a steal..

Versus current projected slot, I’d say biggest sleepers are:

1. Shamorie Ponds- very confident he is at least a Van Vleet hound off the bench, real starter upside. Performed best in his biggest games.

2. Chuma Okeke- assuming he’s healthy, very heady defender who plays within himself. Likely role player on a winning team for a long time.

3. Jontay Porter- could very well be injured his who career, but centers who can pass, shoot, and block shots are rare commodities. Could be Al Horford-lite.

4. Grant Williams- team system held him back from showing all his skills. Good shooting touch, good passer, and can make difficult shots.

5. Nic Claxton- will kill it on the short roll in the pros, could block shots like Mitchell Robinson and pass on the short roll like Mason Plumlee.

6. Zach Norvell- is the player that people think Keldon Johnson is. Can really shoot it, good shot selection, good enough athleticism to stick.

7. Sagaba Konate- 3 point shooting shotblockers are always useful, particularly with the draft slot you can nab him with.

8. Dedric Lawson- extremely high bball IQ, good passer, long wingspan, he’ll either shoot well enough to play the 4 or be a solid small ball 5.

9. Jaylen Nowell- solid all around player, surprisingly under the radar. Teams with wing initiators like Philly and Dallas should really target Nowell and players like him.

10. Bol Bol- while he may completely bust half the time, he also has a real shot as the second best player in this draft. The risk is worth it from the 5th pick onward, a lot of these lotto guys are uninspiring.

 Agree on Jordan Bone. Won’t go til mid to late 2nd as well. 

I like Goga as well.