2 options for all 30 first-round picks: Will your group

Jun 11, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Our typical NBA mock drafts lean heavily on intel to make projections for the players and the 30 teams. This isn’t that. Rather, ESPN draft analysts Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo explored the preliminary from two differing perspectives: selecting for team requirement versus preparing for best available.Of course, the

philosophical concern of drafting for requirement versus value isn’t well-defined. In truth, they collaborate; situational factors from group to team can cause significantly various valuations of each prospect. So when both lines of believing lead to the very same answer, it’s typically a good sign.This mock draft

isn’t what we predict each NBA group will do, but it’s a useful way to think of the 2024 NBA draft, its eligible players and how front offices may be analyzing it as the two-day event draws closer (June 26-27, on ABC/ESPN/ESPN+).

Givony prepared players for each group focusing on requirement, while Woo picked players matched with teams angling for worth. Here’s what happened:

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