The NBA Draft Lottery is just one week away and that means we almost know where Cooper Flagg will end up once the ping–pong balls determine who has the No. 1 overall pick.
We will soon know the entire draft order, but until then, here’s a pre-lottery and pre-combine mock taking into account team needs which we will do more as we get deeper into the draft.
It was just about three years ago now that Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert, and several others got shipped away to begin the massive rebuild in Utah. The hope was that the assets they acquired would one day result in their next star player. If they get Flagg, that hope will be realized. He’s the undisputed No. 1 pick in the draft, was the best player in college basketball this season as just a freshman, and continues to improve by leaps and bounds with each passing step in the process.
