Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman, a longtime NBA scout and draft analyst, shared an updated two-round mock draft on Sunday evening.
With the draft order now set after Sunday’s lottery, Wasserman thinks playmaking guard Jared McCain will go 13th overall to his hometown team, the Sacramento Kings.
McCain, who made more than 41% of his 3-pointers as a freshman, has earned praise for his ability to create on offense. He’s only 6-foot-3 and less than 200 pounds, but he averaged 14.3 points and 5.0 rebounds in his only season of college basketball.
“He’s shown plenty of ways to compensate (for his size) with his crafty ball-handling and pace, shooting versatility, touch shots in the lane and finishing adjustments,” Wasserman wrote.
Teammate Kyle Filipowski, the All-American 7-footer, went 19th overall to the Toronto Raptors. Filipowski might weigh in at nearly 250 pounds, but the Bleacher Report scout said his skinnier frame and struggles against larger forwards and centers show he’d be better suited as a large forward.
However, a 7-footer who averaged 2.8 assists and shot nearly 35% from beyond the arc remains a promising prospect.
“Shooting range, post skill, improved finishing and passing and defensive mobility create versatility that should lock Filipowski into the late-lottery/mid-first-round range,” Wasserman wrote.