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Isaac Okoro falls out of top 10 in final USA TODAY Sports NBA mock draft

Former Auburn star Isaac Okoro is slotted to go at the No. 12 spot to the Sacramento Kings in USA TODAY Sports final mock draft.

The day has arrived for the 2020 NBA Draft and former Auburn star Isaac Okoro will finally find out what his near future will hold.

The one-and-done player from the 2019-20 Tigers has been ranked as one of the top 10 prospects in this year’s draft but, in the final mock draft by USA TODAY Sports, Okoro falls out of the top 10 and is slotted to go at No. 12 to the Sacramento Kings.

From the post:

The wing fell from a top-8 pick but is still a coveted prospect, sporting athleticism and a wingspan that could make him an elite defender. His offense needs work, but he’d have time to develop with a mediocre team.

As a freshman, Okoro finished second on the Tigers in both points (12.9) and rebounds (4.4) while regularly defending the opposing team’s best offensive player.

The NBA Draft starts at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday night and airs on ESPN.

Isaac Okoro slotted in top 10 of latest The Rookie Wire mock draft

Isaac Okoro won’t have to wait much longer to realize his NBA dream.

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We are just weeks away now from the 2020 NBA Draft and former Auburn star Isaac Okoro will finally find out where he will be playing for the next few seasons as a professional.

In The Rookie Wire’s latest mock draft, they have Okoro going to someplace close to the Plains: the Atlanta Hawks with the sixth overall pick.

From the post:

Wing, 6-foot-6, 19 years old

The Atlanta Hawks had one of the worst defenses in the NBA last season and will need help covering up for Trae Young’s defensive shortcomings. The best perimeter defender in this draft class is Auburn’s Isaac Okoro, a potential hometown hero for Atlanta who won a state title in 2019 and helped lead McEachern High to the first undefeated season in Georgia’s 7A classification since 1995.

Okoro then shot 67.8% at the rim as a freshman, and the majority of those attempts were unassisted. He has been more than capable of creating his own offense on post-up attempts, isolation looks, ball handling in transition and putbacks. But the biggest concern with Okoro is that fewer than 20% of his field goals were from beyond five feet of the basket.

As a freshman last season, Okoro finished second on Auburn with 12.9 points and 4.4 rebounds.