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The first 2019 Valley of the Suns Mock Draft

By Andrew Clark

HARTFORD, CT - MARCH 23: Murray State Racers guard Ja Morant (12) during the NCAA Division I Men's Championship second round college basketball game between the Florida State Seminoles and the Murray State Racers on March 23, 2019 at XL Center in Hartford, CT. (Photo by John Jones/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
HARTFORD, CT - MARCH 23: Murray State Racers guard Ja Morant (12) during the NCAA Division I Men's Championship second round college basketball game between the Florida State Seminoles and the Murray State Racers on March 23, 2019 at XL Center in Hartford, CT. (Photo by John Jones/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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Pick Analysis. Nassir Little. 18. player. 100. Scouting Report. Small Forward. North Carolina

The poor Pacers have tried hard to replace Paul George.  Tyreke Evans seemed like a good idea, but it just didn’t work.  Bojan shot the lights out, but was a waste on the other end.  Nassir Little came into this year as a projected top five pick and just couldn’t get the job done in college.  That said, not getting the job done still got him 19 and 9 in one of the best colleges in the country.  If the Pacers can get a little more consistency out of him, they’d be getting one hell of a player at 18.

Shooting Guard. USC. Kevin Porter Jr. 147. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 17. player

The Nets have the best coaching and development staff in the NBA by a wide margin.  If I were Durant, Butler, or Irving this is where I’d be looking to play.  However, if the Nets can’t attract an elite free agent, they can draft an elite guard and get the best out of him.  If Porter had been better prepared for the draft I believe he has the potential to be a top five pick.  Brooklyn can get the benefit out of that talent by putting Kevin into their system.  As much as we should all love Joe Harris, he’s not the shooting guard this team needs to go against Jimmy Butler and the other elite guards in the NBA.

Scouting Report. Virginia Tech. 16. Pick Analysis. Shooting Guard. NICKEIL ALEXANDER-WALKER. player. 38

It’s hard to be a believer in the Magic’s roster as currently compiled.  They have a lot of players who do things well, but it’s tough to see how they all fit together.  They’re not going to solve those problems in this draft, but picking NAW is a nice gamble on what they could become if Fultz can ever get healthy.  Walker has a nice all around game and is a great outside shooter.  If the Magic can find a way to get progress out of their young players, a lineup with Bamba, Gordon, Issac, Alexander-Walker, and Fultz has the potential to be a very long, versatile beast in the east for a long time.

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