PJ Washington, Keldon Johnson and Tyler Herro are all 3 in the first round of the CBS Sports NBA Mock Draft.
Johnson and Herro still have a lot of work to do if they want to make the Lottery according to their projections.
12 HORNETS
PJ Washington | Kentucky | Soph | PF | 6-8As far as ready-made prospects go, PJ Washington’s skill set has all the ingredients of an early contributor from the power forward spot. He can space the floor as a 3-point shooter, he can bang inside, and yes, he’s plenty athletic enough to hold his own defensively. This could be a pick with an eye on the not-so-distant future with Marvin Williams entering a contract year.
17 NETS
Keldon Johnson | Kentucky | Fr | SF | 6-6The Nets could use an injection of youth particularly at the small forward position, where 32-year-old DeMarre Carroll primarily played last season. Johnson, 19, could provide that along with athleticism the likes of which Brooklyn does not really have. He can play above the rim and finish in traffic, he can space the floor — he shot 38.1 percent from 3-point range at Kentucky — and he’s more than capable of developing into a quality glue guy with time.
28 WARRIORS
Tyler Herro | Kentucky | Fr | SG | 6-5Herro might be a late-riser in this process because of his play-making ability as a 6-5 shooting guard. He can put the ball on the floor and finish in space, he can run off screens and make tough shots, and he can rebound really well. All of those traits are translatable. If he slips to the late-first with the Warriors, he’d find a great spot where he could flash all of those skills.
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