2019 NBA Draft: Full Mock Draft 1.0, Atlanta Hawks Take Two Stars

Zion Williamson #1 and RJ Barrett #5 Atlanta Hawks (Photo by Grant Halverson/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
Zion Williamson #1 and RJ Barrett #5 Atlanta Hawks (Photo by Grant Halverson/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) /
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Atlanta Hawks 2019 NBA Draft
Cam Reddish #2 Atlanta Hawks 2019 NBA Draft (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

#6. Washington Wizards – Cam Reddish

Ranked as the third-best prospect coming into the 2018 college basketball season, Cam Reddish largely underwhelmed in his lone college season, as he only shot 33.3 percent from long range on a lofty 61.8 percent three-point attempt rate. His true shooting percentage was also subpar at 49.9 percent.

Though his defensive effort and energy combined with great size (6-foot-8, 218 pounds) and good hands made him a terror on the less glamorous end, Reddish showed very few flashes of skill off the dribble in college – often dribbling into traffic without much of a plan then traveling or committing a dumb offensive foul.

At the next level (and outside of the shadow of his headline-stealing teammates Zion and R.J.), Reddish might be able to get more comfortable as a three-and-D marksman.

The Washington Wizards underperformed their preseason expectations worse than any other team in the league and seemed to just waltz into the 6th-best draft odds. With John Wall likely going to sap the team’s flexibility for years to come, the Wiz must look to nab a high-upside player with a fairly decent floor – a prospect like Reddish would fill both needs.

Though his numbers were down, he was 9th in the ACC in steals per game (1.6) and he never shied away from big shots, as this game-winner versus Florida State entails: