2019 NBA Draft: Full Mock Draft 4.0, Atlanta Hawks Trade Down to Pick at 8, 14 & 22, Lakers Trade #4
By Chris Guest
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What to get the best team in the regular season in terms of overall record; a team that boasts the presumptive MVP in Giannis Antetokounmpo, one of the most prolific big man three-point shooters in NBA history in Brook Lopez, a steady All-Star sidekick in Khris Middleton and a First Team All-Defense point guard in Eric Bledsoe?
In the 2019 NBA Draft, or at least in this mock-up, that answer is fairly apparent.
Keldon Johnson is widely believed to be a mid-first or high-20s draft pick in his class, but in this scenario, he falls all the way to the Bucks with the 30th pick overall.
Johnson projects to be a swiss-army-knife, glue-guy type of prospect – hence why he might be available this low in the draft. As a jack-of-all-trades and master of none, the Bucks could bring him along slowly and allow him to contribute to a winning team immediately upon being drafted – something that not many freshman prospects can boast in their rookie season.
With good size (6-foot-6, 211 pounds) a projectable frame and rock-solid shooting numbers (38.1 percent on a 31.6 three-point attempt rate per Bart Torvik), the Bucks might be getting a steal with Johnson at #30 overall. The rich get richer indeed.
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