2017 NBA Mock Draft: Predictions for Prospects Heading into Final Day of Season

Although most NBA fans will focus on where stud freshmen such as Markelle Fultz, Lonzo Ball and Josh Jackson go at the top of this year's draft, keep an eye out for where some players land when the lottery teams are done picking, as the talent in this year's pool is quite deep.

The 2017 NBA draft resembles 2011 in that way. During that year, three future All-Stars—Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler and Isaiah Thomas—went 15th, 30th and 60th, respectively.

It would be surprising to see three All-Stars emerge from the non-lottery portion of the 2017 draft, but it would not be shocking if a handful of players are key cogs in NBA teams' rotations.

Here's a look at an NBA mock draft with one day left to go in the regular season, followed by analysis of three picks who can help some second units next year.

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School or Pro Team
1	Boston Celtics	Markelle Fultz	PG	Washington
2	Phoenix Suns	Josh Jackson	SF	Kansas
3	Los Angeles Lakers	Lonzo Ball	PG	UCLA
4	Philadelphia 76ers	Malik Monk	SG	Kentucky
5	Orlando Magic	Jayson Tatum	SF	Duke
6	New York Knicks	De'Aaron Fox	PG	Kentucky
7	Minnesota Timberwolves	Jonathan Isaac	SF	Florida State
8	Dallas Mavericks	Lauri Markkanen	PF	Arizona
9	Sacramento Kings	Frank Ntilikina	PG	Strasbourg IG (France)
10	Sacramento Kings	Miles Bridges	SF/PF	Michigan State
11	Charlotte Hornets	John Collins	PF	Wake Forest
12	Detroit Pistons	Dennis Smith Jr.	PG	North Carolina State
13	Denver Nuggets	Justin Jackson	SF	North Carolina
14	Miami Heat	TJ Leaf	PF	UCLA
15	Chicago Bulls	Justin Patton	C	Creighton
16	Portland Trail Blazers	Isaiah Hartenstein	PF	Zalgiris (Lithuania)
17	Indiana Pacers	Harry Giles	PF	Duke
18	Milwaukee Bucks	Zach Collins	C	Gonzaga
19	Portland Trail Blazers	Rodions Kurucs	SF	FC Barcelona B (Spain)
20	Atlanta Hawks	Terrance Ferguson	SG	Adelaide (Australia)
21	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luke Kennard	SG	Duke
22	Brooklyn Nets	Jawun Evans	PG	Oklahoma State
23	Utah Jazz	Donovan Mitchell	SG	Louisville
24	Toronto Raptors	Semi Ojeleye	PF	SMU
25	Orlando Magic	Ivan Rabb	PF	Cal
26	Portland Trail Blazers	Josh Hart	SG	Villanova
27	Brooklyn Nets	Jordan Bell	PF	Oregon
28	Los Angeles Lakers	Jarrett Allen	C	Texas
29	San Antonio Spurs	Caleb Swanigan	PF	Purdue
30	Utah Jazz	Dillon Brooks	SF	Oregon

Luke Kennard

The former Duke shooting guard would be a great fit on an Oklahoma City Thunder team that desperately needs an offensive boost. Only four players average more than 10 points per game for the Thunder, with point guard Russell Westbrook carrying the offensive burden every night with an average of 31.9 points.

Kennard posted 19.5 points per game for the Blue Devils as a sophomore last year, shooting 49 percent from the field and 43.8 percent from three-point range.

The Thunder rank second-to-last in the NBA in three-point percentage, so Kennard could be a big boost off the bench and provide scoring for the second unit.

Jawun Evans

The former Oklahoma State point guard, who was the floor general for the team that KenPom.com ranked as No. 1 in adjusted offensive efficiency last season, was one of the best players in men's college basketball last year, averaging 19.2 points, 6.4 assists and 1.8 steals per game.

Most notably, he scored 30 against eventual national champion North Carolina and also posted 22 points and 15 assists against Kansas. Remarkably, Evans did this as a sophomore. 

The Brooklyn Nets, who mortgaged their future in a 2013 trade with the Boston Celtics for Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, simply need to roster as many young, talented players as they can and see what sticks, regardless of position.

Although the Nets have Jeremy Lin running the point, Evans can immediately get some run as a backup.

Josh Hart

The 6'6" shooting guard never made fewer than 50 percent of his field goals in each of his four seasons at Villanova. He improved each year and finished his senior campaign by leading the Wildcats with 18.7 points per game.

Portland needs some help off the bench to help take the offensive load off Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum, who combine to score 50.0 of Portland's 108.0 points per game (or 46.3 percent of the scoring load).

Hart can arrive in Portland and immediately provide some scoring punch off the bench as a member of the Blazers' rotation. He would also fit in seamlessly at shooting guard with either Lillard or McCollum running the point.