NBA Draft 2017: Latest 1st-Round Mock Draft with Regular Season Completed

This year's NBA draft should be one of the most intriguing in years, as there is elite talent on the top and an incredible amount of depth on the back end.

Here's a look at a new NBA mock draft as well as write-ups on two conference players of the year and a March Madness breakout star.

Note that the NBA draft order will not be finalized until Tuesday, May 16, when the NBA draft lottery occurs (check this NBA.com article from last year on how that works).

Furthermore, some ties in the NBA draft order need to be broken via coin flips. The teams that are tied in the order have the same symbol next to their names below.

For example, the Chicago Bulls and Trail Blazers have percent signs next to their names, meaning that they need to have a coin flip to decide No. 15 and No. 16 in the draft order.

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	Justin Jackson	SF	North Carolina
11	Charlotte Hornets	Zach Collins	C	Gonzaga
12	Detroit Pistons	Dennis Smith Jr.	PG	North Carolina State
13	Denver Nuggets	Rodions Kurucs	SF	FC Barcelona B (Spain)
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 ^	Donovan Mitchell	SG	Louisville
19	Portland Trail Blazers !	Terrance Ferguson	SG	Adelaide (Australia)
20	Atlanta Hawks !	Luke Kennard	SG	Duke
21	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jordan Bell	PF	Oregon
22	Brooklyn Nets	Jawun Evans	PG	Oklahoma State
23	Utah Jazz #	John Collins	PF	Wake Forest
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	Caleb Swanigan	PF	Purdue
28	Los Angeles Lakers	Jarrett Allen	C	Texas
29	San Antonio Spurs	Dillon Brooks	SF	Oregon
30	Utah Jazz	OG Anunoby	SF	Indiana

Justin Jackson

The 6'8" forward became North Carolina's primary scoring option this season and did not disappoint, averaging 18.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per game en route to an ACC Player of the Year award and a national championship.

After a stellar junior-year campaign, Jackson looks ready for the NBA. He's immediately capable of jumping off a team's bench and providing some scoring for a second unit, as evidenced by his improved three-point shooting this year (37.0 percent in 2016-17, compared to 29.2 percent in 2015-16).

Check out this article from Mike Schmitz of DraftExpress from March 2 if you want to learn more about Jackson's shooting. Here's a notable excerpt:

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Jackson has already made 19 more threes this year than he did in his first two years combined, and his efficiency numbers, especially off the catch, have skyrocketed. His shot preparation, balance, speed of his release and wrist action have all improved considerably in spot up situations, and his confidence is at an all-time high because of it.

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NBA teams are reliant on the three-pointer, as evidenced by the fact the Minnesota Timberwolves are last in the NBA in three-point attempts yet still chuck 21.0 per game (the Houston Rockets are first with 40.3 per night). In other words, Jackson's improved three-point shot will grab scouts' attention, so expect him to land somewhere on the back end of the lottery.

Caleb Swanigan

The 6'9", 250-pound Purdue big man was named the Big Ten Player of the Year after he scored 18.5 points, grabbed 12.5 rebounds and dished 3.1 assists during his sophomore year.

Swanigan has a nice touch for someone his size. He can step out and knock down a three-pointer (he shot 44.7 percent from beyond the arc this season and made seven of 12 attempts in the NCAA tournament) and dish the ball to his teammates, especially out of the double team.

In some ways, he compares to Atlanta Hawks power forward Paul Millsap, who has a similar build (6'8" and 246 pounds).

Millsap was a great scorer and rebounder in college for Louisiana Tech (18.6 points and 12.7 rebounds during his three-year career) and he can also handle the ball well and shoot three-pointers.

The four-time All-Star has carved out a nice 11-year career in the league and has been the best player on the playoff-bound Hawks this year.

Swanigan probably won't have Millsap's career, but he can hang in the NBA for over a decade.

Jordan Bell

The Oregon forward dominated the paint during the NCAA tournament and posted one of the best (if not the best) single-game performance of any player during March Madness when he blocked eight shots to go along with 11 points, 13 boards and four assists against Kansas in the Elite Eight.

Bell is going to face some issues on the next level, however. Here are some notes from NBADraft.net about that topic:

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Has played center at Oregon and seems to be the position in which he best translates, and at around 6’8 with a 6’11-7’0 wingspan, is very much undersized. While he definitely seems to have strength to him, can certainly stand to add weight if he wants to defend bigger, stronger players at the next level.

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That being said, Bell's best traits should be able to translate to the pros and keep him in an NBA rotation. Namely, he's energetic, athletic and plays with his heart on his sleeve. 

Many of Bell's blocks in the tournament were virtue of him hustling down low and jumping out of the gym. Check out his highlight reel against Kansas here, via the NCAA March Madness Twitter account:

Bell should find a home somewhere off the bench.