It's that time of year again. The NBA draft is all about potential, potential, potential.
This year's draft has a number of talented players. It is really a question of a player going to the right situation whether he will succeed right away.
The first two picks are easy to project. Ben Simmons is clearly going to the Sixers at No. 1. He has a bright future and a ton of talent. He can rebound and pass, but he needs to improve his shooting. Brandon Ingram of Duke should be lock city for the Lakers at No. 2.
Here we go, my projections for the first round of the draft. It is really a crapshoot, baby!
1. Philadelphia: Ben Simmons, LSU
2. LA Lakers: Brandon Ingram, Duke
3. Boston: Buddy Hield, Oklahoma
4. Phoenix: Marquese Chriss, Washington
5. Minnesota: Kris Dunn, Providence
6. New Orleans: Jaylen Brown, California
7. Denver: Jamal Murray, Kentucky
8. Sacramento: Dragan Bender, Croatia
9. Toronto: Henry Ellenson, Marquette
10. Milwaukee: Wade Baldwin IV, Vanderbilt
11. Orlando: Domantas Sabonis, Gonzaga
12. Utah: Jakob Poeltl, Utah
13. Phoenix: Skal Labissiere. Kentucky
14. Chicago: Deyonta Davis, Michigan State
15. Denver: Thon Maker, Australia
16. Boston: Malachi Richardson, Syracuse
17. Memphis: Dejounte Murray, Washington
18. Detroit: Denzel Valentine, Michigan State
19. Denver: Furkan Korkmaz, Turkey
20. Indiana DeAndre Bembry, Saint Joseph's
21. Atlanta: Cheick Diallo, Kansas
22. Charlotte: Brice Johnson, North Carolina
23. Boston: Malik Beasley, Florida State
24. Philadelphia: Patrick McCaw, UNLV
25. LA Clippers: Ben Bentil, Providence
26. Philadelphia: Ante Zizic, Croatia
27. Toronto: Timothe Luwawu, France
28. Phoenix: Demetrius Jackson, Notre Dame
29. San Antonio: Juan Hernangomez, Spain
30. Golden State: Caris LeVert, Michigan