2018 NBA Mock Draft: The Beginning of the Luka Dončić Era?

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Published by Daniel Lewis on June 20, 2018

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The 2018 NBA draft is loaded with potential generational superstar talents in DeAndre Ayton and Luka Dončić.  Ayton appears poised to emerge as the league's newest young All-Star center along the lines of Karl-Anthony Towns and Joel Embiid.  Meanwhile, Dončić is a by all measures a basketball prodigy, playing at the highest levels in Europe since the young age of 16, and is now ready to take his talents to the NBA.  Aside from these two superstars, the 2018 NBA draft also features a number of other potential stars and solid starters.

Below are pick-by-pick predictions of the lottery picks of the 2018 NBA Draft:

1. Phoenix Suns: C Deandre Ayton, Arizona

2. Sacramento Kings: G/F Luka Doncic, Real Madrid

3. Atlanta Hawks: G Trae Young, Oklahoma

4. Memphis Grizzlies: F Marvin Bagley III, Duke

5. Dallas Mavericks: F/C Jaren Jackson, Jr., Michigan State

6. Orlando Magic: G Collin Sexton, Alabama

7. Chicago Bulls: C/F Mohamed Bamba, Texas

8. Cleveland Cavaliers: C/F Wendell Carter, Jr., Duke

9. New York Knicks: F Michael Porter, Jr., Missouri

10. Philadelphia 76ers: F Mikal Bridges, Villanova

11. Charlotte Hornets: F Kevin Knox, Kentucky

12. Los Angeles Clippers (from Detroit Pistons): G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Kentucky

13. Los Angeles Clippers: G/F Lonnie Walker, Miami

14. Denver Nuggets: F Miles Bridges, Michigan State

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