Nine picks passed before it seemed the draft was on. Now, who does Philadelphia move to make room for Mikal Bridges? Phoenix did the obvious in taking DeAndre Ayton at #1, leaving Marvin Bagley III available at #2. From there, Atlanta possibly gave up one of the best players available in a trade with Dallas, swapping #3 Luca Doncic for undersized Trae Young, taken at #5 by Dallas in a pre-arranged move. There may be little to dispute with Memphis taking Jaren Jackson Jr. at #4 or Orlando taking Mohamed Bamba at #6, and Chicago may get the expected value from Wendell Carter Jr. at #7. Meanwhile, the jury is still out on #8 Cleveland pick Collin Sexton, with some head scratching at New York taking Kevin Knox at #9.
