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NBA Mock Draft: Dallas Mavericks Select Wendell Carter Jr. From Duke

SB Nation’s NBA Network conducted a mock draft with bloggers from each team site making their team’s pick. With the fifth pick, the Mavericks select Wendell Carter Jr.

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NBA Mock Draft Pick #5 — Wendell Carter Jr., Forward, Duke

SBNation’s Dallas Mavericks blog Mavs Moneyball explains the pick:

Dallas tried to trade out of their pick - both up and down - but in the end settled on the player they like best at 5. Wendell Carter Jr. doesn’t have Mo Bamba’s freakish length, but he does just about everything well, whether it’s traditional big man things like rebound and block shots, or more modern big stuff like space the floor and pass from free-throw line and up. Getting someone so well-rounded who’s also just 19 helps build the Mavericks’ core, giving them the best mix of high-floor and upside.

  1. Suns DEANDRE AYTON
  2. Kings LUKA DONCIC
  3. Hawks JAREN JACKSON
  4. Grizzlies MARVIN BAGLEY III
  5. Mavs WENDELL CARTER JR.
  6. Magic MO BAMBA
  7. Bulls MICHAEL PORTER JR.
  8. Cavaliers TRAE YOUNG
  9. Knicks MIKAL BRIDGES
  10. Sixers ZHAIRE SMITH
  11. Mavs MILES BRIDGES
  12. Clippers SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER
  13. Magic ELIE OKOBO
  14. Nuggets KEVIN KNOX
  15. Wizards ROBERT WILLIAMS
  16. Suns COLLIN SEXTON
  17. Bucks LONNIE WALKER
  18. Spurs TROY BROWN
  19. Hawks DE’ANTHONY MELTON
  20. Wolves KEVIN HUERTER
  21. Jazz CHANDLER HUTCHISON
  22. Bulls JOSH OKOGIE
  23. Pacers KEITA BATES-DIOP
  24. Nets GRAYSON ALLEN
  25. Lakers AARON HOLIDAY
  26. Sixers JACOB EVANS
  27. Celtics JEROME ROBINSON
  28. Warriors KHYRI THOMAS
  29. Blazers DONTE DIVINCENZO
  30. Hawks MELVIN FRAZIER