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

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