Bulls get Marquette’s JIMMY BUTLER with 30th pick.

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15

Kawhi Leonard

Forward, San Diego State
Relentless rebounder headed to Spurs in trade

 
 
 
 
20

Donatas Motiejunas

Forward, Benetton Treviso (Italy)
Great mix of size, length, agility, and mobility

 
 
 
23

Nikola Mirotic

Forward, Real Madrid (Spain)
Long, good-shooting big won’t hit NBA for years

 
 
 
 
 
 
29

Cory Joseph

Guard, Texas
Great competitor is poised and mature; great shooter

 
30

Jimmy Butler

Forward, Marquette
Versatile forward who can guard several positions

 
31

Bojan Bogdanovic

Guard, Cibona Zagreb (Croatia)
Nice shooter with smooth stroke and easy range

 
32

Justin Harper

Forward, Richmond
Great three-point shooter can also score in the post

 
33

Kyle Singler

Forward, Duke
Good passer from forward spot takes pride in defense

 
34

Shelvin Mack

Guard, Butler
Tough, competitive leader who works hard on defense

 
35

Tyler Honeycutt

Forward, UCLA
Great shot blocker can score in post and from distance

 
36

Jordan Williams

Forward, Maryland
Has touch around basket; runs floor well for big man

 
37

Trey Thompkins

Forward, Georgia
Good face-up game and can put the ball on the floor

 
38

Chandler Parsons

Forward, Florida
Versatile forward is excellent passer and shooter

 
39

Jeremy Tyler

Center, Tokyo Apache (Japan)
Good strength and toughness; NBA-ready body

 
40

Jon Leuer

Forward, Wisconsin
Can put the ball on the floor and has good range

 
41

Darius Morris

Guard, Michigan
Good defender who sees the floor well on offense

 
42

Davis Bertans

Forward, Union Olimpija (Slovenia)
Big man is headed to Spurs in proposed trade.

 
43

Malcolm Lee

Forward, UCLA
Long, athletic defender who’s a hard worker

 
44

Charles Jenkins

Guard, Hofstra
Good passer knows how to score; NBA-ready body

 
45

Josh Harrellson

Forward, Kentucky
Big man with good shooting range dealt to Knicks

 
46

Andrew Goudelock

Guard, College of Charleston
Great shooter capable of playing both guard spots

 
47

Travis Leslie

Guard, Georgia
Big-time athlete and great rebounder for his size

 
48

Keith Benson

Center, Oakland
Good defender, shot blocker and consistent rebounder

 
49

Josh Selby

Guard, Kansas
Is strong, athletic and knows how to score

 
50

Lavoy Allen

Forward, Temple
Great defender, rebounder and passer

 
51

Jon Diebler

Forward, Ohio State
Great shooter with size who can shoot from range

 
52

Vernon Macklin

Forward, Florida
Willing and capable defender; good passer

 
53

DeAndre Liggins

Guard, Kentucky
Strong defender can guard all three perimeter positions

 
54

Milan Macvan

Forward, Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)
Skilled, crafty and competitive; Inside/outside threat

 
55

E’Twaun Moore

Guard, Purdue
Good shooter and good rebounder for his position

 
56

Chukwudiebere Maduabum

Forward, Bakersfield Jam
Nigerian played in the NBA D-League for Bakersfield

 
57

Targuy Ngombo

Forward, Al Rayyan (Qatar)
Pick is headed to Timberwolves as part of trade

 
58

Ater Majok

Forward, Gold Coast Blaze (Australia)
Sudanese big man played most recently in Australia

 
59

Adam Hanga

Forward, Hungary
Athletic wingman could fit in well with Spurs

 
60

Isaiah Thomas

Guard, Washington
Competitive guard is a proven playmaker

 
 
 
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SethDavisHoops So who had the best mock draft? 8 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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the_real_aron Shout out to Petteri Koponen a.k.a. The Finnisher! He’s probably chilling in Helsinki, no clue he just got traded. #NBADraft 8 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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SethDavisHoops Stop making sense RT @dandakich: Hey Illini players..how about listening to Coach Weber instead of the hanger on clowns..just a suggestion 8 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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AlexKennedyNBA So that’s what you were calculating. lol RT @darrenrovell The average name of the top 9 picks in the NBA Draft is 12 letters long 11 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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DraftExpress Its the retweets that killed us I think. RT @Reezy_SP: 100 tweets in a hour, or 1,000 tweets in a day = Twitter Jail. Just to let u know. 12 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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WojYahooNBA Wait, Jim Riggleman quit? 13 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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DraftExpress Heard similar stuff. RT @teamziller: After @DraftExpress revealed Tanguy the other day, I got an email claiming Tanguy is older than 26. 14 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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DraftExpress Thanks Chad! RT @chadfordinsider: Tanguy Ngombo from Qatar going to T’Wolves at 57. Pete Philo’s baby. Good scoop by @DraftExpress on him 15 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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AlecBurks10 I preciate all the support from everybody 17 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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DraftExpress Was for the better. Trust me. RT @teamziller: It’s terrible that @DraftExpress is in Twitter jail during the moment of his greatest triumph 19 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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DraftExpress Yes. He’s on my top-100. Chu Chu. Trained with David Thorpe! RT @KraigKennicutt: have u ever scouted Chukwudiebere Maduabum? Lol 20 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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DraftExpress Twitter jail sucks. Too many tweets today. Can you blame me Twitter? 21 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

DimeMag profile

DimeMag Best players to go undrafted: Scotty Hopson, Demetri McCamey, David Lighty, Jacob Pullen, Chris Wright, LaceDarius Dunn & Matt Howard. 22 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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chadfordinsider Really liked Cavs, Jazz, Spurs, Kings, Wizards draft tonight. Will start working on Draft Grades shortly … 26 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

johnhollinger profile

johnhollinger 49 of my top 60 got picked; all 30 1st-rounders were in my top 60. Every top 20 pick was in my top 30. I fear I’m becoming conventional. 27 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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AlecBurks10 Let’s Go Jazz 27 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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AlexKennedyNBA There you have it, folks. 27 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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DimeMag Congrats to our guy @Isaiah_Thomas2 for realizing his dream! Catch up on his Dime NBA Draft Diary here: http://t.co/AWxVJmo 28 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite