NBA Mock Draft 2017: How the top ten will pan out after the lottery
By Keith Rivas
The latest NBA mock draft 2017 comes after a wild night at the lottery.
If you’ve ever felt like a certain night was your lucky night, you know how some teams felt on Tuesday. The NBA saw their bottom half of the league lean in on the few bounces of ping pong balls to determine their future.
Much of what was at stake Tuesday night fell in the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers. Considering that they find themselves in an almost pleasant predicament, the purple and gold will select second overall for the third straight year.
Previous draft selections include D’Angelo Russell in 2015 and Brandon Ingram from a year ago. Whether or not they’ll pursue former UCLA star Lonzo Ball or not is up for discussion, especially considering they’re second only to Boston.
There are a lot of ways that this can play out come draft night. Here’s a first look at the top ten if the draft were to happen right after the announcement of the lottery order.