Mock Drafts June Update: whom will the Warriors draft?

A complete roundup plus players we missed in the Draft Tourney

Mock Draft Selections for the Warriors

Here is a look at all the major draft analysts and who they chose in mock drafts for the Warriors at #19. You can’t expect any draft analyst to precisely predict draft picks outside, say, the Top 5, so this is not about prediction accuracy. This is about what different analysts think is a good match between prospect and Warriors team needs. A link to each original mock draft is provided.

I’m pleased to say that if you’ve been following the Draft Tourney, you have seen scouting on almost every player mocked to the Warriors…

Not yet scouted in our Draft Tourney

• Ben Sheppard. Wasserman, B/R (2023.06.02). Holy crap, Sheppard has been shooting upwards on the mock drafts.

• James Nnaji. Givony and Woo, ESPN DraftExpress. (2023.06.05)

• Kobe Bufkin. Krysten Peek, Yahoo! Sports. (2023.06.05)

  • When setting the field, Bufkin was considered out of our range. His rank has been drifting downwards ever since.

• Kobe Bufkin. Givony and Woo, ESPN DraftExpress. (2023.06.05)

• Trey Alexander, Boone, CBS Sports (2023.06.03).

  • Trey Alexander withdrew from the NBA Draft. This pick was, to put it mildly, a serious long shot from an analyst who I’ve found to be quite out of step with what actually happens on draft night.
    

• I will add Ben Sheppard, James Nnaji and Kobe Bufkin to a special Out of Competition chapter of our Draft Tourney.

Already scouted in our Draft Tourney

• Brice Sensabaugh, NBADraftRoom.com (2023.06.05)

  • Brice Sensabaugh (5) vs Colby Jones (12).

• Colby Jones, O’Connor, The Ringer. (2023.06.06).

  • Colby Jones (12) vs Bilal Coulibaly (13)

• Dariq Whitehead. Spinella, The Box and One (2023.06.05)

  • Dariq Whitehead (8) vs Noah Clowney (9).

• Dereck Lively II. O’Connor, The Ringer. (2023.05.16).

  • Dereck Lively (6) vs Leonard Miller (11).

  • A big favorite in Dub Nation, but his stock may have risen out of range of #19.

• Dereck Lively II. Parrish, CBS Sports (2023.06.03)

• Dereck Lively II. NBADraft.net (2023.06.01)

• Dereck Lively II. Heery, Yardbarker (2023.06.05)

• Dereck Lively II. Kalbrosky, USA Today (2023.06.02)

• Jalen Hood-Schifino. Vecenie, The Athletic. (2023.05.16)

  • Jalen Hood-Schifino (3) vs Sidy Cissoko (14).

• Jalen Hood-Schifino, Byrum & Hughes, NBC Sports. (2023.05.27)

• Jett Howard, RookieWire, USA Today. (2023.06.05)

  • Jett Howard (1) vs Brandin Podziemski (16)

• Kris Murray, Finkelstein, CBS Sports (2023.06.03)

  • Rayan Rupert (7) vs Kris Murray (10).

  • Another big favorite of Dub Nation.

• Kris Murray. Babcock, SI. (2023.05.23)

• Noah Clowney. Cobb, CBS Sports (2023.06.03)

  • Dariq Whitehead (8) vs Noah Clowney (9).

• Rayan Rupert. Givony and Woo, ESPN. (2023.06.01)

  • Rayan Rupert (7) vs Kris Murray (10).

How have mocks changed since we set the Draft Tourney field?

I re-did the selection of the Draft Tourney using only June Mock Drafts (BR 6-2, Givony ESPN 6-2, The Ringer 6-6, Yahoo 6-5) just to see how much things would have changed. It’s too late to change the Tourney, but I’ll post at least one supplementary round for the key players we missed.

Players mocked to not fall to #19

• Victor Wembanyama

• Brandon Miller

• Scoot Henderson

• Amen Thompson

• Cam Whitmore

• Ausar Thompson

• Jarace Walker

• Anthony Black

• Taylor Hendricks

• Gradey Dick

• Nick Smith

• Keyonte George

• Dereck Lively (sorry folks)

• Cason Wallace

10 players mocked in our range

• Bilal Coulibaly (14.8)

• Jalen Hood Schifino (14.8)

• Kobe Bufkin (16.5)

• Jordan Hawkins (17.3)

• Leonard Miller (20)

• Brice Sensabaugh (24.5)

• Jett Howard (24.5)

• Maxwell Lewis (26.3)

• Rayan Rupert (27.8)

• Ben Sheppard (28)

These are players who were mocked by someone to go at or above #19.

The next 13 Reaches by average rank

• Kris Murray (23.8)

• Noah Clowney (24.5)

• Dariq Whitehead (26)

• G G Jackson (28.8)

• Brandin Podziemski (29.8)

• Jaime Jaquez (30.3)

• Olivier Maxence Prosper (31.5)

• Colby Jones (31.5)

• Bobi Klintman (32.8)

• James Nnaji (33.3)

• Trayce Jackson Davis (34.3)

• Sidy Cissoko (35.3)

• Amari Bailey (36)

Out of those 23, who is not in the Tourney?

• Kobe Bufkin (16.5)

• Maxwell Lewis (26.3)

• Ben Sheppard (28)

  • Actually worked out for GSW on June 6.

• Jaime Jaquez (30.3)

  • Actually worked out for GSW on May 30

• Olivier Maxence Prosper (31.5)

• Bobi Klintman (32.8)

• James Nnaji (33.3)

  • Mock drafted for GSW by the eccentric Givony / Woo, above.

• Amari Bailey (36)

  • Certain commenters’ cult favorite