Where Sports Illustrated's latest NBA Mock Draft has former Auburn Basketball stars going
With the NBA Draft fast approaching, many different sports information outlets have been providing mock drafts.
It is always interesting to see where these different mock drafts have former Auburn stars, Jabari Smith and Walker Kessler. It is almost universal to see both Smith and Kessler going in the first round, but different outlets have these two in various places in the first round.
I have seen Smith in different mock drafts being selected first all the way to fourth, and I have seen Kessler being selected somewhere in the range of 18 to 30.
Different sports news outlets have different opinions on how the draft will play out, but the one universal theme is that Kessler and Smith will both be selected in the first round.
This is great for Coach Pearl and the Auburn Basketball program since if these two go in the first round, they will be Auburn's third and fourth first-round picks in the last four years.
This is a great indication of how far Coach Pearl has brought the program in his time on the Plains.
Let's look at where Sports Illustrated's Mock Draft has these two Auburn players being selected.
Jabari Smith First Overall Orlando Magic
Walker Kessler 25th Overall San Antonio Spurs
The NBA Draft will take place on June 23rd. This will be an exciting day for these two young men and the Auburn family as we wait to send our two former basketball stars to the NBA.