2013 NBA Mock Draft 1.0

NEW YORK -- Saddle up, everyone. This is going to be a wildly unpredictable draft. Though reports about this crop's weakness are premature -- it is impossible

Chris Mannix | May 22, 2013

2013 NBA Mock Draft 1.0 /

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NEW YORK -- Saddle up, everyone. This is going to be a wildly unpredictable draft.

Though reports about this crop's weakness are premature -- it is impossible to know just how good or bad a draft is until years after it's completed -- two things are clear: There is no can't-miss superstar at the top (Kansas' Ben McLemore has the most potential while Kentucky's Nerlens Noel could become a Ben Wallace-like defensive force) and there are few certainties anywhere. Teams' draft boards will be all over the place, and lottery talent, at least in the minds of some general managers, will likely slip into the 20s.

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As teams gear up for group workouts, individual workouts and countless hours of film study ahead of the June 27 draft, here's SI.com's Mock Draft 1.0.

Published May 22, 2013

CHRIS MANNIX

Chris Mannix is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated covering the NBA and boxing beats. He joined the SI staff in 2003 following his graduation from Boston College. Mannix is the host of SI's "Open Floor" podcast and serves as a ringside analyst and reporter for DAZN Boxing. He is also a frequent contributor to NBC Sports Boston as an NBA analyst. A nominee for National Sportswriter of the Year in 2022, Mannix has won writing awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Pro Basketball Writers Association, and is a longtime member of both organizations.