Brooklyn Nets: 5 options for pick No. 27 in 2017 NBA Draft

Honorable Mentions

Let’s split the honorable mentions into two distinct groups.

First, there’s guys who are the most likely to get drafted long before the 27th pick comes around. Ivan Rabb is one of those guys that could go as high as 15, though Jonathan Tjarks of The Ringer has Rabb going at 27th to the Brooklyn Nets.

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Both Moke Hamilton of Basketball Insiders and NetScoutsBasketball.com have Duke center Harry Giles listed at 27, while Draft Express (DX) places Giles at 20. Adi Joseph of USA Today has 7-foot-2 center Jonathan Jeanne going to Brooklyn at 27, but the Nets would possibly have to take him at 22.

I’ll add lottery talent OG Anunoby and Australian sharpshooter Terrance Ferguson to the list of honorable mentions. Both could go anywhere in the 20s if they make it out of the late-teens.

The second group of players is most likely to slip into the secnd round. Jonah Bolden, the 2017 ABA League Top Prospect, played for Serbian club Radnicki Basket after playing two years with UCLA. While The Ringer Mock Draft has Bolden listed at 27, Draft Express has Bolden going as late as 46.

Sean Deveney of Sporting News likes guard P.J. Dozier at 27 despite Dozier being listed at 50 by DX. Reid Forgrave of CBS Sports lists Jordan Bell at 27, Gary Parrish of CBS Sports lists Caleb Swanigan at 27, and NBADraft.net lists Dwayne Bacon at 27. According to Draft Express, Bell could go as late as 35, Swanigan could go as late as 41, and Bacon could go as late as 55.

Frank Mason III is listed at 48 by Draft Express, but the Nets would be foolish to wait until 57 to pick up a steal like Mason. The 27th pick could be a bit too high for a 5-foot-11 point guard, but keep in mind that 5-foot-9 MVP candidate Isaiah Thomas was picked at No. 60.