NBA Draft: Luka Doncic rises to first in 2018 NBA Redraft

The second Charlotte Hornets player to go in our redraft, Graham here leaps up to Pick No. 15 from 34th in the original draft. Graham, a 6’1″ point guard out of Kansas, is a North Carolina native who doesn’t get sent too much further in our redraft by going to the Washington Wizards.

Graham was mostly invisible as a rookie, playing just 14.7 minutes per game and averaging less than five points. Then his sophomore year came, and Graham exploded into an 18.2 points-per-game scorer as his 3-point shot took a leap up to 37.3 percent.

Far from a one-trick pony, Graham also improved as a passer, dishing 7.5 assists per game, good for eighth in the league that season. Adding Gordon Hayward and LaMelo Ball invariably decreased Graham’s volume, but he was still able to increase his effective field goal percentage by 15 points (up to 51 percent) and earn a solid long-term contract from the New Orleans Pelicans.

Graham is not perfect, as he is an infrequent finisher inside and can be taken advantage of defensively. Even so, his volume from outside is impressive and helps to space the floor out for his teammates.

The Washington Wizards were without a replacement plan for John Wall, as they were every season until the present, and in our redraft accordingly take Graham here. He can be groomed to one day replace Wall, and in the meantime be the kind of bench gunner that might allow them to not re-sign Davis Bertans to such an exorbitant contract.