17) Dallas Mavericks-Nolan Traoré
After foolishly trading Luka Doncic, the Dallas Mavericks have no choice but to make the best of their current roster. Unfortunately, Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving, their two best players, are both out for the season.
Davis was expected to be out for several weeks after only playing one game with the Mavericks since being acquired from the Lakers but may instead sit out the rest of the season. Meanwhile, Irving was just ruled out for the rest of the season and possibly won't be available for the first couple of months of next season.
That will increase the need for Dallas to make the most of their pick. After all, they still have plenty of talent—albeit aging talent. The Mavs are fully stocked at power forward and center but could use an eventual replacement for Irving at point guard with him getting up in age.
As a result, they should pick point guard Nolan Traoré. Traoré has high upside as a passer and scoring potential to make him a future starting point guard. Getting a player who could eventually grow into a starting guard with a pick in the teens would be a nice piece of business for the free-falling Mavericks.
18) Oklahoma City Thunder (via Clippers)-Hugo Gonzales
The Oklahoma City Thunder are still flush with picks, and this year's draft will be no different, with them currently having at least three selections. With 13 players under contract for next season, barring them combining those picks to trade up or trading out of this year's draft, they could opt to go the draft and stash route.
In that case, they should take a look at Real Madrid's Hugo Gonzalez. Gonzalez is considered to be among the best international prospects in the draft class, but his draft stock has fallen somewhat due to his offensive flaws, particularly his lack of three-point shooting, with him hitting just 20% of his threes thus far.
Nevertheless, he has been playing professionally for the last two seasons, and his size, toughness, and activity level make him a plus defender even at 18 years old. Having a wing that can't shoot is a problem, but assuming his shot comes around, he could be a worthwhile selection.
Stashing him for a season or two and then signing him to a rookie-scale contract could help the Thunder get a rotation player on the cheap. That will be especially important with them having to pay Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, and Jalen Williams at least $35 million annually by then.
He may not be ready to immediately contribute, but he has the potential to be a solid wing if given time to further develop. That could make him a possible draft-and-stash candidate, especially for teams with multiple first-round picks.