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NBA Draft: The Complete and Final 2018 Mock Draft

By Trey Flynn

MADRID, SPAIN - JUNE 13: Luka Doncic, #7 guard of Real Madrid during the Liga Endesa game between Real Madrid and Kirolbet Baskonia at Wizink Center on June 13, 2018 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Sonia Canada/Getty Images)
MADRID, SPAIN - JUNE 13: Luka Doncic, #7 guard of Real Madrid during the Liga Endesa game between Real Madrid and Kirolbet Baskonia at Wizink Center on June 13, 2018 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Sonia Canada/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, IL – MAY 15: NBA Draft Prospect, Mohamed Bamba poses for a portrait during the 2018 NBA Combine circuit on May 15, 2018 at the Intercontinental Hotel Magnificent Mile in Chicago, Illinois. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – MAY 15: NBA Draft Prospect, Mohamed Bamba poses for a portrait during the 2018 NBA Combine circuit on May 15, 2018 at the Intercontinental Hotel Magnificent Mile in Chicago, Illinois. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Texas. Mohamed Bamba. 5. player. Pick Analysis. C. 79. Scouting Report

Height: 7’0″, Weight: 225, Age: 19
Statistics: 12.9 PPG, 10.5 RPG, 3.7 BPG

Despite having one of the best-selling rap songs named after him, Mo Bamba will look to surprise the league with being the biggest upset not taking as the number one pick.

A lot like the surprise of Jayson Tatum being the best player out of the top five picks of last years draft, we may see that with Bamba not being taken with the 1st pick. Bamba averaged close to 13 points per game, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks, and that’s an insane stat line for a Texas big man.

Can Mo Bamba be the best Texas player since Kevin Durant?

While most of Bamba’s stats come from underneath the basket, you can’t leave this guy open – as he’ll knock down a three in your face. Not only that, he has a turn around move that is eerily similar to Joel Embiid.

What Bamba fails in, is his indecision from the perimeter, often times he takes too long to decide if he should shoot or drive on his defender, therefore creating a lane for the defender to steal the ball from him.

What Bamba lacks in his basketball IQ, he makes up for it with is inhuman strength and athleticism. The Dallas Mavericks will finally get the center they’ve been asking for and the center they hoped for with Nerlens Noel. Bamba is possibly my favorite player in the draft, just from a perspective, so I hope Dallas can pair him up with Dirk and Dennis Smith Jr. for my enjoyment this year.

Mark Cuban may finally have done it.