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NBA Mock Draft 5.0: New No. 1 pick for Wolves, Bulls take Toppin

By Dylan Jackson

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 30: LaMelo Ball of the Hawks drives against Finn Delany of the Breakers during the round 9 NBL match between the New Zealand Breakers and the Illawarra Hawks at Spark Arena on November 30, 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images)
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 30: LaMelo Ball of the Hawks drives against Finn Delany of the Breakers during the round 9 NBL match between the New Zealand Breakers and the Illawarra Hawks at Spark Arena on November 30, 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images) /
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Minnesota Timberwolves, Aaron Nesmith
Aaron Nesmith of the Vanderbilt Commodores goes up for shot. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

15. Orlando Magic – Josh Green, Wing, Arizona
16. Portland Trail Blazers – Saddiq Bey, Forward, Villanova

. Wing. Minnesota Timberwolves. Aaron Nesmith. 17. player. 86

The Minnesota Timberwolves getting Aaron Nesmith with the 17th overall pick would be a home run swing. Nesmith is a great off-ball wing player that brings elite shooting.

Though he only played in roughly a dozen games for Vanderbilt, Nesmith’s shooting is unlike any other player in this draft class. He shot over 50-percent from range… with incredible volume (115 total attempts [in comparison, Jarrett Culver took 161 total threes with about 2.5 times as many games]).

With his potential as a scorer, Nesmith also brings some ability as an on-ball defender, as well. Though he is not particularly good, he is likely to become, at the very least, an average defender in the NBA.

18. Dallas Mavericks – Jalen Smith, Big, Maryland
19. Brooklyn Nets – RJ Hampton, Guard, USA
20. Miami Heat – Cole Anthony, Guard, UNC
21. Philadelphia 76ers – Desmond Bane, Guard, TCU
22. Denver Nuggets – Tyrell Terry, Guard, Stanford
23. Utah Jazz – Aleksej Pokusevski, Big, Serbia
24. Milwaukee Bucks – Leandro Balmaro, Wing, Argentina
25. Oklahoma City Thunder – Cassius Stanley, Wing, Duke
26. Boston Celtics – Tyrese Maxey, Guard, Kentucky
27. New York Knicks – Theo Maledon, Guard, France
28. Los Angeles Lakers – Jahmi’us Ramsey, Guard, Texas Tech
29. Toronto Raptors – Devon Dotson, Guard, Kansas
30. Boston Celtics – Grant Riller, Guard, Charleston