On Thursday we launched our first full mock draft of the year. Mock drafts are funny things. On one hand, people love them. It's fun to speculate what each team will do with its pick. On the other hand, in May, they aren't -- and can't be -- very accurate.
NBA GMs have not made their final decisions on who they are drafting. They haven't even come close to finalizing their draft boards. Why?
To read how teams have already started to evaluate prospects and which ones are climbing up draft boards, you must be an ESPN Insider.
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