The 2018 NBA Draft takes place Thursday night (June 21) up in Brooklyn — at the Barclays Center, side of the last two ACC Tournaments. In 2017, the ACC set a record with 10 first round picks — led by Duke’s Jayson Tatum. That’s right: one-third of the first round picks in last year’s event hailed from the ACC — not too shabby. Including second round picks, like Dwayne Bacon of FSU, the ACC had a total of 14 players selected in the 2017 NBA Draft.
The previous record stood at eight first round picks — set by the ACC in 1995 and the SEC in 2012.
It’s unlikely that the ACC will duplicate that insane output again in 2018; however, if the ACC has four or more first round picks this year, it will makes 10 straight years of at least four first round picks (2009-17, currently) for the league.
With multiple players projected to land in the lottery — including Duke’s dynamic duo of Marvin Bagley and Wendell Carter — that seems likely to happen again.
With Deandre Ayton widely expected to go No. 1 overall to Phoenix, league sources say Sacramento has lasered in on Marvin Bagley with the No. 2 pick in tonight’s NBA Draft
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 21, 2018
Regardless, let’s look at things team-by-team: underclassmen that have declared for the draft, and seniors that could be selected, too.
Boston College
Jerome Robinson: 20.7 points, 40.9 3P%, 3.3 assists
- Pick-and-roll shooting: 58.9 eFG% (via Synergy Sports)
Clemson
Donte Grantham: 14.2 points, 6.9 rebounds, 41.9 3P%
- Non-post-ups at the basket 72.7 FG% (1.52 points per possession, per Synergy)
- This is a bit of a long shot, especially as Grantham comes off an ACL injury, but he tested the process last year, and was in the midst of a great senior season before getting hurt.
Duke
Marvin Bagley: 21 points, 11.1 rebounds, 6.3 FTA
- Cuts: 75 FG%, 1.43 points per possession (Synergy)
Wendell Carter: 13.5 points, 9.1 rebounds, 12.8 percent offensive rebound rate
- Jump shots: 42 FG%, 57 eFG% (Synergy)
Gary Trent: 14.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 6.5 3PA (40.2 3P%)
- Spot-ups: 1.04 points per possession, 51.8 eFG% (Synergy)
Grayson Allen: 15.5 points, 4.6 assists, 1.7 steals
- Catch-and-shoots: 57.8 eFG%, 1.16 points per possession (Synergy)
Trevon Duval: 10.3 points, 5.6 assists, 2.8 steals per 100 possessions
- Transition: 56.5 FG% (Synergy)
Florida State
Braian Angola: 12.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 4.9 3PA (37.6 3P%)
- Spot-ups: 1.15 points per possession, 58.9 eFG% (Synergy)
Georgia Tech
Josh Okogie: 18.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.8 steals
- Catch-and-shoots: 1.34 points per possession, 66.9 eFG% (Synergy)
Ben Lammers: 11.7 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists
- 4.1 blocks per 100 possessions
Louisville
Ray Spalding: 12.3 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1.7 blocks, 1.5 steals
- At the basket: 64.3 FG%, 1.32 points per possession (Synergy)
Deng Adel: 15 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists
- Transition: 63.9 FG%, 1.19 points per possession (Synergy)
Miami
Lonnie Walker: 11.5 points, 1.9 assists, 5.1 3PA (34.6 3P%)
- Catch-and-shoots: 50 eFG% (Synergy)
Bruce Brown: 11.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 4 assists
- Pick-and-roll: 37.1 FG%, 41.1 eFG% (Synergy)
NC State
Sam Hunt: 5.5 points, 94 FT%, 3.7 3PA (41.8 3P%)
- Spot-ups: 1.34 points per possession, 67.9 eFG% (Synergy)
Al Freeman: 16.1 points, 2.6 assists, 5.5 3PA (38.5 3P%)
- FGA off dribble: 0.89 points per possession, 44.7 eFG% (Synergy)
North Carolina
Theo Pinson: 10.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.1 assists
- Assist rate: 27.2 percent
Joel Berry: 17.1 points, 3.2 assists, 7.1 3PA (34.4 3P%)
- Spot-ups: 1.06 points per possession, 53.7 eFG% (Synergy)
Notre Dame
Bonzie Colson: 19.7 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.2 blocks
- Post-ups: 61.9 FG% (Synergy)
Matt Farrell: 16.3 points, 5.5 assists, 8.4 3PA (37.7 3P%)
- Pick-and-roll: 0.91 points per possession, 53.7 eFG% (Synergy)
Virginia
Devon Hall: 11.7 points, 3.1 assists, 3.9 3PA (43.2 3P%)
- Off-screens: 1.35 points, per possession, 69.6 eFG% (Synergy)
Isaiah Wilkins: 6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.4 blocks
- 2.8 steals per 100 possessions, 84.7 defensive rating (Sports Reference)
Virginia Tech
Justin Bibbs: 13.3 points, 58.6 2P%, 5.4 3PA (39.8 3P%)
- Spot-ups: 1.13 points per possession, 58 eFG% (Synergy)
Wake Forest
Bryant Crawford: 16.9 points, 4.9 assists, 1.5 steals
- Pick-and-rolls after a pass: 1.02 points per possession (Synergy)
Doral Moore: 11.1 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2 blocks
- 86 dunks (153 total field goals)