7 SEC players projected to be Round 1 picks in CBS Sports’ latest 2019 NBA Mock Draft

The 2019 NBA Draft Combine begins this week in Chicago, and a number of SEC stars will be in attendance to try to improve their draft stock.

This weekend, CBS Sports analyst Reid Forgrave put together his final mock draft before the combine, and he included seven SEC athletes in the first round.

As you can see below, he has Darius Garland going No. 4 overall, followed by three Kentucky Wildcats, two Tennessee Volunteers and a Missouri Tiger:

• No. 4 — Darius Garland, G, Vanderbilt — Chicago Bulls
• No. 15 — PJ Washington, F, Kentucky — Detroit Pistons
• No. 16 — Tyler Herro, G, Kentucky — Orlando Magic
• No. 20 — Jontay Porter, F/C, Mizzou — Boston Celtics
• No. 21 — Grant Williams, F, Tennessee — Oklahoma City Thunder
• No. 22 — Keldon Johnson, G/F, Kentucky — Boston Celtics
• No. 30 — Admiral Schofield, G/F, Tennessee — Milwaukee Bucks

Players have until after the combine to decide whether or not to remain in the draft. If six of these players (Schofield was a senior this past season) continue to be first-round projections, they’ll probably stay in the draft pool.

Adam Spencer

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