Both Derrick White and Cooper Flagg were picked much higher than in last season’s drafts. Kevin Jairaj-Imagn ImagesESPN FantasyOct 15, 2026, 02:10 PM ETCloseMultiple AuthorsOpen Extended ReactionsThe ESPN fantasy basketball experts got together for an 8-team roto league mock draft, and even in the smaller league Cooper Flagg was gone before the end of Round 1.Some other big takeaways? Derrick White was picked at the end of Round 2. Stephen Curry fell to pick No. 32. And only four rookies were drafted.But where was LeBron James picked?
How high did Kyrie Irving get picked? And which players were paired on the team that took Giannis Antetokounmpo?The participants in this mock draft were Joe Kaiser, Matt Williams, Steve Alexander, Eric Karabell, Rob Bodenburg, Jim McCormick, Eric Moody and Andre Snellings, and here’s how things shook out.Round 11. Nikola Jokic, DEN, C (C1) — Kaiser 2. Victor Wembanyama, SA, C (C2) — Williams 3.
Luka Doncic, LAL, PG (PG1) — Alexander 4. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC, PG (PG2) — Karabell 5. Anthony Edwards, MIN, SG/SF (SG1) — Bodenburg 6. Cade Cunningham, DET, PG (PG3) — McCormick 7.
Cooper Flagg, DAL, SF/PF (SF1) — Moody 8. Donovan Mitchell, CLE, PG/SG (SG2) — SnellingsRound 29. Jayson Tatum, BOS, SF/PF (PF1) — Snellings 10. Jalen Johnson, ATL, PF (PF2) — Moody 11.
Tyrese Maxey, PHI, PG/SG (PG4) — McCormick 12. Karl-Anthony Towns, NY, C (C3) — Bodenburg 13. Scottie Barnes, TOR, SG/SF (SF2) — Karabell 14. Tyrese Haliburton, IND, PG/SG (PG5) — Alexander 15.
LaMelo Ball, MIN, PG (PG6) — Williams 16. Derrick White, BOS, PG/SG (SG3) — KaiserRound 317. Bam Adebayo, MIA, PF/C (C4) — Kaiser 18. Giannis Antetokounmpo, MIA, PF/C (PF3) — Williams 19.
Anthony Davis, WSH, PF/C (C5) — Alexander 20. Jalen Duren, DET, C (C6) — Karabell 21. Kawhi Leonard, TOR, SF/PF (SF3) — Bodenburg 22. Amen Thompson, HOU, SG/SF (SF4) — McCormick 23.
Jalen Brunson, NY, PG (PG7) — Moody 24. Naz Reid, CHA, PF/C (C7) — SnellingsRound 425. James Harden, CLE, PG/SG (PG8) — Snellings 26. Trae Young, WSH, PG (PG9) — Moody 27.
Evan Mobley, CLE, PF/C (PF4) — McCormick 28. Kevin Durant, HOU, SF/PF (PF5) — Bodenburg 29. Domantas Sabonis, SAC, PF/C (C8) — Karabell 30. Austin Reaves, LAL, PG/SG (SG4) — Alexander 31.
Josh Giddey, CHI, PG/SG (PG10) — Williams 32. Stephen Curry, GS, PG (PG11) — KaiserRound 533. Jalen Williams, OKC, SF/PF (PF6) — Kaiser 34. Walker Kessler, LAL, C (C9) — Williams 35.
Trey Murphy III, NO, SG/SF (SF5) — Alexander 36. Alperen Sengun, HOU, C (C10) — Karabell 37. Devin Booker, PHX, PG/SG (PG12) — Bodenburg 38. Pascal Siakam, IND, PF (PF7) — McCormick 39.
Paolo Banchero, ORL, SF/PF (PF8) — Moody 40. Jamal Murray, DEN, PG (PG13) — SnellingsRound 641. Mikal Bridges, NY, SG/SF (SF6) — Snellings 42. Jaylen Brown, PHI, SG/SF (SF7) — Moody 43.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker, ATL, PG/SG (SG5) — McCormick 44. Chet Holmgren, OKC, PF/C (C11) — Bodenburg 45. Kon Knueppel, CHA, SG/SF (SF8) — Karabell 46. Matas Buzelis, CHI, SF/PF (SF9) — Alexander 47.
Deni Avdija, POR, SF/PF (SF10) — Williams 48. Onyeka Okongwu, ATL, C (C12) — KaiserRound 749. Lauri Markkanen, UTAH, SF/PF (PF9) — Kaiser 50. Franz Wagner, ORL, SF/PF (SF11) — Williams 51.
Kel’el Ware, MIL, C (C13) — Alexander 52. Darius Garland, LAC, PG (PG14) — Karabell 53. Brandon Miller, CHA, SG/SF (SF12) — Bodenburg 54. Dyson Daniels, ATL, PG/SG (SG6) — McCormick 55.
Tyler Herro, MIL, PG/SG (SG7) — Moody 56. Kyrie Irving, DAL, PG (PG15) — SnellingsRound 857. Caleb Wilson, CHI, SF (SF13) — Snellings 58. Jarrett Allen, CLE, C (C14) — Moody 59.
Desmond Bane, ORL, SG/SF (SG8) — McCormick 60. Stephon Castle, SA, PG/SG (PG16) — Bodenburg 61. Michael Porter Jr., BKN, SF/PF (SF14) — Karabell 62. Dylan Harper, SA, PG/SG (PG17) — Alexander 63.
LeBron James, PHI, SF/PF (SF15) — Williams 64. Donovan Clingan, POR, C (C15) — KaiserRound 965. OG Anunoby, NY, SF/PF (SF16) — Kaiser 66. Ty Jerome, MEM, PG/SG (SG9) — Williams 67.
Jaren Jackson Jr., UTAH, PF/C (C16) — Alexander 68. Damian Lillard, POR, PG (PG18) — Karabell 69. Alex Sarr, WSH, PF/C (C17) — Bodenburg 70. De’Aaron Fox, SA, PG/SG (PG19) — McCormick 71.
Joel Embiid, PHI, C (C18) — Moody 72. Cameron Boozer, MEM, PF (PF10) — SnellingsRound 1073. Rudy Gobert, MIN, C (C19) — Snellings 74. Dejounte Murray, NO, PG/SG (SG10) — Moody 75.
Ivica Zubac, IND, C (C20) — McCormick 76. Norman Powell, CHI, SG/SF (SG11) — Bodenburg 77. VJ Edgecombe, PHI, SG (SG12) — Karabell 78. Ryan Rollins, MIL, PG/SG (SG13) — Alexander 79.
Jaden McDaniels, MIN, SF/PF (SF17) — Williams 80. Ayo Dosunmu, MIN, PG/SG (SG14) — KaiserRound 1181. Payton Pritchard, BOS, PG/SG (PG20) — Kaiser 82. Keyonte George, UTAH, PG/SG (PG21) — Williams 83.
Ausar Thompson, DET, SF/PF (SF18) — Alexander 84. Julius Randle, BKN, PF (PF11) — Karabell 85. Fred VanVleet, HOU, PG/SG (PG22) — Bodenburg 86. Reed Sheppard, HOU, PG/SG (SG15) — McCormick 87.
Zion Williamson, NO, PF/C (PF12) — Moody 88. Brandin Podziemski, GS, PG/SG (SG16) — SnellingsRound 1289. Paul George, BOS, SF/PF (SF19) — Snellings 90. Miles Bridges, PHX, SF/PF (SF20) — Moody 91.
Kristaps Porzingis, GS, PF/C (C21) — McCormick 92. AJ Dybantsa, WSH, SF (SF21) — Bodenburg 93. Immanuel Quickley, TOR, PG/SG (PG23) — Karabell 94. Toumani Camara, POR, SF/PF (PF13) — Alexander 95.
Egor Demin, BKN, PG/SG (PG24) — Williams 96. Peyton Watson, CLE, SF/PF (SF22) — KaiserRound 1397. Josh Hart, NY, SG/SF (SF23) — Kaiser 98. Zach Edey, MEM, C (C22) — Williams 99.
Darryn Peterson, UTAH, PG/SG (SG17) — Alexander 100. CJ McCollum, ATL, PG/SG (SG18) — Karabell 101. Ja Morant, POR, PG (PG25) — Bodenburg 102. Keegan Murray, SAC, SF/PF (PF14) — McCormick 103.
Jaime Jaquez Jr., MIL, SG/SF (SF24) — Moody 104. Jalen Green, PHX, SG/SF (SG19) — SnellingsTeam rosters are presented in first-round pick order. Picks indicated in parentheses in this manner: (Round.Pick)Team KaiserPG1 Stephen Curry, GS, PG (Pick: 4.2) PG2 Payton Pritchard, BOS, PG/SG (Pick: 9.1) SG1 Derrick White, BOS, PG/SG (Pick: 2.6) SG2 Ayo Dosunmu, MIN, PG/SG (Pick: 8.10) SF1 OG Anunoby, NY, SF/PF (Pick: 7.5) SF2 Peyton Watson, CLE, SF/PF (Pick: 10.6) SF3 Josh Hart, NY, SG/SF (Pick: 10.7) PF1 Jalen Williams, OKC, SF/PF (Pick: 4.3) PF2 Lauri Markkanen, UTAH, SF/PF (Pick: 5.9) C1 Nikola Jokic, DEN, C (Pick: 1.1) C2 Bam Adebayo, MIA, PF/C (Pick: 2.7) C3 Onyeka Okongwu, ATL, C (Pick: 5.8) C4 Donovan Clingan, POR, C (Pick: 7.4)Team WilliamsPG1 LaMelo Ball, MIN, PG (Pick: 2.5) PG2 Josh Giddey, CHI, PG/SG (Pick: 4.1) PG3 Keyonte George, UTAH, PG/SG (Pick: 9.2) PG4 Egor Demin, BKN, PG/SG (Pick: 10.5) SG1 Ty Jerome, MEM, PG/SG (Pick: 7.6) SF1 Deni Avdija, POR, SF/PF (Pick: 5.7) SF2 Franz Wagner, ORL, SF/PF (Pick: 5.10) SF3 LeBron James, PHI, SF/PF (Pick: 7.3) SF4 Jaden McDaniels, MIN, SF/PF (Pick: 8.9) PF1 Giannis Antetokounmpo, MIA, PF/C (Pick: 2.8) C1 Victor Wembanyama, SA, C (Pick: 1.2) C2 Walker Kessler, LAL, C (Pick: 4.4) C3 Zach Edey, MEM, C (Pick: 10.8)Team AlexanderPG1 Luka Doncic, LAL, PG (Pick: 1.3) PG2 Tyrese Haliburton, IND, PG/SG (Pick: 2.4) PG3 Dylan Harper, SA, PG/SG (Pick: 7.2) SG1 Austin Reaves, LAL, PG/SG (Pick: 3.10) SG2 Ryan Rollins, MIL, PG/SG (Pick: 8.8) SG3 Darryn Peterson, UTAH, PG/SG (Pick: 10.9) SF1 Trey Murphy III, NO, SG/SF (Pick: 4.5) SF2 Matas Buzelis, CHI, SF/PF (Pick: 5.6) SF3 Ausar Thompson, DET, SF/PF (Pick: 9.3) PF1 Toumani Camara, POR, SF/PF (Pick: 10.4) C1 Anthony Davis, WSH, PF/C (Pick: 2.9) C2 Kel’el Ware, MIL, C (Pick: 6.1) C3 Jaren Jackson Jr., UTAH, PF/C (Pick: 7.7)Team KarabellPG1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC, PG (Pick: 1.4) PG2 Darius Garland, LAC, PG (Pick: 6.2) PG3 Damian Lillard, POR, PG (Pick: 7.8) PG4 Immanuel Quickley, TOR, PG/SG (Pick: 10.3) SG1 VJ Edgecombe, PHI, SG (Pick: 8.7) SG2 CJ McCollum, ATL, PG/SG (Pick: 10.10) SF1 Scottie Barnes, TOR, SG/SF (Pick: 2.3) SF2 Kon Knueppel, CHA, SG/SF (Pick: 5.5) SF3 Michael Porter Jr., BKN, SF/PF (Pick: 7.1) PF1 Julius Randle, BKN,
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