The Mavericks find themselves in unfamiliar territory picking ninth overall in this year's NBA draft. Here are some of the players the latest mock drafts have Dallas taking:
Jonathan Jeanne, C, France
"Rudy Gobert has made 7'2 French centers cool again. While the league is largely eschewing big men and valuing shooting over all else, having a game-changing defensive anchor is still critical. We also may overrate the Mavericks' need to pick up a high-end point guard in the lottery. Yogi Ferrell and Seth Curry are pretty good. Jeanne is a both a tremendous sleeper option and a top candidate to completely disappear for the last three weeks of workout season as some team makes a promise.