This is not to say there won't be a wealth of wing players and point guards selected during the June 21 draft.But the forecast is that 10 of the 30 picks in the first round could be centers or power forwards, with as many as five going in the top 14. Possibly more.
On Tuesday, the teams with those top 14 picks will find out the order they will select in when the NBA has its draft lottery in Chicago.
The projections have the Clippers picking at 12 and 13 because of their and Detroit's regular-season records, so L.