The N.B.A. draft has been making news for weeks. The two teams with the most glittering pedigrees, the Celtics and the Lakers, grabbed the top two picks in the lottery. Then the 76ers traded to get the No. 1 pick. Now the hypothetical assets will turn into real human beings.
How to watch: ESPN has the broadcast Thursday at 7 p.m. You can also stream it online here.
So who’s going where? Here’s a quick look at how the N.B.A. experts around the country see the draft unfolding at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn:
There’s not much point in scouring mock drafts at slots 1 and 2.