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Michigan State Basketball: 5 potential NBA draft landing spots for Jaren Jackson Jr.

By Justin Thind

DETROIT, MI - MARCH 16: Xavier Tillman #23 and Jaren Jackson Jr. #2 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrate during the second half against the Bucknell Bison in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Little Caesars Arena on March 16, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI - MARCH 16: Xavier Tillman #23 and Jaren Jackson Jr. #2 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrate during the second half against the Bucknell Bison in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Little Caesars Arena on March 16, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – MAY 01: The Atlanta Hawks introduced their secondary logo on t-shirts that were distributed to fans during Game Six of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against Indiana Pacers during the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Philips Arena on May 1, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – MAY 01: The Atlanta Hawks introduced their secondary logo on t-shirts that were distributed to fans during Game Six of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against Indiana Pacers during the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Philips Arena on May 1, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images) /

3. Atlanta Hawks

The Atlanta Hawks have the third overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. This is a pick that many experts have been all over the map with. Some have Luka Doncic going here after the Kings take Marvin Bagley III at No. 2. Others have Michael Porter Jr. going here, with the Hawks overlooking his injury concerns for his superstar potential. Some mock drafts even have Trae Young going here.

The Hawks are a team that have so many needs that literally anyone on the board could go at this spot if the Hawks like them enough. Fit isn’t really a search parameter for them, since not really anyone on the Hawks is a sure-fire future piece. John Collins is the closest thing they have to one. Dennis Schröder is a respectable starting NBA point guard, but his future is uncertain as it is.

Jaren Jackson Jr. could certainly be in play here for the Hawks at No. 3. With the Hawks drafting based on purely best-player-available, it becomes tricky to predict their pick. The top five will most likely consist of any five players out of an ensemble of DeAndre Ayton, Doncic, Bagley III, Jackson Jr., Porter Jr., Young and Mo Bamba. Out of these five, Atlanta will have any of them to choose from other than Ayton and one other player. What is the likelihood that  Jaren Jackson Jr. is the one they choose? Medium, not high.

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