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8P9S NBA Mock Draft 1.0: With the 26th pick, the Indiana Pacers select…

By Ben Gibson

DURHAM, NC - FEBRUARY 16: Zion Williamson #1 of the Duke Blue Devils reacts during their game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at Cameron Indoor Stadium on February 16, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina. Duke won 94-78. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)
DURHAM, NC - FEBRUARY 16: Zion Williamson #1 of the Duke Blue Devils reacts during their game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at Cameron Indoor Stadium on February 16, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina. Duke won 94-78. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) /
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Rui Hachimura #21 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs
MORAGA, CA – MARCH 02: Rui Hachimura #21 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs slam dunks against the Saint Mary’s Gaels during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at McKeon Pavilion on March 2, 2019 in Moraga, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

No. 16 — Charlotte Hornets: Rui Hachimura, F

School: Gonzaga | Class: Junior | Height: 6’8″ | Weight: 230 | Age: 20

The second Gonzaga Bulldog, Hachimura provides the financially-strapped Hornets a young (not too expensive) player that sures up one of the weaker positions on the roster: power forward. Hachimura does everything well, not great, well.

He’s produced off the bench and as a starter. He can defend and shoot. He’ll probably remind Michael Jordan of a friendly version of Charles Oakley. And his 20 ppg will offer Charlotte something else: someone not named “Kemba Walker” who can actually score points regularly.

A good thing for a team that should be trying to build off it’s first trip to the playoffs in 3 years. — Jonathan Matthes

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