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NBA Mock Draft 2017: 1st-Round Predictions, National Championship Edition

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8. Minnesota Timberwolves: Lauri Markkanen, PF, Arizona

Age: 19 (May 22, 1997)

Size: 7-foot-0, 230 pounds

There will continue to be questions about Markkanen's defense and interior game, but this is a 7-footer who is also one of the best shooters in the draft. Putting him in an offense that already includes Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins, Ricky Rubio and (when healthy) Zach LaVine would make the T-Wolves extremely difficult to match up with. (Getty)

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