Points league mock draft: Demin, Buzelis rise; Boozer falls

The ESPN fantasy basketball experts got together for their final points league mock draft before the start of the NBA season, which tips off Tuesday, Oct. 20. So what changed since our earlier mock draft from three weeks ago? Egor Demin and Matas Buzelis both were picked 30-plus spots higher, for one. Ryan Rollins, Darius Acuff Jr. and Jaden McDaniels were the other big risers compared to our Sept. 24 mock draft. On the flip side, Cameron Boozer, Miles Bridges, RJ Barrett and John Collins all dropped 20-plus spots. Could these be trends when you head into your real draft? File them away, just in case. The participants of our 10-team H2H points mock were Eric Moody, Andre Snellings, Joe Kaiser, Michael F. Florio, Eric Karabell, Tom Carpenter, Jim McCormick, Steve Alexander, Rob Bodenburg and Matt Williams. Round 1 1. Nikola Jokic, DEN, C (C1) -- Moody 2. Luka Doncic, LAL, PG (PG1) -- Snellings 3. Victor Wembanyama, SA, C (C2) -- Kaiser 4. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC, PG (PG2) -- Florio 5. Giannis Antetokounmpo, MIA, PF/C (PF1) -- Karabell 6. Cade Cunningham, DET, PG (PG3) -- Carpenter 7. Jayson Tatum, BOS, SF/PF (PF2) -- McCormick 8. Cooper Flagg, DAL, SF/PF (SF1) -- Alexander 9. Anthony Edwards, MIN, SG/SF (SG1) -- Bodenburg 10. Jalen Johnson, ATL, PF (PF3) -- Williams Round 2 11. Donovan Mitchell, CLE, PG/SG (SG2) -- Williams 12. LaMelo Ball, MIN, PG (PG4) -- Bodenburg 13. Tyrese Haliburton, IND, PG/SG (PG5) -- Alexander 14. Scottie Barnes, TOR, SG/SF (SF2) -- McCormick 15. Tyrese Maxey, PHI, PG/SG (PG6) -- Carpenter 16. Jalen Brunson, NY, PG (PG7) -- Karabell 17. Domantas Sabonis, SAC, PF/C (C3) -- Florio 18. Josh Giddey, CHI, PG/SG (PG8) -- Kaiser 19. Trae Young, WSH, PG (PG9) -- Snellings 20. Anthony Davis, WSH, PF/C (C4) -- Moody Round 3 21. Amen Thompson, HOU, SG/SF (SF3) -- Moody 22. Alperen Sengun, HOU, C (C5) -- Snellings 23. Kevin Durant, HOU, SF/PF (PF4) -- Kaiser 24. Devin Booker, PHX, PG/SG (PG10) -- Florio 25. Karl-Anthony Towns, NY, C (C6) -- Karabell 26. Austin Reaves, LAL, PG/SG (SG3) -- Carpenter 27. Jalen Duren, DET, C (C7) -- McCormick 28. James Harden, CLE, PG/SG (PG11) -- Alexander 29. Bam Adebayo, MIA, PF/C (C8) -- Bodenburg 30. Deni Avdija, POR, SF/PF (SF4) -- Williams Round 4 31. Kawhi Leonard, TOR, SF/PF (SF5) -- Williams 32. Pascal Siakam, IND, PF (PF5) -- Bodenburg 33. Matas Buzelis, CHI, SF/PF (SF6) -- Alexander 34. Jalen Williams, OKC, SF/PF (PF6) -- McCormick 35. Jamal Murray, DEN, PG (PG12) -- Carpenter 36. Derrick White, BOS, PG/SG (SG4) -- Karabell 37. Evan Mobley, CLE, PF/C (PF7) -- Florio 38. Stephen Curry, GS, PG (PG13) -- Kaiser 39. Darius Garland, LAC, PG (PG14) -- Snellings 40. Jaylen Brown, PHI, SG/SF (SF7) -- Moody Round 5 41. Paolo Banchero, ORL, SF/PF (PF8) -- Moody 42. Stephon Castle, SA, PG/SG (PG15) -- Snellings 43. Kon Knueppel, CHA, SG/SF (SF8) -- Kaiser 44. Desmond Bane, ORL, SG/SF (SG5) -- Florio 45. LeBron James, PHI, SF/PF (SF9) -- Karabell 46. Tyler Herro, MIL, PG/SG (SG6) -- Carpenter 47. De'Aaron Fox, SA, PG/SG (PG16) -- McCormick 48. Trey Murphy III, NO, SG/SF (SF10) -- Alexander 49. Nickeil Alexander-Walker, ATL, PG/SG (SG7) -- Bodenburg 50. Kyrie Irving, DAL, PG (PG17) -- Williams Round 6 51. Zion Williamson, NO, PF/C (PF9) -- Williams 52. Caleb Wilson, CHI, SF (SF11) -- Bodenburg 53. Walker Kessler, LAL, C (C9) -- Alexander 54. Lauri Markkanen, UTAH, SF/PF (PF10) -- McCormick 55. Brandon Miller, CHA, SG/SF (SF12) -- Carpenter 56. Julius Randle, BKN, PF (PF11) -- Karabell 57. Naz Reid, CHA, PF/C (C10) -- Florio 58. Mikal Bridges, NY, SG/SF (SF13) -- Kaiser 59. Michael Porter Jr., BKN, SF/PF (SF14) -- Snellings 60. Dejounte Murray, NO, PG/SG (SG8) -- Moody Round 7 61. Chet Holmgren, OKC, PF/C (C11) -- Moody 62. Ty Jerome, MEM, PG/SG (SG9) -- Snellings 63. Cameron Boozer, MEM, PF (PF12) -- Kaiser 64. Dyson Daniels, ATL, PG/SG (SG10) -- Florio 65. Keyonte George, UTAH, PG/SG (PG18) -- Karabell 66. Franz Wagner, ORL, SF/PF (SF15) -- Carpenter 67. Jarrett Allen, CLE, C (C12) -- McCormick 68. Dylan Harper, SA, PG/SG (PG19) -- Alexander 69. Rudy Gobert, MIN, C (C13) -- Bodenburg 70. Ivica Zubac, IND, C (C14) -- Williams Round 8 71. Jaden McDaniels, MIN, SF/PF (SF16) -- Williams 72. Alex Sarr, WSH, PF/C (C15) -- Bodenburg 73. Kel'el Ware, MIL, C (C16) -- Alexander 74. Joel Embiid, PHI, C (C17) -- McCormick 75. Norman Powell, CHI, SG/SF (SG11) -- Carpenter 76. Damian Lillard, POR, PG (PG20) -- Karabell 77. Ja Morant, POR, PG (PG21) -- Florio 78. AJ Dybantsa, WSH, SF (SF17) -- Kaiser 79. VJ Edgecombe, PHI, SG (SG12) -- Snellings 80. Donovan Clingan, POR, C (C18) -- Moody Round 9 81. Payton Pritchard, BOS, PG/SG (PG22) -- Moody 82. Onyeka Okongwu, ATL, C (C19) -- Snellings 83. Brandin Podziemski, GS, PG/SG (SG13) -- Kaiser 84. OG Anunoby, NY, SF/PF (SF18) -- Florio 85. Coby White, CHA, PG/SG (PG23) -- Karabell 86. Darius Acuff Jr., SAC, PG (PG24) -- Carpenter 87. Jaren Jackson Jr., UTAH, PF/C (C20) -- McCormick 88. Ryan Rollins, MIL, PG/SG (SG14) -- Alexander 89. DeMar DeRozan, DEN, SF/PF (SF19) -- Bodenburg 90. Egor Demin, BKN, PG/SG (PG25) -- Williams Round 10 91. Zach Edey, MEM, C (C21) -- Williams 92. Jalen Green, PHX, SG/SF (SG15) -- Bodenburg 93. Collin Murray-Boyles, TOR, PF (PF13) -- Alexander 94. Miles Bridges, PHX, SF/PF (SF20) -- McCormick 95. Derik Queen, NO, PF/C (C22) -- Carpenter 96. Josh Hart, NY, SG/SF (SF21) -- Karabell 97. Fred VanVleet, HOU, PG/SG (PG26) -- Florio 98. Darryn Peterson, UTAH, PG/SG (SG16) -- Kaiser 99. CJ McCollum, ATL, PG/SG (SG17) -- Snellings 100. Jaime Jaquez Jr., MIL, SG/SF (SF22) -- Moody Round 11 101. Immanuel Quickley, TOR, PG/SG (PG27) -- Moody 102. Reed Sheppard, HOU, PG/SG (SG18) -- Snellings 103. Nikola Vucevic, ORL, C (C23) -- Kaiser 104. Paul George, BOS, SF/PF (SF23) -- Florio 105. Peyton Watson, CLE, SF/PF (SF24) -- Karabell 106. Ayo Dosunmu, MIN, PG/SG (SG19) -- Carpenter 107. Keegan Murray, SAC, SF/PF (PF14) -- McCormick 108. Andrew Wiggins, MIA, SF/PF (SF25) -- Alexander 109. Ausar Thompson, DET, SF/PF (SF26) -- Bodenburg 110. Anthony Black, ORL, PG/SG (PG28) -- Williams Round 12 111. Scoot Henderson, POR, PG/SG (PG29) -- Williams 112. Jeremiah Fears, NO, PG/SG (SG20) -- Bodenburg 113. Quentin Grimes, LAL, SG/SF (SG21) -- Alexander 114. Kyshawn George, WSH, SG/SF (SG22) -- McCormick 115. John Collins, DET, PF/C (PF15) -- Carpenter 116. Cedric Coward, MEM, SG/SF (SF27) -- Karabell 117. RJ Barrett, TOR, SG/SF (SF28) -- Florio 118. Kevin Porter Jr., MIL, PG/SG (SG23) -- Kaiser 119. Kristaps Porzingis, GS, PF/C (C24) -- Snellings 120. Tobias Harris, SA, SF/PF (PF16) -- Moody Round 13 121. Collin Gillespie, PHX, PG (PG30) -- Moody 122. Brandon Ingram, LAC, SF/PF (SF29) -- Snellings 123. Nic Claxton, CHI, C (C25) -- Kaiser 124. Ace Bailey, UTAH, SF/PF (SF30) -- Florio 125. Day'Ron Sharpe, BKN, C (C26) -- Karabell 126. Yaxel Lendeborg, GS, SF/PF (SF31) -- Carpenter 127. Jrue Holiday, POR, PG/SG (PG31) -- McCormick 128. Davion Mitchell, MIA, PG (PG32) -- Alexander 129. Dillon Brooks, PHX, SG/SF (SF32) -- Bodenburg 130. Aaron Gordon, DEN, PF (PF17) -- Williams Team rosters are presented in first-round pick order. Picks indicated in parentheses in this manner: (Round.Pick) Team Moody PG1 Payton Pritchard, BOS, PG/SG (Pick: 9.1) PG2 Immanuel Quickley, TOR, PG/SG (Pick: 11.1) PG3 Collin Gillespie, PHX, PG (Pick: 13.1) SG1 Dejounte Murray, NO, PG/SG (Pick: 6.10) SF1 Amen Thompson, HOU, SG/SF (Pick: 3.1) SF2 Jaylen Brown, PHI, SG/SF (Pick: 4.10) SF3 Jaime Jaquez Jr., MIL, SG/SF (Pick: 10.10) PF1 Paolo Banchero, ORL, SF/PF (Pick: 5.1) PF2 Tobias Harris, SA, SF/PF (Pick: 12.10) C1 Nikola Jokic, DEN, C (Pick: 1.1) C2 Anthony Davis, WSH, PF/C (Pick: 2.10) C3 Chet Holmgren, OKC, PF/C (Pick: 7.1) C4 Donovan Clingan, POR, C (Pick: 8.10) Team Snellings PG1 Luka Doncic, LAL, PG (Pick: 1.2) PG2 Trae Young, WSH, PG (Pick: 2.9) PG3 Darius Garland, LAC, PG (Pick: 4.9) PG4 Stephon Castle, SA, PG/SG (Pick: 5.2) SG1 Ty Jerome, MEM, PG/SG (Pick: 7.2) SG2 VJ Edgecombe, PHI, SG (Pick: 8.9) SG3 CJ McCollum, ATL, PG/SG (Pick: 10.9) SG4 Reed Sheppard, HOU, PG/SG (Pick: 11.2) SF1 Michael Porter Jr., BKN, SF/PF (Pick: 6.9) SF2 Brandon Ingram, LAC, SF/PF (Pick: 13.2) C1 Alperen Sengun, HOU, C (Pick: 3.2) C2 Onyeka Okongwu, ATL, C (Pick: 9.2) C3 Kristaps Porzingis, GS, PF/C (Pick: 12.9) Team Kaiser PG1 Josh Giddey, CHI, PG/SG (Pick: 2.8) PG2 Stephen Curry, GS, PG (Pick: 4.8) SG1 Brandin Podziemski, GS, PG/SG (Pick: 9.3) SG2 Darryn Peterson, UTAH, PG/SG (Pick: 10.8) SG3 Kevin Porter Jr., MIL, PG/SG (Pick: 12.8) SF1 Kon Knueppel, CHA, SG/SF (Pick: 5.3) SF2 Mikal Bridges, NY, SG/SF (Pick: 6.8) SF3 AJ Dybantsa, WSH, SF (Pick: 8.8) PF1 Kevin Durant, HOU, SF/PF (Pick: 3.3) PF2 Cameron Boozer, MEM, PF (Pick: 7.3) C1 Victor Wembanyama, SA, C (Pick: 1.3) C2 Nikola Vucevic, ORL, C (Pick: 11.3) C3 Nic Claxton, CHI, C (Pick: 13.3) Team Florio PG1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC, PG (Pick: 1.4) PG2 Devin Booker, PHX, PG/SG (Pick: 3.4) PG3 Ja Morant, POR, PG (Pick: 8.7) PG4 Fred VanVleet, HOU, PG/SG (Pick: 10.7) SG1 Desmond Bane, ORL, SG/SF (Pick: 5.4) SG2 Dyson Daniels, ATL, PG/SG (Pick: 7.4) SF1 OG Anunoby, NY, SF/PF (Pick: 9.4) SF2 Paul George, BOS, SF/PF (Pick: 11.4) SF3 RJ Barrett, TOR, SG/SF (Pick: 12.7) SF4 Ace Bailey, UTAH, SF/PF (Pick: 13.4) PF1 Evan Mobley, CLE, PF/C (Pick: 4.7) C1 Domantas Sabonis, SAC, PF/C (Pick: 2.7) C2 Naz Reid, CHA, PF/C (Pick: 6.7) Team Karabell PG1 Jalen Brunson, NY, PG (Pick: 2.6) PG2 Keyonte George, UTAH, PG/SG (Pick: 7.5) PG3 Damian Lillard, POR, PG (Pick: 8.6) PG4 Coby White, CHA, PG/SG (Pick: 9.5) SG1 Derrick White, BOS, PG/SG (Pick: 4.6) SF1 LeBron James, PHI, SF/PF (Pick: 5.5) SF2 Josh Hart, NY, SG/SF (Pick: 10.6) SF3 Peyton Watson, CLE, SF/PF (Pick: 11.5) SF4 Cedric Coward, MEM, SG/SF (Pick: 12.6) PF1 Giannis Antetokounmpo, MIA, PF/C (Pick: 1.5) PF2 Julius Randle, BKN, PF (Pick: 6.6) C1 Karl-Anthony Towns, NY, C (Pick: 3.5) C2 Day'Ron Sharpe, BKN, C (Pick: 13.5) Team Carpenter PG1 Cade Cunningham, DET, PG (Pick: 1.6) PG2 Tyrese Maxey, PHI, PG/SG (Pick: 2.5) PG3 Jamal Murray, DEN, PG (Pick: 4.5) PG4 Darius Acuff Jr., SAC, PG (Pick: 9.6) SG1 Austin Reaves, LAL, PG/SG (Pick: 3.6) SG2 Tyler Herro, MIL, PG/SG (Pick: 5.6) SG3 Norman Powell, CHI, SG/SF (Pick: 8.5) SG4 Ayo Dosunmu, MIN, PG/SG (Pick: 11.6) SF1 Brandon Miller, CHA, SG/SF (Pick: 6.5) SF2 Franz Wagner, ORL, SF/PF (Pick: 7.6) SF3 Yaxel Lendeborg, GS, SF/PF (Pick: 13.6) PF1 John Collins, DET, PF/C (Pick: 12.5) C1 Derik Queen, NO, PF/C (Pick: 10.5) Team McCormick PG1 De'Aaron Fox, SA, PG/SG (Pick: 5.7) PG2 Jrue Holiday, POR, PG/SG (Pick: 13.7) SG1 Kyshawn George, WSH, SG/SF (Pick: 12.4) SF1 Scottie Barnes, TOR, SG/SF (Pick: 2.4) SF2 Miles Bridges, PHX, SF/PF (Pick: 10.4) PF1 Jayson Tatum, BOS, SF/PF (Pick: 1.7) PF2 Jalen Williams, OKC, SF/PF (Pick: 4.4) PF3 Lauri Markkanen, UTAH, SF/PF (Pick: 6.4) PF4 Keegan Murray, SAC, SF/PF (Pick: 11.7) C1 Jalen Duren, DET, C (Pick: 3.7) C2 Jarrett Allen, CLE, C (Pick: 7.7) C3 Joel Embiid, PHI, C (Pick: 8.4) C4 Jaren Jackson Jr., UTAH, PF/C (Pick: 9.7) Team Alexander PG1 Tyrese Haliburton, IND, PG/SG (Pick: 2.3) PG2 James Harden, CLE, PG/SG (Pick: 3.8) PG3 Dylan Harper, SA, PG/SG (Pick: 7.8) PG4 Davion Mitchell, MIA, PG (Pick: 13.8) SG1 Ryan Rollins, MIL, PG/SG (Pick: 9.8) SG2 Quentin Grimes, LAL, SG/SF (Pick: 12.3) SF1 Cooper Flagg, DAL, SF/PF (Pick: 1.8) SF2 Matas Buzelis, CHI, SF/PF (Pick: 4.3) SF3 Trey Murphy III, NO, SG/SF (Pick: 5.8) SF4 Andrew Wiggins, MIA, SF/PF (Pick: 11.8) PF1 Collin Murray-Boyles, TOR, PF (Pick: 10.3) C1 Walker Kessler, LAL, C (Pick: 6.3) C2 Kel'el Ware, MIL, C (Pick: 8.3) Team Bodenburg PG1 LaMelo Ball, MIN, PG (Pick: 2.2) SG1 Anthony Edwards, MIN, SG/SF (Pick: 1.9) SG2 Nickeil Alexander-Walker, ATL, PG/SG (Pick: 5.9) SG3 Jalen Green, PHX, SG/SF (Pick: 10.2) SG4 Jeremiah Fears, NO, PG/SG (Pick: 12.2) SF1 Caleb Wilson, CHI, SF (Pick: 6.2) SF2 DeMar DeRozan, DEN, SF/PF (Pick: 9.9) SF3 Ausar Thompson, DET, SF/PF (Pick: 11.9) SF4 Dillon Brooks, PHX, SG/SF (Pick: 13.9) PF1 Pascal Siakam, IND, PF (Pick: 4.2) C1 Bam Adebayo, MIA, PF/C (Pick: 3.9) C2 Rudy Gobert, MIN, C (Pick: 7.9) C3 Alex Sarr, WSH, PF/C (Pick: 8.2) Team Williams PG1 Kyrie Irving, DAL, PG (Pick: 5.10) PG2 Egor Demin, BKN, PG/SG (Pick: 9.10) PG3 Anthony Black, ORL, PG/SG (Pick: 11.10) PG4 Scoot Henderson, POR, PG/SG (Pick: 12.1) SG1 Donovan Mitchell, CLE, PG/SG (Pick: 2.1) SF1 Deni Avdija, POR, SF/PF (Pick: 3.10) SF2 Kawhi Leonard, TOR, SF/PF (Pick: 4.1) SF3 Jaden McDaniels, MIN, SF/PF (Pick: 8.1) PF1 Jalen Johnson, ATL, PF (Pick: 1.10) PF2 Zion Williamson, NO, PF/C (Pick: 6.1) PF3 Aaron Gordon, DEN, PF (Pick: 13.10) C1 Ivica Zubac, IND, C (Pick: 7.10) C2 Zach Edey, MEM, C (Pick: 10.1)