it is never too early to start thinking about the 2027 NBA Draft. Sure, but this draft is not going to garner much hype heading into the NBA and college basketball season. 2027 is the final draft where the Hawks will owe a draft pick to the San Antonio Spurs, but Atlanta could still end up with a valuable selection thanks to another trade with the Pelicans. For the 2027 draft, Atlanta will have the least favorable of the Pelicans' and Bucks' selections if one of the picks is outside the top four. In his first mock draft for 2027, Bleacher Report's Jonathan Wasserman mocked UConn forward Braylon Mullins to Atlanta with the No.