The all-time Big East NBA mock draft

No. 7 overall pick in 1985

1984-85 St. John’s stats (Senior): 19.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2.1 steals per game (Lost in Final 4 to Georgetown)

We’re now in the top-10, which also represents a pivot from the risky or low-ceiling/high-floor players to the sure things. Mullin starts this list, as another member of the “Imagine this guy shooting 3s from age 18” club. He was a career 38.4 percent 3-point shooter in the NBA, and that was with shooting 31.8 percent for his first six seasons as he tried to figure the line out. College Mullin was a fantastic shooter, a player who could rise up from mid-range on a dime and was launching from deep even though there wasn’t the added point incentive. He also showed great potential as a playmaker, splitting creation duties with Mark Jackson in 1985, and was a phenomenal athlete. He’s remembered as a shooter, but early Mullin was a phenomenal fast break generator, with quick hands and freelance gambling on the perimeter and the speed and craft to finish around opponents at a high level on the break. He would be a sure bet to be a high-quality secondary creator today, especially with the added focus on outside shooting from the get-go.

He’s low on this list, though, because of his early struggles with alcohol, which affected him in college and his first few years in Golden State. Like Artest’s issues, there’s no way to really gauge how that affects him in what’s essentially a different generation. On the court, he’s a sure bet to be a strong rotation piece, but off-court concerns prevent him from being higher.