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2018 NBA Mock Draft 2.0: Cleveland Cavaliers select Wendell Carter Jr.

By Nathan Beighle

CHICAGO, IL - MAY 15: NBA TV Analyst, Isiah Thomas interviews Josh Jackson #20 of the Phoenix Suns and General Manager of the Phoenix Suns, Ryan McDonough after getting the number one pick in the 2018 NBA Draft during the NBA Draft Lottery on May 15, 2018 at The Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, Illinois. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - MAY 15: NBA TV Analyst, Isiah Thomas interviews Josh Jackson #20 of the Phoenix Suns and General Manager of the Phoenix Suns, Ryan McDonough after getting the number one pick in the 2018 NBA Draft during the NBA Draft Lottery on May 15, 2018 at The Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, Illinois. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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DAYTON, OH – MARCH 13: Aaron Holiday #3 of the UCLA Bruins attempts to shoot the ball over the defense of LaDarien Griffin #15 of the St. Bonaventure Bonnies during the game at UD Arena on March 13, 2018 in Dayton, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
DAYTON, OH – MARCH 13: Aaron Holiday #3 of the UCLA Bruins attempts to shoot the ball over the defense of LaDarien Griffin #15 of the St. Bonaventure Bonnies during the game at UD Arena on March 13, 2018 in Dayton, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) /

89. . Point Guard. UCLA. Aaron Holiday. 17. player

After his third season at UCLA, Aaron Holiday is making his way to the NBA. And, with the 17th pick, the Milwaukee Bucks will select a developed, battle-tested point guard. They especially need one since Eric Bledsoe proved to be inadequate during their one playoff series against Boston.

Holiday averaged 20.3 points per game in his last season at UCLA. Along those lines, his 2.7 triples per game that season and 43% on those attempts prove his readiness for an NBA that continues to drift towards more three-point shooting.

The only issue with Holiday is his size. At 6-foot-1, Holiday isn’t an ideal height for a point guard in the NBA which may leave him at a disadvantage defensively and offensively.

Should it be a huge concern? It shouldn’t be, but that will be left up to the Bucks and their organization.