USC Basketball: 2018 NBA Mock Draft round up features Trojan first rounders

USC Basketball could see at least two players selected in the first round of the 2018 NBA Draft, if predictions from too-early NBA mock drafts prove true.

The conclusion of the 2017 NBA Draft means the arrival of the first too-early NBA mock drafts looking ahead to 2018.

No Trojans were drafted this year, in part because USC is returning almost the entire 2016-17 squad. If the mock drafters are correct, USC Basketball can expect a much more active evening at next year’s draft.

Chimezie Metu is expected to be the crown jewel of USC’s 2018 draft class. Unlike some of his teammates, the 6-foot-9 center never put his name in the draft pool, opting to return for his junior year hoping to make as…