Official 2022 NBA Draft thread

[Uriel]

Dieng is now the Spurs' pick at #9 in NBA Draft Room's mock. They also have Dalen Terry going to the Spurs at #25.

Looking at their mock, particularly the top 10, I can't help but feel this one is going to be one of the most accurate mocks on draft day itself.

[Degoat]

Dieng is now the Spurs' pick at #9 in NBA Draft Room's mock. They also have Dalen Terry going to the Spurs at #25.

Looking at their mock, particularly the top 10, I can't help but feel this one is going to be one of the most accurate mocks on draft day itself.

I totally agree lol it’s not my favorite outcome but it would be solid and definitely looks like a spurs draft

[duncan2150]

update of the green room list

[PhantomDashCam]

If Sharpe’s camp is allowing him to workout with the Pelicans at #8, the slide appears to be real…

[slick'81]

atleast spurs will have a shot at a legitimate prospect at 9

[exstatic]

If Sharpe’s camp is allowing him to workout with the Pelicans at #8, the slide appears to be real…

Guys who aren't at the very top usually do 5-6 workouts. Sharpe had no real chance to make the top 4, so 6 workouts would be 5-10. At this point, the coy act could really start a slide, so he should at least work out in that range.

[Ariel]

There's waaaay too much stuff around Sharpe for my liking... I wouldn't even touch him at 9 without an impressive private workout, interviews, and thorough all around check. And even then I wouldn't feel at ease with the decision.

[BatManu20]

atleast spurs will have a shot at a legitimate prospect at 9

Theyll prob surpass all these guys and draft Dieng, Sochan, or Mark Williams tbh.

[slick'81]

Theyll prob surpass all these guys and draft Dieng, Sochan, or Mark Williams tbh.

hopefully they get their guy

[PhantomDashCam]

…"He has a great understanding of how to play for a kid [who's] 18 years old — like, really understands offense, how to move the ball and make the next pass, and do it in limited dribbles," Peterson said."He plays like a pro. I mean, he plays like a guy that's 10 years older than his age."
If a teammate withheld a pass, Sochan wasn't afraid to call him out or ask the coaches about the play afterward.
"Occasionally he'd go, 'Hey, come on, man. Let's move the ball.' You would expect a senior to be saying that, not a freshman," Peterson said. "He has that instinct about him to feel that and help that happen on the floor."

A really great read. He would have to be on the shortlist.

[BackHome]

Deing at 9 seems like a mega reach.

Not really most draft have had him at 12 for awhile a few new ones have us taking him at 9 - Now Primo you can say was a mega reach as he was not even close in that range in every mock

[The Truth #6]

There's waaaay too much stuff around Sharpe for my liking... I wouldn't even touch him at 9 without an impressive private workout, interviews, and thorough all around check. And even then I wouldn't feel at ease with the decision.

But if some desperate team threw a good offer at us for #9 to get Sharpe, I'd listen.

[tonight...you]

Not really most draft have had him at 12 for awhile a few new ones have us taking him at 9 - Now Primo you can say was a mega reach as he was not even close in that range in every mock

You know and mocks are just done by outsiders looking in.
You always get the stories after a Draft how many teams looked at prospects differently from everyone else every year.

I only hold mocks, in my eye, as a nebulous thing meant to help get the word out to inform the public, but they are not even close to Gospel outside the obvious choices at the top.

[BatManu20]

NoCeilings.com’s updated mock has us taking:

9. Jeremy Sochan
20. Jalen Williams
25. Jake LaRavia


This would be a solid draft tbh. Wouldn’t complain about it.

[BatManu20]

9. SAN ANTONIO SPURS - JEREMY SOCHAN | BAYLOR | FMaxwell: San Antonio has proven to be a strong developmental organization over the years, particularly with regard to shooting. Sochan can do everything else— he’s a marvelous passer for his size, a multi-position defender, and a physical wonder who has no problem around the basket. For a team that lacks frontcourt depth, he fits a positional need while simultaneously offering a world of upside. Think of him as a big man version of Dejounte Murray—a high-effort player with excellent physical tools who just needs some seasoning. He’ll bring future upside and lineup optionality with the ability to play on day one, thanks to his defense and compe iveness.



20. SAN ANTONIO SPURS (via TOR) - JALEN WILLIAMS | SANTA CLARA | WNathan: We are quite the fans of Williams at No Ceilings, and I’d suspect that San Antonio’s front office is as well. Williams brings not only some playmaking upside out of the PnR, but he’s also a legitimate catch-and-shoot threat in the halfcourt and gives the Spurs something they don’t currently have enough of on the wing. Defensively he’d fit right in with the versatility the roster currently possesses.



25. SAN ANTONIO SPURS (via BOS) - JAKE LARAVIA | WAKE FOREST | F
Alex: Jake LaRavia to the Spurs just seems like a match made in heaven. The do-it-all role player should fit seamlessly alongside any lineup San Antonio wants to throw out there. After drafting Jeremy Sochan and Jalen Williams, the Spurs walk away with a draft class of potential elite roleplayers to build around. They are still missing a true “star” in San Antonio, but maybe Dejounte Murray can take that next leap and become that guy.

[BatManu20]

If we take Mark Williams with Davis, Daniels and Sochan still on the board, the meltdown in this thread will be hilarious tbh

[Mr. Body]

Not really most draft have had him at 12 for awhile a few new ones have us taking him at 9 - Now Primo you can say was a mega reach as he was not even close in that range in every mock

Mock drafts are just portraits in time by amateurs and media trying to figure out what teams might do. Last year, they picked up on Ziaire Williams' movement into the top 10 pretty late. Most mocks didn't register the interest at all. Basically none of them picked up in teams' interest in Josh Primo much higher than they, who are not the teams themselves, realized.

So, saying Primo was a 'mega reach' is just a media reaction because they were caught flat footed. Mocks are essentially just half-informed guesses.

[Mr. Body]

9. SAN ANTONIO SPURS - JEREMY SOCHAN | BAYLOR | FMaxwell: San Antonio has proven to be a strong developmental organization over the years, particularly with regard to shooting. Sochan can do everything else— he’s a marvelous passer for his size, a multi-position defender, and a physical wonder who has no problem around the basket. For a team that lacks frontcourt depth, he fits a positional need while simultaneously offering a world of upside. Think of him as a big man version of Dejounte Murray—a high-effort player with excellent physical tools who just needs some seasoning. He’ll bring future upside and lineup optionality with the ability to play on day one, thanks to his defense and compe iveness.



20. SAN ANTONIO SPURS (via TOR) - JALEN WILLIAMS | SANTA CLARA | WNathan: We are quite the fans of Williams at No Ceilings, and I’d suspect that San Antonio’s front office is as well. Williams brings not only some playmaking upside out of the PnR, but he’s also a legitimate catch-and-shoot threat in the halfcourt and gives the Spurs something they don’t currently have enough of on the wing. Defensively he’d fit right in with the versatility the roster currently possesses.



25. SAN ANTONIO SPURS (via BOS) - JAKE LARAVIA | WAKE FOREST | F
Alex: Jake LaRavia to the Spurs just seems like a match made in heaven. The do-it-all role player should fit seamlessly alongside any lineup San Antonio wants to throw out there. After drafting Jeremy Sochan and Jalen Williams, the Spurs walk away with a draft class of potential elite roleplayers to build around. They are still missing a true “star” in San Antonio, but maybe Dejounte Murray can take that next leap and become that guy.

I'm not sure the source, but this would be a great draft. I don't care for LaRavia, but coming out with Sochan and Jalen Williams would be a coup.

[BackHome]

You know and mocks are just done by outsiders looking in.
You always get the stories after a Draft how many teams looked at prospects differently from everyone else every year.

I only hold mocks, in my eye, as a nebulous thing meant to help get the word out to inform the public, but they are not even close to Gospel outside the obvious choices at the top.

[BackHome]

You know and mocks are just done by outsiders looking in.
You always get the stories after a Draft how many teams looked at prospects differently from everyone else every year.

I only hold mocks, in my eye, as a nebulous thing meant to help get the word out to inform the public, but they are not even close to Gospel outside the obvious choices at the top.

Agrees, but even more for this draft as people can’t even agree on who the top 3 to 4 players will go to or ranking. Every board has them going at different selections the only common theme I have seen is probably 90% have us taking Duren. Lol. You know once you get past 15 I think you will see things all over the place this is when you really better have a good scouting department because this draft is very deep.

[exstatic]

Agrees, but even more for this draft as people can’t even agree on who the top 3 to 4 players will go to or ranking. Every board has them going at different selections the only common theme I have seen is probably 90% have us taking Duren. Lol. You know once you get past 15 I think you will see things all over the place this is when you really better have a good scouting department because this draft is very deep.

15? Once you get past 5, everything goes nuts.

[Uriel]

If we take Mark Williams with Davis, Daniels and Sochan still on the board, the meltdown in this thread will be hilarious tbh

I can't imagine that Duren wouldn't even make the lottery.

[Uriel]

update of the green room list

Something tells me it's gonna be awkward when AJ Griffin is the last man left in the green room and ESPN pans their cameras to him while expressing bewilderment that he hasn't been drafted yet.

[Mr. Body]

Something tells me it's gonna be awkward when AJ Griffin is the last man left in the green room and ESPN pans their cameras to him while expressing bewilderment that he hasn't been drafted yet.

He actually got picked ten picks before, he's just too slow to get there in time.

[XDT76]

NoCeilings.com’s updated mock has us taking:

9. Jeremy Sochan
20. Jalen Williams
25. Jake LaRavia


This would be a solid draft tbh. Wouldn’t complain about it.

I would be happy if we got this, also if we got a proper 4, hopefully DjM will expend less energy on rebounding can can be more effectively on O and in 4Q.