Official 2022 NBA Draft thread

[rascal]

It’s about experience. Jak is and elite screener, he’ll quarterback your defense, and he won’t take shots away from LaMelo. Most young players are looking to make their mark, and that means scoring. Just look at the Ayton situation in Phoenix.

This would not excite LaMelo.

[BatManu20]

[Dex]

League sources say the Hawks are looking to add a lottery pick either by outright trading John Collins or also including this selection. One of the teams they’ve had talks with is Portland. If Atlanta stays put, Eason makes sense because of his multi-positional defense, size, and playmaking.

Source: https://nbadraft.theringer.com/mock-draft

Down at pick #16

[mo7888]

This would not excite LaMelo.

Yea, but he'd be less excited with a rookie C..and they'd have fewer wins as well with a rookie C.

[mo7888]

This would not excite LaMelo.

Yea, but he'd be less excited with a rookie C..and they'd have fewer wins as well with a rookie C.

[Mr. Body]

League sources say the Hawks are looking to add a lottery pick either by outright trading John Collins or also including this selection. One of the teams they’ve had talks with is Portland. If Atlanta stays put, Eason makes sense because of his multi-positional defense, size, and playmaking.

Source: https://nbadraft.theringer.com/mock-draft

Down at pick #16

KOC is pretty terrible. And that's an awful draft for the Spurs. Dieng Jovic Hardy is godawful.

[exstatic]

League sources say the Hawks are looking to add a lottery pick either by outright trading John Collins or also including this selection. One of the teams they’ve had talks with is Portland. If Atlanta stays put, Eason makes sense because of his multi-positional defense, size, and playmaking.

Source: https://nbadraft.theringer.com/mock-draft

Down at pick #16

I like just about everything about JC, except his health. He can’t seem to stay on the floor.

[rascal]

I like just about everything about JC, except his health. He can’t seem to stay on the floor.

Those picks were still unknown unlike these picks.

Doubt Charlotte parts with both 13 and 15.

[BatManu20]

[BatManu20]

Denver trying to move up imo.

[Mnky]

That would be a reach.

Mark would be a good pick. You might be able to get more potential, or a more pressing position, or a more star worthy wing type, but Mark is still a good pick. Just not the homerun pick people like to fantasize about.

His natural reach makes him easier to recover defending g the pick and roll without being abused as much as a normal center in today's game. He's a great rim protector, shows signs of a true jump shot and is much more ferocious around the rim than any center the spurs have had in a long while outside of LMA playing out of position. He attacks the rim much more than advertised down low.

Reality is, for his position, he would be a good pick. Has potential to be more but like I said, it's just not the homerun feeling as those usually come with an exciting wing.

[rankingtear]

Ousmane Dieng is the pick based on all the smoke. OKC would try to jump ahead of us.

[Dejounte]

How far up can Denver move up with 21 and 30? They may want their hometown boy, Jalen Williams

[KingKev]

Atleast we can cross the risk of him at #9.

[CGD]

Denver trying to move up imo.

This is exactly the type of trade I want the spurs to make… basically to role over #25 for a FRP in the future.

[KingKev]

Denver trying to move up imo.

Even if they keep it versus consolidating decent move depending on the protection on the 2027 first. Plus get out of 8mm for Green

[Degoat]

I’d say there’s 3 Tiers in this draft and then everybody else. No particular order, just breaking prospects down into tiers and the range they might get drafted in.

Tier 1 picks (1-7)
Jabari Smith
Chet Holmgren
Paulo Banchero
Jaden Ivey
Shaedon Sharpe
Keegan Murray
Bennedict Mathurin

Tier 2 picks (8-15)
Johnny Davis
Dyson Daniels
Jalen Duren
Jeremy Sochan
Mark Williams
Ousmane Dieng
Malaki Branham
Aj Griffin

Tier 3 picks (16-23)
Tari Eason
EJ Liddell
Jalen Williams
Nikola Jovic
Tyty Washington
Blake Wesley
Dalen Terry
Marjon Beauchamp

Tier 4 (everybody else)

[mo7888]

I’d say there’s 3 Tiers in this draft and then everybody else. No particular order, just breaking prospects down into tiers and the range they might get drafted in.

Tier 1 picks (1-7)
Jabari Smith
Chet Holmgren
Paulo Banchero
Jaden Ivey
Shaedon Sharpe
Keegan Murray
Bennedict Mathurin


Tier 2 picks (8-15)
Johnny Davis
Dyson Daniels
Jalen Duren
Jeremy Sochan
Mark Williams
Ousmane Dieng
Malaki Branham
Aj Griffin

Tier 3 picks (16-23)
Tari Eason
EJ Liddell
Jalen Williams
Nikola Jovic
Tyty Washington
Blake Wesley
Dalen Terry
Marjon Beauchamp

Tier 4 (everybody else)

I'm not to far from you...

Tier 1
1. Paolo Banchero
2. Jabari Smith
3. Chet Holmgren
4. Jaden Ivey
Tier 2
5. Keegan Murray
6. Benedict Mathurin
7. Shaedon Sharpe
8. Jalen Duren
9. Dyson Daniels
10. Johnny Davis
Tier 3
11. Ousmane Dieng
12. Jalen Williams
13. Jeremy Sochan
14. AJ Griffin
15. Malaki Branham
16. Mark Williams
Tier 4
17. Gabriele Procida
18. Tari Eason
19. Blake Wesley
20. EJ Liddell
21. Nikola Jovic
22. Ochai Agbagi
Tier 5
23. Jaden Hardy
24. Dalen Terry
25. Patrick Baldwin Jr
26. TyTy Washington Jr
27. John Butler Jr
28. Christian Koloko
29. Wendell Moore Jr
30. MarJon Beauchamp

[Degoat]

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I'm not to far from you...

Tier 1
1. Paolo Banchero
2. Jabari Smith
3. Chet Holmgren
4. Jaden Ivey
Tier 2
5. Keegan Murray
6. Benedict Mathurin
7. Shaedon Sharpe
8. Jalen Duren
9. Dyson Daniels
10. Johnny Davis
Tier 3
11. Ousmane Dieng
12. Jalen Williams
13. Jeremy Sochan
14. AJ Griffin
15. Malaki Branham
16. Mark Williams
Tier 4
17. Gabriele Procida
18. Tari Eason
19. Blake Wesley
20. EJ Liddell
21. Nikola Jovic
22. Ochai Agbagi
Tier 5
23. Jaden Hardy
24. Dalen Terry
25. Patrick Baldwin Jr
26. TyTy Washington Jr
27. John Butler Jr
28. Christian Koloko
29. Wendell Moore Jr
30. MarJon Beauchamp

True pretty close to the same! Agbaji is a guy I forgot about tbh looking at yours lol he’d probably be in my tier 3 I honestly think after pick 22ish the draft will be chaos with guys going all over the place based off teams big boards

[BatManu20]

[Thomas82]

Mark would be a good pick. You might be able to get more potential, or a more pressing position, or a more star worthy wing type, but Mark is still a good pick. Just not the homerun pick people like to fantasize about.

His natural reach makes him easier to recover defending g the pick and roll without being abused as much as a normal center in today's game. He's a great rim protector, shows signs of a true jump shot and is much more ferocious around the rim than any center the spurs have had in a long while outside of LMA playing out of position. He attacks the rim much more than advertised down low.

Reality is, for his position, he would be a good pick. Has potential to be more but like I said, it's just not the homerun feeling as those usually come with an exciting wing.

I wouldn't be upset if we picked him, but I just don't like him at 9.

[Ditty]

He has 25th pick written all over him.

[Drom John]

Pelton's final stats only rankings has Procida 16th, the only international in the top 30.

[duncan2150]

[rjv]

i'm a little wary of pelton's projections considering that patrick baldwin III is 14th on that list. he was high on van vleet in 216 though (had him ranked 3rd). he had jokic at 5th in 2014.