2022 NBA Draft Safari

[All4One1ForAll]

Bates is so overrated. Terrible frame with poor length for his height. Incredibly weak physically. Bad athleticism, especially when it comes to elevating in traffic. Not a particularly good passer and his game revolves around being primarily just an isolation jump shooter.

He reminds me of a significantly less athletic and less long Brandon Ingram. I except him to be really disappointing in college and drop on draft boards heavily.

 

[foucault87]

Bates is so overrated. Terrible frame with poor length for his height. Incredibly weak physically. Bad athleticism, especially when it comes to elevating in traffic. Not a particularly good passer and his game revolves around being primarily just an isolation jump shooter.

He reminds me of a significantly less athletic and less long Brandon Ingram. I except him to be really disappointing in college and drop on draft boards heavily.

He does really well on the Sports Movie Star Name test though

 

[AtomicDogg97]

What if the unthinkable happened next year and the Cavs won the lottery and ended up with the #1 pick? Would Chet Holmgren be the guy? How would he even fit with the current Cavs roster? Could a team honestly start three 7-footers?

It is kind of fun to think about................

 

[Benway]

Cheat for Chet.

 

[bigfoot5415]

Sucks Bates isnt eligible, I am all for Patrick Baldwin Jr. The kid will be a stud.

As for Chet....idk man. Something about him screams injury prone bust. Maybe its because his spine is completely visible. Its a shame he couldnt play the 3 lol.

 

[Cavatt]

What if the unthinkable happened next year and the Cavs won the lottery and ended up with the #1 pick? Would Chet Holmgren be the guy? How would he even fit with the current Cavs roster? Could a team honestly start three 7-footers?

It is kind of fun to think about................

That's a situation you might trade down I think or see if you can get a homerun deal for a star player

 

[MirORich]

Will be a top3 pick almost certainty and hopefully helps push another SG/SF down to wherever we draft

 

[sailfish]

Will be a top3 pick almost certainty and hopefully helps push another SG/SF down to wherever we draft

Rumor has it Emoni Bates may be following Duran to Memphis. Bates wouldn’t be eligible for the 2022 draft, however, due to his age.

 

[sailfish]

What if the unthinkable happened next year and the Cavs won the lottery and ended up with the #1 pick? Would Chet Holmgren be the guy? How would he even fit with the current Cavs roster? Could a team honestly start three 7-footers?

It is kind of fun to think about................

The contenders for the top pick are Holmgren, Banchero, Duren, Nzosa, & Hardy. 2022 draft looks very strong which is good for the Cavs, who will likely have another high pick.

 

[red.]

Rumor has it Emoni Bates may be following Duran to Memphis. Bates wouldn’t be eligible for the 2022 draft, however, due to his age.

 

[adam81king]

The small forwards in 2022 are VERY intriguing and varied. I'm guessing the Cavaliers end somewhere between 6-12, and can end up with their new franchise 3, pretty easily.

 

[Nathan S]

Early sleeper picks are Josiah-Jordan James and Kadary Richmond. Fully expect the Cavs to have another absolutely boring draft where they go BPA in the lottery and don't do anything else

 

[adam81king]

Early sleeper picks are Josiah-Jordan James and Kadary Richmond. Fully expect the Cavs to have another absolutely boring draft where they go BPA in the lottery and don't do anything else

Eww.

Jokes aside, have you done any early analysis on the 2022 class? Curious if you, or @I'mWithDan have any analytics that match my eyes.

 

[Nathan S]

Eww.

Jokes aside, have you done any early analysis on the 2022 class? Curious if you, or @I'mWithDan have any analytics that match my eyes.

Not really...I don't know where to find high school stats or how to use them effectively tbh. So I can only talk about returning players.

 

[Cement]

2022 NBA Mock Draft - NBA Draft Room

Full 2022 NBA Mock Draft, 2 rounds - Overall a very solid group of prospects for the 2022 draft, with a couple of future stars at the top

nbadraftroom.com

1 OKC - Holmgren

2 Rockets - Banchero

3 Pistons - Hardy

4 Magic - Duren

5 Cavs - Adrian Griffin Jr SF – Duke – HT: 6-6 – WT: 200 – WING: 7-0 – Fr – A tough, big wing with a rock solid frame, tons of talent and great basketball bloodlines. Plays above the rim with ease and can light it up from downtown.