NYRaider Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 (edited) NYRaider Way Too Early 2022 NBA Mock Draft 1. Orlando: Paolo Banchero | FC | Duke 2. Oklahoma City: Chet Holmgren | FC | Gonzaga 3. Detroit: Jalen Duren | FC | Memphis 4. San Antonio: Jaden Hardy | CG | G-League 5. Sacramento: Nikola Jovic | GF | Serbia 6. Houston: AJ Griffin Jr | GF | Duke 7. Cleveland: Patrick Baldwin Jr | F | UW Milwaukee 8. Toronto: Yannick Nzosa | C | Congo 9. Minnesota: Peyton Watson | GF | UCLA 10. Washington: Jaden Ivey | CG | Purdue 11. Indiana: Kennedy Chandler | PG | Tennessee 12. Memphis: Jabari Smith Jr | F | Auburn 13. New Orleans: Caleb Houstan | GF | Michigan 14. Charlotte: Roko Prkacin | GF | Cibona 15. Portland: Kendall Brown | GF | Baylor 16. Chicago: Dyson Daniels | GF | G-League 17. Boston: TyTy Washington | CG | Kentucky 18. New York: Benedict Mathurin | GF | Arizona 19. Houston (via MIA): Jean Montero | PG | OTE 20. Dallas: Mark Williams | C | Duke 21. Oklahoma City (via LAC): Osumane Dieng | GF | New Zealand 22. Atlanta: Hunter Sallis | CG | Gonzaga 23. Golden State: Marcus Bagley | GF | Arizona State 24. Nuggets: Johnny Juzang | GF | UCLA 25. Philadelphia: Jordan Hall | CG | Saint Joseph 26. Oklahoma City (via PHX): Ibou Dianko Baadji | C | Senegal 27. New Orleans (via LAL): Trevor Keels | SG | Duke 28. Memphis (via UTA): Jabari Walker | F | Colorado 29. Miami (via BRK): Terrence Shannon | GF | Texas Tech 30. Milwaukee: Walker Kessler | C | Georgia Edited August 22, 2021 by NYRaider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 Quote Way back in November of 2017, we heard the NBA and the players’ union were discussing the possibility of adjusting draft eligibility rules with an eye toward eliminating that one-and-done path. The Commission on College Basketball subsequently issued a report this past April recommending that the one-and-done rule be altered or eliminated. While that appears likely to happen at some point, a July report indicated it wouldn’t occur until at least 2021 — now we know we’ll have to wait at least one additional year beyond that. If and when the NBA opens the door for players to enter the draft out of high school, that draft year figures to be flooded with top prospects. For instance, if it happens in 2022, the top high school grads of that year would join that season’s top college freshman in the ’22 draft class. As such, the league would prefer to give teams plenty of notice for when it will happen. @Bullet Club @beekay414 Emoni will be in the 2022 draft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 @Sllim Pickens @Texansfan713 If Emoni is able to enter the draft he'd be a great fit in Houston or Detroit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 *Updated mock using Tankathon's lottery tool / assuming Emoni is eligible* 1. Houston: Emoni Bates | GF | Memphis 2. Detroit: Paolo Banchero | FC | Duke 3. Sacramento: Chet Holmgren | FC | Gonzaga 4. Oklahoma City: Jaden Hardy | CG | G-League 5. Orlando: Jalen Duren | FC | Memphis 6. San Antonio: AJ Griffin Jr | GF | Duke 7. Cleveland: Nikola Jovic | F | Serbia 8. Raptors: Peyton Watson | GF | UCLA 9. Minnesota: Patrick Baldwin Jr | F | UW Milwaukee 10. Washington: Jaden Ivey | CG | Purdue 11. Indiana: Kennedy Chandler | PG | Tennessee 12. Memphis: Jabari Smith Jr | F | Auburn 13. New Orleans: Caleb Houstan | GF | Michigan 14. Charlotte: Roko Prkacin | GF | Cibona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsoxsuck05 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 6 hours ago, NYRaider said: *Updated mock using Tankathon's lottery tool / assuming Emoni is eligible* 1. Houston: Emoni Bates | GF | Memphis 2. Detroit: Paolo Banchero | FC | Duke 3. Sacramento: Chet Holmgren | FC | Gonzaga 4. Oklahoma City: Jaden Hardy | CG | G-League 5. Orlando: Jalen Duren | FC | Memphis 6. San Antonio: AJ Griffin Jr | GF | Duke 7. Cleveland: Nikola Jovic | F | Serbia 8. Raptors: Peyton Watson | GF | UCLA 9. Minnesota: Patrick Baldwin Jr | F | UW Milwaukee 10. Washington: Jaden Ivey | CG | Purdue 11. Indiana: Kennedy Chandler | PG | Tennessee 12. Memphis: Jabari Smith Jr | F | Auburn 13. New Orleans: Caleb Houstan | GF | Michigan 14. Charlotte: Roko Prkacin | GF | Cibona Hasn't Emoni lost a little bit of luster in the last year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsoxsuck05 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 That was a tongue twister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texansfan713 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, NYRaider said: *Updated mock using Tankathon's lottery tool / assuming Emoni is eligible* 1. Houston: Emoni Bates | GF | Memphis 2. Detroit: Paolo Banchero | FC | Duke 3. Sacramento: Chet Holmgren | FC | Gonzaga 4. Oklahoma City: Jaden Hardy | CG | G-League 5. Orlando: Jalen Duren | FC | Memphis 6. San Antonio: AJ Griffin Jr | GF | Duke 7. Cleveland: Nikola Jovic | F | Serbia 8. Raptors: Peyton Watson | GF | UCLA 9. Minnesota: Patrick Baldwin Jr | F | UW Milwaukee 10. Washington: Jaden Ivey | CG | Purdue 11. Indiana: Kennedy Chandler | PG | Tennessee 12. Memphis: Jabari Smith Jr | F | Auburn 13. New Orleans: Caleb Houstan | GF | Michigan 14. Charlotte: Roko Prkacin | GF | Cibona am i trippin or is the 2022 draft more top heavy than 2021? Edited August 26, 2021 by Texansfan713 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sllim Pickens Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 3 hours ago, Texansfan713 said: am i trippin or is the 2022 draft more top heavy than 2021? If you add the top 2 players from the projected 2023 class and add it to the top 3 or 4 of the 22 class, it should make it stronger. I wouldn't be shocked that it gets even stronger if the rules is changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 5 hours ago, Texansfan713 said: am i trippin or is the 2022 draft more top heavy than 2021? Emoni, Paolo, Duren, Griffin, Chet, and Hardy are all legit prospects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sllim Pickens Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/emoni-bates-nba-draft-memphis-pro-day-vertical-wingspan-reaction I am guessing its a good thing he has some time to work on combine type things but you can't fix wingspan and hand size. But that vert is the same as Luka Garza and the sprint is .2 slower than Garza. Not a good look for a generational prospect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seminoles1 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 37 minutes ago, Sllim Pickens said: https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/emoni-bates-nba-draft-memphis-pro-day-vertical-wingspan-reaction I am guessing its a good thing he has some time to work on combine type things but you can't fix wingspan and hand size. But that vert is the same as Luka Garza and the sprint is .2 slower than Garza. Not a good look for a generational prospect. If those numbers are real then he's outside my top 5 and maybe even my top 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsoxsuck05 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 (edited) He has worse measurements than Luke Garza, that can't be right. That's not even Division 1 worthy... Edited October 7, 2021 by redsoxsuck05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted October 7, 2021 Author Share Posted October 7, 2021 5 hours ago, Sllim Pickens said: https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/emoni-bates-nba-draft-memphis-pro-day-vertical-wingspan-reaction I am guessing its a good thing he has some time to work on combine type things but you can't fix wingspan and hand size. But that vert is the same as Luka Garza and the sprint is .2 slower than Garza. Not a good look for a generational prospect. 4 hours ago, seminoles1 said: If those numbers are real then he's outside my top 5 and maybe even my top 10. 2 hours ago, redsoxsuck05 said: He has worse measurements than Luke Garza, that can't be right. That's not even Division 1 worthy... The Andrew Wiggins effect, he received way too much hype early on because he was so much better than everyone his age early on but then other guys caught up. I mean he shot under 40% in both AAU and HS ball last season. Regardless though does it really matter that much? Do you think Cade Cunningham would've tested well at the combine last year? What about Luka Doncic? I'm sure his numbers will be better at the actual combine, he's 17 years old and just got to campus a couple of weeks ago. The appeal of Emoni Bates was never that he was this freak, jump out of the gym athlete. It's always been based around the fact that he's 6'9" with guard skills. The lack of length isn't ideal but he's still going to ball this season. Hell if your teams don't want him, we'll happily take him in Utah. Quote Durant’s vertical jump was 33.5 inches, a half-inch less than Oden’s vertical. He completed the agility drill in 12.33 seconds, which was slower than Oden who completed it in 11.67 seconds. And it took him 3.45 seconds to finish a three-quarter-court sprint, which was, again, slower than Oden who finished it in 3.27 seconds. He was also the only prospect that failed to lift 185 pounds even once. According to a Seattle Times report released about a week after the draft, Durant’s overall combine performance ranked 78th out of the 80 players who were in attendance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YogiBiz Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 On 8/22/2021 at 2:32 PM, NYRaider said: 18. New York: Benedict Mathurin | GF | Arizona 19. Houston (via MIA): Jean Montero | PG | OTE Hey, you almost had this right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 On 10/7/2021 at 5:57 AM, Sllim Pickens said: https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/emoni-bates-nba-draft-memphis-pro-day-vertical-wingspan-reaction I am guessing its a good thing he has some time to work on combine type things but you can't fix wingspan and hand size. But that vert is the same as Luka Garza and the sprint is .2 slower than Garza. Not a good look for a generational prospect. On 10/7/2021 at 6:35 AM, seminoles1 said: If those numbers are real then he's outside my top 5 and maybe even my top 10. On 10/7/2021 at 8:56 AM, redsoxsuck05 said: He has worse measurements than Luke Garza, that can't be right. That's not even Division 1 worthy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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