The 2022 NBA Draft Thread

[Petre1978]

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They are very ralented and provide what the Magic need the most.

Scoring!!!!

Who would the FO choose??

Not an easy choice!

[Petre1978]

There's legitimate questions about Banchero's defensive upside (and his 3PT shot although I'm less concerned about that), but the more I watch him the more impressed I am with his ability and willingness to pass.

He's just not really as much of a shameless selfish gunner as he was earlier in the year.

If his 3PT shot does uptick, he's going to be a devastating offensive player.

Earlier in the season, you were wondering what was going to be the legitimate difference between Paolo and say someone like Toppin as a one-way player with mediocre efficiency and a tweener body. But to be fair to Banchero, he's being more selective, his passing looks decent enough and he does try on D. I'm not sure in my book it justifies a top 3 or 4 pick, but there are green shoots.

Who would you draft?

[jezzerinho]

Shouldn't you check first if I've watched any more games ?

[Petre1978]

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Magic could use their high second round pick to draft him.
Would be a nice replacement for Bamba!!!

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[zaymon]

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I like him a lot, still there is no sign he is a lead ball handler. Similar to Suggs imo.

[Petre1978]

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I like him a lot, still there is no sign he is a lead ball handler. Similar to Suggs imo.

Better scorer and shooter than Suggs.
Great in midrange.

[zaymon]

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I like him a lot, still there is no sign he is a lead ball handler. Similar to Suggs imo.

Better scorer and shooter than Suggs.
Great in midrange.

Suggs is much stronger, better defender and better passer. If both end up 2-3 options Suggs has more enticing tools and skill set. I would rather have Jrue Holiday/ Alex Caruso than (i cant find good comp... )Will Barton ? less athletic Caldwell- Pope ? (all comps are winning players tough)

[DiplomaticMagic]

I dont see why Johnny Davis and Suggs couldn't play together

[Petre1978]

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Hooper!
Fundamental!

I like him more than Ivey.

Magic need players with skills, no athletes anymore.

[zaymon]

I dont see why Johnny Davis and Suggs couldn't play together

Well but than we have no guard proficient in pick and roll in a league where you want two guards good in pick and roll. To be fair i see a lot of upside in Jalen Suggs but thats a big if.
Second point is shooting. Both Suggs and Davis are not knockdown shooters. You cant build offense around two tough shot makers. I love them both, wouldnt be mad to draft Johnny, but the fit seems akward on many levels, even defensively with lack of size.

[Petre1978]

I dont see why Johnny Davis and Suggs couldn't play together

Well but than we have no guard proficient in pick and roll in a league where you want two guards good in pick and roll. To be fair i see a lot of upside in Jalen Suggs but thats a big if.
Second point is shooting. Both Suggs and Davis are not knockdown shooters. You cant build offense around two tough shot makers. I love them both, wouldnt be mad to draft Johnny, but the fit seems akward on many levels, even defensively with lack of size.

What is his wingspan?

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Magic could use their high second round pick to draft him.
Would be a nice replacement for Bamba!!!

When you say 'Magic could use their high second round pick to...' it should always be followed up with 'make money by selling it' or 'trade it for future second round picks that they'll later trade again'. Those are more likely to happen than your suggestion

[zaymon]

I dont see why Johnny Davis and Suggs couldn't play together

Well but than we have no guard proficient in pick and roll in a league where you want two guards good in pick and roll. To be fair i see a lot of upside in Jalen Suggs but thats a big if.
Second point is shooting. Both Suggs and Davis are not knockdown shooters. You cant build offense around two tough shot makers. I love them both, wouldnt be mad to draft Johnny, but the fit seems akward on many levels, even defensively with lack of size.

What is his wingspan?

There is no official info but propably 6'6-6'8 and he is more 6'4 than 6'5 from what i read.
He is by no means small but we can be so much bigger at the wing even with someone like Mathurin. ( or Okeke if he ever finds his shot, thats 6'6 with 7 feet wingspan who just kept McCollum in front of him for most part)

[nymets1]

As long as the Magic get a top 5 pick, We have a really good chance to get a great player in the top 5. It seems debatable between Chet Holmgren and Paolo Banchero. I would want the #2 overall pick and take whoever the team at #1 didn't take. Though I wouldn't be surprised if Hardy, Smith or Ivey climbs into the top 2.

[OrlChamps2030]

Well but than we have no guard proficient in pick and roll in a league where you want two guards good in pick and roll. To be fair i see a lot of upside in Jalen Suggs but thats a big if.
Second point is shooting. Both Suggs and Davis are not knockdown shooters. You cant build offense around two tough shot makers. I love them both, wouldnt be mad to draft Johnny, but the fit seems akward on many levels, even defensively with lack of size.

What is his wingspan?

There is no official info but propably 6'6-6'8 and he is more 6'4 than 6'5 from what i read.
He is by no means small but we can be so much bigger at the wing even with someone like Mathurin. ( or Okeke if he ever finds his shot, thats 6'6 with 7 feet wingspan who just kept McCollum in front of him for most part)

Davis looks legit to me. I expect him to be a plus three point shooter, he plays with limited legit shot creators/play makers and takes a lot of tough shots. His mid range game is advanced too. Vecenie had Davis going 4 after Smith, Chet, Paolo in his last mock.

IMO The only reason Suggs and Davis wouldn't be able to play together is if Suggs can't play PG.

I like Mathurin too but I haven't seen him run a lot of P&R. Really impressive combination of shooting and athleticism though. I like that both Davis and Mathrin play hard, they compete on defense and hit the boards hard. Probably my 2 favorite guys after the top 4, it wouldn't surprise me if one of them ends up being better than someone chosen ahead of them in the top 4

[pepe1991]

I just can't talk myself into notion taht Jabari Smith is 1# pick.
His team is too damn strong for most college competition, they bring Green jr. off bench and no other bench can contain him, Kessler almost had triple double with 20-10-7 (blocks) and 4 steals game, KD Johnson had two +20 points games. Jaylin Williams
was top 100 recruit and for them he is just a guy from bench this year.

They remind me of that 2014-15 Duke team where half of them ended up in nba. But because they were so damn stacked, it was impossible to do proper scouting, so non of guys turned into elite player ( Winslow, Jah, Quinn Cook, Jones, Sami Oyelye, Amille Jefferson, Grayson Allen )

[Skybox]

While guys like Davis and TyTy look like good players, the idea that tanking ourselves to oblivion to get them doesn't add up to me. Even Jabari, who may end up the best in class doesn't seem worth it. I expect a higher ceiling for a top 3 picks. I see goodness, not greatness all over the top of this draft...I still hope they trade it.

[OrlChamps2030]

While guys like Davis and TyTy look like good players, the idea that tanking ourselves to oblivion to get them doesn't add up to me. Even Jabari, who may end up the best in class doesn't seem worth it. I expect a higher ceiling for a top 3 picks. I see goodness, not greatness all over the top of this draft...I still hope they trade it.

I do agree to an extent. It sucks this isn’t a stacked draft, however there’s still good players and this team needs more good players period.

Who would you like in a trade?

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