2022 NBA Draft Thread – (June 23rd, 8PM, ESPN)

[Kalela]

I am guessing the Nuggets are hoping Jovic will be available at 30.

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I'm a big fan of this guy. I guess he is gonna try to improve his stock to try and get drafted higher next year. I had him as a top 35 player in this year's class though and a potential target for the celtics at 53.

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[BostonCouchGM]

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Really like him. Reminds me of Herro

[Scoonie]

I'm a big fan of this guy. I guess he is gonna try to improve his stock to try and get drafted higher next year. I had him as a top 35 player in this year's class though and a potential target for the celtics at 53.

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Definitely a player to keep an eye on. He will be auto-eligible for next year's draft.

[ConstableGeneva]

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[BillessuR6]

I'm a big fan of this guy. I guess he is gonna try to improve his stock to try and get drafted higher next year. I had him as a top 35 player in this year's class though and a potential target for the celtics at 53.

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It looks like he will sign with my team here in Slovenia, so I will get to see him a lot. He will play Eurocup and Adriatic league, great competition for young guys...

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I'm a big fan of this guy. I guess he is gonna try to improve his stock to try and get drafted higher next year. I had him as a top 35 player in this year's class though and a potential target for the celtics at 53.

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It looks like he will sign with my team here in Slovenia, so I will get to see him a lot. He will play Eurocup and Adriatic league, great competition for young guys...

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Looks like he changed his mind haha

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Reading some of the tweets, lots of people saying he could go in the 30's or 40's, maybe even late 2nd round. But if he's still there at 53, definitely a guy worth taking a long/hard look at for us..

[playa-hater]

I'm having a realization right now.

I don't want to take a wing with this pick.

Think about it. We took a wing in the lottery 2 years in a row. Langford didn't work out and Nesmith (unless he somehow has a BIG turnaround to his career in year 3 next season) also didn't work out. Why? Because it's hard to be a wing on this team who isn't either

a) tatum/brown or
b) a proven veteran like white (yes i consider him a wing cause he plays lots of mins at the 2), j-rich or fournier

Not to mention we also have Begarin. Begarin, Nesmith, Hauser. Let's just see if 1 of them can work out.

Last 4 drafts:

Begarin and Madar - too soon to know if they worked out
Grant - a PF who worked out good
Rob - a C who worked out
Nesmith - a wing who didn't work out
Langford - a wing who didn't work out
Pritchard - a combo guard who has worked out pretty good cause he is really gritty and an elite shooter
edwards - a combo guard who didn't work out cause he's not as gritty as Pritchard and just could not shoot as well at the NBA level as Pritchard (like, not even close)
Waters - too small. good but just not good enough

Bottom line:

1) Pricthard is doing pretty good. Madar could also end up being a decent backup guard. So i am fine if we don't take another little guy with this pick.

2) No wings please!

3) I only want a guy who can play the 4 and/or the 5. Guys who could be available at our pick who can play the 4 and/or the 5 (ranked in no particular order) Isaiah Mobley, Jabari Walker, Jaylin Williams, Trevion Williams, Yoan Makoundou, Marcus Bingham, Khalifa Diop, Makur Maker, Dominick Barlow, Mouhamadou Gueye, Christian Koloko, Karlo Matkovic, Leonardo Okeke, Moussa Diabate.

4) I want us to pick Makoundou. I think that's obvious at this point

well I said this about 2 months ago.. But thanks for joining my club..

[playa-hater]

I'm having a realization right now.

I don't want to take a wing with this pick.

Think about it. We took a wing in the lottery 2 years in a row. Langford didn't work out and Nesmith (unless he somehow has a BIG turnaround to his career in year 3 next season) also didn't work out. Why? Because it's hard to be a wing on this team who isn't either

a) tatum/brown or
b) a proven veteran like white (yes i consider him a wing cause he plays lots of mins at the 2), j-rich or fournier

Not to mention we also have Begarin. Begarin, Nesmith, Hauser. Let's just see if 1 of them can work out.

Last 4 drafts:

Begarin and Madar - too soon to know if they worked out
Grant - a PF who worked out good
Rob - a C who worked out
Nesmith - a wing who didn't work out
Langford - a wing who didn't work out
Pritchard - a combo guard who has worked out pretty good cause he is really gritty and an elite shooter
edwards - a combo guard who didn't work out cause he's not as gritty as Pritchard and just could not shoot as well at the NBA level as Pritchard (like, not even close)
Waters - too small. good but just not good enough

Bottom line:

1) Pricthard is doing pretty good. Madar could also end up being a decent backup guard. So i am fine if we don't take another little guy with this pick.

2) No wings please!

3) I only want a guy who can play the 4 and/or the 5. Guys who could be available at our pick who can play the 4 and/or the 5 (ranked in no particular order) Isaiah Mobley, Jabari Walker, Jaylin Williams, Trevion Williams, Yoan Makoundou, Marcus Bingham, Khalifa Diop, Makur Maker, Dominick Barlow, Mouhamadou Gueye, Christian Koloko, Karlo Matkovic, Leonardo Okeke, Moussa Diabate.

4) I want us to pick Makoundou. I think that's obvious at this point

well I said this about 2 months ago.. But thanks for joining my club..

using Hal's list, without even viewing half of these guys yet, I have already come to the conclusion that there is some really good upside talent that could turn out to be a gem..

pick the right one and hopefully develop them..

[batabatuta]

We badly need to buy/get additional second round picks. There a lot of upside talent in the second round.

[Larry_Russell]

We badly need to buy/get additional second round picks. There a lot of upside talent in the second round.

Got to expect at least a trade or two this offseason.

We have a lot of assets that we can use to both improve now and add for future.


Have to expect that large TPE will net us a servicable player we need now and a late pick/2nd rounder
Aaron Nesmith probably get shopped for a late 1st to give him the opportunity somewhere. (Portland, OKC, Houston spurs, denver all have multiple 1sts)

[Hal14]

Interesting mock draft here:

http://mavsdraft.com/community-mock-draft-8-0/

They have us taking Iverson Molinar. Not a fan of this pick. Small combo-guard who is not a very good shooter. He's kind of like schroder except more crafty with his dribble drive moves rather than schroder who just turns on the jets and goes really fast right to the rim (sometimes out of control). He's an older prospect too so not a ton of upside. But, the guy can handle the ball pretty good and create offense so he's potentially a guy who can come in off the bench, give us some ball handling and some instant offense..

[winsomme2]

AJ Green?


6'4" PG/SG sniper from N. Iowa

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Updated list of prospects we've worked out ahead of the draft:

Keon Ellis - Wing - Alabama
Kevin McCullar Jr - Wing - Texas Tech
Gabe Brown - Wing - Michigan St
Ron Harper Jr - Wing - Rutgers
Lucas Williamson - Wing - Loyola Chicago
Jared Rhoden - Wing - Seton Hall
Julian Champagnie - Wing - St John's
Trevion Williams - C - Purdue
Isaiah Wong - SG - Miami
Michael Foster - PF - G League Ignite
Teddy Allen - Wing - New Mexico St
Peter Kiss - Wing - Bryant
Collin Gillespie - Guard - Villanova
Darius Days - PF - LSU
Payton Willis - G - Minnesota
AJ Reeves - G - Providence
Cole Swider - Stretch 4 - Syracuse
Jeriah Horne - Wing - Tulsa
Lester Quinones - Wing - Memphis

All are still eligible for the draft, except for McCullar and Wong who are returning to college..

[ConstableGeneva]

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[Celts17Pride]

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Hopefully 4 days after the Celtics are crowned NBA Champions!

[165bows]

Updated list of the prospects we've worked out ahead of the draft:

Keon Ellis - Wing - Alabama
Kevin McCullar Jr - Wing - Texas Tech
Gabe Brown - Wing - Michigan St
Ron Harper Jr - Wing - Rutgers
Lucas Williamson - Wing - Loyola Chicago
Jared Rhoden - Wing - Seton Hall
Julian Champagnie - Wing - St John's
Trevion Williams - C - Purdue
Isaiah Wong - SG - Miami
Michael Foster - PF - G League Ignite
Teddy Allen - Wing - New Mexico St
Peter Kiss - Wing - Bryant
Collin Gillespie - Guard - Villanova
Darius Days - PF - LSU
Payton Willis - G - Minnesota
AJ Reeves - G - Providence
Cole Swider - Stretch 4 - Syracuse
Jeriah Horne - Wing - Tulsa
Lester Quinones - Wing - Memphis

All are still eligible for the draft, except for McCullar and Wong who are returning to college..

Interesting no Alondes Williams on there.

[threrf23]

Updated list of the prospects we've worked out ahead of the draft:

Keon Ellis - Wing - Alabama
Kevin McCullar Jr - Wing - Texas Tech
Gabe Brown - Wing - Michigan St
Ron Harper Jr - Wing - Rutgers
Lucas Williamson - Wing - Loyola Chicago
Jared Rhoden - Wing - Seton Hall
Julian Champagnie - Wing - St John's
Trevion Williams - C - Purdue
Isaiah Wong - SG - Miami
Michael Foster - PF - G League Ignite
Teddy Allen - Wing - New Mexico St
Peter Kiss - Wing - Bryant
Collin Gillespie - Guard - Villanova
Darius Days - PF - LSU
Payton Willis - G - Minnesota
AJ Reeves - G - Providence
Cole Swider - Stretch 4 - Syracuse
Jeriah Horne - Wing - Tulsa
Lester Quinones - Wing - Memphis

All are still eligible for the draft, except for McCullar and Wong who are returning to college..

Appreciate the recap as I haven't been paying attention.

Of these guys - just glancing at stats and scouting capsules - Michael Foster Jr is the guy I like. On paper, I don't see why he isn't considered a lottery pick.

Otherwise I think Jared Rhoden and Lester Quinones maybe have underrated potential from a 3&D standpoint, Champagnie should have a decent career but he's a bit of a tweener, Gillespie maybe intrigues as a Payton Pritchard type but we already have Payton Pritchard.

[Scoonie]

Updated list of the prospects we've worked out ahead of the draft:

That's definitely not an official list, just what's been reported on Twitter and other internet sources. It's very likely that the Celtics have worked out other prospects as well.

[Hal14]

Updated list of the prospects we've worked out ahead of the draft:

Keon Ellis - Wing - Alabama
Kevin McCullar Jr - Wing - Texas Tech
Gabe Brown - Wing - Michigan St
Ron Harper Jr - Wing - Rutgers
Lucas Williamson - Wing - Loyola Chicago
Jared Rhoden - Wing - Seton Hall
Julian Champagnie - Wing - St John's
Trevion Williams - C - Purdue
Isaiah Wong - SG - Miami
Michael Foster - PF - G League Ignite
Teddy Allen - Wing - New Mexico St
Peter Kiss - Wing - Bryant
Collin Gillespie - Guard - Villanova
Darius Days - PF - LSU
Payton Willis - G - Minnesota
AJ Reeves - G - Providence
Cole Swider - Stretch 4 - Syracuse
Jeriah Horne - Wing - Tulsa
Lester Quinones - Wing - Memphis

All are still eligible for the draft, except for McCullar and Wong who are returning to college..

Interesting no Alondes Williams on there.

Yeah either they think he'll be off the board by then or they think that he doesn't check either the defense or the shooting box enough for their liking. He would probably be the highest rated prospect on this list if they worked him out. For the most part, everyone on this list are guys who are projected to either go undrafted or be late 2nd round picks. I wouldn't be surprised if Alondes goes earlier than that.

Maybe they did work Alondes out and it just hasn't been reported though..