ESPN 2022 NBA Mock Draft

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I'll highlight some interesting nuggets as this is pay walled https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/st...-battle-plus-emerging-international-prospects

#9 Sacramento Kings - Caleb Houstan, Michigan

Only UM player they have.

This is the top 3

1. HOU	Paolo Banchero	Duke	6-11	PF/C	18.4
2. MIN	Chet Holmgren	Gonzaga	7-0	PF/C	18.9
3. ORL	Jaden Hardy	Undecided	6-4

They explain a little bit about Chet..

In a February matchup with prep school powerhouse IMG Academy, Holmgren showed some of his limitations physically while being held to 13 points on 11 field goal attempts with 5 turnovers in a 20-point loss. He was pushed around mercilessly inside the paint and contained very effectively on his perimeter drives by Michigan-bound Moussa Diabate, a top-10 recruit in his own right. Holmgren struggled to finish around the basket, couldn't get going with his jump shot (0-for-4 3-pt FG) and had a forgettable night overall, even though he still delivered some real fireworks defensively. One game does not define a player, but the level of competition Holmgren has played against in Minnesota leaves something to be desired. The pandemic has unfortunately robbed him of opportunities to showcase how his game translates against similarly sized prospects.

Thought this blurb was interesting

Depleted College Ranks​

The pandemic caused many young prospects to return to college last year due to the considerable uncertainty surrounding the 2020 NBA draft, which was delayed five months and featured a severely restricted pre-draft process.

That will not be the case in 2021, as underclassmen, even those coming off disappointing seasons, have been declaring for the draft and hiring agents en masse over the past month, despite having no concrete assurances of where they'll be picked.

Only a handful of returning college players, including Purdue's Jaden Ivey, Auburn's Allen Flanigan, Arizona's Bennedict Mathurin, and Memphis' Earl Timberlake are currently projected to be drafted in the top 20 of next year's class, which is not unexpected, historically speaking.

In reality, many non-freshman college players will rise up draft boards as the season moves on, as players such as Davion Mitchell, Franz Wagner, Corey Kispert, Kai Jones, James Bouknight, Ayo Dosunmu, Jared Butler, Chris Duarte, Max Abmas and others did this past year.

 

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