2022 NBA draft

[wheelz1200]

So exciting time this week as we get to the draft.  Lots of trades with personel moving and top draft picks getting their teams.  

As a knick fan, dream scenario is moving Julius Randle to try and get the 4th pick.  They need ivey so bad on that roster.  And let obi get some playing time to see if he can make the leap.

Not expecting much but there is always hope.

What is everyone else hoping for in the draft for your favorite teams?

[Reid]

Trade Randle for the 4th pick or just for the cap space? Wow, that will be a risky move but maybe it could work.
Barrett was the one who shine at the season while Randle is having a contagious off night. I'd do that if I were the Knicks management.
Looking at the mock draft by different analyst I see the Knicks picking Duren. I was confused first as they have Mitchell Robinson but to my shock that's because he is entering free agency so they need a new center.

[wheelz1200]

Trade Randle for the 4th pick or just for the cap space? Wow, that will be a risky move but maybe it could work.
Barrett was the one who shine at the season while Randle is having a contagious off night. I'd do that if I were the Knicks management.
Looking at the mock draft by different analyst I see the Knicks picking Duren. I was confused first as they have Mitchell Robinson but to my shock that's because he is entering free agency so they need a new center.

Yeah big mitch is a free agent and will get paid more than the Knicks can give him.  If they hold the 11 spot I'd rather them take mark Williams than duren. Julius is good but needs to go.  Knicks are real young with rj, IQ, obi, q grimes, etc. Julius and obi play the same spot.  Drafted obi in the early 1st he needs a shot otherwise it's a wasted pick.  And yeah Knicks haven't been set at pg for years.  Something ivey can do, I see a little Allen iverson in ivey.  Couldn't just be that as the salaries need to matchup so either a third team or a package around Randle and around that pick would be my guess if they could pull it off.

[Hydrogen]

Recently Michael Jordan's poor draft decisions have been mentioned in the media.

MICHAEL JORDAN IS 'WORST NBA OWNER EVER,' BAYLESS SAYS

Then, there were the draft decisions.

"Michael Jordan is the man who took Adam Morrison over Brandon Roy. He took Kemba (Walker) over Klay (Thompson) and Kawhi (Leonard). Michael took Michael Kidd-Gilchrist over Bradley Beal, Cody Zeller over Giannis (Anteokounmpo), Noah Vonleh over Zach LaVine, Frank Kaminsky over Devin Booker. He even took Malik Monk over Donovan Mitchell.

https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nba/michael-jordan-is-worst-nba-owner-ever-bayless-says

As majority owner of the charlotte hornets, I hope Michael Jordan can do himself proud in this year's draft.

If only to offset the catastrophic draft calls he's made over the past decade.

[wheelz1200]

Recently Michael Jordan's poor draft decisions have been mentioned in the media.

MICHAEL JORDAN IS 'WORST NBA OWNER EVER,' BAYLESS SAYS

Then, there were the draft decisions.

"Michael Jordan is the man who took Adam Morrison over Brandon Roy. He took Kemba (Walker) over Klay (Thompson) and Kawhi (Leonard). Michael took Michael Kidd-Gilchrist over Bradley Beal, Cody Zeller over Giannis (Anteokounmpo), Noah Vonleh over Zach LaVine, Frank Kaminsky over Devin Booker. He even took Malik Monk over Donovan Mitchell.

https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nba/michael-jordan-is-worst-nba-owner-ever-bayless-says

As majority owner of the charlotte hornets, I hope Michael Jordan can do himself proud in this year's draft.

If only to offset the catastrophic draft calls he's made over the past decade.

Mike is a lot of things but a good evaluator he is not.  Best thing he can do is keep his hands off the draft and let the professional evaluators do it.  That's why they have a job.  Don't expect this draft to be any different for Mike.  I do like bridges that was a good pick.  And ball was a gimme pick at 3 they had to take him.

[crzy]

Recently Michael Jordan's poor draft decisions have been mentioned in the media.

MICHAEL JORDAN IS 'WORST NBA OWNER EVER,' BAYLESS SAYS

Then, there were the draft decisions.

"Michael Jordan is the man who took Adam Morrison over Brandon Roy. He took Kemba (Walker) over Klay (Thompson) and Kawhi (Leonard). Michael took Michael Kidd-Gilchrist over Bradley Beal, Cody Zeller over Giannis (Anteokounmpo), Noah Vonleh over Zach LaVine, Frank Kaminsky over Devin Booker. He even took Malik Monk over Donovan Mitchell.

https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nba/michael-jordan-is-worst-nba-owner-ever-bayless-says

As majority owner of the charlotte hornets, I hope Michael Jordan can do himself proud in this year's draft.

If only to offset the catastrophic draft calls he's made over the past decade.

Can the board still need to approve this or Michael always have the last word here?
We know the previous draft and deals, and seriously he is not that good so better to get off the hands here or maybe something is going on with his team. Anyway, there’s a lot of interesting players on the draft list, honestly I’m hoping for our native player Kai Sotto to get drafted and have the chance to play in NBA, we’re still hoping for this.

[Yogee]

It looks like the top teams for the draft are going to pick some big guys in the first round. Word is that Jabari Smith will be the no. 1 for Orlando Magic.

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Can the board still need to approve this or Michael always have the last word here?

This is an internal matter but I think it's a collective decision and not his alone. It's possible that their vote on who to pick is based on the number of their shares so that's the same as saying his decision weigh more than the rest of the board.

[wheelz1200]

It looks like the top teams for the draft are going to pick some big guys in the first round. Word is that Jabari Smith will be the no. 1 for Orlando Magic.

....
Can the board still need to approve this or Michael always have the last word here?

This is an internal matter but I think it's a collective decision and not his alone. It's possible that their vote on who to pick is based on the number of their shares so that's the same as saying his decision weigh more than the rest of the board.

Yeah it's either Jabari, chet or Paulo.  All fine players.  Chet has the most risk reward to me.  Does he become Kevin Durant lanky or does he get muscled right out of the NBA.  I'd go with Jabari or Paulo over chet since the floor is so high on those guys.

[ChiBitCTy]

Kind of sad that the season is already over. I think we had a pretty good year overall and finals. That said I think my Chicago Bulls have a lot of work that needs to be take care of if they want to be competitive on a championship level. I think they may be best suited living their 18th pick in the first round for a potential big who’s good on defense. Maybe pair the 18th pick plus Cobi White for a sold piece.

[harizen]

As far as my favorite team is concerned, Dallas Mavericks look like they will focus on getting a big man in this upcoming NBA Draft.

They are expecting that some good big men prospects are still selective since they will have the 26th pick and it's considered late picks as most top prospects are being picked for at least 15 picks. But who knows there will be a rising star at that pick.

I will follow the progress of this. Although every team is now playing small, getting a big man is a good move for me by the Dallas Mavericks as there are already lots of backcourt gunners for this team especially when Tim Hardaway Jr. is now back in action. Maxi Kleber is also not a defensive type even though he's playing 4 or 5.

[wheelz1200]

Kind of sad that the season is already over. I think we had a pretty good year overall and finals. That said I think my Chicago Bulls have a lot of work that needs to be take care of if they want to be competitive on a championship level. I think they may be best suited living their 18th pick in the first round for a potential big who’s good on defense. Maybe pair the 18th pick plus Cobi White for a sold piece.

Don't think he slips but if the bulls can snag mark Williams that would be optimal for them.  Hoping the Knicks actually take him 11th.  He's great on the pick and roll.  Cleans up anything around the rim.  AND he can hit foul shots so you can't just hack the dude.  Wingspan is unreal and is a worker amd great teammate.  Checks all the big man boxes for me.  I hate 7 footers standing 30 feet away from the bucket.  Gimme a 1990s big man any day.

[Hypnosis00]

..honestly I’m hoping for our native player Kai Sotto to get drafted and have the chance to play in NBA, we’re still hoping for this.

I am hoping as well, because if that will happen, he will be the first full blooded Filipino that ever play in the NBA. His ranking is not so good now, but hopefully, there are some good surprises that will happen and he will be drafted. This guy is still very young, he will be able to develop himself overtime because he has the height and the ability to dribble the ball as a big man.

[danherbias07]

Kind of sad that the season is already over. I think we had a pretty good year overall and finals. That said I think my Chicago Bulls have a lot of work that needs to be take care of if they want to be competitive on a championship level. I think they may be best suited living their 18th pick in the first round for a potential big who’s good on defense. Maybe pair the 18th pick plus Cobi White for a sold piece.

Indeed they do. The Chicago Bulls went through health problems and their stars have no one to cover for them while they are at rest. What they need is a strong bench that could facilitate in their worst times. Perhaps this season they will be doing more trades to fill that problem in their roster.
If they cannot find a big man then perhaps a quality shooter will do them good. They have DeMar and LaVine covering the mid-range and paint attacks with their athleticism but they have none who can space the floor. Someone who is scary enough to be left in the 3-point line.

How about Nikola Jovic? Versatile with shooting capabilities at 6'10.

[ultrloa]

Recently Michael Jordan's poor draft decisions have been mentioned in the media.

MICHAEL JORDAN IS 'WORST NBA OWNER EVER,' BAYLESS SAYS

Then, there were the draft decisions.

"Michael Jordan is the man who took Adam Morrison over Brandon Roy. He took Kemba (Walker) over Klay (Thompson) and Kawhi (Leonard). Michael took Michael Kidd-Gilchrist over Bradley Beal, Cody Zeller over Giannis (Anteokounmpo), Noah Vonleh over Zach LaVine, Frank Kaminsky over Devin Booker. He even took Malik Monk over Donovan Mitchell.

https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nba/michael-jordan-is-worst-nba-owner-ever-bayless-says

As majority owner of the charlotte hornets, I hope Michael Jordan can do himself proud in this year's draft.

If only to offset the catastrophic draft calls he's made over the past decade.

Anyway, there’s a lot of interesting players on the draft list, honestly I’m hoping for our native player Kai Sotto to get drafted and have the chance to play in NBA, we’re still hoping for this.

Honestly I'm not expecting to much on Kai Sotto on this draft because for seeing his performance on NBL it really didn't give any huge impact to his career because mostly we can see him on bench and his performance is not totally amazing especially if we take it on NBA level. But we do hope that his private workouts from different NBA team works very well because if that one gives different taste and one of the scouts would find him helpful to his team then it will be a huge honor that there is one native Filipino player that can hop on NBA.

[casperBGD]

Recently Michael Jordan's poor draft decisions have been mentioned in the media.

wasn't aware of those decisions by Jordan, but that confirms that great player does not mean great manager or scout

but, it is easy to say those decision were wrong now, and it is hard to make them when draft is
hopefully, he will improve their decisions with this year draft, but I am doubtfull about that, since he does not have skills obviously

[yazher]

As majority owner of the charlotte hornets, I hope Michael Jordan can do himself proud in this year's draft.

If only to offset the catastrophic draft calls he's made over the past decade.

Damn man! that's a huge list of unluck every season do you really hope he can get something better this year? Nevertheless, it's just part of the game where you don't really know how they will gonna be in the actual NBA game because these new players are really hard to predict when they are a total rookie and only a few have the exception. The last rookie I know who has all the recipes of being a superstar was Williamson but injury got him good. Hope to see his comeback as a competitive and more strong version of himself.

[Smack That Ace]

Recently Michael Jordan's poor draft decisions have been mentioned in the media.

wasn't aware of those decisions by Jordan, but that confirms that great player does not mean great manager or scout
but, it is easy to say those decision were wrong now, and it is hard to make them when draft is
hopefully, he will improve their decisions with this year draft, but I am doubtfull about that, since he does not have skills obviously

He was a great player but I doubt that anyone will be able to say he is a good owner or scout after the decisions that he took.
Sad to see a legend being questioned by regular people for his decisions.

Damn man! that's a huge list of unluck every season do you really hope he can get something better this year? Nevertheless, it's just part of the game where you don't really know how they will gonna be in the actual NBA game because these new players are really hard to predict when they are a total rookie and only a few have the exception. The last rookie I know who has all the recipes of being a superstar was Williamson but injury got him good. Hope to see his comeback as a competitive and more strong version of himself.

I think that he should also know that the decisions that he took are not really good.
I don't think it is going to be any better later. People are saying that he is the worst NBA owner ever and even though I really don't want to agree with that I have to say I can prove that wrong as well.

[wheelz1200]

Recently Michael Jordan's poor draft decisions have been mentioned in the media.

wasn't aware of those decisions by Jordan, but that confirms that great player does not mean great manager or scout
but, it is easy to say those decision were wrong now, and it is hard to make them when draft is
hopefully, he will improve their decisions with this year draft, but I am doubtfull about that, since he does not have skills obviously

He was a great player but I doubt that anyone will be able to say he is a good owner or scout after the decisions that he took.
Sad to see a legend being questioned by regular people for his decisions.

Damn man! that's a huge list of unluck every season do you really hope he can get something better this year? Nevertheless, it's just part of the game where you don't really know how they will gonna be in the actual NBA game because these new players are really hard to predict when they are a total rookie and only a few have the exception. The last rookie I know who has all the recipes of being a superstar was Williamson but injury got him good. Hope to see his comeback as a competitive and more strong version of himself.

I think that he should also know that the decisions that he took are not really good.
I don't think it is going to be any better later. People are saying that he is the worst NBA owner ever and even though I really don't want to agree with that I have to say I can prove that wrong as well.

Yeah it is, ego sometimes gets to these guys and they think that playing translates into scouting or coaching.  Entirely different skills etc.

With that being said knicks might be resigning big mitch it seems like so a big is out of the question.  I wouldn't mind Malawi from Ohio state.  Kid pouted it on at the end of the year.  Dream scenario is still a trade with the kings for the #4 and get ivey in the rotation.  Doubt that happens though.

[Harkorede]

I was looking to place a bet on who the first pick of this year's NBA Draft would be, and I was very sure that the last time(way less than 24 hours ago) I checked the odds on Sportsbet.io, Jabari Smith was offered at around 1.67 to be first pick. However, the odds has reduced significantly to an absurd and not bet-worthy 1.24, could there have been some more insider information released to have such a drastic change or it's just bettor putting in a lot of stake on Jabari smith.

Here is the latest odds update as at time of this post as taken from: https://sportsbet.io/sports/event/basketball/usa/nba/nba-21-22-60f9572f41ddce1ac040cdfa

[Vaculin]

Sotto's odds have improved from 500 to 251, but of course, he has no chance to be the first pick.

personally, I have not followed the players that are in the draft pick now, but soon when they will be in the NBA, we will see if they are really worthy to play with the best teams. So my question here, is it worth to take Banchero for a 1.50 odds? Isn't it overvalued? considering there are plenty of potential players also to be a top pick?