Holmgren adds much needed size and shooting to a young OKC team, and he will pair terrifically with Thunder standouts Josh Giddey and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Holmgren averaged 14.1 points along with 9.9 rebounds and 3.7 blocks while shooting 60% from the field, including 39% from behind the arc. The Gonzaga freshman is a seven footer with the ability to handle the ball and stretch the floor, while being arguably the best rim protector in all of college basketball last season.

With Jabari Smith off the board, the Thunder gladly take Chet Holmgren. He finished in the top 10 of the SEC for win shares, plus-minus, PER, offensive rating, and defensive rating, demonstrating that he is a complete, two-way player, despite being barely 19 years old. If the team can get healthy and stay that way, the Magic will be an exciting team to watch and could be in the playoff mix in the near future.Ī stretch big with flawless shooting mechanics, Smith was a All-SEC 1st-Team selection, the SEC Rookie of the Year, and an All-America 2nd-team selection. While they have a young and promising core (Cole Anthony, Jalen Suggs, Franz Wagner, Wendell Carter Jr., and Jonathon Isaac), Smith will likely turn out to be the best of the bunch. 1 prospect on the HP Draft Board, he is the answer to the Jabari-or-Chet discussion for the Magic. Lastly, this group mock differs from the site’s official mock draft, which is done by only me. From there, we carried on with the second round. We made the appropriate adjustments after the trade, and those adjustments are reflected below. It must be noted that shortly after we recorded the first round, there was a significant trade made between Dallas and Houston, which had implications for our first round. The second round was recorded a week later (HPP S1-E20). The first round was split between two episodes (S1-E19 and S1-E20), which were recorded on June 15. This year’s group mock was a part of the HP Podcast. Connor Youngberg (CY): Brooklyn, Minnesota, Oklahoma City, Portland, and Utah.Cam Riehl (CR): Denver, Detroit, Memphis, New Orleans, Phoenix, and Washington.Rich Harris (RH): Houston, Indiana, Miami, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, and Toronto.

Hugh Baxter (HB): Boston, Cleveland, Dallas, LA Clippers, LA Lakers, Orlando, and San Antonio.Drew Barton (DB): Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Golden State, and Sacramento.We did it this way to better represent how NBA teams may be thinking. As a guide, we used a composite draft board, consisting of rankings from seven different sites, including HP. Trades were permitted as long as they were approved by the majority and fit under the salary cap. Below are the results of both rounds, including comments from the person who made the pick. The 30 NBA teams were divided among five HP writers/analysts, including myself. TyTy Washington Jr.For the third consecutive year, Hoops Prospects held a group mock draft, a true collective effort that involved a lot of work from the entire staff.Dereon Seabron, G, NC State (sophomore).David Roddy, F, Colorado State (junior).Orlando Robinson, F/C, Fresno State (junior).Scotty Pippen Jr., G, Vanderbilt (junior).Iverson Molinar, G, Mississippi State (junior).Aminu Mohammed, G/F, Georgetown (freshman).Bennedict Mathurin, G/F, Arizona (sophomore).Kenneth Lofton Jr., F, Louisiana Tech (sophomore).

Walker Kessler, F/C, Auburn (sophomore).

Austin Hutcherson, G, Illinois (junior).

Caleb Houstan, G/F, Michigan (freshman).

Jordan Hall, F, Saint Joseph’s (sophomore).

Tyson Etienne, G, Wichita State (junior).

Max Christie, G, Michigan State (freshman).

Kennedy Chandler, G, Tennessee (freshman).

John Butler Jr., F/C, Florida State (freshman).

Malaki Branham, G/F, Ohio State (freshman).

Patrick Baldwin Jr., F, Milwaukee (freshman).

Khristien White, G, Southwest Christian.

Edward Oliver-Hampton, F, South Carolina State.

Trevor Hudgins, G, Northwest Missouri State.

Jericole Hellems, F, North Carolina State.

You can check out the first Hoops Wire mock draft right here. Players are listed alphabetically by status entering the draft. Given that there are just 60 slots, many will be looking to play overseas or in the G League by the start of training camp in the fall. In all, there are 149 players who have declared for and are eligible for the draft. All early-entry candidates and college seniors who are eligible for the 2022 NBA Draft have been announced by the league office.

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