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TheAthletic mit einem 130-seitigen Draft Guide mit Stärken, Schwächen und Summary zu den Top75-Prospects
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Holmgren
Smith
Banchero
Ivey
Sharpe
Givony (Draftexpress / ESPN) lässt Smith in seinem finalen Mockdraft auf der 1.
Top 100 NBA Draft prospects for 2022: Final rankings, tiers and Big Board
While this draft isn’t quite as strong as some recent iterations, there are players worth getting excited about.
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Holmgren
The word “unique” is overused in scouting circles, but Holmgren is that. There has never been a prospect like this to enter the draft. He’s so skilled but so skinny. He is one of the best defenders I have ever evaluated as a teenager. He’s positionally elite already and has every length-based tool at 7-foot with a 7-6 wingspan. His anticipation and instincts are insane. If his frame allows it, he is going to win at least one Defensive Player of the Year award. And beyond that, he’s genuinely tough and competitive. Those latter two skills are arguably the most important ones in his game. But can he get the most out of those instincts in a more physical NBA? How long will it take him to put on the requisite core strength to be able to defend at that level? Offensively, he has all the skills. He can shoot, he can dribble in open spaces, and he’s a good passer. But does he have the athleticism or burst to separate? It all comes down to functionality. Can Holmgren’s frame functionally work at the NBA level, even with him possessing a skill set that is more complete than any other player in this class? If Holmgren had Evan Mobley’s strength at 215 pounds, he would be the no-brainer No. 1 overall prospect, even with some of the questions I have about him as a shot creator. But he’s 20 pounds away from even that. It’s a complicated evaluation. NBA teams are validated to have concerns. Holmgren will require a genuine plan of attack regarding strengthening his core and lower half from the team that selects him. But I also don’t think any other player has quite the same upside in this class if his frame comes together. He can be one of the best defenders in the NBA while also spacing the floor. His game has a chance to have a tremendous impact on winning.
Smith
Much like the other two prospects in the class, where you rank Smith is kind of a cipher for how you see basketball in the modern era. I don’t see Smith as the primary ballhandler on a team, but I do see him as an efficient, effective 20-plus point-pergame scorer who also plays great, switchable, versatile defense. Elite shooting and very good defense are two of the best assets for a teenage NBA player. It sets him up to be a no-fail prospect in many respects and a guy who could make a real impact early on. I do think there is some real upside as a shot creator, depending on how much explosiveness, athleticism and strength he can add. There is a real chance that by the time he’s 25, Smith can strong-arm his way into whatever spot he wants on the floor and shoot efficiently over the top. I see him as a high-floor, high-ceiling prospect. Because he plays on both ends, he’s someone who could impact winning at an exceptionally high level, either as a No. 1 or No. 2 option. Every team is looking for big, switchable defenders with shooting ability and potential to create shots. Smith is that guy in this class.
Banchero
Where you are on Banchero depends entirely on how much you value offensive upside above all. If you want someone who has
a chance to carry an offense, Banchero should probably be the No. 1 guy on your board. If the shooting comes around — and I think it will — his game translates toward being both a primary offensive creator and a No. 2 option. He’s a sharp passer, a very fluid shot creator with the best bag of tricks in the class and at least has enough touch toward projecting him as a shooter. He’s a genuine mismatch nightmare and likely will continue to be effective in that regard at the NBA level. Can he knock down enough shots to be efficient at it? And can he defend in space at a reasonable enough level to where he’s not targeted? Those are the two questions. Right now, I think he would be targeted on defense for his poor closeouts and his movement in space (and because of faulty effort). But he has potential to get to a level where he’s not because he’s big, he’s strong and he’s intelligent. There is enough to work with there. I like the two-way games of the other two prospects ahead of him a little bit more, but he’s the last guy in this top tier of players in this class
Ivey
Ivey is all about how much you value athletic traits and how much you think you can fix some of the issues. There is not a guard in this class with a higher ceiling if it all comes together. His ability to get downhill with power, force and speed is an immediately translatable skill. He can separate from about any defender. But the difference with him and, say, a Ja Morant type, is what happens after. Whereas Morant has incredible natural feel as a passer and playmaker (plus has more vertical pop as a finisher), Ivey doesn’t have that right now and makes too many negative-value plays because of it. He’s going to get away from his man and collapse the defense, but he has to be able to make the right choice after that happens. The good news? Coaches and trainers can watch tape with him, train him to see the backside of the defense and fix some of the issues he has. At Purdue, the offense was completely unlike anything he’ll be asked to do in the NBA. Can NBA teams teach him the reads when he gets there? Can they teach him what they need in terms of his awareness on defense? A bet on Ivey is a bet on player development as much as anything else. I would understand him going as high as No. 2 if a team wanted to completely buy into it. I would understand him falling to No. 4 or No. 5 if a team felt like the awareness was never going to come around. If I were a team in that range, I’d want to sit down with him, watch tape with him and see his overall understanding of the reads he’s missing. That’s the insight teams will have access to and ultimately will be the critical part of their evaluations. If things go right, he could easily turn into a 25-point, six-assist guy. But the floor is something like Eric Bledsoe without the elite defense.
Sharpe
The questions with Sharpe obviously abound. He’s a monster shot creator with terrific athleticism. He finishes at the rim and drives transition play. He’s also never been asked to be a playmaker, and there are real defensive questions. There is also the matter that Sharpe has never played basketball beyond the high school and EYBL levels, meaning we haven’t seen him play against older collegiate or professional players. Since he burst onto the scene, we’ve also never seen him in a situation that isn’t entirely built around and catered to him. How will he react when he’s one part of a whole, as opposed to the No. 1 guy? Teams have also raised real concerns about how he and his camp have handled the pre-draft process, as well as his timing and departure from Kentucky. Still, it’s almost impossible to find guys who can create shots like this in the draft and make pull-ups at a high level as teenagers. Ultimately, the question is whether Sharpe is closer to Terrence Ross or Anthony Edwards. Athletically, he’s much closer to Ross – not that that’s a bad thing. In terms of shot creation and ability to decelerate into pull-ups, he’s closer to teenage Edwards. My guess is that Sharpe ends up somewhere in the middle of those two. He’s not a perfect prospect and wasn’t perfect even at a lower level. But there are enough tools for someone to bite the bullet on his potential upside as a shot maker in the top 10. If it works, he has All-Star upside – potentially more All-Star upside than anyone in the class outside of the top four. Even if it doesn’t totally come together, it’s hard to imagine him being anything less than an effective microwave scorer off the bench
Givony (Draftexpress / ESPN) lässt Smith in seinem finalen Mockdraft auf der 1.
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