2022 NBA Draft: #37 Jaden Hardy (6' 3", 6' 9" WS) to DAL | two 2nds to SAC

[juanc]

I am not crazy about this draft.  It appears relatively weak up top.  I was surprised that Hollinger had an article last week saying right now he has Jabari Smith #1.   That was the first time I saw that.  It was billed as a top 2.   In a perfect world with a healthy KP, Smith looks like a real nice fit at PF here.   Maybe Bancharo too but he looks like a scorer first.   

Houston has struggled, I believe.   There are few freshman like this.   Peyton Watson is another one who has struggled with a deep veteran UCLA team.  It will be interesting to watch these guys as the year goes on.   One Freshman who has jumped up is Baylor's Kendall Brown.  I was thinking he may be too high from where we wind up, but that could be changing with our recent play.

I see the Mavs ending up with a pick in the 10-20 range, that's why I didn't include Brown. I have some concerns with his overall skill(ballhandling and shooting),but he is an athletic freak, he also seems like a small basketball player who doesn't make dumb mistakes(he plays within himself and that is important).

Bennedict Mathurin is probably my favourite Mavs target. He really reminds me of Mitchell, or maybe a more athletic Norman Powell, he can score of the drible, he can score in c&s situations,... Also a great athlete, good rebounder for his position, who can improve on defense. If he really is 6'6 that would be huge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26OLJ7ihMwc

The center who I like the most is Mark Williams out of Duke. A Clint Capella like player(7'0 with a 7'6 wingspan), he can switch, he can guard the paint,... He was great on defense the few games I have watched.