NBA Mock Draft: Thunder Land Top Guard in 2022 Class
Just over a third of the way through the 2021-22 season, the Oklahoma City Thunder are a bottom five team in the NBA. This is roughly where they were projected entering the season, as they're the youngest team in the league and currently in the middle of a rebuild.
Part of this rebuilding process is selecting franchise-altering talent through the draft to prepare for contention once again. In what should end up being a really talented class, the 2022 NBA Draft will be a great opportunity for the Thunder to take another step in the right direction.
Bleacher Report's Jonathan Wasserman recently released a 2022 NBA Mock Draft, which sets the stage for where some of the best prospects in this class could land.
While the draft order won't be known until after the 2021-22 NBA season, the Thunder are currently projected to take the most explosive guard in the entire class.
Let’s see how Wasserman thinks the lottery could unfold in the 2022 NBA Draft.
| Team | Player | College |
|---|---|---|
1. DET | Chet Holmgren | Gonzaga |
2. ORL | Paolo Banchero | Duke |
3. NOP | Jabari Smith | Auburn |
4. OKC | Jaden Ivey | Purdue |
5. HOU | Jalen Duren | Memphis |
6. SAS | Bennedict Mathurin | Arizona |
7. SAC | Kendall Brown | Baylor |
8. POR | Johnny Davis | Wisconsin |
9. IND | Jaden Hardy | G League Ignite |
10. NYK | TyTy Washington | Kentucky |
11. MIN | JD Davison | Alabama |
12. ATL | Patrick Baldwin Jr. | Milwaukee |
13. TOR | Jean Montero | Overtime Elite |
14. BOS | Keegan Murray | Iowa |
While another guard isn't necessarily what the Thunder need, they're still in a position to take the best available prospect when it's their turn to draft.
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