Good news fellow Celtics fans: the 2022-23 NBA season is already here!!!! The NBA's patented, whiplash-inducing rapid transition from the end of the Finals to Draft night officially occurs tonight. While the 2022 prospect pool doesn't seem like it's going to generate a lot of fireworks outside of the top 5-8 guys off the board, the trade market for established players could add some consistent excitement to the proceedings tonight. Some solid players have already gotten traded for picks (Jerami Grant, Christian Wood) and there are at least a handful of other vets including John Collins, OG Anunoby, Kyle Kuzma, Malcolm Brogdon and Mattias Thybulle that could also be on the move tonight as teams look to add some veteran pieces before free agency officially starts a week from tomorrow. Circling back to the evening's scheduled centerpiece event, here are the 58 names I expect to be called at some point tonight.
1st round:
1.Orlando Magic: Jabari Smith Jr., power forward (Auburn)
2.Oklahoma City Thunder: Chet Holmgren, power forward/center (Gonzaga)
3.Houston Rockets: Paolo Banchero, power forward (Duke)
4.Sacramento Kings: Jaden Ivey, shooting guard (Purdue)
5.Detroit Pistons: Keegan Murray, small/power forward (Iowa)
6.Indiana Pacers: Bennedict Mathurin, shooting guard/small forward (Arizona)
7.Portland Trail Blazers: Dyson Daniels, point/shooting guard (G League Ignite)
8.New Orleans Pelicans: Jeremy Sochan, power forward (Baylor)
9.San Antonio Spurs: Ousmaine Dieng, shooting guard/small forward (New Zealand Breakers)
10.Washington Wizards: Shaedon Sharpe, shooting guard (Kentucky)
11.New York Knicks: Jalen Duren, center (Memphis)
12.Oklahoma City Thunder: A.J. Griffin, small forward (Duke)
13.Charlotte Hornets: Mark Williams, center (Duke)
14.Cleveland Cavaliers: Johnny Davis, shooting guard (Wisconsin)
15.Charlotte Hornets: Ochai Agbaji, shooting guard/small forward (Kansas)
16.Atlanta Hawks: Jalen Williams, shooting guard (Santa Clara)
17.Houston Rockets: Dalen Terry, point/shooting guard (Arizona)
18.Chicago Bulls: Blake Wesley, shooting guard (Notre Dame)
19.Minnesota Timberwolves: Malaki Branham, shooting guard (Ohio State)
20.San Antonio Spurs: TyTy Washington, point guard (Kentucky)
21.Denver Nuggets: Wendell Moore Jr., shooting guard/small forward (Duke)
22.Memphis Grizzlies: MarJon Beauchamp, small forward (G League Ignite)
23.Philadelphia 76ers: Tari Eason, power forward (LSU)
24.Milwaukee Bucks: EJ Liddel, power forward (Ohio State)
25.San Antonio Spurs: Ismael Kamagate, center (Paris Basketball)
26.Dallas Mavericks (pick going to Houston in the Christian Wood trade): Walker Kessler, center (Auburn)
27.Miami Heat: Nikola Jovice, small forward (Mega Mozzart)
28.Golden State Warriors: Jake LaRavia, power forward (Wake Forest)
29.Memphis Grizzlies: Christian Koloko, center (Arizona)
30.Oklahoma City Thunder (pick going to Denver): Kennedy Chandler, point guard (Tennessee)
2nd round
31.Indiana Pacers: Christian Braun, shooting guard/small forward (Kansas)
32.Orlando Magic: Trevor Keels, shooting guard/small forward (Duke)
33.Toronto Raptors: Jaden Hardy, shooting guard (G League Ignite)
34.Oklahoma City Thunder: Kendall Brown, small forward (Baylor)
35.Orlando Magic: Ryan Rollins, point/shooting guard (Toledo)
36.Portland Trail Blazers (being traded to Detroit in Jermai Grant trade): Andrew Newhard, point guard (Gonzaga)
37.Sacramento Kings: Patrick Baldwin Jr., small/power forward (Milwaukee)
38.San Antonio Spurs: Caleb Houstan, small forward (Michigan)
39.Cleveland Cavaliers: David Roddy, power forward (Colorado State)
40.Minnesota Timberwolves: JD Davison, point guard (Alabama)
41.New Orleans Pelicans: Max Christie, shooting guard/small forward (Michigan State)
42.New York Knicks: Bryce McGowens, shooting guard (Nebraska)
43.Los Angeles Clippers: Justin Lewis, small/power forward (Marquette)
44.Atlanta Hawks: Josh Minott, small/power forward (Memphis)
45.Charlotte Hornets: Jean Montero, point guard (Overtime Elite)
46.Detroit Pistons (being traded to Portland in Jermai Grant trade): Jaylin Williams, power forward (Arkansas)
47.Memphis Grizzlies: Jabari Walker, power forward (Colorado)
48.Minnesota Timberwolves: Gabriele Procida, small forward (Fortitudo Bologna)
49.Sacramento Kings: Michael Foster Jr., power forward (G League Ignite)
50.Minnesota Timberwolves: John Butler, power forward (Florida State)
51.Golden State Warriors: Karlo Matkovic, small/power forward (Mega Mozzart)
52.New Orleans Pelicans: Ron Harper Jr., small forward (Rutgers)
53.Boston Celtics: Peyton Watson, small forward (UCLA)
54.Washington Wizards: Trevion Williams, power forward/center (Purdue)
55.Golden State Warriors: Yannick Nzosa, center (Unicaja)
56.Cleveland Cavaliers: Dominick Barlow, power forward (Overtime Elite)
57.Portland Trail Blazers: Dereon Seabron, small forward (NC State)
58.Indiana Pacers: Hugo Besson, shooting guard (New Zealand Breakers)
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