CBS Sports shakes up top selections in latest 2022 NBA mock draft

CBS Sports is going against the grain as they throw their darts at the board, attempting to predict the 2022 NBA Draft.

To illustrate, Gary Parrish of CBS Sports decided to throw a wrench into the top of his board, believing Gonzaga star Chet Holmgren will be picked over Auburn forward Jabari Smith.

“Jabari Smith remains the betting-market favorite to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft — and he might actually become the first pick. We’ll see later this month. But there’s still been no definitive reporting that states Orlando is 100% settled on the former Auburn star,” wrote Parrish. “So I’m keeping Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren at the top of this mock draft (for now) based on the idea that I genuinely believe he should be — not necessarily that he will be, but that he should be — the first player off the board.”

As you can see, Parrish is providing a different look at the 2022 NBA Draft. Here’s the rest of his predictions for the highly-anticipated event.

CBS Sports: 2022 NBA Mock Draft:

1) Orlando Magic — Chet Holmgren, F, Gonzaga
2) Oklahoma City Thunder — Jabari Smith, F, Auburn
3) Houston Rockets — Paolo Banchero, F, Duke
4) Sacramento Kings — Jaden Ivey, G, Purdue
5) Detroit Pistons — Keegan Murray, F, Iowa
6) Indiana Pacers — Shaedon Sharpe, G, Kentucky
7) Portland Trail Blazers — Bennedict Mathurin, F, Arizona
8) New Orleans Pelicans — AJ Griffin, F, Duke
9) San Antonio Spurs — Jalen Duren, C, Memphis
10) Washington Wizards — Ochai Agbaji, F, Kansas
11) New York Knicks — Johnny Davis, G, Wisconsin
12) Oklahoma City Thunder (via LAC) – Dyson Daniels, G, G-League Ignite
13) Charlotte Hornets — Mark Williams, C, Duke
14) Cleveland Cavaliers – Malaki Branham, G, Ohio State
15) Charlotte Hornets (via NO) — Jeremy Sochan, F, Baylor
16) Atlanta Hawks — Jalen Williams, F, Santa Clara
17) Houston Rockets — Ousmane Dieng, F, France
18) Chicago Bulls — Walker Kessler, C, Auburn
19) Minnesota Timberwolves — TyTy Washington Jr, G, Kentucky
20) San Antonio Spurs (via TOR) — Jaden Hardy, G, G-League Ignite
21) Denver Nuggets — Blake Wesley, G, Notre Dame
22) Memphis Grizzlies (via UTAH) — Kennedy Chandler, G, Tennessee
23) Philadelphia 76ers — Tari Eason, F, LSU
24) Milwaukee Bucks — EJ Liddell, F, Ohio State
25) San Antonio Spurs (via BOS) — Christian Braun, G, Kansas
26) Dallas Mavericks — Dalen Terry, G, Arizona
27) Miami Heat — MarJon Beauchamp, G, G-League Ignite
28) Golden State Warriors — Caleb Houstan, F, Michigan
29) Memphis Grizzlies — Kendall Brown, F, Baylor
30) Oklahoma City Thunder (via PHX) — Nikola Jovic, F, Serbia