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NBA insider releases updated mock for upcoming 2022 NBA Draft

Alex Weberby:Alex Weber•06/21/22
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The Athletic’s resident NBA Draft analyst Sam Vecenie compiled his official NBA Mock Draft ahead of the real thing this Thursday night. Check out below which star big man he had going first overall, as well as who he had going in the remaining 59 picks.

Check it out.

*Team: Player (pos.) | School/Country/G League

First Round

  1. Orlando Magic: Jabari Smith (F) | Auburn
  2. Oklahoma City Thunder: Chet Holmgren (C) | Gonzaga
  3. Houston Rockets: Paolo Banchero (F) | Duke
  4. Sacramento Kings: Jaden Ivey (G) | Purdue
  5. Detroit Pistons: Keegan Murray (F) | Iowa
  6. Indiana Pacers: Bennedict Mathurin (W) | Arizona
  7. Portland Trail Blazers: Dyson Daniels (G) | G League
  8. New Orleans Pelicans: Ousmane Dieng (F) | France
  9. San Antonio Spurs: Johnny Davis (G) | Wisconsin
  10. Washington Wizards: Shaedon Sharpe (G) | Kentucky
  11. New York Knicks: AJ Griffin (F) | Duke
  12. Oklahoma City Thunder: Jeremy Sochan (F) | Baylor
  13. Charlotte Hornets: Jalen Duren (F) | Memphis
  14. Cleveland Cavaliers: Jalen Williams (W) | Santa Clara
  15. Charlotte Hornets: Ochai Agbaji (G) | Kansas
  16. Atlanta Hawks: Malaki Branham (G) | Ohio State
  17. Houston Rockets: Tari Eason (F) | LSU
  18. Chicago Bulls: Mark Williams (C) | Duke
  19. Minnesota Timberwolves: TyTy Washington (G) | Kentucky
  20. San Antonio Spurs: EJ Liddell (F) | Ohio State
  21. Denver Nuggets: Blake Wesley (G) | Notre Dame
  22. Memphis Grizzlies: Dalen Terry (W) | Arizona
  23. Philadelphia 76ers: Jaden Hardy (G) | G League
  24. Milwaukee Bucks: Jake LaRavia (F) | Wake Forest
  25. San Antonio Spurs: Walker Kessler (C) | Auburn
  26. Houston Rockets: MarJon Beauchamp (W) | G League
  27. Miami Heat: Bryce McGowens (W) | Nebraska
  28. Golden State Warriors: Nikola Jović (F) | Serbia
  29. Memphis Grizzlies: Kennedy Chandler (G) | Tennessee
  30. Denver Nuggets: Andrew Nembhard (G) | Gonzaga

Second Round

  1. Indiana Pacers: Max Christie (W) | Michigan State
  2. Orlando Magic: Christian Braun (W) | Kansas
  3. Toronto Raptors: Ismael Kamagate (C) | France
  4. Oklahoma City Thunder: Caleb Houstan (W) | Michigan
  5. Orlando Magic: Trevor Keels (G) | Duke
  6. Portland Trail Blazers: Kendall Brown (F) | Baylor
  7. Sacramento Kings: Wendell Moore Jr. (W) | Duke
  8. San Antonio Spurs: Gabriele Procida (W) | Italy
  9. Cleveland Cavaliers: Josh Minott (F) | Memphis
  10. Minnesota Timberwolves: Ryan Rollins (G) | Toledo
  11. New Orleans Pelicans: Patrick Baldwin Jr. (F) | Milwaukee
  12. New York Knicks: Peyton Watson (F) | UCLA
  13. Los Angeles Clippers: Dom Barlow (F) | Overtime Elite
  14. Atlanta Hawks: Justin Lewis (F) | Marquette
  15. Charlotte Hornets: Matteo Spagnolo (G) | Italy
  16. Detroit Pistons: Christian Koloko (C) | Arizona
  17. Memphis Grizzlies: Jaylin Williams (F) | Arkansas
  18. Minnesota Timberwolves: JD Davison (G) | Alabama
  19. Sacramento Kings: David Roddy (F) | Colorado State
  20. Minnesota Timberwolves: Jabari Walker (F) | Colorado
  21. Golden State Warriors: Isaiah Mobley (F) | USC
  22. New Orleans Pelicans: Ziga Samar (G) | Slovenia
  23. Boston Celtics: Jared Rhoden (W) | Seton Hall
  24. Washington Wizards: Dareon Seabron (W) | NC State
  25. Golden State Warriors: Hugo Besson (G) | France
  26. Cleveland Cavaliers: Khalifa Diop (C) | Senegal
  27. Portland Trail Blazers: Karlo Matkovic (C) | Bosnia and Herzegovina
  28. Indiana Pacers: Ron Harper Jr. (W) | Rutgers