AJ Griffin, Duke: Top NBA Draft Prospect

2022 NBA Draft Prospect Rankings: Griffin Jr. is Growing Up

Notes:

Comps are for play style and role not specifically the same level. 

The Thompson Twins will for now be removed until more clarity, after some internal debate that seems more fair. 

Tramon Mark, Keyonte Johnson, and Langston Love are not ranked because of the injuries. I will re-evaluate them at a later date. 

Tier 1: Worth Tanking for. 

1. Chet Holmgren- 20: 7’1 200 Big Gonzaga. Comp= smaller but better passing KP.

2. Paolo Banchero- 19: 6’9 240 Big Duke (Italy) Comp= Domantas Sabonis+ 

3. Adrian Griffin Jr.- 19: 6’7 180 Wing Duke Comp= Jimmy Butler 

4. Jabari Smith jr- 19: 6’10 210 Front Court Auburn. Comp= Rashard Lewis but stronger. 

Tier 2: High Potential guys 

5. Jaden Ivey- 20: 6’4 200 Guard Purdue Comp= Donovan Mitchell

6. Jalen Duren- 18: 6’10 241 Pivot Memphis Comp= More Athletic and Defense minded Jermaine O’Neal

7. Shaedon Sharpe-18: 6’6 200 Wing Kentucky (Canada). Comp= slower Zach LaVine. 

Tier 3: Solid Picks with more limited Star Upside. 

8. Keegan Murray- 22: 6’8 215 Forward Iowa. Comp= Marcus Morris who isn’t a dirty player and plays real defense.

9. Johnny Davis- 20: 6’5 200 Wing Wisconsin. Comp= Kevin Martin ish.

10. Marjon Beauchamp- 22: 6’7 225 Wing Ignite. Comp= Josh Howard 

11. Bennedict Mathurin- 20: 6’5 195 Wing Arizona (Canada). Comp= QRich 

Tier 4: Lotto Talents 

12. Tyty Washington- 20: 6’3 175 Guard Kentucky. Comp= Brandon Knight Ish

13. Jaden Hardy- 19: 6’5 185 Wing G-League. Comp= Buddy Hield. 

14. Nikola Jovic- 19: 6’10 Forward Mega Basket (Serbia). Comp= Tom Chambers with handles

Tier 5: Lotto Bubble

15. Kendall Brown- 19: 6’8 210 Wing Baylor. Comp= Smaller AK47 

16. Dyson Daniels- 19: 6’6 180 Guard Ignite (Australia). Comp= Malcom Brogdon

17. Peyton Watson- 19: 6’7 190 Wing UCLA. Comp= Jeff Green

18. Patrick Baldwin Jr.- 19: 6’10 205 Forward Milwaukee. Comp= Worse Shooting Davis Bertans

19. Jeremy Sochan- 19: 6’7 220 Forward Baylor (Poland) comp= taller Matisse Thybulle

Tier 6a: Older First Rounders

20. Ochai Agbaji- 22: 6’5 215 Wing Kansas (Nigeria). Comp= Josh Richardson

21. Tari Eason- 21: 6’8 215 Big LSU. Comp= James Johnson

22. Ismael Kamagate- 22: 6’11 230 Pivot Paris (France). Comp= Daniel Gafford with a jumper. 

Tier 6b: Upside Swings 

23. Trevor Keels- 19: 6’4 221 Guard Duke. Comp= Anfernee Simons on steroids

24. Blake Wesley- 19: 6’4 170 Guard Notre Dame. Comp= Wes Mathews with less shooting. 

25. Bryce McGowens- 19: 6’7 180 Wing Nebraska. Comp= Jamaal Crawford ish

26. Jean Montero- 19: 6’2 180 Point Overtime Elite (Dominican Republic). Comp= Something between Schröder and Fox.

Tier 7: First Round Swings 

27. Harrison Ingram- 20: 6’8 230 Wing Stanford. Comp= Anthony Mason

28. Jordan Hall- 20: 6’8 210 Forward St Joe’s. Comp= Slow Mo lite.

29. Josh Minott- 20: 6’8 205 wing Memphis. Comp= DJJ starter kit. 

30. Mark Wiliams- 20: 7’ 245 Big Duke. Comp= Derrick Favors

Tier 8a: First Round Bubble. 

31. Walker Kessler- 20: 7’1 245 Pivot Auburn.  Comp= Justin Patton 

32. JD Davidson- 19: 6’3 175 Guard Alabama. Comp= Dennis Smith jr. 

33. Caleb Houstan- 19: 6’8 210 Wing Michigan (Canada). Comp= Danny Green

34. Max Christie- 19: 6’7 185 Wing Michigan St. Comp= Jeremy Lamb

35. Matteo Spagnolo- 19: 6’6 190 Point/Wing Vanoli Cremona (Italy). Comp= Spencer Dinwiddie 

Tier 8b: Should have roles

36. EJ Liddell- 21: 6’7 240 Big Ohio St. Comp= Poor Man’s Tobias Harris. 

37. Wendell Moore- 21: 6’5 216 Wing Duke. Comp= Dahntay Jones 

38. Heugo Besson- 21: 6’3 195 Guard NZ Breakers (France). Comp= Poor Mans Tyler Herro

39. Julian Champagnie- 21: 6’7 217 Forward St.John’s. Comp= Bertans with handle. 

40. Alondes Williams- 23: 6’5 210 Wing Wake Forrest. Comp= Lou Williams Minus.  

41. Trayce Jackson-Davis- 22: 6’9 245 Forward Indiana. Comp= Terrence Jones 

42. Isaiah Wong- 21: 6’3 180 Guard Miami. Comp= shorter Derrick White  

43. Trevion Williams- 21: 6’10 265 Big Pit. Comp= Glen Davis with passing 

44. Christian Koloko- 22: 7’ 145 Big Arizona (Cameroon) comp= Poor Mans Mitchell Robinson

45. Caleb Love- 21: 6’4 195 Guard UNC. Comp= Monta Ellis if you squint a little

Tier 9a: Solid Second round upside plays. 

46. Gabriele Procida 19: 6’7 185 Forward Fortitudo (Italy). Comp=  Rudy Fernandez

47. Moussa Diabaté- 19: 6’11 210 Big Michigan. (France/Guinea) Comp= Serge Ibaka starter kit

48. Christian Braun- 20: 6’6 218 Wing Kansas. Comp= Smaller Kevin Huerter

49. Michael Foster- 19: 6’9 220 Big Ignite. Comp= Julius Randle’s cousin 

50. Hyunjung Lee- 20: 6’7 210 Wing Davidson (S Korea) Comp= Sasha Vujacic. 

51. Kennedy Chandler- 19: 6’ 172 Point Tennessee. Comp= Cam Payne 

52. Justin Lewis- 20: 6’7 225 Wing Marquette. Comp= Jae Crowder 

53. Ousmane Dieng- 19: 6’7 210 Wing New Zealand Breakers (France). Comp= Nick Batum. 

Tier 9b: Older Draft Swings. 

54. Isaiah Mosley- 22: 6’5 195 Wing Missouri St. Comp= Kevin Martin.

55. Iverson Molinar- 22: 6’1 190 Point Mississippi St. (Panama) Comp= Trey Burke 

56. Jamie Jaquez Jr- 22: 6’6 220 Wing UCLA. Comp= Adam Morrison 

57. Terrence Shannon Jr- 21: 6’6 209 Wing Texas Tech. Comp= Kelly Oubre

Tier 10: Pre-Draft Candidates. 

58. Aminu Mohammed- 20: 6’4 180 Guard Georgetown (Nigeria). Comp= Lu Dort

59. Alex Fudge- 19: 6’7 175 Forward LSU. Comp= Dorian Finney Smith 

60. John Butler- 19: 7’1 190 Big FSU. Comp= Baby KAT. 

Tier 10b: Interesting stash options. 

61. Yannick Nzosa- 19: 6’10 200 Big Unicaja (Congo). Comp= Super Tall MKG 

62. Gui Santos- 19: 6’6 209 Wing Minas Tênis Clube (Brazil). Comp= Carlos Delfino. 

63. Ibou Dianko Badji- 20: 7’1 240 Pivot FC Barcelona (Senegal). Comp= Hill Motumbo. 

64. Roko Prkacin- 19: 6’8 225 Forward KK Cibona (Croatia). Comp= Rudy Gay

65. Leonardo Okeke- 19: 6’9 215 Forward NOVIPIÙ JB MONFERRATO (Italy/Nigeria). Comp= Thad Young lite.

66. Tristan Vukcevic- 19: 6’10 218 Big Real Madrid (Serbia/Greece/Sweden/Spain) Comp= Andrea Bargani 

67. Khalifa Diop- 19: 6’11 220 Pivot Gran Canaria (Senegal). Comp= Serge Ibaka

Tier 10c: Could find roles 

68. Keon Ellis- 22: 6’6 175 Wing Alabama. Comp= Dorian Finney Smith. 

69. Ron Harper jr- 21: 6’6 245 Wing Rutgers. Comp= Gary Harris lite 

70. Tyler Burton- 22: 6’7 215 Forward Richmond. Comp= Doug McDermott lite. 

71. Jahvon Quinerly- 22: 6’1 175 Point Alabama. Comp= Shane Larkin 

72. Dereon Seabron- 22: 6’7 180 Wing NC State. Comp= Marcus Smart with less of a jumper. 

73. Allen Flanigan- 21: 6’6 215 Wing Auburn. Comp= Anthony Mason lite.

74. Jonny Juzang- 21: 6’6 210 Wing UCLA. Comp= Kyle Korver. 

75. Marcus Bagley- 21: 6’6 215 Forward Arizona St. Comp= Marcus Morris lite

76. Oscar Tshiebwe- 22: 6’9 260 Big Kentucky (Congo). Comp= Andre Drummond 

77. Will Richardson- 22: 6’5 181 Guard Oregon. Comp= Poor man’s Tyrese Haliburton. 

78. Vince Williams Jr- 22: 6’6 210 Wing VCU. comp Josh Richardson. 

79. Tyson Etienne- 22: 6’2 200 Guard Wichita St. Comp= Poor mans FVV. 

80. Collin Gillespie- 22: 6’3 195 Point Villanova. Comp= Jalen Brunson lite. 

81. Scottie Pippen jr- 22: 6’3 160 Guard Vanderbilt. Comp= Derick Fisher 

82. Pete Nance- 22: 6’9 210 Big North Western. Comp= Lite version of his older brother.

83. Jamarion Sharpe- 21: 7’5 235 Pivot Western Kentucky. Comp= Tacko Fall. 

84. Mathew Mayer- 22: 6’9 225 Forward Baylor. Comp= Gordon Hayward lite.

85. Kevin Obanor- 22: 6’8 225 Forward Texas Tech. Comp= Orlando Ryan Anderson 

86. Andrew Nembhard- 22: 6’5 193 Guard Gonzaga (Canada). Comp= George Hill lite. 

Tier 11: Young 2-Way options. 

87. Mathew Cleveland- 19: 6’6 180 Wing Florida St. Comp= Spencer Dinwiddie Ish

88. Kadary Richmond- 20: 6’5 180 Guard Seton Hall. Comp= Poor mans Mike Conley. 

89. Dalen Terry- 20: 6’7 195 Wing Arizona. Comp= Bruce Brown. 

90. Eric Gaines- 20: 6’2 170 Point LSU. Comp= Poor mans Steve Francis. 

91. Taran Armstrong-19: 6’5 180 Point CBU. (Australia) Comp= Tomas Satoransky.

92. Mike Miles- 20: 6’2 195 Point TCU. Comp= Jalen Brunson lite 

93. Jabari Walker- 20: 6’8 200 Forward Colorado. Comp= Sterling Brown

94. Dominick Barlow- 19: 6’9 205 Big OTE. Comp= Brandon Wright 

Tier 12: Should Return to School

95. Tyrese Hunter- 19: 6’1 160 Point Iowa State. Comp= Steve Francis lite. 

96. Jaylin Williams- 20- 6’10 240 Big Arkansas. Comp= Ed Davis ish

97. Daimion Collins- 19: 6’9 190 Big Kentucky. Comp= Willie Cauley-Stein 

98. Kenny Lofton Jr- 20: 6’7 275 Forward Louisiana Tech. Comp= Slower Mo

99. Max Abmas- 20: 6’0 161 Guard ORU. Comp= Isaiah Thomas.

100. Zach Eddy- 20: 7’4 285 Pivot Purdue (Canada). Comp= Boban Marjanovic

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Jordan Ennis lives in West Africa where he is a pastor at an international church, he also co-hosts the Assisted Development Podcast on the HoopSocial Podcasts feed. He can be found at Assisted Development Podcast on Facebook and @HoopSocialDraft on Twitter.