It’s time for an update of our 2022 NBA prospect big board.
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.
- Pelle Larsson, 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. Jaden Ivey- 20: 6’4 200 Guard Purdue Comp= Donovan Mitchell
3. Jabari Smith jr- 19: 6’10 210 Front Court Auburn. Comp= Rashard Lewis but stronger.
Tier 2: One Way Dominators
4. Paolo Banchero- 19: 6’9 240 Big Duke (Italy) Comp= Domnatas Sabonis
5. Jalen Duren- 18: 6’10 241 Pivot Memphis Comp= More Athletic and Defense minded Jermaine O’Neil
Tier 3: Exciting Options
6. Kendall Brown- 19: 6’8 210 Wing Baylor. Comp= Smaller AK47
7. Adrian Griffin Jr.- 19: 6’7 180 Wing Duke Comp= Jimmy Butler lite
8. Johnny Davis- 20: 6’5 200 Wing Wisconsin. Comp= Kevin Martin ish.
Tier 4: Lotto Talents
9. Bennedict Mathurin- 20: 6’5 195 Wing Arizona (Canada). Comp= QRich
10. Nicola Jovic- 19: 6’10 Forward Mega Basket (Serbia). Comp= Tom Chambers with handles
11. Tyty Washington- 20: 6’3 175 Guard Kentucky. Comp= Brandon Knight Ish
Tier 5: Older Lotto Picks
12. Marjon Beauchamp- 21: 6’7 225 Wing Ignite. Comp= Josh Howard
13. Tari Eason- 21: 6’8 215 Forward LSU. Comp= James Johnson
14. Keegan Murray- 22: 6’8 215 Forward Iowa. Comp= Mo Harkless
Tier 6: Upside Swings
15. Jaden Hardy- 19: 6’5 185 Wing G-League. Comp= Buddy Hield.
16. Trevor Keels- 19: 6’4 221 Guard Duke. Comp= Anfernee Simons on steroids
17. Patrick Baldwin Jr.- 19: 6’10 205 Forward Milwaukee. Comp= Mike Dunleavy Jr
18. Caleb Houstan- 19: 6’8 210 Wing Michigan (Canada). Comp= Danny Green
Tier 7: Older First Rounders
19. Ochai Agbaji- 22: 6’5 215 Wing Kansas (Nigeria). Comp= Josh Richardson
20. Wendell Moore- 21: 6’5 216 Wing Duke. Comp= Josh Hart
21. Terrence Shannon Jr- 21: 6’6 209 Wing Texas Tech. Comp= Oubre
22. Heugo Besson- 21: 6’3 195 Guard NZ Breakers (France). Comp= Poor Mans Tyler Herro
Tier 8: First Round Swings
23. Bryce McGowens- 19: 6’7 180 Wing Nebraska. Comp= Jamaal Crawford ish
24. Dyson Daniels- 19: 6’6 180 Guard Ignite (Australia). Comp= Malcom Brogdon
25. Harrison Ingram- 20: 6’8 230 Wing Stanford. Comp= Anthony Mason
26. Jean Montero- 19: 6’2 180 Point Overtime Elite (Dominican Republic). Comp= Something between Schröder and Fox.
27. JD Davidson- 19: 6’3 175 Guard Alabama. Comp= Dennis Smith jr.
28. Kennedy Chandler- 19: 6’ 172 Point Tennessee. Comp= Cam Payne
29. Jeremy Sochan- 19: 6’7 220 Forward Baylor (Poland) comp= taller Matisse Thybulle
30. Jordan Hall- 20: 6’8 210 Forward St Joe’s. Comp= Slow Mo lite.
Tier 9: First Round Bubble
31. EJ Liddell- 20: 6’7 240 Wing Ohio St. Comp= Poor Man’s Tobias Harris.
32. Mark Wiliams- 20: 7’ 245 Big Duke. Comp= Derrick Favors
33. Moussa Diabaté- 19: 6’11 210 Big Michigan. (France/Guinea) Comp= Serge Ibaka starter kit
34. Blake Wesley- 19: 6’4 170 Guard Notre Dame. Comp= Wes Mathews with less shooting.
35. Gabriele Procida 19: 6’7 185 Forward Fortitudo (Italy). Comp= Rudy Fernandez
36. Michael Foster- 19: 6’9 220 Big Ignite. Comp= Julius Randle’s cousin
37. Christian Braun- 20: 6’6 218 Wing Kansas. Comp= Smaller Kevin Huerter
Tier 10: Should Have Roles
38. Ismael Kamagate- 22: 6’11 230 Pivot Paris (France). Comp= Daniel Gafford with a jumper.
39. Julian Champagnie- 21: 6’7 217 Forward St.John’s. Comp= Bertans with handle.
40. Mathew Mayer- 22: 6’9 225 Forward Baylor. Comp= Gordon Hayward lite.
41. Christian Koloko- 22: 7’ 145 Big Arizona comp= Poor Mans Mitchell Robinson
42. Trayce Jackson-Davis- 22: 6’9 245 Forward Indiana. Comp= Terrence Jones
43. Isaiah Wong- 21: 6’3 180 Guard Miami. Comp= shorter Derrick White
44. Marcus Bagley- 21: 6’6 215 Forward Arizona St. Comp= Marcus Morris lite
45. Caleb Love- 21: 6’4 195 Guard UNC. Comp= Monta Ellis if you squint a little
Tier 11: Upside Plays
46. Roko Prkacin- 19: 6’8 225 Forward KK Cibona (Croatia). Comp= Rudy Gay
47. Tristan Vukcevic- 19: 6’10 218 Big Real Madrid (Serbia/Greece/Sweden/Spain) Comp= Andrea Bargani
48. Ousmane Dieng- 19: 6’7 210 Wing New Zealand Breakers (France). Comp= Nick Batum.
49. Max Christie- 19: 6’7 185 Wing Michigan St. Comp= Jeremy Lamb+
50. Walker Kessler- 20: 7’1 245 Pivot Auburn. Comp= Justin Patton
Tier 12: Could Find Roles
51. Iverson Molinar- 22: 6’1 190 Point Mississippi St. (Panama) Comp= Trey Burke
52. Jamie Jaquez Jr- 22: 6’6 220 Wing UCLA. Comp= Adam Morrison
53. Allen Flanigan- 21: 6’6 215 Wing Auburn. Comp= Anthony Mason lite.
54. Trevion Williams- 21: 6’10 265 Big Pit. Comp= Glen Davis
55. Jahvon Quinerly- 22: 6’1 175 Point Alabama. Comp= Shane Larkin
Tier 13: The Young and The Hopeful
56. Jabari Walker- 20: 6’8 200 Forward Colorado. Comp= Sterling Brian
57. Gui Santos- 19: 6’6 209 Wing Minas Tênis Clube (Brazil). Comp= Francisco Garcia.
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. Yannick Nzosa- 19: 6’10 200 Big Unicaja (Congo). Comp= Super Tall MKG
Tier 14: Young 2-Way Swings
61. Mathew Cleveland- 19: 6’6 180 Wing Florida St. Comp= Spencer Dinwiddie Ish
62. John Butler- 19: 7’1 190 Big FSU. Comp= Baby KAT.
63. Hyunjung Lee- 20: 6’7 210 Wing Davidson (S Korea) Comp= Sasha Vujacic.
64. Peyton Watson- 19: 6’7 190 Wing UCLA. Comp= Jeff Green
65. Yoan Makoundou- 20: 6’9 225 Big Cholet (France). Comp= Poor man’s Jerami Grant
66. Khalifa Diop- 19: 6’11 220 Pivot Gran Canaria (Senegal). Comp= Serge Ibaka
67. Kadary Richmond- 20: 6’5 180 Guard Seton Hall. Comp= Poor mans Mike Conley.
68. Justin Lewis- 20: 6’7 225 Wing Marquette. Comp= Jae Crowder
69. Colby Jones 20: 6’6 210 Wing Xavier. Comp= Josh Hart
70. Jaylin Williams- 20- 6’10 240 Big Arkansas. Comp= Ed Davis ish
71. Taran Armstrong-19: 6’5 180 Point CBU. (Australia) Comp= Tomas Satoransky.
72. Kenny Lofton Jr- 20: 6’7 275 Forward Louisiana Tech. Comp= Slower Mo
73. Tyrese Hunter- 19: 6’1 160 Point Iowa State. Comp= Steve Francis lite.
74. Nolan Hickman- 19: 6’2 185 Guard Gonzaga. Comp= George Hill
75. Azuolas Tubelis- 19: 6’11 245 Big Arizona (Lithuania). Comp= Donatas Motiejūnas
76. Max Abmas- 20: 6’0 161 Guard ORU. Comp= Isaiah Thomas.
77. Daimion Collins- 19: 6’9 190 Big Kentucky. Comp= Willie Cauley-Stein
78. Mike Miles- 20: 6’2 195 Point TCU. Comp= Jalen Brunson lite
79. Dawson Garcia- 20: 6’11 220 Big UNC. Comp= Isaiah Hartenstine
80. Josh Minott- 20: 6’8 205 wing Memphis. Comp= DJJ starter kit.
81. Leonardo Okeke- 19: 6’9 215 Forward NOVIPIÙ JB MONFERRATO (Italy/Nigeria). Comp= That Young lite.
82. Zach Eddy- 20: 7’4 285 Pivot Purdue (Canada). Comp= Boban Marjanovic
83. Dominick Barlow- 19: 6’9 205 Big OTE. Comp= Brandon Wright
Tier 15: Older guys for 2-Way spots
84. Ron Harper jr- 21: 6’6 245 Wing Rutgers. Comp= Gary Harris lite
85. Jonny Juzang- 21: 6’6 210 Wing UCLA. Comp= Kyle Korver.
86. Will Richardson- 22: 6’5 181 Guard Oregon. Comp= Poor man’s Tyrese Haliburton.
87. Kevin Obanor- 22: 6’8 225 Forward Texas Tech. Comp= Orlando Ryan Anderson
88. Keion Brooks jr- 21: 6’7 205 Wing Kentucky. Comp= Jae’Sean Tate ish.
89. Tyson Etienne- 22: 6’2 200 Guard Wichita St. Comp= Poor mans FVV.
Tier 14: The Rest
90. Collin Gillespie- 22: 6’3 195 Point Villanova. Comp= Jalen Brunson lite.
91. Scottie Pippen jr- 22: 6’3 160 Guard Vanderbilt. Comp= Derick Fisher
92. Jacob Toppin- 21: 6’8 190 Forward Kentucky. Comp= Less athletic Obi
93. Andrew Nembhard- 22: 6’5 193 Guard Gonzaga (Canada). Comp= George Hill lite.
94. Dylan Disu- 22: 6’9 225 Forward Texas. Comp= Poor Mans PJ Tucker.
95. Francis “LeBron” Lopez- 18: 6’5 180 Guard OTE (Philippines). Comp= Young Gerald Green.
96. Kok Yat- 19: 6’8 200 Wing OTE (South Sudan). Comp= Mo Harkless
97. Ibou Dianko Badji- 20: 7’1 240 Pivot FC Barcelona (Senegal). Comp= Hill Motumbo.
98. Ariel Hukporti- 20: 6’11 246 Big Melbourne United (Germany). Comp= Thomas Bryant.
99. Ian Martenez- 20: 6’3 200 Guard Maryland. Comp= Kira Lewis ish.
100. Tamar Bates- 19: 6’5 195 Guard Indiana. Comp= Deshawn Stephenson
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