2022 NBA Draft Prospect Rankings: Sharpe Shooters and Franchise Boosters

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

Tier 2: Top 5 Guys

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

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

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

Tier 3: Major Upside Swings 

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

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

Tier 4: Solid Picks with more limited Star Upside

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

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

Tier 5: Lotto Talents 

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

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

Tier 6: Older Lotto Picks 

12. Keegan Murray- 22: 6’8 215 Forward Iowa. Comp= Mo Harkless 

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

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

Tier 7: One Way guys you want to fix

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

16. Patrick Baldwin Jr.- 19: 6’10 205 Forward Milwaukee. Comp= Mike Dunleavy Jr

Tier 8: Upside Swings 

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

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

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

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

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

Tier 9: Older First Rounders

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

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

24. Wendell Moore- 21: 6’5 216 Wing Duke. Comp= Josh Hart

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

Tier 10: First Round Swings 

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

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

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

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

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

Tier 11: First Round Bubble

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tier 12: Should have roles 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

46. Christian Koloko- 22: 7’ 145 Big Arizona comp= Poor Mans Mitchell Robinson

Tier 13: Should Return to School but might get drafted

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

48. Jabari Walker- 20: 6’8 200 Forward Colorado. Comp= Sterling Brian

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

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

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

Tier 14: Interesting stash options

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tier 15: Could find roles 

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

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

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

Tier 16: Young 2-Way options

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

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

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

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

65. Matteo Spagnolo- 19: 6’6 190 Wing Vanoli Cremona (Italy). Comp= Less athletic Mario Hezonja 

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

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

68. Yoan Makoundou- 20: 6’9 225 Big Cholet (France). Comp= Poor man’s Jerami Grant

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

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

71. Colby Jones 20: 6’6 210 Wing Xavier. Comp= Josh Hart 

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

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

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

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

76. Nolan Hickman- 19: 6’2 185 Guard Gonzaga. Comp= George Hill 

77. Azuolas Tubelis- 19: 6’11 245 Big Arizona (Lithuania). Comp= Donatas Motiejūnas

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

79. Dawson Garcia- 20: 6’11 220 Big UNC. Comp= Isaiah Hartenstine 

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

Tier 17: Older guys for 2-Way spots

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

91. Keion Brooks jr- 21: 6’7 205 Wing Kentucky. Comp= Jae’Sean Tate ish. 

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

Tier 18: The Rest

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

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

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

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

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

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

99. Kok Yat- 19: 6’8 200 Wing OTE (South Sudan). Comp= Mo Harkless 

100. Tamar Bates- 19: 6’5 195 Guard Indiana. Comp= Deshawn Stephenson

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