Beijing time on May 18th, the 2022 NBA draft lottery drawing ceremony will be held. This draw will determine the ownership of the top 14 picks. Finally, congratulations to magic team for winning first place! Winning the fourth No. 1 pick in team history, the team won the No. 1 pick again after 18 years. The last time they selected World of Warcraft Howard. Thunder won the second pick, and the Rockets got the third pick.
. Kings, 5. Pistons , 6. Pacers , 7. Trail Blazers , 8. Pelicans (from Lakers ), 9. Spurs , 10. Wizards, 11. Knicks , 12. Thunder (from Clippers ), 13. Hornets , 14. Cavaliers. The Thunder hold two of the top fourteen picks. According to statistics, the Thunder will have 17 first-round picks in the next five years! Kill like crazy. Kill like crazy.
After reading the final results, the leader also presented the probability of each team getting the No. 1 pick before the draw. Everyone can compare it. The Rockets are 20 wins and 62 losses (14%), the Magic are 22 wins and 60 losses (14%), the Pistons are 23 wins and 59 losses (14%), the Thunder are 24 wins and 58 losses (12.5%), and the Pacers are 25 wins and 57 losses (10.5%).
Trail Blazers 27 wins, 55 losses 9%, Kings 30 wins, 52 losses 7.5%, Lakers 33 wins, 49 losses 6%, Spurs 34 wins, 48 losses 4.5%, Wizards 35 wins, 47 losses 3%, Knicks 37 wins, 45 losses 2 %, Clippers 42 wins, 40 losses 1.5%, Hornets 43 wins, 39 losses 1%, Cavaliers 44 wins, 38 losses 0.5%.
The worst Pistons, with a 14% probability of falling out of the top four. There is also the Lakers. Although the Lakers have qualified for the lottery, the draft rights are currently with the Pelicans. The Pelicans get the 1-10 picks ( thick eyebrows trade), and the 11-14 picks belong to the Grizzlies (Valan Trilateral trade). Fortunately, he didn't get the No. 1 pick, otherwise Lakers fans would be upset.
In fact, there are 4 teams that have no draft picks this year, and the Lakers are not alone! The other three teams are Digital Man, sun and jazz . The severe winter in Los Angeles has just begun, and the Pelicans officials have also begun to make things happen: an animation explains how the team's No. 8 pick came about. I really admire you, the old man.
5-30 picks are decided based on record. The teams are:
Pelicans (the pick is given to the Hornets), Hawks, Nets (the pick is given to the Rockets), Bulls , Timberwolves , Raptors (the pick will be given to the Spurs), Nuggets , Jazz (the pick will be given to the Grizzlies), Digital Man (the pick may be given to the Nets), Bucks , Celtics ( The pick was given to the Spurs), Mavericks , Heat , Warriors, Grizzlies, Suns (the pick was given to the Thunder).
A total of 13 teams participated in the 2022 NBA lottery. Except for the Pelicans who received the first-round pick from the Lakers, the others were all teams that failed to advance to the playoffs . Holmgren, Jabari Smith and Boro Banchero, the three favorites in today's draft, also came to the scene.
Let’s briefly introduce these three players, Gonzaga center Chet Holmgren! The 20-year-old Holmgren is 2.16 meters tall and has a wingspan of over 2.24 meters. He is an all-around sweeper with excellent skills. He averages 14.1 points, 9.9 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game, with a shooting percentage of 60.7% and a three-pointer rate of 39%. He was the young man who passed Curry and completed a dunk.
The young man is good at everything, but he is too thin, so the fans also call him the Flying Man. Holmgren is currently training to improve his conditioning, ball handling and shooting.
No. 2 Auburn University forward Jabari Smith. The 19-year-old Smith is a 2.08-meter power forward with a wingspan of 2.16 meters. He is a spatial forward with excellent athletic ability. His shooting ability is also at the top level. He averaged 16.9 points and 7.4 rebounds per game and had a three-point shooting percentage of 42. %, excellent defense, very suitable for the small ball era, the reference template is Bosh .
The last one is Paolo Banchero, Duke forward, averaging 17.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game so far in his freshman season! Although there have been many reports of Banchero's continued cramping during games and weight loss every game, trainers and medical staff have helped him control these conditions and will not affect his draft evaluation.
After the lottery results are released, ESPN updates the 2022 NBA mock draft rankings. Among them, Jabari Smith is first, Chet Holmgren is second, and Banchero is third. What do you think?
