Gonzaga big man Chet Holmgren remains atop ESPN’s Jonathan Givony and Mike Schmitz’s latest mock draft, with Auburn’s Jabari Smith moving up one notch to No. 2. The G League Ignite’s Dyson Daniels has moved into the lottery while Milwaukee Panthers forward Patrick Baldwin Jr. has dropped from No. 15 to No. 25.
We have more from around the basketball world:
- The G League’s Westchester Knicks are acquiring forward Louis King, JD Shaw of Hoops Rumors tweets. King had been on a two-way contract with Sacramento but was waived by the Kings on February 17th. In 16 career games with Sacramento, including 10 this year, King averaged 5.6 PPG, 1.9 RPG, and 1.1 APG in 11.8 MPG.
- Former NBA guard Shabazz Napier has left Russia and Zenit Saint Petersburg, according to EuroHoops.net. Napier, who has been sidelined most of the season with an ankle injury, was already preparing to return to the United States prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine because he did not feel he was ready to play.
- The NBA will hold its annual Summer League in Las Vegas on July 7-17, Shaw adds in another tweet.
Dyson Daniels is 1 of my favorite young players & def 1 of my favorite draft prospects this yr. But idk about him being a lottery pick. I do think he’ll eventually be a starter in the league but there’s def 14 guys I’d take before him. I had him at 30 in my mock & tbh there’s a few guys like Tavion Kinsey, Bryce McGowens & Trevor Keels that I didn’t have in the 1st Rd that could definitely go before him
Just can’t shoot from long range.
Daniels should be 10th-14th pick.
Hawks can pick him.
I think he’ll be a good shooter in the league. He reminds me alot of Gary Harris tbh. I would LOVE for Dyson to end up with the Hawks but I wouldn’t want to spend our 1st pick on him. I’d much rather we picked his teammate MarJon Beauchamp tbh
How many of them are better than Kuminga now?
Smith is younger than Kuminga.
Ivey and Chet are older than Kuminga.
1/ Chet Holmgren
2/ Paolo Banchero
3/ Nikola Jovic
4/ Jabari Smith