The annual NBA Draft kicked off today at the Barclays Center, home of the Nets, to take stock of the teams' draft picks.
1st pick:
The Magic selected Paul Banquero from Duke University with a draft pick.
Paul Banquero
Date of birth: November 12, 2002
Position: Big Forward/Center
Grade: Freshman year
Height: 6'10 (2.08 m)
Weight: 250 lbs (113 kg)
Arm span: 6 ft 10 (2.08 m)
Player Template: Chris Webb/Griffin/Randle
NCAA stats: Played in 39 games, averaged 17.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.1 steals, 0.9 blocks, shooting 47.8%, shooting 33.8% from three-point range and 72.9% from the free throw line.
Second pick:
The Thunder selected Chet Homegren from the University of Gonzaga with a pick.
Chet Holmgren
Date of birth: May 1, 2002
Position: Big Forward/Center
Grade: Freshman year
Height: 7 feet (2.13 meters)
Weight: 195 lbs (88 kg)
Arm span: 7 ft 6 (2.29 m)
Player Template: Rudy Gobert with some outside skills/ Skinny version of Porzingis
NCAA stats: Played in 32 games, averaged 14.1 points, 9.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 3.7 blocks in 26.9 minutes per game, shooting 60.7 percent from the field, 39.0 percent from three-point range, and 71.7 percent from the free throws.
Third pick:
The Rockets selected Jaibalee Smith Jr. from Auburn University with a poker pick.
Jabari Smith Jr
Date of birth: May, 13 2003
Position: Big Forward
Grade: Freshman year
Height: 2 m 08
Weight: 100 kg
Arm span: 2 m 16
Player Template: Bosh / Enhanced Version of Rashad Lewis / Michael Potter Jr., who is more defensive
NCAA Data:
In the 2021-22 season, he made 34 appearances, averaging 16.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1.1 steals and 1 block in 28.8 minutes per game, shooting 42.9% from the field, 42% from three-point range and 79.9% from the free throw line (131 of 164).
4th pick:
The king selected Keegan Murray from the University of Iowa.
Keegan-Murray
Date of birth: August, 19 2000
Position: Small Forward/Big Forward
Grade: Sophomore year
Height: 2 m 03
Weight: 102 kg
Arm span: 2 m 11
Player Template: Horford/Siakam
Fifth pick:
The Pistons selected Jayden Ivey from Purdue University.
Jaden Ive
Date of birth: February 13, 2002
Position: Point Guard/Point Guard
Grade: Sophomore year
Height: 6 ft 4 (1.93 m)
Weight: 190 lbs (86 kg)
Player Template: Donovan Mitchell/ Bursts Like Morante & Speed
Sixth pick:
The Pacers selected Benedict Marcellin from the University of Arizona.
Benedict-Marcellin
Birthday:19 June 2002
Position: Quarterback/Small Front
Grade: Sophomore year
Height: 1.98m
Weight: 95 kg
Arm span: 2 m 05
Player Template: LeVert/Oladipo/Jason Richardson
7th pick:
The Trail Blazers selected Sheldon Sharp from the University of Kentucky.
Sheldon Sharp
Birthday:30 May 2003
Position: Quarterback
Grade: Freshman (jumped into Kentucky but never played)
Height: 1.96m
Weight: 90 kg
Arm span: 2 m 12
Player Template: Paul George/Taller Bill/Jaylen Green
8th pick:
The Pelicans were selected from the NBA Development League Ignition Team Dyson Daniels.
Dyson Daniels
Date of birth: March, 17 2003
Position: Organizational Guard/Scoring Guard/Small Forward
Height: Approx. 2 m 02
Weight: approx. 89 kg
Arm span: about 2 m 09
Player Templates: Derrick White/Kyle Anderson/Halliburton/Kiddy
Ninth pick:
Spurs picked Jeremy Sohan from Baylor University.
Jeremy Sohan
Date of birth: May 20, 2003
Position: Striker
Grade: Freshman year
Height: Approx. 2.06 m
Weight: approx. 104 kg
Arm span: about 2 meters 13
Player template: Ariza/Aron Gordon/Kuzma
10th pick:
The Wizards selected Johnny Davis from the University of Wisconsin.
Johnny Davis
Date of birth: February 27, 2002
Position: Scoring guard
Grade: Sophomore year
Height: 6'5 (1.96 m)
Weight: 196 lbs (89 kg)
Player Template: Livingston/Roy (Ideal)
Eleventh pick: (Traded to thunder).
The Knicks selected Osman Dion from the Australian Basketball League (NBL).
Osman Dion
Birthday:21 May 2003
Nationality: French
Position: Small Forward/Big Forward
Team: New Zealand Spoilers
Height: 6'10 (2.08 m)
Weight: 200 lbs (99.88 kg)
Arm Span: 7 ft (2.13 m)
Player Template: Ingram/Evan Turner
Twelfth pick:
The Thunder selected Jaylen Williams from Santa Clara University.
Jaylen Williams
Date of birth: April 14, 2001
Position: Scoring guard/small forward
Grade: Junior year
Height: 6' 5.75' (1.97m)
Weight: 209.2 lbs (95 kg)
Arm Span: 7' 2.25'' (2.19 m)
Some other physical data:
Three-quarters of the field sprint: 3.11 seconds (second this year, although a few rookies did not participate in the physical test)
Bounce in situ: 85 cm (2nd of this year)
Running bounce: 99 cm (4th this year)
Player Template: Milton (76ers)/John Salmons
Thirteenth pick: (Traded, it was a three-way deal, the Hornets picked Durham with the No. 13 pick, the Knicks then traded durham, and then packed him and Walker to the Pistons, who made a 2025 first-round pick from the Bucks.) ）
Jaylen Durham
The Hornets selected Jaylen Durham from the University of Memphis.
Birthday:18 Nov 2003
Position: Center/Big Forward
Grade: Freshman year
Height: 6'11 (2.11 m)
Weight: 250 lbs (111 kg)
Arm span: 7 ft 5 (2.26 m)
Player Template: Howard/Drummond/Jordan Jr
14th pick:
Cavaliers select chái-Ochai Agbaji from the University of Kansas
Og-Abaqui
Date of birth: April, 2000
Position: Defender
Grade: Senior year
Height: 1.97m
Weight: 98 kg
Arm span: 2 m 09
Player Template: Claude/Dorian Finney Smith/Bane with a longer arm span