2022 NBA Draft: Who are the 10 best prospects in this draft class?

Writing this brings me so much joy. Never was there any thought of a big platform being available to publish this. But here it is, my official and final 2022 NBA Draft big board. To keep it short the 10 best prospects I believe will have the biggest impact [upon opportunity] in the National Basketball Association.

The 2022 NBA Draft season really starts once the 2021 NBA Draft ends. Big boards and way-to-early 2022 mocks come out which then turns into the formulation of premature thoughts amongst draft junkies and basketball fans looking forward to potentially the next stars of tomorrow.

As it is my first legitimate year watching games, prospects, film, and gathering intel from an amateurs’ standpoint I can feel confident in how this big board turns out. No, there is no guarantee that the prospects I list out and how confident I am on them, pan out. Not trying to be against the masses but there are some thoughts against the general consensus. Being in this industry you have to have tough skin and stand on what you believe. I have firm belief there are some prospects with the chance to be better than what they are getting recognition for, vice versa in a negative point-of-view.

To start off not everyone who is drafted, regardless of position or round, are going to make a dent in this league. That’s the cold hard truth no matter how much we want somebody to make strides with the potential/flashes shown.

With the league getting younger and more competitive the chances of sticking around have become harder. With doing these big boards you are really just guessing. It is all up to you and your discretion. Subjective feelings to what is going on happen to be the undertone in this guessing game. Reality speaking there are a few players that are going to be good regardless of the team that selects them. But speaking for the majority, fit is the utmost important detail to the draft process.

Personally, ranking the “best” 10 prospects is hard. A lot of things that I look for in a [potentially] good basketball player went into this. Upfront some characteristics I look for in a prospect include but are not limited to: change-of-pace, shooting touch, physical tools, how they use angles and space, point-of-attack defense (guards/wings), help-side defense (frontcourt position), foot speed, playmaking, and IQ on both ends.

Hope you enjoy this. Let’s look at the 10 best prospects in the NBA Draft (in order).