Boston Celtics Mock Draft Before 2022 NBA Draft Ft. Jabari Walker, Gabriele Procida & Kai Sotto
The 2022 NBA Draft is tonight and the Celtics have the 53rd overall pick late in the 2nd round. Celtics Today host Will Scott does his own mock draft and then breaks down who Bleacher Report and ESPN have the Celtics taking. Will went ahead and took Colorado forward Jabari Walker, who Celtics rumors have linked to Boston. ESPN’s NBA Mock Draft had the Celtics selecting Gabriele Procida out of Italy while Bleacher Report opted to take NC State forward Dereon Seabron.
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Will’s Celtics Mock Draft: Jabari Walker (F, Colorado)
ESPN’s NBA Mock Draft: Gabriel Procida (G, Italy)
Bleacher Report’s NBA Mock Draft: Dereon Seabron (F, NC State)
2022 NBA Mock Draft results before the Boston Celtics 2022 NBA Draft pick:
#48 OVR (MIN): Khalifa Diop (C, Senegal)
#49 OVR (SAC): Michael Foster Jr. (PF, G League)
#50 OVR (MIN): JD Davison (PG, Alabama)
#51 OVR (GSW): Yannick Nzosa (PF, Congo)
#52 OVR (NOP): Hugo Besson (PG/SG, France)
Celtics NBA Draft targets:
Dominick Barlow (PF, Overtime Elite)
Dereon Seabron (G, NC State)
Keon Ellis (G, Alabama)
Jabari Walker (SF/PF, Colorado)
Kai Sotto (C, Philippines)
Collin Gillespie (G, Villanova)
Matteo Spagnolo (G, Italy)
John Butler (PF/C, Florida State)
Jordan Hall (G, St. Josephs)
Johnny Juzang (F, UCLA)
The Athletic on Jabari Walker, “Improved drastically in space defensively as a sophomore. Has real switchability now. Colorado used him regularly as a switch defender out of ball screens, and he had some real success with it. Not the quickest guy in the world but has some real twitch and particularly flips his hips well. Stays active on his feet. Combines that with real functional strength through his core that allows drivers to not go through his chest even at 215 pounds and allows him to wall up on the block and play through contact while guys try to push him around.”
Dereon Seabron made a huge jump in his sophomore season at NC State. Seabron is a lengthy, skilled guard who is super athletic. Seabron not a 3-point shooting threat, just 26% from 3 last season.
The Athletic on Gabriele Procida, “A legitimate live athlete for his size. Gets off the ground easily. Rises for big dunks in transition or off putbacks. Tries to tear the rim down. Plays with swag and confidence too, and can be a highlight machine. Came in with a large 8-foot-10 standing reach that looks accurate when you watch him play. He looks big for a wing floor spacer and has some athletic twitch. Plays hard, has a real motor for the ball and is one of those athletes who finds buckets by putting himself in the mix. Rises up through contact.”
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