With the 2022 NBA Finals now in the rear view, fans are turning their attention to this week’s star-studded draft, scheduled for this Thursday, June 23rd, at the Barclays Center. Wendell Carter Jr.’s Orlando Magic will get their first crack at the top pick in the draft since 2004, when they selected Dwight Howard. The Oklahoma City Thunder (who possess two lottery picks this season, plus the No. 34 selection in the second round) and Houston Rockets round out the teams selecting in the top three this year.
Those clubs seem set to select from three intriguing big men pro prospects who could be reasonable fits for any of those lackluster clubs: Auburn power forward Jabari Smith Jr.