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Draft primer: Getting acquainted with top big-man prospects

Official Site of the Mavs | June 9, 2022

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NBA Draft, June 23.

Here’s your chance to get to know the top prospects. Today, we look at the big men.

Strange as it may sound, the Mavericks have a first-round pick in the upcoming 2022 draft.

It has seemed for the past few years like all of their draft assets were sent away, mostly in the 2019 trade for Kristaps Porzingis. And they were.

But this is an even-numbered year and while last year’s pick went to the Knicks and next year’s pick (most likely) will end up in New York’s hands, the Mavericks are blessed with the 26th overall pick in this year’s first round.

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