SBNation’s mock draft is in the books two days prior to the actual 2022 NBA Draft. The Portland Trail Blazers hold the 7th pick in Thursday night’s event. In real life, they’re likely to deal that asset in order to provide veteran help for a roster lead by 32-year-old Damian Lillard. In the SBNation mock, however, each team was forced to pick for itself, as if the franchise were banking on the draftee for future success.
While that eventuality would result in a chorus of sad trombones for the actual Blazers, in the mock draft alt-world, draft guru Steve Dewald coached Blazer’s Edge to select 6’7 G/F Dyson Daniels with the 7th pick.