Luis Edu
The 2022 NBA Draft will take place on Thursday, June 23, and in this note, we’ll highlight the six players who could make headlines during the great event that brings together the top basketball prospects.
A very active night in the league is coming up, which will serve as a prelude to the 2022/23 season.
Players Who Could Be Traded in the 2022 NBA Draft
6. OG Anunoby – Toronto Raptors
Considering that they have the 33rd overall pick in the upcoming draft, the Canadian team could try a move that allows them to aim for one of the great young figures of the class of 2022.
The British Anunoby comes from registering his best season in the NBA (17.1 points per game) and his talent as a scorer is proven in the league, so his name sounds like a possible trade token for the Raptors, who have just finished fifth in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 48 wins and 34 losses.
5. Buddy Hield – Indiana Pacers
During the 2021/22 NBA season, Hield elevated his game to the next level with his ability to generate assists in the game system of the Pacers, who, following the loss of the 2021/22 season, may be considering to trade him to acquire a pick that would allow them to draft a collegiate star.
In addition to helping build the offense, the 29-year-old has an impressive 39.8% shooting from 3-point range after 468 appearances in the world’s best league.
4. Bojan Bogdanović – Utah Jazz
In the midst of a new process that the Utah team is experiencing after the unexpected departure of coach Quin Snyder, Bogdanović appears as an interesting option for any team that is willing to give up its first-round pick for a veteran specialist in medium and long distance shots .
No one can deny that Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert are the Jazz’s brightest talents, but the addition of a rookie prodigy might help the franchise reach the NBA Finals once again.
3. Luguentz Dort – Oklahoma City Thunder
The Thunder’s 23-year-old Canadian is entering the final year of his contract, and it may be the appropriate time for him to be dealt to another team in the midst of reorganizing a franchise that just finished 14th in the Western Conference with a record of 24 wins and 58 defeats.
Lu Dort is averaging 13.3 points and 3.5 rebounds per game after his first three NBA seasons, while shooting 33.3 percent from three-point range.
2. Bogdan Bogdanović – Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are expected to make some big moves next season, and Bogdanović is one of the players who is rumoured to be leaving the franchise, mainly because they already have young perimeter figures like Kevin Huerter.
The European has not been able to add more than 65 appearances in the last three seasons due to various physical problems. However, his talent as a triple shooter (38.4% in the NBA) is well valued in the league and could trigger his arrival at another team.
1. D’Angelo Russell – Minnesota Timberwolves
The point guard’s points average dropped for the third straight season, and the Timberwolves are willing to let him go in order to get a young piece who can complement Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards, the team’s two most important players.
We are talking about a player who, despite adding 7 seasons of experience in the NBA, is still very young and his talent is sure to be well seen by some team that needs to reinforce the point guard position.
Who will end up changing teams?
