Did the extra games help the case of Bancero’s draft with Gonzaga’s Chet Holggren and Auburn’s Jabari Smith sitting at home? Or did he draw more attention to his weaknesses? ESPN NBA experts Jonathan Givony and Mike Schmitz followed the action of the Final Four and provided the latest perspective updates. Givony’s updated mock draft is below, along with recent comments on Duke’s prospects (Banchero, AJ Griffin, Mark Williams, Trevor Keels), the NCAA Tournament with Ochai Agbaji and North Carolina guard Caleb Love.

Jonathan Givoni’s NBA McDraft

  1. Houston Rockets Chet Holggren Gonzaga | 7-0 | PF | Age: 19.9
  2. Orlando Magic Jabari Smith | Auburn | 6-10 | SF / PF | Age: 18.8
  3. Detroit Pistons Paolo Banchero | Duke | 6-10 | PF / C | Age: 19.3 Banchero’s excellent campaign as a freshman ended against North Carolina, with the NBA top 3 projected focus on 20 points and 10 rebounds, which was very representative of its clear potential and impressive areas of improvement. 2 About At the offensive end, Bancero showed brilliance. He knocked down a pair of crucial trail 3s (one from catch and one from bounce), used his powerful 250-pound frame to attack the rim instead of contentiously controversial pull-ups, and finished post-ups over Brady Manek and Armando Bako. Bancero, who scores 20 points in 17 shots against a junior midfielder in Manek, is not going to convince NBA teams that he should be the No. 1 pick. The fact that he struggled a bit to finish in length at times is remarkable considering his good – not great – result (he scored 49% out of 2 in the NCAA tournament). Not scoring in the last 7:37 is also something that the negatives will emphasize. The 19-year-old showed once again how inconsistent it is for the opposing defenses, something that should definitely be translated well with the distance in the NBA. It was Banchero’s abnormal defensive effort that would probably stick to the NBA scouts. The UNC had a clear plan to put Banchero in action to force him to change and attack him. Banchero endured OK in these situations, although he got a little flat in some cases, even blocking RJ Davis on the edge after a switch. He also added some value as a defensive rover when defending Leaky Black as he started the game quite disorganizingly and changed a shot on the edge as the defender in the second half. Overall, Banchero’s NCAA Serie A tournament should be considered a success, averaging 18.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists, while scoring 53% from 3 in five games. He is the most refined of the possible top 3 and a strong contender to compete for the Rookie of the Year in anticipation of his possible new team. But for teams already worried about Banchero’s defensive impact – preferring the two-way game between Jabari Smith and Chet Holmgren – Saturday’s heartbreaking defeat by UNC probably did not help to change their minds. – Mike Smith Full scouting report by Mike Schmitz (No. 3 in the Top 100) I’m playing 1:21 Check out some of the best games from the top five NBA Draft players this year, including Jaden Ivey and Jabari Smith.
  4. Oklahoma City Thunder Jaden Ivey | Purdue | 6-4 | PG / SG | Age: 20.1
  5. Indiana Pacers Keegan Murray | Iowa 6-9 | PF / C | Age: 21.6
  6. Portland Trail Blazers Shaedon Sharpe | Kentucky 6-6 | SG | Age: 18.8
  7. Sacramento Kings Johnny Davis Wisconsin 6-5 | PG / SG | Age: 20.1
  8. New Orleans Pelicans (by Lakers) AJ Griffin | Duke | 6-6 | SF / PF | Age: 18.6 Griffin completed a new season that included tremendously high and impressively low with a crush on Duke’s defeat by UNC as he went just 1-to-7 off the field (0-for-4 out of 3) for six points in 29 minutes. . One of the youngest players in the country, Griffin has been celebrated or starved all season, either by shooting from beyond the arc and firing hard step back 3s or by showing his youth and inexperience with inconsistent decision-making at both ends. . The UNC game was the ladder for the 18-year-old wing, as he looked relatively out of rhythm aggressively, lifting two competing three-pointers, failing to shoot open and appearing relatively limited in terms of explosion and bounce when he tried to apply pressure to the rim. Griffin made an intoxicating removal pass after collapsing the defense during the penetration. He also had some solid defensive moments that made it difficult with Caleb Love in the first half, while he used the opening of his 7-foot wings in an active break block. He still runs on screens very often, does not shuffle them in defense as he could, and has his gaps off the ball defensively. Griffin’s performance in the Final Four fuels the question some of his opponents have been asking this season: What does he do in the NBA when he’s not shooting? Aside from an 18-point record in a win over Arkansas and a 21-point lead against Miami in the ACC tournament, Griffin has had his ups and downs in his last 10 games as he failed to reach double digits four times. shot 33% of the 3 and scored just six assists. There is still a lot to like about Griffin. He is young, built like an NBA winger, has a strong basketball pedigree, shoots 45% of the season and stretched during the year where he appeared to be Duke’s best candidate, displaying better ball skills than most players with his body type, while at the same time found ways to add value as a cutter. Last Saturday’s tough performance is a perfect example of why Griffin is one of the most polarizing and often confusing prospects featured in the top-10. – Schmitz Full scouting report by Mike Schmitz (No. 8 in the Top 100) I’m playing 0:23 Mark Williams misses a shot, but AJ Griffin catches a rebound and hits it with his hand.
  9. San Antonio Spurs Jalen Duren | Memphis 6-10 | C | Age: 18.3
  10. Washington Wizards Dyson Daniels | G League Ignite | 6-6 | PG / SG | Age: 19.0
  11. Portland Trail Blazers (from Pelicans) Mark Williams | Duke | 7-1 | C | Age: 20.3 Williams could not settle down and have his usual two-way effect as he picked up the second foul that forced him to sit in the last 15 minutes of the first half. Williams was forced back on the bench in the second half as he picked up the fourth foul with just over 10 minutes left. In addition, Williams missed two huge free throws with 47 seconds left to get Duke to score one. Williams never got on really fast in his 16 minutes, finishing with eight points, four rebounds and zero blocks – it was only the second time in the entire season that Williams did not record at least one block. Although not an outstanding defensive rebounder, Williams’s 9-8 lost much in the glass as UNC chased 17 offensive rebounds. The 20-year-old sophomore still had some highlights, winning four dunks of failures and setbacks at home, bringing the NCAA total to 17 in five games. It was a mixed bag defending the pick-and-roll, repeatedly removing the passing corners for the ball operator, raising some deviations in the process. It’s hard to complain about his contest against Caleb Love in what turned out to be an impressive pull-up 3 for the Blue Devils. But he was a little too deep in falls at times and is still very high in his posture from time to time. Considering the hard whistle along with his strong work as a center that catches lobs, blocks shots, offensive rebounds, Williams’s performance up and down in the Final Four is unlikely to affect his share in the draft, as he has stabilized his position. as a top-20 candidate, with the ability to win looks at the recent draw with a powerful pre-draft process. With more resonance than Rudy Gobert and some stylistic similarities with centers ranging from Robert Williams to Mitchell Robinson and Clint Capella, there is no shortage of successful bigwigs in Williams’ mold, giving him one of the tallest of the tall of men not named Chet Holggren. – Smith Full scouting report by Mike Schmitz (No. 11 in the Top 100)
  12. New York Knicks Bennedict Mathurin | Arizona 6-6 | SF | Age: 19.7
  13. Charlotte Hornets (Hawks 19-30) Jeremy Sochan | Baylor | 6-9 | PF | Age: 18.8
  14. Houston Rockets (from Nets) TyTy Washington Jr. | Kentucky 6-4 | PG / SG | Age: 20.3
  15. Oklahoma City Thunder (by Clippers) Tari Eason | LSU | 6-8 | PF | Age: 20.9
  16. Atlanta Hawks Ochai Agbaji | Kansas | 6-6 | SF | Age: 21.9 Kansas Ochai Agbaji was named the NCAA Tournament Player of the Year. Jamie Squire / Getty Images Agbaji was named the NCAA Player of the Year, especially after two stunning appearances in the Elite Eight and Final Four in which he scored 39 points in an effective 14-to-20 shot from the floor with an excellent one-on-one. defense. Lottery winner Ochai Agbaji starts the Final Four very hotly, scoring four three-pointers in his first 8 minutes of action, showing his perfect dribbling as well as his feet. Kansas led 30-16 over Villanova early. pic.twitter.com/inAlpfnw7m – Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) April 2, 2022 His contribution was more muted in the other four tournament competitions, scoring 43 points in 16-45 shots, proving his limits as a ball handler and passer, while he made many mistakes with his awareness and spins outside the ball, showing the average sense. for the game. The Agbaji looks like a plug-and-play NBA 3 and D caliber wing with its powerful 215 pound frame, 6-10 wingspan, 41% 3 point shot, high intensity level and ability to scores in the transition to the straight line. – Discs, especially those that come out of the screens. It was important for …