The top three prospects in the 2022 NBA draft remain the same with Paolo Banchero, Jabari Smith and Chet Holmgren playing consistently and competing for the No. 1 spot. At No. 4, it gets interesting. There are a few players who helped their draft stock tremendously to start the second half of the college season.
Shaedon Sharpe is reportedly now eligible for the 2022 draft, but there’s a ton of gray area whether he’ll enter this year’s draft or stick with his original plan and play at Kentucky next season.
Before we break down the latest look at the first round, here are seven players who are shooting up draft boards and where they’re now projected in Yahoo Sports’ latest mock draft.
No player has climbed draft boards faster than Davis and has impressed scouts with how consistently he is playing at a high level. The guard matchup of the season took place Jan. 3 when Wisconsin played at Purdue. Numerous NBA scouts and front-office personnel were in West Lafayette to watch Davis go…