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CHICAGO—Even though spending one week at the combine can sometimes feel like an entire month, quite a bit of business got done last week as the NBA gathered for its annual pre-draft summit. And between the draft lottery, combine scrimmages, G League Elite camp and a series of agent pro days (which continue in Los Angeles this week), the big picture of the 2022 draft has started coming into focus as we enter the final month-long sprint.
I wasn’t alone in thinking that the combine scrimmages themselves felt somewhat less consequential than past years: unlike 2021, nobody who took the court felt like a surefire first-rounder by the end of the week. There was no obvious Josh Primo or Bones Hyland this time around. But after watching players up close in various settings, taking the pulse of the league and reconsidering my assessments to factor in new information and intel, here’s what I’m hearing and thinking regarding a wide range of noteworthy prospects, first round and otherwise.
