For most of us, it is far too soon to start thinking about the 2022 NBA draft with the playoffs yet to even begin. But for draft experts, no time is too early, and Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman has already prognosticated a full, two-round mock draft that has a player in mind for the Boston Celtics’ sole selection in the 2022 draft.
With the team playing as well as they have in the second half of the 2021-22 NBA season, they’ll be selecting fairly late in the second round — here, B/R sees the Celtics selecting 56th overall. With that pick, Wasserman sees Boston going for Rutgers small forward Ron Harper, Jr. “Improved three-point shooting to 39.8 percent has helped Harper enter the draft discussion,” suggests Wasserman of the son of the former Chicago Bulls great.
“There is enough belief in his IQ, maturity, and impact that a spot-up jumper may be all he needs to stick,” he adds.
The 6-foot-6 wing is a solid bet that late in the draft, and his shooting and low turnover rate suggest he has real upside as a potential rotation player at the NBA level.
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