On Wednesday, Sports Illustrated All-American unveiled the SI99, a ranking of the top basketball prospects from the high school class of 2022 in the country.
The 99 seniors, in addition to five underclassmen, who made the cut earn the distinction of being named a Sports Illustrated All-American candidate.
Today we zero in on the top 10 prospects in the SI99 as SI director of basketball recruiting Jason Jordan and SB Live VP of basketball Dan Dickau, a former All-American at Gonzaga and NBA point guard, break down NBA player comps from the past and present.
1. C Dereck Lively / West Chester, Penn. (Westtown School) – Duke
NBA player comp: Tyson Chandler/Anthony Davis
2. SG Amari Bailey / Chatsworth, Calif. (Sierra Canyon) – UCLA
NBA player comp: Harold Miner
3. SG Nick Smith Jr. / Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock) – Arkansas
NBA player comp: CJ McCollum
4. SG Dariq Whitehead / Montverde, Fla. (Montverde Academy) – Duke
NBA player comp: Tim Thomas
5. PG Cason Wallace / Richardson, Texas (Richardson) – Kentucky
NBA player comp: Davion Mitchell
6. C Kyle Filipowski / Wilbraham, Mass. (Wilbraham and Monson Academy) – Duke
NBA player comp: Domantas Sabonis
7. SG MJ Rice / Napa, Calif. (Prolific Prep) – Kansas
NBA player comp: Corey Maggette
8. F Yohan Traore / Glendale, Ariz. (Dream City Christian) – Undecided
NBA player comp: Amar'e Stoudemire
9. PG Keyonte George / Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) – Baylor
NBA player comp: D’Angelo Russell
