Sportscasting

With the All-Star Game in the rearview mirror, plenty of NBA organizations — whether they’ll admit it or not — are shifting at least some of their focus to the draft. That means it’s time for a 2022 NBA mock draft covering all 30 picks in the first round. Does Jabari Smith or Chet Holmgren deserve to go No. 1 overall? Paolo Banchero once made news for losing a substantial amount of weight each time he played for the Duke Blue Devils, but can he or Jaden Ivey rise high enough to challenge the two established favorites? Which players have so much upside that teams will be willing to stomach a bit more risk earlier in the proceedings? Trades aren’t happening in this mock draft, but 30 picks are.