2022 DBR Mock Draft -- PICK TEAMS NOW!!

[JasonEvans]

It is time for our annual tradition, the DBR Mock Draft.

Here is how it works:

You sign up to GM a team. The method for signing up is to post in this thread with the team you want. Whoever claims a team first, gets that team. You can only sign up for one team, though we may allow folks to GM a second team if we run short of GMs. If you can, please choose to select to GM a team that you know well. You will be expected to not just make your pick, but back up the rationale for that pick based on team needs and other factors. You can expect your pick to be discussed and debated by others, so be prepared to defend it.

THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB OF THE GM IS TO MAKE TIMELY PICKS!! When it is your turn, you make a pick and explain your rationale. There are no trades allowed. The NBA's draft order today is the order we will use.

Very important -- Do not make us wait many hours for you to make your pick. Every picker will be on the clock. If you fail to make your pick in a timely fashion, I will draft for you based on the best available player on the various NBA mock draft boards. Here is how the clock will work.

• Mon-Fri between 8am and 8pm ET, the clock is 4 hours. Make a pick in 4 hours or forfeit your pick to me (or some other designated picker).
• Sat and Sun, the clock is 6 hours between 8am and 8pm ET (to allow for people who have activities away from the computer on weekends).

Please note -- you are allowed (and encouraged) to make picks before your time is up and you are allowed to make picks late at night even though the clock is suspended. Also, if you are worried you will not be available and can see your pick is coming up, PM some possible picks to me and I can post it for you.

Any further questions, either PM me or post in this thread.

Ok, here is the draft order. Start signing up right away. I would love for us to get enough GMs to get started in a couple days. The real NBA draft is Thursday June 22th and we need to be done first so we need to hurry up this year.

Here is the draft order--

1st Round:
1. Orlando - coldriver10
2. Oklahoma City - accfanfrom1970
3. Houston - roywhite
4. Sacramento - Billy Dat
5. Detroit - scottdude8
6. Indiana - flyingdutchdevil
7. Portland - pfrduke
8. New Orleans - brevity
9. San Antonio - Daddylawman
10. Washington - powellhill1981
11. New York - johnb
12. Oklahoma City - accfanfrom1970
13. Charlotte - jipops
14. Cleveland - gam7
15. Charlotte - jipops
16. Atlanta - JasonEvans
17. Houston - roywhite
18. Chicago - CDu
19. Minnesota - CameronBlue
20. San Antonio - Daddylawman
21. Denver
22. Memphis - Truth&Justise
23. Philadelphia - Gooch
24. Milwaukee - tbyers11
25. San Antonio - Daddylawman
26. Dallas - DallasDevil
27. Miami - tommy
28. Golden State - theschwartz
29. Memphis - Truth&Justise
30. Oklahoma City - accfanfrom1970

2nd Round:
31. Indiana - flyingdutchdevil
32. Orlando - coldriver10
33. Toronto
34. Oklahoma City - accfanfrom1970
35. Orlando - coldriver10
36. Portland - pfrduke
37. Sacramento - Billy Dat
38. San Antonio - Daddylawman
39. Cleveland - gam7
40. Minnesota - CameronBlue
41. New Orleans - brevity
42. New York - johnb
43. LA Clippers
44. Atlanta - JasonEvans
45. Charlotte - jipops
46. Detroit - scottdude8
47. Memphis - Truth&Justise
48. Minnesota - CameronBlue
49. Sacramento - Billy Dat
50. Minnesota - CameronBlue
51. Golden State - theschwartz
52. New Orleans - brevity
53. Boston
— Milwaukee (forfeited)
— Miami (forfeited)
54. Washington - powellhill1981
55. Golden State - theschwartz
56. Cleveland - gam7
57. Portland - pfrduke
58. Indiana - flyingdutchdevil

As an aside, if you want to see how we have done this in the past...

If you want to see how this has gone in the past (and perhaps laugh at our picks), here are some of the other DBR Mock Drafts we have done:

2021
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012

[JasonEvans]

I will take the Atlanta Hawks, picks #16 and #44

[CDu]

Bulls please.

[Gooch]

Philadelphia 76ers!

[brevity]

Thanks for doing this. I'll take the Pelicans.

[CameronBlue]

Thanks for doing this. I'll take the Pelicans.

I'll take the Timberwolves. I've always dreamed of living above the Arctic Circle.

[accfanfrom1970]

Oklahoma City

[scottdude8]

Gimme my Pistons!

[roywhite]

Houston, please.

[jipops]

Charlotte Hornets

[Daddylawman]

I’ll jump on San Antonio

[tommy]

Ill take my Heat.

[DallasDevil]

Mavs please

[powellhill1981]

I'll take Washington

[pfrduke]

I'll take Portland.

[coldriver10]

I'll take the Orlando Magic! (Not because they pick first but because I grew up in Tampa rooting for them.)

[CameronBlue]

I will pay real money for someone to take Golden State and run the team into the ground.

[johnb]

I’ll take the Knicks as long as I don’t have to be James Dolan in real life.

[Billy Dat]

Kings, please!

[Truth&Justise]

Memphis, please! Happy to step into the shoes of Duke-alum Zach Kleiman, the reigning Executive of the Year.