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Bryan Kalbrosky

NBA Draft Tracker: Grading every pick in the first round in 2022

Happy NBA Draft night, everyone.

Thursday marks the 2022 edition of teams taking future rookies, with some big names who could be top-five picks: Jabari Smith out of Auburn, Gonzaga big man Chet Holmgren, Duke’s Paolo Banchero and Jaden Ivey from Purdue. So much talent!

We’ll grade each first-round pick in real time as they come in (we’ll factor in trades when they’re reported), so keep refreshing this page to hear from our draft expert Bryan Kalbrosky as he delivers his takes on each of the 30 selections.

Here are the grades, and keep an eye out as we update throughout the night:

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