Depending on the team that wins the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NBA draft lottery on May 17, there’s a case to be made for any of the three top frontcourt players — Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren, Auburn’s Jabari Smith, and Duke’s Paolo Banchero — to go first overall in June.
But as ESPN draft guru Jonathan Givony sees it, the ideal fit among those three for the Houston Rockets is Holmgren.
Here’s part of his explanation:
