Way too early 2022 NBA Mock Draft.....Houstan at #5 and no Dickerson

It’s not that he won’t play, he’ll just be limited to a bench role due to his defensive limitations. Duncan has an elite trait, where I don’t see Luka having one to offset his defensive liability.

Theyre certainly good enough to see time (both Garza and Dickinson) but the deficiencies in their game will most likely hold them back from playing real meaningful minutes in key situations. Which ultimately will show in their draft stock.

As for more 3s helping big men that lack defense, it actually hurts them. Instead of being able to use their size down low to defend the rim, you’re now asking them to defend in space on the perimeter. Where their lack of athleticism gets exploited. The fact that it’s a more 3 point centric league is actually the reason these guys are considered defensive liabilities. You’re asking big guys with slow feet to defend the perimeter and the pick and roll where agility and lateral mobility is key. 

Right, but I don’t see anyone really saying they won’t play or won’t find a role. Just that the role won’t be a big one and their dominance in college isn’t something that really translates to the NBA.

You're absolutely right that T. Young is a grotesque defender, but perimeter scoring guards in that +5/-3 O/D split range are still useful both because they in total provide plus value, and because from a schematic standpoint, if your PG is your worst defender, you can still have a somewhat acceptable scheme. If your C, who definitely isn't a small ball hypermobile kind of guy, is a minus defender, there is almost no possible amount of offensive value you can plausibly provide that will make you into a starter level player. For example, Jokic is +5/+1 and Embiid +4/+2. Center needs to provide some plus defense or some legit switchability/floor spacing, otherwise you're Greg Monroe. (SPM values from DARKO)

The general contention that there is little/poor defense played in the NBA is uninformed. The individual offensive skills today are elite-across the board and, pretty much, every defender is stranded on an island against a player who can both challenge you off the dribble and drain the three. Here, you receive little assistance as all your teammates have to stick to their guys because they can drain 3s too. It's a pick your defensive poison game. Hawks fans whining about Young is pathetic. You don't have to live in Georgia to be ignorant about basketball-but it helps...they do know football-it's a "little" different game than basketball. 

Dickinson is a very good college player. 

Trey Young is hardly representative of the Defense being played in the NBA.  You must be thinking of the All-Star Game.