| 2022 NBA draft | |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Date: | June 23, 2022 |
| Overall: | 58 |
| Rounds: | 2 |
| League: | NBA |
| First: | Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic) |
| Prev: | 2021 |
| Next: | 2023 |
The 2022 NBA draft (branded as the 2022 NBA Draft presented by State Farm for sponsorship reasons), the 76th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft, was held on June 23, 2022, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The 2022 edition marked a return to the draft's normal June date after postponements were made in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] [2] This draft was the first of at least three straight NBA drafts that consisted of only 58 picks instead of the typical 60 due to the loss of a second-round pick for both the Milwaukee Bucks and the Miami Heat for violating the NBA's tampering rules during free agency.[3] The first pick was made by the Orlando Magic, who selected Paolo Banchero from Duke. Banchero went on to win Rookie of the Year.
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Prior to the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between teams.
Draft-night trades are made after the draft begins. These trades are usually not confirmed until the next day or after free agency officially begins.
The 8th G League Elite Camp took place May 16–17, from which certain participants will be selected to join the main draft combine.[4] Of this year's 44 participants in the Elite Camp, seven players were chosen to continue on to the main draft combine: Jared Rhoden, Tyrese Martin, Kenneth Lofton Jr., Bryson Williams, Darius Days, Jalen Wilson, and Marcus Sasser.
The primary portion of the 2022 NBA Draft Combine was held from May 18–20 in Chicago, Illinois.[5]
The NBA draft lottery was held on May 17.[6]
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| Team | 2021–22 record | Lottery chances | Lottery probabilities | ||||||||||||||
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | ||||
| Houston Rockets | 20–62 | 140 | 14.0% | 13.4% | 12.7% | 11.9% | 47.9% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Orlando Magic | 22–60 | 140 | 14.0% | 13.4% | 12.7% | 11.9% | 27.8% | 20.0% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Detroit Pistons | 23–59 | 140 | 14.0% | 13.4% | 12.7% | 12.0% | 14.8% | 26.0% | 7.0% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 24–58 | 125 | 12.5% | 12.2% | 11.9% | 11.5% | 7.2% | 25.7% | 16.7% | 2.2% | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Indiana Pacers | 25–57 | 105 | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.6% | 10.5% | 2.2% | 19.6% | 26.7% | 8.7% | 0.6% | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 27–55 | 90 | 9.0% | 9.2% | 9.4% | 9.6% | – | 8.6% | 29.8% | 20.6% | 3.7% | 0.1% | – | – | – | – | |
| Sacramento Kings | 30–52 | 75 | 7.5% | 7.8% | 8.1% | 8.5% | – | – | 19.7% | 34.1% | 12.9% | 1.3% | <0.1% | – | – | – | |
| 33–49 | 60 | 6.0% | 6.3% | 6.7% | 7.2% | – | – | – | 34.5% | 32.1% | 6.7% | 0.4% | <0.1% | – | – | ||
| San Antonio Spurs | 34–48 | 45 | 4.5% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 5.7% | – | – | – | – | 50.7% | 26.9% | 3.0% | 0.1% | <0.1% | – | |
| Washington Wizards | 35–47 | 30 | 3.0% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 4.0% | – | – | – | – | – | 65.9% | 19.0% | 1.2% | <0.1% | <0.1% | |
| New York Knicks | 37–45 | 20 | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2.8% | – | – | – | – | – | – | 77.6% | 12.6% | 0.4% | <0.1% | |
| 42–40 | 15 | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 2.1% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 86.1% | 6.7% | 0.1% | ||
| Charlotte Hornets | 43–39 | 10 | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.4% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 92.9% | 2.3% | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 44–38 | 5 | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 97.6% | |
See main article: Eligibility for the NBA draft. The draft is conducted under the eligibility rules established in the league's 2017 collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with its players' union, with special modifications agreed to by both parties due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The previous CBA that ended the 2011 lockout instituted no immediate changes to the draft, but it called for a committee of owners and players to discuss further charges.
Players who were not automatically eligible had to declare their eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than at least 60 days before the event. For the 2022 draft, the date fell on April 24. Under the CBA a player may withdraw his name from consideration from the draft at any time before the final declaration deadline, which usually falls 10 days before the draft at 5:00 p.m. EDT (2100 UTC). Under current NCAA rules, players usually have until 10 days after the draft combine to withdraw from the draft and retain college eligibility. They must have withdrawn on or before June 1, 22 days prior to this draft.[6]
A player who has hired an agent retains his remaining college eligibility regardless of whether he is drafted after an evaluation from the NBA Undergraduate Advisory Committee. Players who declare for the NBA draft and are not selected have the opportunity to return to their school for at least another year only after terminating all agreements with their agents, who must have been certified.[10]
Patrick Baldwin Jr. – F, Milwaukee (freshman) Paolo Banchero – F, Duke (freshman) Malaki Branham – G/F, Ohio State (freshman) Christian Braun – G, Kansas (junior) Kendall Brown – G/F, Baylor (freshman) John Butler – F, Florida State (freshman) Julian Champagnie – G/F, St. John's (junior) Kennedy Chandler – G, Tennessee (freshman) Max Christie – G, Michigan State (freshman)
Kofi Cockburn – C, Illinois (junior) Johnny Davis – G/F, Wisconsin (sophomore) JD Davison – G, Alabama (freshman)
Moussa Diabaté – F, Michigan (freshman) Jalen Duren – C, Memphis (freshman) Tari Eason – F, LSU (sophomore) Tyson Etienne – G, Wichita State (junior) A. J. Green – G, Northern Iowa (redshirt junior) Adrian Griffin Jr. – F, Duke (freshman) Jordan Hall – G/F, Saint Joseph's (sophomore) Chet Holmgren – C/F, Gonzaga (freshman)
Caleb Houstan – G/F, Michigan (freshman) Jaden Ivey – G, Purdue (sophomore) Jaden Jones – G/F, Rutgers (redshirt freshman) Johnny Juzang – G, UCLA (junior) Trevor Keels – G, Duke (freshman) Walker Kessler – C, Auburn (sophomore)
Christian Koloko – C, Arizona (junior) Jake LaRavia – F, Wake Forest (junior)
Hyunjung Lee – G/F, Davidson (junior) Justin Lewis – F, Marquette (sophomore) E. J. Liddell – F, Ohio State (junior) Kenneth Lofton Jr. – F, Louisiana Tech (sophomore) Bennedict Mathurin – G, Arizona (sophomore) Bryce McGowens – G, Nebraska (freshman)/ Josh Minott – F, Memphis (freshman) Isaiah Mobley – F, USC (junior)
Aminu Mohammed – G, Georgetown (freshman)
Iverson Molinar – G, Mississippi State (junior) Wendell Moore Jr. – F, Duke (junior) Keegan Murray – F, Iowa (sophomore) Shareef O'Neal – F, LSU (junior) Scotty Pippen Jr. – G, Vanderbilt (junior)/
Lester Quiñones – G, Memphis (junior) Orlando Robinson – F, Fresno State (junior) David Roddy – F, Colorado State (junior) Ryan Rollins – G, Toledo (sophomore) Dereon Seabron – G, NC State (redshirt sophomore) Jaden Shackelford – G, Alabama (junior) Shaedon Sharpe – G, Kentucky (freshman) Jabari Smith Jr. – F, Auburn (freshman)
/ Jeremy Sochan – F, Baylor (freshman) AJ Taylor – F, Grambling State (redshirt junior) Dalen Terry – G, Arizona (sophomore) Jabari Walker – F, Colorado (sophomore) TyTy Washington – G, Kentucky (freshman) Peyton Watson – G/F, UCLA (freshman) Blake Wesley – G, Notre Dame (freshman) Donovan Williams – G/F, UNLV (junior) Jalen Williams – G, Santa Clara (junior) Jaylin Williams – F, Arkansas (sophomore) Mark Williams – C, Duke (sophomore)"Redshirt" refers to players who were redshirt seniors in the 2021–22 season. "Graduate" refers to players who were graduate transfers in 2021–22.
Jalen Adaway – G, St. Bonaventure (redshirt) Ochai Agbaji – G, Kansas James Akinjo – G, Baylor Teddy Allen – G/F, New Mexico State (redshirt) Keve Aluma – F, Virginia Tech (redshirt) Marcus Azor – G, UMass Dartmouth David Azore – G, UT Arlington (graduate) Evan Battey – F, Colorado (redshirt) Justin Bean – F, Utah State (redshirt) Jules Bernard – G, UCLA Jamal Bieniemy – G, UTEP Marcus Bingham Jr. – F, Michigan State Buddy Boeheim – G, Syracuse Jamaree Bouyea – G, San Francisco
Luka Brajkovic – F, Davidson Izaiah Brockington – G, Iowa State (redshirt) Gabe Brown – F, Michigan State Tevin Brown – G, Murray State (redshirt) Maurice Calloo – F, Oregon State R. J. Cole – G, UConn (graduate) Vince Cole – G/F, Coastal Carolina Darius Days – F, LSU Adrian Delph – G, Appalachian State Michael Devoe – G, Georgia Tech Anthony Duruji – F, Florida (redshirt) Kyler Edwards – G, Houston Keon Ellis – G, Alabama Javon Freeman-Liberty – G, DePaul Both Gach – G, Utah Bryce Hamilton – G, UNLV Ron Harper Jr. – G/F, Rutgers DJ Harvey – G/F, Detroit Mercy (graduate) Jericole Hellems – F, NC State Cedric Henderson Jr. – G/F, Campbell Trevor Hudgins – G, Northwest Missouri State (redshirt) Bodie Hume – G, Northern Colorado Austin Hutcherson – G, Illinois (graduate) Drake Jeffries – G, Wyoming (redshirt) Andrew Jones – G, Texas DeVante' Jones – G, Michigan (graduate) Noah Kirkwood – G, Harvard Peter Kiss – G, Bryant (graduate) Tyrese Martin – G/F, UConn David McCormack – F, Kansas Trey McGowens – G, Nebraska/ Justin Minaya – F, Providence (graduate) Isaiah Mucius – F, Wake Forest Grayson Murphy – G, Belmont (graduate) Nick Muszynski – C, Belmont (graduate) Andrew Nembhard – G, Gonzaga JD Notae – G, Arkansas (redshirt) Ike Obiagu – C, Seton Hall (graduate) Edward Oliver-Hampton – F, South Carolina State (graduate) Malik Osborne – F, Florida State (graduate) M. J. Randolph – G, Florida A&M A. J. Reeves – G, Providence Jared Rhoden – G/F, Seton Hall Ronaldo Segu – G, Buffalo Jaylen Sims – G, UNC Wilmington
Amadou Sow – F, UC Santa Barbara Seth Stanley – F, Hendrix
Gabe Stefanini – G, San Francisco/
Sasha Stefanovic – G, Purdue (redshirt) Au'Diese Toney – G, Arkansas Ryan Turell – F, Yeshiva Dallas Walton – F/C, Wake Forest (graduate) Collin Welp – F, UC Irvine (redshirt) Aaron Wheeler – F, St. John's (graduate) Khristien White – G, Southwestern Christian Jeenathan Williams – G/F, Buffalo Trevion Williams – F/C, Purdue Vince Williams Jr. – G/F, VCUInternational players that declared for this draft and did not previously declare in another prior draft could drop out 10 days before the event, on June 13.[11]
Ibou Badji – C, Força Lleida (Spain) Hugo Besson – G, New Zealand Breakers (Australia) Ousmane Dieng – F, New Zealand Breakers (Australia) Khalifa Diop – C, Herbalife Gran Canaria (Spain) Nikola Jović – F, Mega Mozzart (Serbia) Ismaël Kamagate – C, Paris Basketball (France)
Karlo Matković – C, Mega Mozzart (Serbia) Gabriele Procida – G, Fortitudo Bologna (Italy)
Žiga Samar – G, Urbas Fuenlabrada (Spain)
Gui Santos – F, Minas (Brazil)
Pavel Savkov – F, Saski Baskonia (Spain)
Kai Sotto – C, Adelaide 36ers (Australia) Matteo Spagnolo – G, Vanoli Cremona (Italy)Players who do not meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:
Players who meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:
| Player | class=unsortable | Note ! | class=unsortable | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Biwali Bayles | Sydney Kings (Australia) | Left Hawaii in 2021; playing professionally since the 2021–22 season | [12] | ||
| MarJon Beauchamp | NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League) | Left Yakima Valley in 2021; playing professionally since the 2021–22 season | [13] | ||
| Oliver Hayes-Brown | Perth Wildcats (Australia) | Left UC Riverside in 2021; playing professionally since the 2021–22 season | [14] | ||
| / Bul Kuol | Cairns Taipans (Australia) | Left Detroit Mercy in 2021; playing professionally since the 2021–22 season | [15] | ||
| / Makur Maker | Sydney Kings (Australia) | Left Howard in 2021; playing professionally since the 2021–22 season | [16] | ||
| Zac Triplett | Melbourne United (Australia) | Left Portland in 2021; playing professionally since the 2021–22 season | [17] |
The NBA annually invites players to sit in the so-called "green room", a special room set aside at the draft site for the invited players plus their families and agents. This season, the following 20 players were invited (listed alphabetically).[18]
Ochai Agbaji, Kansas Paolo Banchero, Duke MarJon Beauchamp, NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League) Malaki Branham, Ohio State Dyson Daniels, NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League) Johnny Davis, Wisconsin Ousmane Dieng, New Zealand Breakers (Australia/New Zealand) Jalen Duren, Memphis Tari Eason, LSU AJ Griffin, Duke Chet Holmgren, Gonzaga Jaden Ivey, Purdue Bennedict Mathurin, Arizona Keegan Murray, Iowa Shaedon Sharpe, Kentucky Jabari Smith Jr., Auburn/ Jeremy Sochan, Baylor TyTy Washington Jr., Kentucky Jalen Williams, Santa Clara Mark Williams, Duke