2022 NBA draft explained

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.

Draft picks

PG Point guardSG Shooting guardSF Small forwardPF Power forwardC Center
PlayerTeam
11Paolo Banchero~+PFOrlando Magic
12Chet HolmgrenPF/COklahoma City Thunder
13Jabari Smith Jr.PFHouston Rockets
14Keegan MurrayPFSacramento Kings
15Jaden IveyPG/SGDetroit Pistons
16Bennedict MathurinSG/SFIndiana Pacers
17Shaedon SharpeSGPortland Trail Blazers
18Dyson DanielsPG/SG
19Jeremy SochanPFSan Antonio Spurs
110Johnny DavisSGWashington Wizards
111Ousmane DiengSF
112Jalen WilliamsSG
113Jalen DurenC
114Ochai AgbajiSGCleveland Cavaliers
115Mark WilliamsC
116AJ GriffinSFAtlanta Hawks
117Tari EasonPF
118Dalen TerrySGChicago Bulls
119Jake LaRaviaSF
120Malaki BranhamSG
121Christian BraunSGDenver Nuggets
122Walker KesslerC
123David RoddySF
124MarJon BeauchampSG/SF
125Blake WesleyPG/SG
126Wendell Moore Jr.SF
127Nikola JovićSFMiami Heat
128Patrick Baldwin Jr.PFGolden State Warriors
129TyTy Washington Jr.PG
130Peyton WatsonSF
231Andrew NembhardPG
232Caleb HoustanSFOrlando Magic
233Christian KolokoC
234Jaylin WilliamsPFOklahoma City Thunder
235Max ChristieSG
236Gabriele ProcidaSG/SF
237Jaden HardySG
238Kennedy ChandlerPG
239Khalifa DiopC
240Bryce McGowensSG
241E. J. LiddellPFNew Orleans Pelicans
242Trevor KeelsSGNew York Knicks
243Moussa DiabatéPFLos Angeles Clippers
244Ryan RollinsSG
245Josh MinottSF
246Ismaël KamagateCDetroit Pistons)
247Vince Williams Jr.SG/SF
248Kendall BrownSF
249Isaiah MobleyPF
250Matteo SpagnoloSG
251Tyrese MartinSG
252Karlo MatkovićC
253JD DavisonPGBoston Celtics
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254Yannick NzosaC
255Gui SantosSFGolden State Warriors
256Luke TraversSG
257Jabari WalkerPF
258Hugo BessonPG
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  2. Web site: March 17, 2022 . NBA Announces Dates And Locations For Its 2022 NBA Draft Events . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220503214559/https://www.nba.com/news/nba-announces-dates-and-locations-for-its-2022-nba-draft-events . May 3, 2022 . March 17, 2022 . NBA.com.
  3. Web site: Norris, Luke . June 22, 2022 . Why the Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat Were Forced to Forfeit Picks in the 2022 NBA Draft . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220622005842/https://www.sportscasting.com/why-milwaukee-bucks-miami-heat-forced-forfeit-picks-2022-nba-draft/ . June 22, 2022 . June 24, 2022 . Sportscasting Pure Sports.

Notable undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 2022 NBA draft, but have played at least one regular-season or playoff game in the NBA.

PlayerPos.NationalitySchool/club team
C
SF
PG
SG
PG
SG
PF
SF
SG
PF
SG/SFVictoria Libertas Pesaro
SG
PF
SG
PG
PG
SG
PF
SF
SF
PG
PG
SG
PF
SF
SG
PF
PG
SG
SF
PF
SF
SG
PF
SG
PG
SG
PF/C
SG

Trades involving draft picks

Pre-draft trades

Prior to the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between teams.

Draft-night trades

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.

Combine

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]

Draft lottery

The NBA draft lottery was held on May 17.[6]

Denotes the actual lottery result
Team2021–22
record
Lottery
chances
Lottery probabilities
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th
Houston Rockets20–62140 14.0% 13.4% 12.7% 11.9% 47.9%
Orlando Magic22–60140 14.0% 13.4% 12.7% 11.9% 27.8% 20.0%
Detroit Pistons23–59140 14.0% 13.4% 12.7% 12.0% 14.8% 26.0% 7.0%
Oklahoma City Thunder24–58125 12.5% 12.2% 11.9% 11.5% 7.2% 25.7% 16.7% 2.2%
Indiana Pacers25–57 105 10.5% 10.5% 10.6% 10.5% 2.2% 19.6% 26.7% 8.7% 0.6%
Portland Trail Blazers27–5590 9.0% 9.2% 9.4% 9.6% 8.6% 29.8% 20.6% 3.7% 0.1%
Sacramento Kings30–5275 7.5% 7.8% 8.1% 8.5% 19.7% 34.1% 12.9% 1.3% <0.1%
33–4960 6.0% 6.3% 6.7% 7.2% 34.5% 32.1% 6.7% 0.4% <0.1%
San Antonio Spurs34–48 45 4.5% 4.8% 5.2% 5.7% 50.7% 26.9% 3.0% 0.1% <0.1%
Washington Wizards35–47 30 3.0% 3.3% 3.6% 4.0% 65.9% 19.0% 1.2% <0.1% <0.1%
New York Knicks37–4520 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 Hornets43–3910 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% 1.4% 92.9% 2.3%
Cleveland Cavaliers44–385 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 97.6%

Eligibility and entrants

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.

Early entrants

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]

College underclassmen

College seniors

"Redshirt" refers to players who were redshirt seniors in the 2021–22 season. "Graduate" refers to players who were graduate transfers in 2021–22.

International players

International 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]

Automatically eligible entrants

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:

Other automatically eligible players
Player class=unsortableNote !class=unsortableRef.
Biwali BaylesSydney Kings (Australia) Left Hawaii in 2021; playing professionally since the 2021–22 season [12]
MarJon BeauchampNBA G League Ignite (NBA G League) Left Yakima Valley in 2021; playing professionally since the 2021–22 season [13]
Oliver Hayes-BrownPerth Wildcats (Australia) Left UC Riverside in 2021; playing professionally since the 2021–22 season [14]
/ Bul KuolCairns Taipans (Australia) Left Detroit Mercy in 2021; playing professionally since the 2021–22 season [15]
/ Makur MakerSydney Kings (Australia) Left Howard in 2021; playing professionally since the 2021–22 season [16]
Zac TriplettMelbourne United (Australia) Left Portland in 2021; playing professionally since the 2021–22 season [17]

Invited attendees

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]

See also

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