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2022 NBA draft

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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2022 NBA draft
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SportBasketball
Date(s)June 23, 2022
LocationBarclays Center (Brooklyn, New York)
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58 total selections in 2 rounds
LeagueNBA
First selectionPaolo Banchero (Orlando Magic)
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Draft picks

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Paolo Banchero was selected 1st overall by the Orlando Magic and voted the Rookie of the Year.
Chet Holmgren was selected 2nd overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Jabari Smith Jr. was selected 3rd overall by the Houston Rockets.
Keegan Murray was selected 4th overall by the Sacramento Kings.
Jaden Ivey was selected 5th overall by the Detroit Pistons.
Bennedict Mathurin was selected 6th overall by the Indiana Pacers.
Tari Eason was selected 17th overall by the Houston Rockets.
Walker Kessler was selected 22nd overall by the Memphis Grizzlies (traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves.)
Andrew Nembhard was selected 31st overall by the Indiana Pacers.
PGPoint guard SGShooting guard SFSmall forward PFPower forward CCenter
+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
# Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game
~ Denotes player who has been selected as Rookie of the Year
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Rnd. Pick Player Pos. Nationality[n 1] Team School / club team
1 1

Paolo Banchero~+

 PF  United States Orlando Magic Duke (Fr.)
1 2 Chet Holmgren PF/C  United States Oklahoma City Thunder Gonzaga (Fr.)
1 3 Jabari Smith Jr. PF  United States Houston Rockets Auburn (Fr.)
1 4 Keegan Murray PF  United States Sacramento Kings Iowa (So.)
1 5 Jaden Ivey PG/SG  United States Detroit Pistons Purdue (So.)
1 6 Bennedict Mathurin SG/SF  Canada Indiana Pacers Arizona (So.)
1 7 Shaedon Sharpe SG  Canada Portland Trail Blazers Kentucky (Fr.)
1 8 Dyson Daniels PG/SG  Australia New Orleans Pelicans (from L.A. Lakers)[A] NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
1 9 Jeremy Sochan PF  Poland[n 2] San Antonio Spurs Baylor (Fr.)
1 10 Johnny Davis SG  United States Washington Wizards Wisconsin (So.)
1 11 Ousmane Dieng SF  France New York Knicks (traded to Oklahoma City)[a] New Zealand Breakers (New Zealand)
1 12

Jalen Williams+

 SG  United States Oklahoma City Thunder (from L.A. Clippers)[B] Santa Clara (Jr.)
1 13 Jalen Duren C  United States Charlotte Hornets (traded to Detroit via New York)[b] Memphis (Fr.)
1 14 Ochai Agbaji SG  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Kansas (Sr.)
1 15 Mark Williams C  United States Charlotte Hornets (from New Orleans)[C] Duke (So.)
1 16 AJ Griffin SF  United States Atlanta Hawks Duke (Fr.)
1 17 Tari Eason PF  United States Houston Rockets (from Brooklyn)[D] LSU (So.)
1 18 Dalen Terry SG  United States Chicago Bulls Arizona (So.)
1 19 Jake LaRavia SF  United States Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Memphis)[c] Wake Forest (Jr.)
1 20 Malaki Branham SG  United States San Antonio Spurs (from Toronto)[E] Ohio State (Fr.)
1 21 Christian Braun SG  United States Denver Nuggets Kansas (Jr.)
1 22 Walker Kessler C  United States Memphis Grizzlies (from Utah,[F] traded to Utah via Minnesota[c][d]) Auburn (So.)
1 23 David Roddy SF  United States Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Memphis)[e] Colorado State (Jr.)
1 24 MarJon Beauchamp SG/SF  United States Milwaukee Bucks (from Milwaukee via Cleveland to Houston)[G][D][H] NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
1 25 Blake Wesley PG/SG  United States San Antonio Spurs (from Boston)[I] Notre Dame (Fr.)
1 26 Wendell Moore Jr. SF  United States Dallas Mavericks (traded to Minnesota via Houston)[f][g] Duke (Jr.)
1 27 Nikola Jović SF  Serbia Miami Heat Mega Mozzart (Serbia)
1 28 Patrick Baldwin Jr. PF  United States Golden State Warriors Milwaukee (Fr.)
1 29 TyTy Washington Jr. PG  United States Memphis Grizzlies (traded to Houston via Minnesota)[c][g] Kentucky (Fr.)
1 30 Peyton Watson SF  United States Oklahoma City Thunder (from Phoenix,[J] traded to Denver[h]) UCLA (Fr.)
2 31 Andrew Nembhard PG  Canada Indiana Pacers (from Houston via Cleveland)[K][L] Gonzaga (Sr.)
2 32 Caleb Houstan SF  Canada Orlando Magic Michigan (Fr.)
2 33 Christian Koloko C  Cameroon Toronto Raptors (from Detroit via Chicago to Washington to San Antonio)[M][N][O][E] Arizona (Jr.)
2 34 Jaylin Williams PF  United States Oklahoma City Thunder Arkansas (So.)
2 35 Max Christie SG  United States Los Angeles Lakers (from Indiana via Milwaukee to Orlando[P]) Michigan State (Fr.)
2 36 Gabriele Procida# SG/SF  Italy Portland Trail Blazers (traded to Detroit)[i] Fortitudo Bologna (Italy)
2 37 Jaden Hardy SG  United States Sacramento Kings (traded to Dallas)[j] NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
2 38 Kennedy Chandler PG  United States San Antonio Spurs (from L.A. Lakers via Washington to Chicago[A][N][Q], traded to Memphis[k]) Tennessee (Fr.)
2 39 Khalifa Diop# C  Senegal Cleveland Cavaliers (from San Antonio via Utah)[R] Herbalife Gran Canaria (Spain)
2 40 Bryce McGowens SG  United States Minnesota Timberwolves (from Washington via Cleveland[G][S], traded to Charlotte[l]) Nebraska (Fr.)
2 41 E. J. Liddell PF  United States New Orleans Pelicans Ohio State (Jr.)
2 42 Trevor Keels SG  United States New York Knicks Duke (Fr.)
2 43 Moussa Diabaté PF  France Los Angeles Clippers Michigan (Fr.)
2 44 Ryan Rollins SG  United States Atlanta Hawks (traded to Golden State)[m] Toledo (So.)
2 45 Josh Minott SF  Jamaica[n 3] Charlotte Hornets (traded to Minnesota)[l] Memphis (Fr.)
2 46 Ismaël Kamagate# C  France Detroit Pistons (from Brooklyn[T], traded to Denver via Portland[i][n]) Paris Basketball (France)
2 47 Vince Williams Jr. SG/SF  United States Memphis Grizzlies (from Cleveland via Atlanta to New Orleans)[U][C] VCU (Sr.)
2 48 Kendall Brown SF  United States Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Indiana)[o] Baylor (Fr.)
2 49 Isaiah Mobley PF  United States Cleveland Cavaliers (from Chicago via Detroit to Memphis to Sacramento)[M][V] USC (Jr.)
2 50 Matteo Spagnolo# SG  Italy Minnesota Timberwolves (from Denver via Philadelphia)[W] Vanoli Cremona (Italy)
2 51 Tyrese Martin SG  United States Golden State Warriors (from Toronto via Philadelphia,[X] traded to Atlanta[m]) UConn (Sr.)
2 52 Karlo Matković C  Croatia New Orleans Pelicans (from Utah)[Y] Mega Mozzart (Serbia)
2 53 JD Davison PG  United States Boston Celtics Alabama (Fr.)
2 Milwaukee Bucks (forfeited due to tampering violation)[3]
2 Miami Heat (from Philadelphia via Denver; forfeited due to tampering violation)[3]
2 54 Yannick Nzosa# C  DR Congo Washington Wizards (from Dallas)[Z] Unicaja (Spain)
2 55 Gui Santos SF  Brazil Golden State Warriors Minas (Brazil)
2 56 Luke Travers SG  Australia Cleveland Cavaliers (from Miami via Indiana)[AA][L] Perth Wildcats (Australia)
2 57 Jabari Walker PF  United States Portland Trail Blazers (from Memphis via Utah)[AB] Colorado (So.)
2 58 Hugo Besson# PG  France Indiana Pacers (from Phoenix,[AC] traded to Milwaukee)[p] New Zealand Breakers (Australia)
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Notable undrafted players

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Further information: List of undrafted NBA 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.

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Ibou Badji C  Senegal Força Lleida CE (Spain)
Dominick Barlow SF  United States Team Overtime (Overtime Elite)
Jules Bernard PG  United States UCLA (Sr.)
Buddy Boeheim SG  United States Syracuse (Sr.)
Jamaree Bouyea PG  United States San Francisco (Sr.)
Izaiah Brockington SG  United States Iowa State (Sr.)
John Butler Jr. PF  United States Florida State (Fr.)
Jamal Cain SF  United States Oakland (Sr.)
Julian Champagnie SG  United States St. John's (Jr.)
Darius Days PF  United States LSU (Sr.)
Henri Drell SG/SF  Estonia Victoria Libertas Pesaro (Italy)
Keon Ellis SG  United States Alabama (Sr.)
Tyson Etienne PG  United States Wichita State (Jr.)
Michael Foster Jr. PF  United States NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
Javon Freeman-Liberty SG  United States DePaul (Sr.)
Collin Gillespie PG  United States Villanova (Sr.)
Jacob Gilyard PG  United States Richmond (Sr.)
A. J. Green SG  United States Northern Iowa (Sr.)
Mouhamadou Gueye PF  United States Pittsburgh (Sr.)
Jordan Hall SF  United States St. Joseph's (So.)
Ron Harper Jr. SF  United States Rutgers (Sr.)
Trevor Hudgins PG  United States Northwest Missouri State (Sr.)
Quenton Jackson PG  United States Texas A&M (Sr.)
Johnny Juzang SG  United States UCLA (Jr.)
Kenneth Lofton Jr. PF  United States Louisiana Tech (So.)
Justin Minaya SF  Dominican Republic[n 4] Providence (Sr.)
Tazé Moore SG  United States Houston (Sr.)
Mãozinha Pereira PF  Brazil Basquete Cearense (Brazil)
Scotty Pippen Jr. PG  United States Vanderbilt (Jr.)
Daeqwon Plowden SG  United States Bowling Green (Sr.)
Lester Quiñones SG  Dominican Republic[n 5] Memphis (Jr.)
Jared Rhoden SF  United States Seton Hall (Sr.)
Orlando Robinson PF  United States Fresno State (Jr.)
Jermaine Samuels SF  United States Villanova (Sr.)
Dereon Seabron SG  United States NC State (So.)
Jaylen Sims SG  United States UNC Wilmington (Sr.)
Cole Swider PF  United States Syracuse (Sr.)
Stanley Umude SG  United States Arkansas (Sr.)
Alondes Williams PG  United States Wake Forest (Sr.)
Donovan Williams SG  United States UNLV (Jr.)
Malik Williams PF/C  United States Louisville (Sr.)
Nate Williams SG  United States Buffalo (Sr.)
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Trades involving draft picks

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Pre-draft trades

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

  1. July 6, 2019: Los Angeles Lakers to New Orleans Pelicans (three-team trade with Washington Wizards)[4]
  2. July 10, 2019: Los Angeles Clippers to Oklahoma City Thunder[6]
    • Oklahoma City acquired Danilo Gallinari, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, a 2021 first-round pick (No. 18 – Tre Mann), a 2022 first-round pick, Miami's 2023 first-round pick, a 2024 first-round pick, a 2026 first-round pick, and Thunder options to swap 2023 and 2025 first-round picks with Clippers
    • L.A. Clippers acquired Paul George
  3. August 7, 2021: New Orleans Pelicans to Charlotte Hornets (three-team trade with Memphis Grizzlies)[8]
  4. January 16, 2021: Brooklyn Nets to Houston Rockets (four-team trade with Cleveland Cavaliers and Indiana Pacers)[9][10][11]
    • Houston acquired Victor Oladipo, Dante Exum, Rodions Kurucs, a 2022 first-round draft selection, 2024 first-round draft selection, 2026 first-round draft selection, rights to swap first-round draft selections in 2021, 2023, 2025, and 2027, and a 2022 first-round draft selection (from Milwaukee)
    • Brooklyn acquired James Harden and a 2024 second-round draft selection
    • Cleveland acquired Jarrett Allen and Taurean Prince
    • Indiana acquired Caris LeVert and two future second-round draft selections
  5. February 10, 2022: Toronto Raptors to San Antonio Spurs[13]
  6. February 10, 2022: Utah Jazz to Memphis Grizzlies[14]
  7. December 7, 2018: Milwaukee Bucks to Cleveland Cavaliers (three-team trade with the Washington Wizards)[17]
    • Cleveland acquired Matthew Dellavedova, John Henson, 2021 and 2022 second-round picks, and a conditional first-round pick
    • Milwaukee acquired George Hill, Jason Smith, a 2020 second-round pick, Washington's 2021 second-round pick, and cash considerations
    • Washington acquired Sam Dekker and a conditional 2020 second-round pick
  8. March 19, 2021: Houston Rockets to Milwaukee Bucks[18]
  9. February 10, 2022: Boston Celtics to San Antonio Spurs[19]
  10. November 16, 2020: Phoenix Suns to Oklahoma City Thunder[22]
  11. February 7, 2019: Houston Rockets to Cleveland Cavaliers (three-team trade with the Sacramento Kings)[24]
  12. February 7, 2022: Cleveland Cavaliers to Indiana Pacers[25]
    • Indiana acquired Ricky Rubio, a conditional first-round draft selection, a 2022 second-round pick, and a 2027 second-round pick
    • Cleveland acquired Caris LeVert and a 2022 second-round pick
  13. February 8, 2018: Detroit Pistons to Chicago Bulls[26]
  14. July 6, 2019: Chicago Bulls to Washington Wizards[27]
    • Washington acquired a 2020 second-round selection and the option to swap 2022 second-round picks
    • Chicago acquired Tomáš Satoranský
  15. August 6, 2021: Washington Wizards to San Antonio Spurs (five-team trade with Indiana, L.A. Lakers, and Brooklyn)[28]
  16. July 6, 2019: Indiana Pacers to Milwaukee Bucks[29]
    • Milwaukee acquired a lottery-protected 2020 first-round pick, a future protected second-round pick, and a 2025 second-round pick
    • Indiana acquired Malcolm Brogdon via sign and trade
    November 18, 2020: Milwaukee Bucks to Orlando Magic[30]
    • Orlando acquired 2022 and 2026 second-round picks
    • Milwaukee acquired a 2020 second-round selection
    June 23, 2022: Orlando Magic to Los Angeles Lakers[31]
    • L.A. Lakers acquired 35th pick in 2022 draft
    • Orlando acquired a 2028 second-round pick and cash considerations
  17. August 11, 2021: Chicago Bulls to San Antonio Spurs[34]
  18. July 7, 2016: San Antonio Spurs to Utah Jazz[36] December 23, 2019: Utah Jazz to Cleveland Cavaliers[37]
  19. August 2, 2021: Cleveland Cavaliers to Minnesota Timberwolves[38]
  20. September 4, 2021: Brooklyn Nets to Detroit Pistons[41]
  21. January 7, 2017: Cleveland Cavaliers to Atlanta Hawks[43] July 6, 2019: Atlanta Hawks to New Orleans Pelicans[44]
  22. February 8, 2018: Detroit Pistons to Memphis Grizzlies[46] November 19, 2020: Memphis Grizzlies to Sacramento Kings[47] June 23, 2022: Sacramento Kings to Cleveland Cavaliers[48]
    • Cleveland acquired 49th pick in 2022 draft
    • Sacramento acquired the draft rights to Sasha Vezenkov and cash considerations
  23. July 6, 2018: Denver Nuggets to Philadelphia 76ers[49][50]
    • Philadelphia acquired Wilson Chandler, a 2021 second-round pick, and the option to swap 2022 second-round picks
    • Denver acquired cash considerations
    November 12, 2018: Philadelphia 76ers to Minnesota Timberwolves[51]
  24. February 6, 2019: Toronto Raptors to Philadelphia 76ers[52] February 6, 2020: Philadelphia 76ers to Golden State Warriors[53]
  25. November 18, 2020: Utah Jazz to New Orleans Pelicans[54]
    • New Orleans acquired cash considerations and a 2022 second-round pick
    • Utah acquired the draft rights to Elijah Hughes
  26. February 10, 2022: Dallas Mavericks to Washington Wizards[55]
  27. July 6, 2019: Miami Heat to Indiana Pacers (three-team trade with Phoenix Suns)[56]
    • Indiana acquired T. J. Warren, a 2022, a 2025, and a 2026 second-round picks
    • Miami acquired a 2019 second-round pick
    • Phoenix acquired cash considerations
  28. August 7, 2021: Memphis Grizzlies to Utah Jazz[57]
    • Utah acquired the draft rights to Jared Butler, a 2022 second-round pick and a 2026 second-round pick
    • Memphis acquired the draft rights to Santi Aldama
    February 9, 2022: Utah Jazz to Portland Trail Blazers (three-team trade with San Antonio Spurs)[58]
  29. August 7, 2021: Phoenix Suns to Indiana Pacers[59]

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.

  1. June 23, 2022: New York Knicks to Oklahoma City Thunder[5]
    • Oklahoma City acquired the draft rights to Ousmane Dieng
    • New York acquired three protected 2023 first-round selections
  2. June 23, 2022: Charlotte Hornets to New York Knicks
    • Charlotte acquired a protected 2023 first-round draft selection and four future second-round draft selections
    • New York acquired the draft rights to Jalen Duren
    July 6, 2022: Detroit Pistons to New York Knicks[7]
    • Detroit acquired Kemba Walker and the draft rights to Jalen Duren
    • New York acquired a protected 2025 first-round selection
  3. June 23, 2022: Minnesota Timberwolves to Memphis Grizzlies[12]
    • Memphis acquired the draft rights to Jake LaRavia and a future second-round pick
    • Minnesota acquired the draft rights to Walker Kessler and the draft rights to TyTy Washington
  4. July 6, 2022: Minnesota Timberwolves to Utah Jazz[15]
  5. June 23, 2022: Philadelphia 76ers to Memphis Grizzlies[16]
  6. June 24, 2022: Dallas Mavericks to Houston Rockets[20]
  7. June 23, 2022: Minnesota Timberwolves to Houston Rockets[21]
    • Houston acquired the draft rights to TyTy Washington, 2025 and 2027 second-round picks
    • Minnesota acquired the draft rights to Wendell Moore
  8. June 23, 2022: Oklahoma City Thunder to Denver Nuggets[23]
    • Denver acquired the draft rights to Peyton Watson and two future second-round picks.
    • Oklahoma City acquired JaMychal Green and a 2027 protected first-round draft pick.
  9. July 6, 2022: Portland Trail Blazers to Detroit Pistons[32]
    • Portland acquired Jerami Grant and the draft rights to Ismaël Kamagate
    • Detroit acquired the draft rights to Gabriele Procida, a 2025 protected first-round pick (from Milwaukee), 2025 and 2026 second-round picks
  10. June 23, 2022: Dallas Mavericks to Sacramento Kings[33]
    • Dallas acquired the draft rights to Jaden Hardy
    • Sacramento acquired 2024 and 2028 second-round picks
  11. June 23, 2022: Memphis Grizzlies to San Antonio Spurs[35]
    • Memphis acquired the draft rights to Kennedy Chandler
    • San Antonio acquired a 2024 second-round draft pick (from L.A. Lakers)
  12. June 23, 2022: Charlotte Hornets to Minnesota Timberwolves[39]
    • Charlotte acquired the draft rights to Bryce McGowens
    • Minnesota acquired the draft rights to Josh Minott and a 2023 second-round draft pick (from New York)
  13. June 23, 2022: Atlanta Hawks to Golden State Warriors[40]
    • Atlanta acquired the draft rights to Tyrese Martin and cash considerations
    • Golden State acquired the draft rights to Ryan Rollins
  14. July 6, 2022: Denver Nuggets to Portland Trail Blazers[42]
    • Denver acquired the draft rights to Ismaël Kamagate
    • Portland acquired a 2024 second-round pick
  15. June 23, 2022: Indiana Pacers to Minnesota Timberwolves[45]
    • Minnesota acquired a 2026 second-round pick and cash considerations
    • Indiana acquired the draft rights to Kendall Brown
  16. June 23, 2022: Indiana Pacers to Milwaukee Bucks[60]
    • Milwaukee acquired the draft rights to Hugo Besson
    • Indiana acquired cash considerations

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.[61] 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.[62]

Draft lottery

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2022 NBA Draft Lottery Drawing, NBA's official YouTube channel. May 17, 2022.
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The NBA draft lottery was held on May 17.[63]

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Team 2021–22
record		 Lottery
chances		 Lottery probabilities
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th
Houston Rockets 20–6214014.0%13.4%12.7%11.9%47.9%–––––––––
Orlando Magic 22–6014014.0%13.4%12.7%11.9%27.8%20.0%––––––––
Detroit Pistons 23–5914014.0%13.4%12.7%12.0%14.8%26.0%7.0%–––––––
Oklahoma City Thunder 24–5812512.5%12.2%11.9%11.5%7.2%25.7%16.7%2.2%––––––
Indiana Pacers 25–5710510.5%10.5%10.6%10.5%2.2%19.6%26.7%8.7%0.6%–––––
Portland Trail Blazers 27–55909.0%9.2%9.4%9.6%–8.6%29.8%20.6%3.7%0.1%––––
Sacramento Kings 30–52757.5%7.8%8.1%8.5%––19.7%34.1%12.9%1.3%<0.1%–––
Los Angeles Lakers (to New Orleans) 33–49606.0%6.3%6.7%7.2%–––34.5%32.1%6.7%0.4%<0.1%––
San Antonio Spurs 34–48454.5%4.8%5.2%5.7%––––50.7%26.9%3.0%0.1%<0.1%–
Washington Wizards 35–47303.0%3.3%3.6%4.0%–––––65.9%19.0%1.2%<0.1%<0.1%
New York Knicks 37–45202.0%2.2%2.4%2.8%––––––77.6%12.6%0.4%<0.1%
Los Angeles Clippers (to Oklahoma City) 42–40151.5%1.7%1.9%2.1%–––––––86.1%6.7%0.1%
Charlotte Hornets 43–39101.0%1.1%1.2%1.4%––––––––92.9%2.3%
Cleveland Cavaliers 44–3850.5%0.6%0.6%0.7%–––––––––97.6%
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Eligibility and entrants

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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.

  • All drafted players must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In term of dates, players who were eligible for the 2022 NBA draft must have been born on or before December 31, 2003.
    • This draft could have possibly been the first in which high school players of any nationality would have been eligible for selection after their graduation as the two associations sought at first to lower the minimum age back to 18 and end the need to wait one year after their high school class graduated, also called the "one and done" requirement, as discussed in 2019.[64] If approved, the current CBA might have to be amended and the amendment ratified. However, the ineligibility for the draft shortly after high school remained in place, as reported in 2020, unless there were further discussions about its repeal.[65]
  • Since the 2016 draft, the following rules are, as implemented by the NCAA Division I council for that division:[66]
    • Declaration for the draft no longer results in automatic loss of college eligibility. As long as a player does not sign a contract with a professional team outside the NBA or sign with an agent, he retains college eligibility as long as he makes a timely withdrawal from the draft.
    • NCAA players now have 10 days after the end of the NBA draft combine to withdraw from the draft. Since the combine is normally held in mid-May, the current deadline is about five weeks after the previous mid-April deadline.
    • NCAA players may participate in the draft combine and are allowed to attend one tryout per year with each NBA team without losing college eligibility.
    • NCAA players may now enter and withdraw from the draft up to two times without loss of eligibility. Previously, the NCAA treated a second declaration of draft eligibility as a permanent loss of college eligibility.

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.[63]

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.[67]

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.[68]

Automatically eligible entrants

Players who do not meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:

  • They have no remaining college eligibility.
  • If they graduated from high school in the U.S., but did not enroll in a U.S. college or university, four years have passed since their high school class graduated.
  • They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team not in the NBA, anywhere in the world, and have played under the contract.

Players who meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:

  • They are at least 22 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In term of dates players born on or before December 31, 2000, were automatically eligible for the 2022 draft.
  • They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team not in the NBA within the United States, and have played under that contract.
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Other automatically eligible players
PlayerTeamNoteRef.
Australia Biwali Bayles Sydney Kings (Australia)Left Hawaii in 2021; playing professionally since the 2021–22 season[69]
United States MarJon Beauchamp NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)Left Yakima Valley in 2021; playing professionally since the 2021–22 season[70]
Australia Oliver Hayes-Brown Perth Wildcats (Australia)Left UC Riverside in 2021; playing professionally since the 2021–22 season[71]
South Sudan/Australia Bul Kuol Cairns Taipans (Australia)Left Detroit Mercy in 2021; playing professionally since the 2021–22 season[72]
South Sudan/Australia Makur Maker Sydney Kings (Australia)Left Howard in 2021; playing professionally since the 2021–22 season[73]
Australia Zac Triplett Melbourne United (Australia)Left Portland in 2021; playing professionally since the 2021–22 season[74]
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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).[75]

See also

Notes

  1. [n 1]
    Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.
  2. [n 2]
    Sochan was born in the United States to a Polish mother and raised in England; he holds citizenship for all three countries. He represented Poland and England at a junior level but has spent his senior career with the Poland national team.
  3. [n 3]
    Minott was born in the United States but plays for the Jamaican national team.
  4. [n 4]
    Minaya was born in the United States to a Dominican father. He has played for the Dominican Republic national basketball team.
  5. [n 5]
    Quiñones was born in the United States and is of Dominican descent. He has played for the Dominican Republic national basketball team.

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