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. 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. 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 selections
PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center
Player Team 11Paolo Banchero~+PFOrlando MagicDuke 12Chet Holmgren*PF/COklahoma City ThunderGonzaga 13Jabari Smith Jr.PFHouston RocketsAuburn 14Keegan MurrayPFSacramento KingsIowa 15Jaden IveyPG/SGDetroit PistonsPurdue 16Bennedict MathurinSG/SFIndiana PacersArizona 17Shaedon SharpeSGPortland Trail BlazersKentucky 18Dyson DanielsPG/SGNew Orleans Pelicans NBA G League Ignite 19Jeremy SochanPFSan Antonio SpursBaylor 110Johnny DavisSGWashington WizardsWisconsin 111Ousmane DiengSFNew York Knicks New Zealand Breakers 112Jalen Williams*SGOklahoma City Thunder Santa Clara 113Jalen Duren*CCharlotte Hornets Memphis 114Ochai AgbajiSGCleveland CavaliersKansas 115Mark WilliamsCCharlotte Hornets Duke 116AJ GriffinSFAtlanta HawksDuke 117Tari EasonPFHouston Rockets LSU 118Dalen TerrySGChicago BullsArizona 119Jake LaRaviaSFMinnesota Timberwolves Wake Forest 120Malaki BranhamSGSan Antonio Spurs Ohio State 121Christian BraunSGDenver NuggetsKansas 122Walker KesslerCMemphis Grizzlies Auburn 123David RoddySFPhiladelphia 76ers Colorado State 124MarJon BeauchampSG/SFMilwaukee Bucks NBA G League Ignite 125Blake WesleyPG/SGSan Antonio Spurs Notre Dame 126Wendell Moore Jr.SFDallas Mavericks Duke 127Nikola JovićSFMiami HeatMega Mozzart 128Patrick Baldwin Jr.PFGolden State WarriorsMilwaukee 129TyTy Washington Jr.PGMemphis Grizzlies Kentucky 130Peyton WatsonSFOklahoma City Thunder UCLA 231Andrew NembhardPGIndiana Pacers Gonzaga 232Caleb HoustanSFOrlando MagicMichigan 233Christian KolokoCToronto Raptors Arizona 234Jaylin WilliamsPFOklahoma City ThunderArkansas 235Max ChristieSGLos Angeles Lakers Michigan State 236Gabriele Procida#SG/SFPortland Trail Blazers Fortitudo Bologna 237Jaden HardySGSacramento Kings NBA G League Ignite 238Kennedy ChandlerPGSan Antonio Spurs Tennessee 239Khalifa Diop#CCleveland Cavaliers Herbalife Gran Canaria 240Bryce McGowensSGMinnesota Timberwolves Nebraska 241E. J. LiddellPFNew Orleans PelicansOhio State 242Trevor KeelsSGNew York KnicksDuke 243Moussa DiabatéPFLos Angeles ClippersMichigan 244Ryan RollinsSGAtlanta Hawks Toledo 245Josh MinottSFCharlotte Hornets Memphis 246Ismaël Kamagate#CDetroit Pistons )Paris Basketball 247Vince Williams Jr.SG/SFMemphis Grizzlies VCU 248Kendall BrownSFMinnesota Timberwolves Baylor 249Isaiah MobleyPFCleveland Cavaliers USC 250Matteo Spagnolo#SGMinnesota Timberwolves Vanoli Cremona 251Tyrese MartinSGGolden State Warriors UConn 252Karlo MatkovićCNew Orleans Pelicans Mega Mozzart 253JD DavisonPGBoston CelticsAlabama 2 Milwaukee Bucks 2 Miami Heat 254Yannick Nzosa#CWashington Wizards Unicaja 255Gui SantosSFGolden State WarriorsMinas 256Luke TraversSGCleveland Cavaliers Perth Wildcats 257Jabari WalkerPFPortland Trail Blazers Colorado 258Hugo Besson#PGIndiana Pacers New Zealand Breakers
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.
Player Pos. Nationality School/club team C Força Lleida CE SF Team Overtime PG UCLA SG Syracuse PG San Francisco SG Iowa State PF Florida State SF Oakland SG St. John's PF LSU SG/SF Victoria Libertas Pesaro () SG Alabama PG Wichita State PF NBA G League Ignite SG DePaul PG Villanova PG Richmond SG Northern Iowa PF Pittsburgh SF St. Joseph's SF Rutgers PG Northwest Missouri State PG Texas A&M SG UCLA PF Louisiana Tech SF Providence SG Houston SG Wagner PF Basquete Cearense PG Vanderbilt SG Bowling Green SG Memphis SF Seton Hall PF Fresno State SF Villanova SG NC State SG UNC Wilmington PF Syracuse SG Arkansas PG Wake Forest SG UNLV PF/C Louisville SG Buffalo PG Loyola-Chicago
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. 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.
Draft lottery
The NBA draft lottery was held on May 17.
Denotes the actual lottery result
Team 2021–22record Lotterychances Lottery probabilities 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% – – – Los Angeles Lakers 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% Los Angeles Clippers 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%
Eligibility and entrants
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. 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. Since the 2016 draft, the following rules are, as implemented by the NCAA Division I council for that division: 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.
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.
College underclassmen
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 Jr. – 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)