BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The wild 2021-22 NBA season just wrapped up with the Golden State Warriors defeating the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals, and now suddenly we turn our full attention to the 2022 NBA Draft.
We’ve been speculating for months over at the Locked On Podcast Network. All the what ifs, maybes, they should’s, they should not’s all come to a head today.
A number of exciting prospects will headline the league’s marquee offseason event, including Chet Holmgren (Gonzaga), Jabari Smith (Auburn), Paolo Banchero (Duke) and Jaden Ivey (Purdue). Those four players will all hear their names called early on by NBA commissioner Adam Silver.
It’ll be a busy night around the NBA, and we’ll have you covered with tracking the picks right here as the NBA Draft begins at 8 p.m. E.T.
Locked On has a DAILY podcast for EVERY NBA team. They’ll be covering their team’s selections throughout draft night, make sure to find your favorite team and subscribe to their show on YouTube for expert reaction.
2022 NBA Draft Pick Tracker:
Round 1:
1. Orlando Magic
2. Oklahoma City Thunder
3. Houston Rockets
4. Sacramento Kings
5. Detroit Pistons
6. Indiana Pacers
7. Portland Trail Blazer
8. New Orleans (from Los Angeles Lakers)
9. San Antonio Spurs
10. Washington Wizards
11. New York Knicks
12. Oklahoma City Thunder (from LA Clippers)
13. Charlotte Hornets
14. Cleveland Cavaliers
15. Charlotte Hornets (from New Orleans)
16. Atlanta Hawks
17. Houston Rockets (from Brooklyn)
18. Chicago Bulls
19. Minnesota Timberwolves
20. San Antonio Spurs (from Toronto)
21. Denver Nuggets
22. Memphis Grizzlies (from Utah)
23. Philadelphia 76ers
24. Milwaukee Bucks
25. San Antonio Spurs (from Boston)
26. Dallas Mavericks
27. Miami Heat
28. Golden State Warriors
29. Memphis Grizzlies
30. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Phoenix)
Round 2
31. Indiana (from Houston via Clevelan
32. Orlando
33. Toronto (from Detroit via San Antonio, Washington and Chicago)
34. Oklahoma City
35. Los Angeles Lakers (from Orlando via Indiana and Milwaukee)
36. Portland
37. Sacramento
38. San Antonio (from Los Angeles Lakers via Chicago and Washington)
39. Cleveland (from San Antonio via Utah)
40. Minnesota (from Washington via Cleveland)
41. New Orleans
42. New York
43. LA Clippers
44. Atlanta
45. Charlotte
46. Detroit (from Brooklyn)
47. Memphis (from Cleveland via New Orleans and Atlanta)
48. Minnesota
49. Cleveland (from Sacramento via Chicago, Memphis and Detroit)
50. Minnesota (from Denver via Philadelphia)
51. Golden State (from Toronto via Philadelphia)
52. New Orleans (from Utah)
53. Boston — Milwaukee (forfeited) — Miami (from Philadelphia via Denver; forfeited by Miami)
54. Washington (from Dallas)
55. Golden State
56. Cleveland (from Miami via Indiana)
57. Portland (from Memphis via Utah)