# 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. 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 picks

| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
| $^+$ | 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 |
| Rnd. | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | 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) | NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League) |
| 1 | 9 | Jeremy Sochan | PF | Poland | 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) | New Zealand Breakers (New Zealand) |
| 1 | 12 | Jalen Williams$^+$ | SG | United States | Oklahoma City Thunder (from L.A. Clippers) | Santa Clara (Jr.) |
| 1 | 13 | Jalen Duren | C | United States | Charlotte Hornets (traded to Detroit via New York) | 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) | Duke (So.) |
| 1 | 16 | AJ Griffin | SF | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Duke (Fr.) |
| 1 | 17 | Tari Eason | PF | United States | Houston Rockets (from Brooklyn) | 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) | Wake Forest (Jr.) |
| 1 | 20 | Malaki Branham | SG | United States | San Antonio Spurs (from Toronto) | 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, traded to Utah via Minnesota) | Auburn (So.) |
| 1 | 23 | David Roddy | SF | United States | Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Memphis) | Colorado State (Jr.) |
| 1 | 24 | MarJon Beauchamp | SG/SF | United States | Milwaukee Bucks (from Milwaukee via Cleveland to Houston) | NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League) |
| 1 | 25 | Blake Wesley | PG/SG | United States | San Antonio Spurs (from Boston) | Notre Dame (Fr.) |
| 1 | 26 | Wendell Moore Jr. | SF | United States | Dallas Mavericks (traded to Minnesota via Houston) | 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) | Kentucky (Fr.) |
| 1 | 30 | Peyton Watson | SF | United States | Oklahoma City Thunder (from Phoenix, traded to Denver) | UCLA (Fr.) |
| 2 | 31 | Andrew Nembhard | PG | Canada | Indiana Pacers (from Houston via Cleveland) | 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) | 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) | Michigan State (Fr.) |
| 2 | 36 | Gabriele Procida# | SG/SF | Italy | Portland Trail Blazers (traded to Detroit) | Fortitudo Bologna (Italy) |
| 2 | 37 | Jaden Hardy | SG | United States | Sacramento Kings (traded to Dallas) | 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, traded to Memphis) | Tennessee (Fr.) |
| 2 | 39 | Khalifa Diop# | C | Senegal | Cleveland Cavaliers (from San Antonio via Utah) | Herbalife Gran Canaria (Spain) |
| 2 | 40 | Bryce McGowens | SG | United States | Minnesota Timberwolves (from Washington via Cleveland, traded to Charlotte) | 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) | Toledo (So.) |
| 2 | 45 | Josh Minott | SF | Jamaica | Charlotte Hornets (traded to Minnesota) | Memphis (Fr.) |
| 2 | 46 | Ismaël Kamagate# | C | France | Detroit Pistons (from Brooklyn, traded to Denver via Portland) | Paris Basketball (France) |
| 2 | 47 | Vince Williams Jr. | SG/SF | United States | Memphis Grizzlies (from Cleveland via Atlanta to New Orleans) | VCU (Sr.) |
| 2 | 48 | Kendall Brown | SF | United States | Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Indiana) | Baylor (Fr.) |
| 2 | 49 | Isaiah Mobley | PF | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers (from Chicago via Detroit to Memphis to Sacramento) | USC (Jr.) |
| 2 | 50 | Matteo Spagnolo# | SG | Italy | Minnesota Timberwolves (from Denver via Philadelphia) | Vanoli Cremona (Italy) |
| 2 | 51 | Tyrese Martin | SG | United States | Golden State Warriors (from Toronto via Philadelphia, traded to Atlanta) | UConn (Sr.) |
| 2 | 52 | Karlo Matković | C | Croatia | New Orleans Pelicans (from Utah) | Mega Mozzart (Serbia) |
| 2 | 53 | JD Davison | PG | United States | Boston Celtics | Alabama (Fr.) |
| 2 | Milwaukee Bucks (forfeited due to tampering violation) | Milwaukee Bucks (forfeited due to tampering violation) | Milwaukee Bucks (forfeited due to tampering violation) | Milwaukee Bucks (forfeited due to tampering violation) | Milwaukee Bucks (forfeited due to tampering violation) | Milwaukee Bucks (forfeited due to tampering violation) |
| 2 | Miami Heat (from Philadelphia via Denver; forfeited due to tampering violation) | Miami Heat (from Philadelphia via Denver; forfeited due to tampering violation) | Miami Heat (from Philadelphia via Denver; forfeited due to tampering violation) | Miami Heat (from Philadelphia via Denver; forfeited due to tampering violation) | Miami Heat (from Philadelphia via Denver; forfeited due to tampering violation) | Miami Heat (from Philadelphia via Denver; forfeited due to tampering violation) |
| 2 | 54 | Yannick Nzosa# | C | DR Congo | Washington Wizards (from Dallas) | 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) | Perth Wildcats (Australia) |
| 2 | 57 | Jabari Walker | PF | United States | Portland Trail Blazers (from Memphis via Utah) | Colorado (So.) |
| 2 | 58 | Hugo Besson# | PG | France | Indiana Pacers (from Phoenix, traded to Milwaukee) | New Zealand Breakers (Australia) |

## 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 |
| 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.) |
| 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 | 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 | 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.) |
| 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.) |

## 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.
* 1 2 July 6, 2019: Los Angeles Lakers to New Orleans Pelicans (three-team trade with Washington Wizards) New Orleans acquired Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart, Brandon Ingram, the draft rights to De'Andre Hunter, a 2022 first-round pick, a 2024 first-round draft pick, the option to swap 2023 first-round picks with L.A. Lakers, and cash considerations (from Los Angeles and Washington) L.A. Lakers acquired Anthony Davis Washington acquired Isaac Bonga, Jemerrio Jones, Moritz Wagner and a 2022 second-round draft pick
* ↑ July 10, 2019: Los Angeles Clippers to Oklahoma City Thunder 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
* 1 2 August 7, 2021: New Orleans Pelicans to Charlotte Hornets (three-team trade with Memphis Grizzlies) Charlotte acquired Wes Iwundu, the draft rights to Tyler Harvey, and a protected 2022 first-round pick New Orleans acquired Jonas Valančiūnas, Devonte' Graham, the draft rights to Trey Murphy III and the draft rights to Brandon Boston Jr. Memphis acquired Steven Adams, Eric Bledsoe, a 2022 second-round draft pick and 2025 second-round pick, the draft rights to Ziaire Williams, and the draft rights to Jared Butler
* 1 2 January 16, 2021: Brooklyn Nets to Houston Rockets (four-team trade with Cleveland Cavaliers and Indiana Pacers) 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
* 1 2 February 10, 2022: Toronto Raptors to San Antonio Spurs San Antonio acquired Goran Dragić and a 2022 first-round draft pick Toronto acquired Thaddeus Young and Drew Eubanks and a 2022 second-round draft pick
* ↑ February 10, 2022: Utah Jazz to Memphis Grizzlies Memphis acquired Grayson Allen, Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver, the draft rights to Darius Bazley and a 2022 first-round draft pick Utah acquired Mike Conley Jr.
* 1 2 December 7, 2018: Milwaukee Bucks to Cleveland Cavaliers (three-team trade with the Washington Wizards) 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
* ↑ March 19, 2021: Houston Rockets to Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee acquired P. J. Tucker, Rodions Kurucs, and a 2022 first-round pick Houston acquired D. J. Augustin, D. J. Wilson, a 2023 first-round pick, and option to swap a 2021 second-round pick with Milwaukee's 2021 first-round pick
* ↑ February 10, 2022: Boston Celtics to San Antonio Spurs San Antonio acquired Josh Richardson, Romeo Langford, a 2022 first-round pick, and the option to swap 2028 first-round draft picks Boston acquired Derrick White
* ↑ November 16, 2020: Phoenix Suns to Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City acquired Ricky Rubio, Kelly Oubre Jr., Ty Jerome, Jalen Lecque, and a 2022 first-round pick Phoenix acquired Chris Paul and Abdel Nader
* ↑ February 7, 2019: Houston Rockets to Cleveland Cavaliers (three-team trade with the Sacramento Kings) Cleveland acquired Marquese Chriss, Brandon Knight, a conditional 2019 first-round pick, and a 2022 second-round pick Houston acquired Wade Baldwin IV, Iman Shumpert, Nik Stauskas, a 2020 second-round pick swap (with Cleveland), and a 2021 second-round pick Sacramento acquired Alec Burks
* 1 2 February 7, 2022: Cleveland Cavaliers to Indiana Pacers 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
* 1 2 February 8, 2018: Detroit Pistons to Chicago Bulls Chicago acquired Willie Reed and the option to swap 2022 second-round picks Detroit acquired Jameer Nelson
* 1 2 July 6, 2019: Chicago Bulls to Washington Wizards Washington acquired a 2020 second-round selection and the option to swap 2022 second-round picks Chicago acquired Tomáš Satoranský
* ↑ August 6, 2021: Washington Wizards to San Antonio Spurs (five-team trade with Indiana, L.A. Lakers, and Brooklyn) San Antonio acquired a 2022 second-round draft pick and Chandler Hutchison Washington acquired Spencer Dinwiddie, Aaron Holiday, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell, the draft rights to forward Isaiah Todd, and cash considerations from Indiana L.A. Lakers acquired Russell Westbrook and 2023, 2024, and 2028 second-round picks Indiana acquired the draft rights to Isaiah Jackson Brooklyn acquired the draft rights to Nikola Milutinov, a 2024 second-round pick, and the option to swap a 2025 second-round pick with Washington
* ↑ July 6, 2019: Indiana Pacers to Milwaukee Bucks 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 Orlando acquired 2022 and 2026 second-round picks Milwaukee acquired a 2020 second-round selection June 23, 2022: Orlando Magic to Los Angeles Lakers L.A. Lakers acquired 35th pick in 2022 draft Orlando acquired a 2028 second-round pick and cash considerations
* ↑ August 11, 2021: Chicago Bulls to San Antonio Spurs San Antonio acquired Thaddeus Young, Al-Farouq Aminu, a conditional first-round pick, a 2022 second-round pick, and a 2025 second-round pick Chicago acquired DeMar DeRozan via sign and trade
* ↑ July 7, 2016: San Antonio Spurs to Utah Jazz Utah acquired Boris Diaw, and a 2022 second-round pick San Antonio acquired the draft rights to Olivier Hanlan December 23, 2019: Utah Jazz to Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland acquired Dante Exum and 2022 and 2023 second-round picks Utah acquired Jordan Clarkson
* ↑ August 2, 2021: Cleveland Cavaliers to Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota acquired Taurean Prince, and a 2022 second-round pick Cleveland acquired Ricky Rubio
* ↑ September 4, 2021: Brooklyn Nets to Detroit Pistons Detroit acquired DeAndre Jordan, 2022, 2024, 2025, and 2027 second-round picks Brooklyn acquired Jahlil Okafor and Sekou Doumbouya
* ↑ January 7, 2017: Cleveland Cavaliers to Atlanta Hawks Atlanta acquired Mike Dunleavy Jr., Mo Williams, a 2021 second-round pick, a 2022 second-round pick, and cash considerations Cleveland acquired Kyle Korver July 6, 2019: Atlanta Hawks to New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans Pelicans acquired the draft rights to Jaxson Hayes, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Marcos Louzada Silva, 2021 and 2022 second-round picks Atlanta acquired Solomon Hill, the draft rights to De'Andre Hunter and Jordan Bone, and a 2023 second-round pick
* ↑ February 8, 2018: Detroit Pistons to Memphis Grizzlies Memphis acquired Brice Johnson and a 2022 second-round pick Detroit acquired James Ennis III November 19, 2020: Memphis Grizzlies to Sacramento Kings Sacramento acquired the draft rights to Robert Woodard II and a 2022 second-round pick Memphis acquired the draft rights to Xavier Tillman June 23, 2022: Sacramento Kings to Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland acquired 49th pick in 2022 draft Sacramento acquired the draft rights to Sasha Vezenkov and cash considerations
* ↑ July 6, 2018: Denver Nuggets to Philadelphia 76ers 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 Minnesota acquired Robert Covington, Dario Šarić, Jerryd Bayless and a 2022 second-round pick Philadelphia acquired Jimmy Butler and Justin Patton
* ↑ February 6, 2019: Toronto Raptors to Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia acquired Malachi Richardson, the draft rights to Emir Preldžić and a 2022 second-round pick Toronto acquired cash considerations February 6, 2020: Philadelphia 76ers to Golden State Warriors Golden State acquired 2020, 2021, and 2022 second-round picks Philadelphia acquired Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III
* ↑ November 18, 2020: Utah Jazz to New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans acquired cash considerations and a 2022 second-round pick Utah acquired the draft rights to Elijah Hughes
* ↑ February 10, 2022: Dallas Mavericks to Washington Wizards Washington acquired Kristaps Porziņģis and a 2022 second-round pick Dallas acquired Spencer Dinwiddie and Dāvis Bertāns
* ↑ July 6, 2019: Miami Heat to Indiana Pacers (three-team trade with Phoenix Suns) 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
* ↑ August 7, 2021: Memphis Grizzlies to Utah Jazz 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) Portland acquired Joe Ingles, Elijah Hughes and a 2022 second-round pick Utah acquired Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Juancho Hernangómez San Antonio acquired Tomáš Satoranský and a 2027 second-round selection
* ↑ August 7, 2021: Phoenix Suns to Indiana Pacers Indiana acquired Jalen Smith and a 2022 second-round pick Phoenix acquired Torrey Craig and cash considerations

### 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.
* ↑ June 23, 2022: New York Knicks to Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City acquired the draft rights to Ousmane Dieng New York acquired three protected 2023 first-round selections
* ↑ 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 Detroit acquired Kemba Walker and the draft rights to Jalen Duren New York acquired a protected 2025 first-round selection
* 1 2 3 June 23, 2022: Minnesota Timberwolves to Memphis Grizzlies 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
* ↑ July 6, 2022: Minnesota Timberwolves to Utah Jazz Utah acquired Jarred Vanderbilt, Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Leandro Bolmaro, the draft rights to Walker Kessler, 2023, 2025, 2027, and 2029 first-round picks, and 2026 right to swap first-round picks Minnesota acquired Rudy Gobert
* ↑ June 23, 2022: Philadelphia 76ers to Memphis Grizzlies Memphis acquired Danny Green and the draft rights to David Roddy Philadelphia acquired De'Anthony Melton
* ↑ June 24, 2022: Dallas Mavericks to Houston Rockets Houston acquired the draft rights to Wendell Moore Jr., Boban Marjanovic, Trey Burke, Marquese Chriss and Sterling Brown Dallas acquired Christian Wood
* 1 2 June 23, 2022: Minnesota Timberwolves to Houston Rockets Houston acquired the draft rights to TyTy Washington, 2025 and 2027 second-round picks Minnesota acquired the draft rights to Wendell Moore
* ↑ June 23, 2022: Oklahoma City Thunder to Denver Nuggets 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.
* 1 2 July 6, 2022: Portland Trail Blazers to Detroit Pistons 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
* ↑ June 23, 2022: Dallas Mavericks to Sacramento Kings Dallas acquired the draft rights to Jaden Hardy Sacramento acquired 2024 and 2028 second-round picks
* ↑ June 23, 2022: Memphis Grizzlies to San Antonio Spurs Memphis acquired the draft rights to Kennedy Chandler San Antonio acquired a 2024 second-round draft pick (from L.A. Lakers)
* 1 2 June 23, 2022: Charlotte Hornets to Minnesota Timberwolves 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)
* 1 2 June 23, 2022: Atlanta Hawks to Golden State Warriors Atlanta acquired the draft rights to Tyrese Martin and cash considerations Golden State acquired the draft rights to Ryan Rollins
* ↑ July 6, 2022: Denver Nuggets to Portland Trail Blazers Denver acquired the draft rights to Ismaël Kamagate Portland acquired a 2024 second-round pick
* ↑ June 23, 2022: Indiana Pacers to Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota acquired a 2026 second-round pick and cash considerations Indiana acquired the draft rights to Kendall Brown
* ↑ June 23, 2022: Indiana Pacers to Milwaukee Bucks 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. 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 | 2021–22 record | Lottery chances | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities |
| Team | 2021–22 record | Lottery chances | 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 (to New Orleans) | 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 (to Oklahoma City) | 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 – 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)

#### 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.
* 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)
* Eric Ayala – G, Maryland
* 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
* George Conditt IV – F, Iowa State
* 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)
* Anthony Polite – G/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, VCU

#### 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.
* 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)
* Yannick Nzosa – C, Unicaja (Spain)
* 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)

### 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.
Other automatically eligible players :
| Player | Team | Note |
| Biwali Bayles | Sydney Kings (Australia) | Left Hawaii in 2021; playing professionally since the 2021–22 season |
| MarJon Beauchamp | NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League) | Left Yakima Valley in 2021; playing professionally since the 2021–22 season |
| Oliver Hayes-Brown | Perth Wildcats (Australia) | Left UC Riverside in 2021; playing professionally since the 2021–22 season |
| / Bul Kuol | Cairns Taipans (Australia) | Left Detroit Mercy in 2021; playing professionally since the 2021–22 season |
| / Makur Maker | Sydney Kings (Australia) | Left Howard in 2021; playing professionally since the 2021–22 season |
| Zac Triplett | Melbourne United (Australia) | Left Portland in 2021; playing professionally since the 2021–22 season |

## 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).
* 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