After a wild 2021-22 season, it’s time to turn our full attention to Thursday night’s 2022 NBA Draft. A number of exciting prospects will headline the off-season, including Chet Holmgren (Gonzaga), Jabari Smith (Auburn), Paolo Banchero (Duke) and Jaden Ivey (Purdue). Who will be selected first remains guesswork, but those four players will all be heard called by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver early on.
The Orlando Magic have the top pick in the draft for the first time since 2004. After Orlando, the Oklahoma City Thunder comes in second, followed by the Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings and Detroit Pistons to round out the top five. While the sequence is set, anything can happen during the draft as teams are busy turning the phones and making choices. Several trades have already been made before the design as the Lakers acquired the 35th pick of the Magic, while the Cavaliers split their second round to the Kings. The Portland Trail Blazers too their pick from the first round of 2025 traded to the Detroit Pistons for Jerami Grant.
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2022 NBA Draft Order
| Round 1 | Selection | Round 2 | Selection |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Magic | Paolo Banchero | PF | duke | 31. Pacers | |
| 2. Thunder | Chet Holmgren | C | gonzaga | 32. Magic | |
| 3. Rockets | Jabari Smith | PF | maroon | 33. Birds of Prey | |
| 4. Kings | Keegan Murray | PF | Iowa | 34. Thunder | |
| 5. Pistons | 35. Lakers* | ||
| 6. Pacers | 36. Trail Blazers | ||
| 7. Trail Blazers | 37. Kings | ||
| 8. Pelicans | 38. Traces | ||
| 9. Traces | 39. Cavaliers | ||
| 10. Wizards | 40. Timberwolves | ||
| 11. Knicks | 41. Pelicans | ||
| 12. Thunder | 42. Knicks | ||
| 13. Hornets | 43. Clippers | ||
| 14. Cavaliers | 44. Hawks | ||
| 15. Hornets | 45. Hornets | ||
| 16. Hawks | 46. Pistons | ||
| 17. Rockets | 47. Grizzlies | ||
| 18. Bulls | 48. Timberwolves | ||
| 19. Timberwolves | 49. Cavaliers* | ||
| 20. Traces | 50. Timberwolves | ||
| 21. Gold Nuggets | 51. Warriors | ||
| 22. Grizzlies | 52. Pelicans | ||
| 23. 76ers | 53. Celtics | ||
| 24. Money | 54. Wizards | ||
| 25. Traces | 55. Warriors | ||
| 26. Rockets | 56. Cavaliers | ||
| 27. Heat | 57. Trail Blazers | ||
| 28. Warriors | 58. Pacers | ||
| 29. Grizzlies | |||
| 30. Gold Nuggets |
* – reported trade