The best basketball leagues in the world had their gala night where franchises were ‘rejuvenated’ by new talent from the NCAA, the G-League or abroad. Find out how the 58 picks went.
The gala was held 2022 NBA Draft nasa Barclay’s Center from New York and there was a surprise in the first selection of the night. Orlando Magicin the first selection of the series, chose Paolo Banchero and not the favorite Jabari Smith Jr.., positioned third and taken by Houston Rockets. Chet Holmgren left with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The 2022 NBA Draft left the biggest surprise in the first selection. All assumptions are Jabari Smith Jr. the first choice of the night or Chet Holmgren fighting for that position. Orlando’s chances of joining Paolo Banchero were very low, but they did.
The Los Angeles Lakers, in position 35, selected Scotty Pippen Jr., son of Scottie Pippen.
Adam Silver, NBA commissioner, and Paolo Banchero, the Orlando Magic’s first pick (Photo: Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
2022 NBA Draft: First Round Picks
- 1 Orlando Magic paolo banchero
- two Oklahoma City Thunder Chet Holmgren
- 3 Houston Rockets Jabari Smith
- 4 Kings of Sacramento Keegan Murray
- 5 Detroit Pistons Jaden Ivey
- 6 Indiana Pacers Benedict Mathurin
- 7 Portland Trail Blazers Shaedon Sharpe
- 8 New Orleans Pelicans Dyson Daniels
- 9 San Antonio Spurs jeremy sochan
- 10 Washington Wizards Johnny Davis
- Eleven Oklahoma City Thunder (via Knicks) Ousmane Dieng
- 12 Oklahoma City Thunder Jalene Williams
- 13 Detroit Pistons (via Hornets) Jalen Duren
- 14 Cleveland Cavaliers ochai agbaji
- fifteen Charlotte Hornets Mark Williams
- 16 Atlanta Hawks AJ Griffin
- 17 Houston Rockets Tari Eason
- 18 chicago bulls Dalen Terry
- 19 Memphis Grizzlies (via Timberwolves) Jake LaRavia
- twenty San Antonio Spurs Great Branham
- twenty-one Denver Nuggets Christian Braun
- 22 Minnesota Timberwolves (by Grizzlies) Walker Kessler
- 23 Memphis Grizzlies (by 76ers) David Roddy
- 24 milwaukee bucks MarJon Beauchamp
- 25 San Antonio Spurs Blake Wesley
- 26 Minnesota Timberwolves (by Mavericks) Wendell Moore
- 27 Miami Heat Nikola Jović
- 28 Golden State Warriors patrick baldwin
- 29 Houston Rockets (via Grizzlies) TyTy Washington
- 30 Denver Nuggets (by Thunder) peyton watson
2022 NBA Draft: Second Round Picks
- 31 Indiana Pacers Andrew Nembhard
- 32 Orlando Magic Caleb Houston
- 33 Toronto Raptors Christian Kolok |
- 3. 4 Oklahoma City Thunder Jaylin Williams
- 35 Los Angeles Lakers MaxChristie
- 36 Detroit Pistons (via Blazers) Gabriele Procida
- 37 Dallas Mavericks (by Kings) Jaden Hardy
- 38 Memphis Grizzlies (via Spurs) Kennedy Chandler
- 39 Cleveland Cavaliers Khalifa Diop |
- 40 Charlotte Hornets (via Minnesota) Bryce McGowens
- 41 New Orleans Pelicans EJ Liddell
- 42 New York Knicks Trevor Keels
- 43 LA Clippers Moussa Diabate
- 44 Golden State Warriors (by Hawks) Ryan Rollin
- Four. Lima Minnesota Timberwolves (by Hornets) Josh Minott
- 46 Denver Nuggets (via Pistons) Ismael Kamagate
- 47 memphis grizzlies Vince WilliamsScouting
- 48 Indiana Pacers (via Timberwolves) Kendall Brown
- 49 Cleveland Cavaliers Isaiah Mobley
- fifty Minnesota timberwolves matthew spagnolo
- 51 Atlanta Hawks (via Warriors) Tyrese Martin
- 52 New Orleans Pelicans Karl Matkovic
- 53 boston celtics JD Davison
- 54 Vacancy
- 55 Vacancy
- 56 Washington Wizards Yannick Nzosa
- 57 Golden State Warriors Gui Santos
- 58 Cleveland Cavaliers Luke Traver
- 59 Portland Trail Blazers Jabari Walker
- 60 Milwaukee Bucks (via Pacers) Hugo Bessson
Cover photo: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Source: Tycsports
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