2022 NBA Draft: Order for first, second rounds before draft lottery determines which team picks first June 23
Sat, May 14, 2022
NBA News (AP)
The NBA playoffs may be ongoing, but only a few teams remain in the field. The overwhelming majority of the league has turned its attention to the offseason, and the next major event on the league's schedule is the NBA Draft Lottery. On Tuesday, the league's 14 non-playoff teams will gather to determine who picks first in the draft on June 23. Ping pong balls will award the top four selections overall, and the next 10 choices after that will be handed out based on record among the non-playoff teams.
The 16 teams in the playoff field will choose after that in order of regular-season record. The second round is far simpler: All 30 teams are simply arranged by regular-season record. With tiebreakers determined and the lottery coming up, here is where the NBA Draft's order stands right now. All picks after No. 15 after final, whereas picks 1-14 will be solidified on Tuesday.'
2022 NBA Draft First Round
1. | Houston Rockets* |
2. | Orlando Magic* |
3. | Detroit Pistons* |
4. | Oklahoma City Thunder* |
5. | Indiana Pacers* |
6. | Portland Trail Blazers* |
7. | Sacramento'Kings* |
8. | New Orleans Pelicans (via Los Angeles Lakers)* |
9. | San Antonio Spurs* |
10. | Washington Wizards* |
11. | New York Knicks* |
12. | Oklahoma City Thunder (via Los Angeles Clippers)* |
13. | Charlotte Hornets* |
14. | Cleveland Cavaliers* |
15. | Charlotte Hornets (via New Orleans Pelicans) |
16. | Atlanta Hawks |
17. | Houston Rockets (via Brooklyn Nets) |
18. | Chicago Bulls |
19. | Minnesota Timberwolves |
20. | San Antonio Spurs (via Toronto Raptors) |
21. | Denver Nuggets |
22. | Memphis Grizzlies (via Utah Jazz) |
23. | Brooklyn Nets (via Philadelphia 76ers; Nets can defer to 2023) |
24. | Milwaukee Bucks |
25. | San Antonio Spurs (via Boston Celtics) |
26. | Dallas Mavericks |
27. | Miami Heat |
28. | Golden State Warriors |
29. | Memphis Grizzlies |
30. | Oklahoma City Thunder (via Phoenix Suns) |
*Still to be determined via lottery
2022 NBA Draft Second Round
31. | Indiana Pacers (via Houston Rockets) |
32. | Orlando Magic |
33. | Toronto Raptors (via Detroit Pistons) |
34. | Oklahoma City Thunder |
35. | Orlando Magic (via Indiana Pacers) |
36. | Portland Trail Blazers |
37. | Sacramento Kings |
38. | San Antonio Spurs (via Los Angeles Lakers) |
39. | Cleveland Cavaliers (via San Antonio Spurs) |
40. | Minnesota Timberwolves (via Washington Wizards) |
41. | Charlotte Hornets (via New Orleans Pelicans) |
42. | New York Knicks |
43. | Los Angeles Clippers |
44. | Atlanta Hawks |
45. | Charlotte Hornets |
46. | Detroit Pistons (via Brooklyn Nets) |
47. | Memphis Grizzlies (via Cleveland Cavaliers) |
48. | Sacramento Kings (via Chicago Bulls) |
49. | Minnesota Timberwolves |
50. | Golden State Warriors (via Toronto Raptors) |
51. | Minnesota Timberwolves (via Denver Nuggets) |
52. | New Orleans Pelicans (via Utah Jazz) |
53. | Boston Celtics |
54. | Washington Wizards (via Dallas Mavericks) |
55. | Golden State Warriors) |
56. | Cleveland Cavaliers (via Miami Heat) |
57. | Portland Trail Blazers (via Memphis Grizzlies) |
58. | Indiana Pacers (via Phoenix Suns) |
59. | Forfeited by Chicago Bulls for violating NBA's tampering policy |
60. | Forfeited by Miami Heat for violating NBA's tampering policy |
