ESPN releases updated NBA mock draft following opening weekend of NCAA Tournament
With the NCAA Tournament inching closer to Final Four weekend, the conclusion of the college basketball season is on the horizon, and so too is the 2022 NBA Draft.
This year’s NBA Draft, set to kick off on June 23, will have its annual draft lottery on May 17, which will all but determine where some of the top prospects such as Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith and Paolo Banchero get selected.
Before the NCAA Tournament ends, though, ESPN released an updated NBA mock draft, with the projected draft order based on ESPN’s BPI ratings. Here’s a look at the two-round mock draft:
ESPN NBA Mock Draft
- Chet Holmgren, PF (Gonzaga), Houston Rockets
- Jabari Smith, SF/PF (Auburn), Orlando Magic
- Paolo Banchero, PF/C (Duke), Indiana Pacers
- Jaden Ivey, PG/SG (Purdue), Oklahoma City Thunder
- Keegan Murray, PF/C (Iowa), Detroit Pistons
- Shaedon Sharpe, SG (Kentucky), Sacramento Kings
- Jalen Duran, C (Memphis) Portland Trail Blazers
- AJ Griffin, SF/PF (Duke), San Antonio Spurs
- Johnny Davis, PG/SG (Wisconsin), New Orleans Pelicans
- Dyson Daniels, PG/SG (G League Ignite), Washington Wizards
- Bennedict Mathurin, SF (Arizona), New York Knicks
- Ochai Agbaji, SF (Kansas), Portland Trail Blazers (from Pelicans)
- Jeremy Sochan, PF (Baylor), Atlanta Hawks
- TyTy Washington, PG/SG (Kentucky), Charlotte Hornets (Hawks if 19-30)
- Tai Eason, PF (LSU), Oklahoma City Thunder (from Clippers)
- Malaki Branham, SG (Ohio State), Houston Rockets
- Kennedy Chandler, PG (Tennessee), Indiana Pacers
- EJ Liddell, PF (Ohio State), Chicago Bulls
- Ousmane Dieng, SF/PF (NZ Breakers), Minnesota Timberwolves
- Blake Wesley, SG (Notre Dame), San Antonio Spurs (from Raptors)
- Mark Williams, C (Duke), Brooklyn Nets
- Nikola Jovic, SF (Mega Mozzart), San Antonio Spurs
- MarJon Beauchamp, SG/SF (G League Ignite), Denver Nuggets
- Walker Kessler, C (Auburn), Memphis Grizzlies
- Kendall Brown, SF (Baylor), Dallas Mavericks
- Jaden Hardy, SG (G League Ignite), Milwaukee Bucks
- Trevor Keels, PG/SG (Duke), Golden State Warriors
- Jean Montero, PG/SG (Overtime Elite), Miami Heat
- Patrick Baldwin Jr., SF/PF (Milwaukee), Memphis Grizzlies
- Bryce McGowens, SG (Nebraska), Oklahoma City Thunder
- David Roddy, PF (Colorado State), Indiana Pacers (from Cavaliers via Rockets)
- Hugo Besson, PG/SG (NZ Breakers), Orlando Magic
- Christian Braun, SG/SF (Kansas), Orlando Magic (from Pacers)
- Wendell Moore Jr., SF (Duke), Oklahoma City Thunder
- Justin Lewis, SF/PF (Marquette), Toronto Raptors (from Pistons)
- Ismael Kamagate, C (Paris), Sacramento Kings
- Christian Koloko C (Arizona), Portland Trail Blazers
- JD Davison, PG (Alabama), Cleveland Cavaliers (from Spurs)
- Khalifa Diop, C (Gran Canaria), San Antonio Spurs (from Lakers)
- Jake LaRavia, PF (Wake Forest), Minnesota Timberwolves (from Cavaliers via Wizards)
- Max Christie, SG (Michigan State), New York Knicks
- Oscar Tshiebwe, C (Kentucky), Charlotte Hornets (from Pelicans)
- Yannick Nzosa, C (Unicaja Malaga), Atlanta Hawks
- Keon Ellis, SG/SF (Alabama), Charlotte Hornets
- Trevion Williams, C (Purdue), LA Clippers
- Dalen Terry, PG/SG, Detroit Pistons (from Nets)
- Andrew Nembhard, PG (Gonzaga), New Orleans Pelicans (from Cavaliers)
- Jalen Williams, SF (Santa Clara), Sacramento Kings (from Bulls)
- Drew Timme, PF/C (Gonzaga), Minnesota Timberwolves
- Matteo Spagnolo, PG (Cremona), Golden State Warriors
- Gabriele Procida, SG (Fortitudo Bologna), Philadelphia 76ers
- Jamie Jaquez Jr., SG (UCLA), Boston Celtics
- Alondes Williams, PG/SG (Wake Forest), Minnesota Timberwolves (from Nuggets)
- Michael Foster, PF (G League Ignite), New Orleans Pelicans (from Jazz)
- Dominick Barlow, PF/C (Overtime Elite), Washington Wizards (from Mavericks)
- Julian Champagnie, SF/PF (St. John’s), Golden State Warriors
- Ron Harper Jr., SF/PF (Rutgers), Portland Trail Blazers (from Grizzlies)
- Jabari Walker, PF (Colorado), Indiana Pacers (from Suns)