ESPN releases new, updated two-round NBA mock draft

With college basketball season in the rearview mirror, all eyes are looking forward at the 2022 NBA Draft, which will take place on June 23. Ahead of the draft, ESPN has released a new and updated NBA mock with right around two months remaining before draft night.

The top ten features some familiar faces that have been mocked in the first round for much of the past few months, although Kentucky’s Shaedon Sharpe is a new face after surprisingly entering the NBA Draft this week.

Players still have time to decide whether to remain in the draft or to withdraw and return to school next season. Only players that have not hired an agent can do so, though. But with draft night rapidly approaching, ESPN’s new two-round NBA mock draft still features some intriguing picks.

ESPN’s NBA mock draft: Round one

1. Houston Rockets: Gonzaga PF Chet Holmgren
2. Orlando Magic: Auburn PF Jabari Smith
3. Detroit Pistons: Duke PF Paolo Banchero
4. Oklahoma City Thunder: Purdue PG Jaden Ivey
5. Indiana Pacers: Iowa PF Keegan Murray
6. Portland Trail Blazers: Kentucky SG Shaedon Sharpe
7. Sacramento Kings: Wisconsin SG Johnny Davis
8. New Orleans Pelicans (via Los Angeles Lakers): Duke F AJ Griffin
9. San Antonio Spurs: Memphis C Jalen Duren
10. Washington Wizards: G League Ignite PG Dyson Daniels
11. New York Knicks: Arizona SF Bennedict Mathurin
12. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Los Angeles Clippers): NZ Breakers SF Ousmane Dieng
13. Charlotte Hornets: Duke C Mark Williams
14. Cleveland Cavaliers: Kansas SF Ochai Agbaji
15. Charlotte Hornets (via New Orleans Pelicans): Baylor PF Jeremy Sochan
16. Atlanta Hawks: Ohio State SG Malaki Branham
17. Houston Rockets: Kentucky PG TyTy Washington Jr.
18. Chicago Bulls: LSU PF Tari Eason
19. Minnesota Timberwolves: Mega Mozzart SF Nikola Jovic
20. San Antonio Spurs (via Toronto Raptors): Tennessee PG Kennedy Chandler
21. Denver Nuggets: G League Ignite SG MarJon Beauchamp
22. Memphis Grizzlies (via Utah Jazz): Notre Dame SG Blake Wesley
23. Brooklyn Nets (via Philadelphia 76ers, Nets can defer pick to 2023): Auburn C Walker Kessler
24. Milwaukee Bucks: Ohio State PF E.J. Liddell
25. San Antonio Spurs (via Boston Celtics): Baylor SF Kendall Brown
26. Dallas Mavericks: G League Ignite SG Jaden Hardy
27. Miami Heat: Duke PG Trevor Keels
28. Golden State Warriors: Kansas SG Christian Braun
29. Memphis Grizzlies: Nebraska SG Bryce McGowens
30. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Phoenix Suns): Overtime Elite PG Jean Montero

Second round

31. Indiana Pacers (via Houston Rockets): Milwaukee SF Patrick Baldwin Jr.
32. Orlando Magic: NZ Breakers PG Hugo Besson
33. Toronto Raptors (via Detroit Pistons): Paris C Ismael Kamagate
34. Oklahoma City Thunder: Colorado State PF David Roddy
35. Orlando Magic (via Indiana Pacers): Duke SF Wendell Moore Jr.
36. Portland Trail Blazers: Arizona C Christian Koloko
37. Sacramento Kings: NC State SG Terquavion Smith
38. San Antonio Spurs (via Los Angeles Lakers): Fort Erie International Academy SF Leonard Miller
39. Cleveland Cavaliers (via San Antonio Spurs): Gran Canaria C Khalifa Diop
40. Minnesota Timberwolves (via Washington Wizards): Marquette SF Justin Lewis
41. Charlotte Hornets (via New Orleans Pelicans): Alabama PG JD Davison
42. New York Knicks: Wake Forest PF Jake LaRavia
43. Los Angeles Clippers: Michigan State SG Max Christie
44. Atlanta Hawks: Arizona PG Dalen Terry
45. Charlotte Hornets: Arkansas C Jaylin Williams
46. Detroit Pistons (via Brooklyn Nets): Unicaja Malaga C Yannick Nzosa
47. Memphis Grizzlies (via Cleveland Cavaliers): Memphis PF Josh Minott
48. Minnesota Timberwolves (via Chicago Bulls): Alabama SG Keon Ellis
49. Minnesota Timberwolves: Purdue C Trevion Williams
50. Golden State Warriors (via Toronto Raptors): Gonzaga PG Andrew Nembhard
51. Minnesota Timberwolves (via Denver Nuggets): Santa Clara SF Jalen Williams
52. New Orleans Pelicans (via Utah Jazz): Cremona PG Matteo Spagnolo
53. Boston Celtics: Fortitudo Bologna SG Gabriele Procida
54. Washington Wizards (via Dallas Mavericks): Stanford SF Harrison Ingram
55. Golden State Warriors: Gonzaga PF Drew Timme
56. Cleveland Cavaliers (via Miami Heat): Wake Forest PG Alondes Williams
57. Portland Trail Blazers (via Memphis Grizzlies): G League Ignite PF Michael Foster
58. Indiana Pacers (via Phoenix Suns): Overtime Elite PF Dominick Barlow

The Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat do not have second round picks due to tampering violations.