2022 NBA Draft Preview: TV, draft order, key prospects
When: Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.
TV: Ch. 5 (first round) and ESPN
Format: Two rounds
Top prospects: Chet Holmgren, C, Gonzaga; Jabari Smith, F, Auburn; Paolo Banchero, F, Duke; Jaden Ivey, G, Purdue; Keegan Murray, F, Iowa; Shaedon Sharpe, G, Kentucky.
Timberwolves picks: First round, 19th overall; Second round, 40th, 48th, 50th.
First round order: 1. Orlando; 2. Oklahoma City; 3. Houston; 4. Sacramento; 5. Detroit; 6. Indiana; 7. Portland; 8. New Orleans (from Lakers); 9. San Antonio; 10. Washington; 11. New York; 12. Oklahoma City (from Clippers); 13. Charlotte; 14. Cleveland; 15. Charlotte (from New Orleans); 16. Atlanta; 17. Houston (from Brooklyn); 18. Chicago; 19. Timberwolves; 20. San Antonio (from Toronto); 21. Denver; 22. Memphis (from Utah); 23. Philadelphia; 24. Milwaukee; 25. San Antonio (from Boston); 26. Houston (from Dallas); 27. Miami; 28. Golden State; 29. Memphis; 30. Denver (from Oklahoma City via Phoenix).
Naz Reid led the Wolves with 25 points off the bench, Anthony Edwards added 21, and Minnesota made sure Charlotte didn’t leave Target Center with another victory.