2022 NBA Draft Preview: TV, draft order, key prospects
June 23, 2022 at 12:48AM
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).
Their 28-point lead got trimmed to two late, but they held on in a Western Conference finals rematch that missed an injured Luka Doncic after halftime.
