The Athletic releases updated two-round mock ahead of 2022 NBA Draft
The NBA trade deadline has been passed, and college basketball is gearing up for the final stretch of the regular season. The Athletic has released a full two-round NBA mock draft, with some surprises throughout each of the two rounds. While the players at the top of the board have begun to separate themselves from the rest of the class, some late risers have begun to creep further up the draft rankings.
Updated NBA mock draft: Round one
- Detroit Pistons: Gonzaga center Chet Holmgren
- Orlando Magic: Auburn forward Jabari Smith Jr.
- Houston Rockets: Purdue guard Jaden Ivey
- Oklahoma City Thunder: Duke forward Paolo Banchero
- Indiana Pacers: Duke forward AJ Griffin
- Sacramento Kings: Iowa forward Keegan Murray
- San Antonio Spurs: Wisconsin wing Johnny Davis
- Portland Trail Blazers (via NOP): Memphis center Jalen Duren
- Portland Trail Blazers: Arizona wing Bennedict Mathurin
- New York Knicks: Kentucky guard TyTy Washington
- Washington Wizards: G League Ignite wing Dyson Daniels
- Memphis Grizzlies (via LAL): Kansas wing Ochai Agbaji
- Atlanta Hawks: Baylor wing Kendall Brown
- Charlotte Hornets: LSU forward Tari Eason
- Oklahoma City Thunder (via LAC): Duke center Mark Williams
- Houston Rockets (via BKN): G League Ignite wing MarJon Beauchamp
- Minnesota Timberwolves: Milwaukee forward Patrick Baldwin Jr.
- Denver Nuggets: Auburn center Walker Kessler
- San Antonio Spurs (via BOS): Baylor forward Jeremy Sochan
- San Antonio Spurs (via TOR): G League Ignite guard Jaden Hardy
- Dallas Mavericks: Stanford forward Harrison Ingram
- Brooklyn Nets (via PHI): Mega forward Nikola Jovic
- Indiana Pacers (via CLE): Notre Dame guard Blake Wesley
- Milwaukee Bucks: Overtime Elite guard Jean Montero
- Memphis Grizzlies (via UTA): Arizona center Christian Koloko
- Chicago Bulls: Duke guard Trevor Keels
- Miami Heat: Ohio State forward EJ Liddell
- Memphis Grizzlies: Tennessee guard Kennedy Chandler
- Golden State Warriors: Marquette forward Justin Lewis
- Oklahoma City Thunder (via PHX): Michigan wing Caleb Houstan
Round two
31. Toronto Raptors (via DET): Duke wing Wendell Moore Jr.
32. Orlando Magic: Nebraska wing Bryce McGowens
33. Indiana Pacers (via HOU): UCLA wing Jaime Jaquez Jr.
34. Oklahoma City Thunder: Alabama guard JD Davison
35. Orlando Magic (via IND): New Zealand Breakers forward Ousmane Dieng
36. Sacramento Kings: St. Joseph’s guard Jordan Hall
37. Cleveland Cavaliers (via SAS): Mississippi State guard Iverson Molinar
38. Charlotte Hornets (via NOP): Paris Basketball center Ismael Kamagate
39. Portland Trail Blazers: Kansas wing Christian Braun
40. New York Knicks: New Zealand Breakers guard Hugo Besson
41. Minnesota Timberwolves (via WAS): Alabama wing Keon Ellis
42. San Antonio Spurs (via LAL): St. John’s forward Julian Champagnie
43. Atlanta Hawks: Cremona guard Matteo Spagnolo
44. Charlotte Hornets: Davidson wing Hyunjung Lee
45. Los Angeles Clippers: Colorado forward Jabari Walker
46. Detroit Pistons (via BKN): Kentucky center Oscar Tshiebwe
47. Minnesota Timberwolves: USC forward Isaiah Mobley
48. Minnesota Timberwolves (via DEN): Gran Canaria center Khalifa Diop
49. Boston Celtics: Wake Forest guard Alondes Williams
50. Golden State Warriors (via TOR): G League Ignite forward Michael Foster
51. Dallas Mavericks: Purdue forward Trevion Williams
52. New Orleans Pelicans (via CLE): Indiana center Trayce Jackson-Davis
53. New Orleans Pelicans (via UTA): NC State wing Dereon Seabron
54. Sacramento Kings (via CHI): Minas wing Gui Santos
55. Cleveland Cavaliers (via MIA): Fortitudo Bologna wing Gabriele Procida
56. Portland Trail Blazers (via MEM): Illinois center Kofi Cockburn
57. Golden State Warriors: Fresno State center Orlando Robinson
58. Phoenix Suns: Michigan State wing Gabe Brown