It was announced that the 2022 draft had not been decided upon and this was the case from the first choice. While Jabari Smith Jr. was the favorite to go to Orlando, it was finally Paulo Panchero (who never did a workout with Magic) who Adam Silver called on stage first! Chet Holmgren followed the Oklahoma City team while Jabbari Smith Jr., convinced not to break out of second, ended up in Houston, third in this old-fashioned…
France’s Ousmane Deng was selected as the 11th pick by the Knicks…but was moved a step further by Thunder, in exchange for several future options in the first round.
| – | player | profession | CAF / Country | equipped |
| 1 | Paulo Banchero | strong wing | duke | Orlando |
| 2 | Chet Holmgren | power forward/axle | Gonzaga | Oklahoma City |
| 3 | Jabbari Smith Jr. | strong wing | Auburn | Houston |
| 4 | Keegan Murray | wing / strong wing | Yes | Sacramento |
| 5 | Jaden Ivy | behind | Bordeaux | Detroit |
| 6 | Benedict Mathurin | defender / winger | Arizona | Indiana |
| 7 | cheddon sharp | defender / winger | Kentucky | Portland |
| 8 | Dyson Daniels | leader / return | g league | New Orleans (from the Los Angeles Lakers) |
| 9 | Jeremy Suchan | power forward/axle | Baylor | San Antonio |
| 10 | Johnny Davis | defender / winger | Wisconsin | Washington |
| 11 | Osman Deng | the ward | France | Oklahoma City (from New York) |
| 12 | Galen Williams | behind | Santa Clara | Oklahoma City (from L.A. Clippers) |
| 13 | Galen Doreen | the hub | Memphis | Detroit (from Charlotte) |
| 14 | Cleveland | |||
| 15th | Charlotte (from New Orleans) | |||
| 16 | Atlanta | |||
| 17 | Houston (from Brooklyn) | |||
| 18 | Chicago | |||
| 19 | Minnesota | |||
| 20 | San Antonio (from Toronto) | |||
| 21 | Denver | |||
| 22 | Memphis (from Utah) | |||
| 23 | Philadelphia | |||
| 24 | Milwaukee | |||
| 25 | San Antonio (from Boston) | |||
| 26 | Dallas | |||
| 27 | Miami | |||
| 28 | Golden State | |||
| 29 | Memphis | |||
| 30 | Oklahoma City (from Phoenix) | |||
| 31 | Indiana (from Houston) | |||
| 32 | Orlando | |||
| 33 | Toronto (from Detroit) | |||
| 34 | Oklahoma City | |||
| 35 | Los Angeles Lakers (from Indiana) | |||
| 36 | Portland | |||
| 37 | Sacramento | |||
| 38 | San Antonio (from the Los Angeles Lakers) | |||
| 39 | Cleveland (San Antonio) | |||
| 40 | Minnesota (from Washington) | |||
| 41 | New Orleans | |||
| 42 | New York | |||
| 43 | Los Angeles Clippers | |||
| 44 | Atlanta | |||
| 45 | Charlotte | |||
| 46 | Detroit (from Brooklyn) | |||
| 47 | Memphis (from Cleveland) | |||
| 48 | Minnesota | |||
| 49 | Sacramento (from Chicago) | |||
| 50 | Minnesota (from Denver) | |||
| 51 | Golden State (from Toronto) | |||
| 52 | New Orleans (from Utah) | |||
| 53 | Boston | |||
| 56 | Washington (from Dallas) | |||
| 57 | Golden State | |||
| 58 | Cleveland (from Miami) | |||
| 59 | Portland (from Memphis) | |||
| 60 | Indiana (from Phoenix) |
