NBA Draft prospects 2022: Ranking the top 60 players overall on the SN big board for NBA Draft Lottery

Kyle Irving

NBA Draft prospects 2022: Ranking the top 60 players overall on the SN big board for NBA Draft Lottery image

NBA Draft season has arrived.

With the NBA G League Combine already tipped off, the NBA Draft Lottery set for Tuesday, May 17 and the NBA Draft Combine set to begin on Wednesday, May 18, we are in full swing with the league's tentpole event.

As you prepare to watch the fate of each NBA franchise unfold during Tuesday's NBA Draft Lottery, you'll likely be wondering who some of the best available players are in this year's draft class.

While most know the big names like Duke's Paolo Banchero, Gonzaga's Chet Holmgren and Auburn's Jabari Smith Jr., what about the rest of the players who hope to hear their names called on draft night?

Below you can find our updated 2022 NBA Draft Big Board, complete with the 60 top players in this year's class, ranked regardless of fit with a potential team.

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NBA Draft prospects 2022

 
RankPlayerPositionAgeClassHeight/WeightTeam
1.Paolo BancheroF19FR6-10, 235 lbs.Duke
2.Chet HolmgrenC19FR7-1,190 lbs.Gonzaga
3.Jabari Smith Jr.F18FR6-10, 210 lbs.Auburn
4.Jaden IveyG20SO6-4, 200 lbs.Purdue
5.Shaedon SharpeG18FR6-6, 200 lbs.Kentucky
6.Keegan MurrayF21SO6-8, 215 lbs.Iowa
7.Dyson DanielsG196-6, 180 lbs.G League Ignite
8.Jalen DurenC18FR6-11, 250 lbs.Memphis
9.Bennedict MathurinG19SO6-6, 195 lbs.Arizona
10.Johnny DavisG20SO6-5, 194 lbs.Wisconsin
11.AJ GriffinF18FR6-6, 220 lbs.Duke
12.Ochai AgbajiF21SR6-5, 215 lbs.Kansas
13.Mark WilliamsC20SO7-0, 245 lbs.Duke
14.Jeremy SochanF18FR6-9, 230 lbs.Baylor
15.Malaki BranhamF18FR6-5, 180 lbs.Ohio State
16.Jaden HardyG196-4, 185 lbs.G League Ignite
17.TyTy WashingtonG20FR6-3, 185 lbs.Kentucky
18.Tari EasonF20SO6-8, 216 lbs.LSU
19.Ousmane DiengF186-9, 185 lbs.NZ Breakers
20.Kennedy ChandlerG18FR6-0, 170 lbs.Tennessee
21.Nikola JovicF186-10, 210 lbs.Mega Basket
22.E.J. LiddellF21JR6-7, 240 lbs.Ohio State
23.MarJon BeauchampF216-6, 199 lbs.G League Ignite
24.Blake WesleyG19FR6-5, 185 lbs.Notre Dame
25.Christian KolokoC21JR7-1, 230 lbs.Arizona
26.Trevor KeelsG18FR6-4, 221 lbs.Duke
27.Bryce McGowensF19FR6-7,179 lbs.Nebraska
28.Kendall BrownF18FR6-8, 205 lbs.Baylor
29.Walker KesslerC20SO7-1, 245 lbs.Auburn
30.Jean MonteroG186-2, 170 lbs.Overtime Elite
31.Christian BraunF20JR6-6, 218 lbs.Kansas
32.Wendell Moore Jr.F20JR6-5, 213 lbs.Duke
33.Patrick Baldwin Jr.F19FR6-9, 220 lbs.Milwaukee
34.Leonard MillerF186-11, 185 lbs.Fort Erie Academy
35.Harrison IngramF19FR6-8, 230 lbs.Stanford
36.Keon EllisG22SR6-6, 175 lbs.Alabama
37.Jalen WilliamsG22JR6-6, 195 lbs.Santa Clara
38.Dalen TerryG19SO6-7, 195 lbs.Arizona
39.Ismael KamagateC216-11, 220 lbs.Paris Basketball
40.Jaylin WilliamsC19SO6-10, 240 lbs.Arkansas
41.Jake LaRaviaF21JR6-8, 235 lbs.Wake Forest
42.Terquavion SmithG19FR6-4, 160 lbs.NC State
43.Justin LewisF19FR6-7, 245 lbs.Marquette
44.JD DavisonG19FR6-3, 195 lbs.Alabama
45.Ryan RollinsG19SO6-4, 180 lbs.Toledo
46.Khalifa DiopC206-11, 231 lbs.Gran Canaria
47.Alondes WilliamsG22SR6-5, 210 lbs.Wake Forest
48.Hugo BessonG206-3, 196 lbs.NZ Breakers
49.Josh MinottF20FR6-8, 205 lbs.Memphis
50.David RoddyF21JR6-5, 252 lbs.Colorado State
51.Caleb HoustanF19FR6-8, 205 lbs.Michigan
52.Trevion WilliamsC21SR6-10, 255 lbs.Purdue
53.Julian ChampagnieF20JR6-8, 215 lbs.St. John's
54.Drew TimmeF21JR6-10, 235 lbs.Gonzaga
55.Max ChristieF19FR6-6, 190 lbs.Michigan State
56.Michael FosterF196-9, 220 lbs.G League Ignite
57.Peyton WatsonF19FR6-8, 200 lbs.UCLA
58.Dominic BarlowF186-9, 214 lbs.Overtime Elite
59.Jabari WalkerF20SO6-9, 215 lbs.Colorado
60.Collin GillespieG22SR6-3, 195 lbs.Villanova

Kyle Irving

You read that wrong – not Kyrie Irving. From Boston, graduated from the University of New Hampshire. Sixth season as a content producer for NBA.com's Global editions. Covering the NBA Draft has become his annual "dream come true" moment on the job. Irving has a soft spot for pass-first point guards, with Rajon Rondo and Steve Nash being two of his favorite players of all time.