SI Thunder: 2022 NBA Draft Big Board 5.0
The Oklahoma City Thunder have two first-round picks in the 2022 NBA Draft, meaning the franchise will have another great opportunity to build for the future. Both of those selections will fall in the lottery at No. 2 and No. 12 overall.
With just three days until the big event, Nick Crain of SI Thunder has dropped the fifth and final edition of the InsideTheThunder.com 2022 NBA Draft Big Board.
Keep in mind, this isn't a mock draft or what order we think players will be drafted in. This is a big board of who we think the top prospects are based on their NBA potential.
Let's take a look at our top 30 prospects in the 2022 class. The SI Thunder team has further broken down each of these prospects individually over the past few months, with coverage found here.
1. Jabari Smith Jr. (Forward | Auburn)
2. Chet Holmgren (Center | Gonzaga)
3. Paolo Banchero (Forward | Duke)
4. Jaden Ivey (Guard | Purdue)
5. Shaedon Sharpe (Guard | Kentucky)
6. Keegan Murray (Forward | Iowa)
7. Bennedict Mathurin (Guard | Arizona)
8. Jalen Duren (Center | Memphis)
9. Dyson Daniels (Guard | G League Ignite)
10. A.J. Griffin (Forward | Duke)
11. Jeremy Sochan (Forward | Baylor)
12. Johnny Davis (Guard | Wisconsin)
13. Ousmane Dieng (Forward | International)
14. Mark Williams (Center | Duke)
15. Malaki Branham (Guard | Ohio State)
16. Jaden Hardy (Guard | G League Ignite)
17. Tari Eason (Forward | LSU)
18. Ochai Agbaji (Guard | Kansas)
19. TyTy Washington (Guard | Kentucky)
20. Patrick Baldwin Jr. (Forward | Milwaukee)
21. Bryce McGowens (Forward | Nebraska)
22. Dalen Terry (Guard | Arizona)
23. Nikola Jovic (Guard | International)
24. Blake Wesley (Guard | Notre Dame)
25. Caleb Houstan (Forward | Michigan)
26. Jalen Williams (Forward | Santa Clara)
27. E.J. Liddell (Forward | Ohio State)
28. MarJon Beauchamp (Guard | G League Ignite)
29. Kendall Brown (Forward | Baylor)
30. Kennedy Chandler (Guard | Tennessee)
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