Where to Watch the 2022 NBA Draft

By: Nina Samone

The draft is tonight, and NBA fans all over the world are wondering who the No.1 pick this this season will be. Could it be Jabari Smith, scoring machine out of Auburn? Or how about 7-footer Chet Holmgren, with both a wingspan and wing-playing prowess? Will the Knicks try and trade up? There are a lot of uncertainties and excitement surrounding this year’s draft, but all questions will be answered tonight in the Barclays Center at 8pm.

For many fans, there may be the question: where can I watch the draft?

The first round of the 2022 NBA draft can be viewed on both ABC and ESPN, but the second round will be exclusively on ESPN.

If you’re a streamer, the draft will be available to be streamed on both the WatchESPN and ABC apps – directly from your mobile device. The draft can be viewed via the web on both ESPN and ABC’s sites.

If you haven’t already tried a free trial of Sling TV, you could sign up and view the draft free of charge that way as well.

Now that we have how to view the draft out of the way, let’s talk about the current order. As of now, the NBA teams are choosing in this order:

NBA Draft First Round

1. Orlando Magic
2. Oklahoma City Thunder
3. Houston Rockets
4. Sacramento Kings
5. Detroit Pistons
6. Indiana Pacers
7. Portland Trail Blazers
8. New Orleans Pelicans (from Los Angeles Lakers)
9. San Antonio Spurs
10. Washington Wizards
11. New York Knicks
12. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Los Angeles Clippers)
13. Charlotte Hornets
14. Cleveland Cavaliers
15. Charlotte Hornets (from New Orleans)
16. Atlanta Hawks
17. Houston Rockets (from Brooklyn Nets)
18. Chicago Bulls
19. Minnesota Timberwolves
20. San Antonio Spurs (from Toronto)
21. Denver Nuggets
22. Memphis Grizzlies (from Utah)
23. Philadelphia 76ers
24. Milwaukee Bucks
25. San Antonio Spurs (from Boston Celtics)
26. Houston Rockets (from Dallas)
27. Miami Heat
28. Golden State Warriors
29. Memphis Grizzlies
30. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Phoenix)

NBA Draft Second Round

1. Indiana Pacers (from Houston via Cleveland)
2. Orlando Magic
3. Toronto Raptors (from Detroit via San Antonio, Washington and Chicago)
4. Oklahoma City Thunder
5. Orlando Magic (from Indiana via Milwaukee)
6. Detroit Pistons (from Portland)
7. Sacramento Kings
8. San Antonio Spurs (from Los Angeles Lakers via Chicago and Washington)
9. Cleveland Cavaliers (from San Antonio via Utah)
10. Minnesota Timberwolves (from Washington via Cleveland)
11. New Orleans Pelicans
12. New York Knicks
13. Los Angeles Clippers
14. Atlanta Hawks
15. Charlotte Hornets
16. Portland Trail Blazers (from Detroit via Brooklyn)
17. Memphis (from Cleveland via New Orleans and Atlanta)
18. Minnesota Timberwolves
19. Sacramento Kings (from Chicago via Memphis and Detroit)
20. Minnesota Timberwolves (from Denver via Philadelphia)
21. Golden State Warriors (from Toronto via Philadelphia)
22. New Orleans Pelicans (from Utah)
23. Boston Celtics
24. Washington (from Dallas)
25. Golden State Warriors
26. Cleveland Cavaliers (from Miami via Indiana)
27. Portland Trail Blazers (from Memphis via Utah)
28. Indiana Pacers (from Phoenix)

Sources:

Scott, David. June 23^rd 2022. New York Post. “How to watch the NBA Draft 2022: Time, channel, order, more.” <https://nypost.com/2022/06/23/nba-draft-2022-how-to-watch-channel-and-start-time/>