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Early entrants who wish to declare for the 2022 NBA draft have until the end of the day on Sunday, April 24 to make that decision official.

Players who declare for the draft this year will have to withdraw by the end of the day on June 1 if they wish to retain their NCAA eligibility. The NBA’s withdrawal deadline, which is more relevant for international prospects, is on June 13 at 5:00 pm Eastern time. The 2022 draft will take place on June 23.

Beginning in 2021, the annual list of “early” entrants has become even bigger than usual because the NCAA granted players an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That means seniors who would’ve typically become automatically eligible for the draft now have the option of either declaring or remaining in college for an extra year.

Last year, an incredible 356 prospects declared as early entrants, with 217 of those players ultimately keeping their names in the draft and going pro. Both of those numbers were technically record-breakers due to the influx of college seniors on the early entrant list, though with so many seniors returning to school for another season, the draft pool wasn’t actually significantly larger.

We’ll use this post to keep track of reports and announcements on early entrant prospects and their decisions. We’ll archive them all here in a running list, which will be accessible anytime under “Hoops Rumors Features” on the right sidebar of our desktop site, or in the “Features” page found in our mobile menu.

The players below are listed in alphabetical order. If you have any corrections or omissions, please contact us.

Last updated 6-15-22 (10:49am CT)

College Underclassmen

Remaining in the draft:

1. Patrick Baldwin Jr., F, Milwaukee (freshman)
2. Paolo Banchero, F, Duke (freshman)
3. Malaki Branham, G/F, Ohio State (freshman)
4. Christian Braun, G, Kansas (junior)
5. Kendall Brown, F, Baylor (freshman)
6. John Butler Jr., F/C, Florida State (freshman)
7. Julian Champagnie, G/F, St. John’s (junior)
8. Kennedy Chandler, G, Tennessee (freshman)
9. Max Christie, G, Michigan State (freshman)
10. Kofi Cockburn, C, Illinois (junior)
11. Johnny Davis, G, Wisconsin (sophomore)
12. JD Davison, G, Alabama (freshman)
13. Moussa Diabate, F, Michigan (freshman)
14. Jalen Duren, C, Memphis (freshman)
15. Tari Eason, F, LSU (sophomore)
16. Tyson Etienne, G, Wichita State (junior)
17. AJ Green, G, Northern Iowa (junior)
18. AJ Griffin, F, Duke (freshman)
19. Jordan Hall, F, Saint Joseph’s (sophomore)
20. Chet Holmgren, C, Gonzaga (freshman)
21. Caleb Houstan, G/F, Michigan (freshman)
22. Austin Hutcherson, G, Illinois (junior)
23. Jaden Ivey, G, Purdue (sophomore)
24. Jaden Jones, G, Rutgers (freshman)
25. Johnny Juzang, G, UCLA (junior)
26. Trevor Keels, G, Duke (freshman)
27. Walker Kessler, F/C, Auburn (sophomore)
28. Christian Koloko, C, Arizona (junior)
29. Jake LaRavia, F, Wake Forest (junior)
30. Hyunjung Lee, G/F, Davidson (junior)
31. Justin Lewis, F, Marquette (sophomore)
32. E.J. Liddell, F, Ohio State (junior)
33. Kenneth Lofton Jr., F, Louisiana Tech (sophomore)
34. Bennedict Mathurin, G/F, Arizona (sophomore)
35. Bryce McGowens, G, Nebraska (freshman)
36. Josh Minott, F, Memphis (freshman)
37. Isaiah Mobley, F, USC (junior)
38. Aminu Mohammed, G/F, Georgetown (freshman)
39. Iverson Molinar, G, Mississippi State (junior)
40. Wendell Moore, F, Duke (junior)
41. Keegan Murray, F, Iowa (sophomore)
42. Shareef O’Neal, F, LSU (junior)
43. Scotty Pippen Jr., G, Vanderbilt (junior)
44. Lester Quinones, G, Memphis (junior)
45. Orlando Robinson, F/C, Fresno State (junior)
46. David Roddy, F, Colorado State (junior)
47. Ryan Rollins, G, Toledo (sophomore)
48. Dereon Seabron, G, NC State (sophomore)
49. Jaden Shackelford, G, Alabama (junior)
50. Shaedon Sharpe, G, Kentucky (freshman)
51. Jabari Smith, F, Auburn (freshman)
52. Jeremy Sochan, F, Baylor (freshman)
53. AJ Taylor, F, Grambling (junior)
54. Dalen Terry, G, Arizona (sophomore)
55. Jabari Walker, F, Colorado (sophomore)
56. TyTy Washington Jr., G, Kentucky (freshman)
57. Peyton Watson, G/F, UCLA (freshman)
58. Blake Wesley, G, Notre Dame (freshman)
59. Donovan Williams, G/F, UNLV (junior)
60. Jalen Williams, G, Santa Clara (junior)
61. Jaylin Williams, F/C, Arkansas (sophomore)
62. Mark Williams, C, Duke (sophomore)

Withdrew from draft after testing waters:

Note: Some of these players may also be transferring to new schools.

1. Max Abmas, G, Oral Roberts (junior)
2. Efe Abogidi, C, Washington State (sophomore)
3. Fardaws Aimaq, F/C, Utah Valley (junior)
4. Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu, F, UT Arlington (junior)
5. Avery Anderson III, G, Oklahoma State (junior)
6. Khalif Battle, G, Temple (junior)
7. Damion Baugh, G, TCU (junior)
8. James Bishop, G, George Washington (junior)
9. Henry Blair Jr., G, Bob Jones (SC) (junior)
10. Keion Brooks, F, Kentucky (junior)
11. Johni Broome, F/C, Morehead State (sophomore)
12. Jordan Brown, F, Louisiana (junior)
13. Tyler Burton, F, Richmond (junior)
14. Jared Bynum, G, Providence (junior)
15. Toumani Camara, F, Dayton (junior)
16. Dylan Cardwell, C, Auburn (sophomore)
17. Sincere Carry, G, Kent State (junior)
18. Yuri Collins, G, Saint Louis (junior)
19. Jalen Cook, G, Tulane (sophomore)
20. Dhieu Deing, G, UTSA (junior)
21. Dylan Disu, F, Texas (junior)
22. Boogie Ellis, G, USC (junior)
23. Aaron Estrada, G, Hofstra (junior)
24. BJ Fitzgerald, G, Virginia State (junior)
25. Adam Flagler, G, Baylor (junior)
26. Allen Flanigan, G/F, Auburn (junior)
27. Joe French, G, Bethune-Cookman (sophomore)
28. Ques Glover, G, Samford (junior)
29. Quincy Guerrier, F, Oregon (junior)
30. Mouhamed Gueye, F/C, Washington State (freshman)
31. Jaelen House, G, New Mexico (junior)
32. Harrison Ingram, F, Stanford (freshman)
33. Trayce Jackson-Davis, F, Indiana (junior)
34. Josiah-Jordan James, G/F, Tennessee (junior)
35. DeMarr Langford Jr., G, Boston College (sophomore)
36. B.J. Mack, F/C, Wofford (junior)
37. Kevin McCullar, G, Texas Tech (junior)
38. Omari Moore, G, San Jose State (junior)
39. Isiaih Mosley, G/F, Missouri State (junior)
40. Caleb Murphy, G, South Florida (sophomore)
41. Kris Murray, F, Iowa (sophomore)
42. Josh Oduro, F, George Mason (junior)
43. Gus Okafor, F, Southeastern Louisiana (junior)
44. Nick Ongenda, C, DePaul (junior)
45. Nijel Pack, G, Kansas State (sophomore)
46. Zyon Pullin, G, UC-Riverside (junior)
47. Marcus Sasser, G, Houston (junior)
48. Baylor Scheierman, F, South Dakota State (junior)
49. Grant Sherfield, G, Nevada (junior)
50. KJ Simon, G, UT-Martin (junior)
51. Jamari Smith, F, Queens University (NC) (junior)
52. Malachi Smith, G, Chattanooga (junior)
53. Terquavion Smith, G, NC State (freshman)
54. Julian Strawther, G/F, Gonzaga (sophomore)
55. Drew Timme, F, Gonzaga (junior)
56. Jacob Toppin, F, Kentucky (junior)
57. Santiago Vescovi, G, Tennessee (junior)
58. Kerwin Walton, G, North Carolina (sophomore)
59. Jalen Wilson, F, Kansas (junior)
60. Isaiah Wong, G, Miami (junior)
61. Jahmir Young, G, Charlotte (junior)

College seniors

Remaining in the draft:

1. Jalen Adaway, G, St. Bonaventure
2. Ochai Agbaji, G/F, Kansas
3. James Akinjo, G, Baylor
4. Teddy Allen, F, New Mexico State
5. Keve Aluma, F, Virginia Tech
6. Eric Ayala, G, Maryland
7. Marcus Azor, G, UMass Dartmouth
8. David Azore, G, UT Arlington
9. Evan Battey, F, Colorado
10. Justin Bean, F, Utah State
11. Jules Bernard, G/F, UCLA
12. Jamal Bieniemy, G, UTEP
13. Marcus Bingham, C, Michigan State
14. Buddy Boeheim, G, Syracuse
15. Luka Brajkovic, F, Davidson
16. Izaiah Brockington, G, Iowa State
17. Gabe Brown, G/F, Michigan State
18. Tevin Brown, G, Murray State
19. Maurice Calloo, F, Oregon State
20. R.J. Cole, G, UConn
21. Vince Cole, G/F, Coastal Carolina
22. George Conditt IV, F, Iowa State
23. Darius Days, F, LSU
24. Adrian Delph, G, Appalachian State
25. Michael Devoe, G, Georgia Tech
26. Anthony Duruji, F, Florida
27. Kyler Edwards, G, Houston
28. Keon Ellis, G, Alabama
29. Javon Freeman-Liberty, G, DePaul
30. Both Gach, G/F, Utah
31. Bryce Hamilton, G, UNLV
32. Ron Harper Jr., F, Rutgers
33. D.J. Harvey, G/F, Detroit
34. Jericole Hellems, F, North Carolina State
35. Trevor Hudgins, G, Northwest Missouri State
36. Bodie Hume, G/F, Northern Colorado
37. Drake Jeffries, G, Wyoming
38. Andrew Jones, G, Texas
39. DeVante’ Jones, G, Michigan
40. Noah Kirkwood, G, Harvard
41. Peter Kiss, G, Bryant
42. Tyrese Martin, G, UConn
43. David McCormack, F, Kansas
44. Trey McGowens, G, Nebraska
45. Justin Minaya, G/F, Providence
46. Isaiah Mucius, F, Wake Forest
47. Grayson Murphy, G, Belmont
48. Nick Muszynski, C, Belmont
49. Andrew Nembhard, G, Gonzaga
50. JD Notae, G, Arkansas
51. Ike Obiagu, C, Seton Hall
52. Edward Oliver-Hampton, F, South Carolina State
53. Malik Osborne, F, Florida State
54. Anthony Polite, G/F, Florida State
55. MJ Randolph, G, Florida A&M
56. A.J. Reeves, G, Providence
57. Jared Rhoden, G/F, Seton Hall
58. Ronaldo Segu, G, Buffalo
59. Jaylen Sims, G/F, UNC Wilmington
60. Amadou Sow, F, Santa Barbara
61. Seth Stanley, F, Hendrix College (AR)
62. Gabe Stefanini, G, San Francisco
63. Sasha Stefanovic, G, Purdue
64. Cole Swider, F, Syracuse
65. Au’Diese Toney, G, Arkansas
66. Ryan Turell, G/F, Yeshiva
67. Dallas Walton, F/C, Wake Forest
68. Collin Welp, F, UC Irvine
69. Aaron Wheeler, F, St. John’s
70. Khristien White, G, Southwest Christian
71. Jeenathan Williams, G/F, Buffalo
72. Trevion Williams, F/C, Purdue
73. Vince Williams, F, VCU

Withdrew from draft after testing waters:

Note: Some of these players may also be transferring to new schools.

1. Emmanuel Akot, G/F, Boise State
2. Theo Akwuba, C, Louisiana
3. Tez Allen, G/F, Southern Oregon
4. Emmanuel Bandoumel, G, SMU
5. Rasir Bolton, G, Gonzaga
6. Mike Bothwell, G, Furman
7. Souley Boum, G, UTEP
8. Donald Carey, G, Georgetown
9. Xavier Castaneda, G, Akron
10. Kendric Davis, G, SMU
11. Antonio Daye, G, Coastal Carolina
12. Jaiden Delaire, F, Stanford
13. Gideon George, F, BYU
14. Jacob Grandison, G/F, Illinois
15. Tykei Greene, G, Stony Brook
16. Cedric Henderson Jr., G/F, Campbell
17. D’Moi Hodge, G, Cleveland State
18. Eric Hunter Jr., G, Purdue
19. Deante Johnson, F, Cleveland State
20. Justin Johnson, G/F, Texas-Rio Grande Valley
21. Andre Kelly, F, California
22. Daylen Kountz, G, Northern Colorado
23. Nate Laszewski, F, Notre Dame
24. Kyle Lofton, G, St. Bonaventure
25. Hunter Maldonado, G, Wyoming
26. Matthew Mayer, F, Baylor
27. Josh Mballa, F, Buffalo
28. Caleb McConnell, G, Rutgers
29. Nathan Mensah, F/C, San Diego State
30. Isaih Moore, F, Southern Mississippi
31. Bryson Mozone, G/F, USC Upstate
32. Dwight Murray Jr., G, Rider
33. Joel Murray, G, Long Beach State
34. Justyn Mutts, F, Virginia Tech
35. Pete Nance, F, Northwestern
36. KC Ndefo, F, St. Peter’s
37. JoirDon Karl Nicholas, F, Texas Southern
38. Osayi Osifo, F, Jacksonville
39. Osun Osunniyi, F/C, St. Bonaventure
40. Drew Peterson, G/F, USC
41. Courtney Ramey, G, Texas
42. Eric Reed Jr., G, Southeast Missouri State
43. Will Richardson, G, Oregon
44. Khalil Shabazz, G, San Francisco
45. Marcus Shaver, G, Boise State
46. Jalen Slawson, F, Furman
47. Jordan Walker, G, UAB
48. Dominick Welch, G, St. Bonaventure
49. DeAndre Williams, F, Memphis
50. K.J. Williams, F, Murray State
51. Daivien Williamson, G, Wake Forest

International players

Note: The country indicates where the player had been playing, not necessarily where he was born.

Remaining in the draft:

1. Ibou Badji, C, Spain (born 2002)
2. Hugo Besson, G, Australia (born 2001)
3. Ousmane Dieng, F, Australia (born 2003)
4. Khalifa Diop, C, Spain (born 2002)
5. Nikola Jovic, F, Serbia (born 2003)
6. Ismael Kamagate, C, France (born 2001)
7. Karlo Matkovic, F/C, Serbia (born 2001)
8. Yannick Nzosa, C, Spain (born 2003)
9. Gabriele Procida, G/F, Italy (born 2002)
10. Ziga Samar, G, Spain (born 2001)
11. Gui Santos, F, Brazil (born 2002)
12. Pavel Savkov, G, Spain (born 2002)
13. Matteo Spagnolo, G, Italy (born 2003)
14. Luke Travers, G/F, Australia (born 2001)

Withdrew from draft after testing waters:

1. Hugo Benitez, G, France (born 2001)
2. Kay Bruhnke, G/F, Germany (born 2001)
3. Malcolm Cazalon, G, Serbia (born 2001)
4. Tom Digbeu, G/F, Australia (born 2001)
5. Lovro Gnjidic, G, Croatia (born 2001)
6. Fallou Gueye, G, Senegal (born 2003)
7. Justus Hollatz, G, Germany (born 2001)
8. Zvonimir Ivisic, F/C, Montenegro (born 2003)
9. Millan Jimenez, G/F, Spain (born 2002)
10. Yannick Kraag, G/F, Spain (born 2002)
11. Zsombor Maronka, F, Spain (born 2002)
12. Leo Menalo, F, Italy (born 2002)
13. Leonard Miller, F, Canada (born 2003)
14. Mario Nakic, F, Spain (born 2001)
15. Leonardo Okeke, C, Italy (born 2003)
16. Jaime Pradilla, F/C, Spain (born 2001)
17. Luka Scuka, F, Slovenia (born 2002)
18. Emil Stoilov, C, Spain (born 2002)
19. Matthew Strazel, G, France (born 2002)
20. Giorgos Tanoulis, F/C, Greece (born 2002)
21. Keye Van Der Vuurst, G, Belgium (born 2001)
22. Nicolas Vanel, G, France (born 2003)
23. Fedor Zugic, G, Germany (born 2003)

Other notable draft-eligible early entrants

1. Dominick Barlow, F, Overtime Elite
2. MarJon Beauchamp, G/F, G League Ignite
3. Dyson Daniels, G, G League Ignite
4. Henri Drell, G/F, Windy City Bulls
5. Michael Foster, F, G League Ignite
6. Jaden Hardy, G, G League Ignite
7. Makur Maker, C, Sydney Kings (formerly Howard Bison)
8. Jean Montero, G, Overtime Elite
9. Samson Ruzhentsev, G/F, Mega Basket (formerly Florida Gators)
10. Kai Sotto, C, Adelaide 36ers (formerly G League Ignite)
11. Zaire Wade, G, Salt Lake City Stars
12. Kok Yat, F, Overtime Elite
13. Fanbo Zeng, F, G League Ignite

There are just over three weeks left in the 2021/22 NBA regular season, so it’s worth completing one last in-season check-in on the traded first-round picks for the 2022 NBA draft.

Many of the traded first-rounders for the ’22 draft come with protections, so there’s a chance they might not change hands this year at all.

Using our list of traded first-round picks for 2022 and our reverse standings tool, here’s our breakdown of which of those traded picks are most and least likely to change hands, and which ones remain up in the air:

Current lottery standings

1. Houston Rockets
2. Orlando Magic
3. Detroit Pistons
   • Traded to Thunder (top-16 protected).
4. Oklahoma City Thunder
   • Traded to Hawks (top-14 protected).
5. Indiana Pacers
6. Sacramento Kings
7. Portland Trail Blazers
   • Traded to Bulls (top-14 protected).
8. San Antonio Spurs
9. New Orleans Pelicans
   • Traded to Trail Blazers (between 5-14) or Hornets (15-30).
10. New York Knicks (tie)
    Los Angeles Lakers (tie)
    • Lakers’ pick traded to Pelicans (between 1-10) or Grizzlies (11-30).
12. Washington Wizards
13. Atlanta Hawks
14. Charlotte Hornets
    • Traded to Hawks (top-18 protected).

Before we get into specific picks, there are a couple caveats worth mentioning here. For one, the eventual draft order could look much different from the lottery standings if two or three teams get lucky and move up into the top four on lottery night.

For instance, even if the Pelicans finish with the NBA’s ninth-worst record, that doesn’t mean they’ll send their pick to the Trail Blazers — they could luck out and jump into the top four, hanging onto their first-rounder.

Additionally, four of these teams will make the play-in tournament. Currently, those four teams project to be the Hornets, Hawks, Lakers, and Pelicans. If one of those teams subsequently wins a pair of play-in games and earns the No. 8 playoff seed in its conference, that team would move out of the lottery and out of the top 14 of the draft (likely getting the No. 15 pick).

In other words, even if the Pelicans finish with the league’s ninth-worst record, Charlotte could still get New Orleans’ first-rounder if the Pels win two play-in games.

With all that in mind, we can safely say the Pistons, Thunder, and Trail Blazers will keep their picks. Detroit and Oklahoma City aren’t making the play-in, and based on how Portland has performed since shutting down Jusuf Nurkic after the All-Star break, the Blazers aren’t making it either. As a result, the following will occur:

• The Pistons will owe their top-18 protected pick to Oklahoma City in 2023.
• The Thunder will send their 2024 second-round pick and 2025 second-round pick to Atlanta, extinguishing any future obligations.
• The Trail Blazers will owe their top-14 protected pick to Chicago in 2023.

It’s also a pretty safe bet that the Hornets will keep their first-round pick. They’d have to go on a serious hot streak in the coming weeks in order to finish with a top-12 record in the NBA. As a result…

• The Hornets will owe their top-16 protected to Atlanta in 2023.

The Pelicans‘ and Lakers‘ first-round picks remain very much up for grabs and will be worth watching closely down the stretch. For what it’s worth, if the season ended today and the Pelicans didn’t earn a playoff spot via the play-in tournament, they’d have about a 20% chance to move up into the top four and keep their pick.

A coin flip determines the draft lottery order when two teams finish the season with identical records, so if the Lakers and Knicks were to tie for the NBA’s 10th-worst record and the Lakers didn’t make the playoffs via play-in, the Grizzlies and Pelicans would be watching that coin flip very closely. It could end up determining whether New Orleans gets the No. 10 overall pick or Memphis gets No. 11 overall.

Current standings for rest of first round

15. Los Angeles Clippers
    • Traded to Thunder (unprotected).
16. Brooklyn Nets
    • Traded to Rockets or Heat (the Rockets will get the most favorable of Brooklyn’s and Miami’s first-rounders, while the Heat get the least favorable of the two.)
17. Toronto Raptors (tie)
    Cleveland Cavaliers (tie)
    • Raptors’ pick traded to Spurs (top-14 protected); Cavaliers’ pick traded to Pacers (top-14 protected).
19. Minnesota Timberwolves
20. Chicago Bulls
21. Denver Nuggets (tie)
    Boston Celtics (tie)
    • Celtics’ pick traded to Spurs (top-four protected).
23. Philadelphia 76ers
    • Traded to Nets (Brooklyn has the option of deferring the pick to 2023).
24. Dallas Mavericks (tie)
    Utah Jazz (tie)
    • Jazz’s pick traded to Grizzlies (top-six protected).
26. Milwaukee Bucks
27. Miami Heat
28. Golden State Warriors
29. Memphis Grizzlies
30. Phoenix Suns
    • Traded to Thunder (top-12 protected).

Let’s start with a few of the simplest traded picks in this section — there’s no chance the Suns‘ selection will end up in the top 12, and there’s virtually no chance the Celtics‘ pick will land in the top four or the Jazz‘s pick will fall in the top six.

For Boston’s or Utah’s pick to fall within its protected range, one of those teams would need to slump badly enough to fall to seventh in its conference, then lose two play-in games, then get lucky enough in the lottery to claim a top-four pick despite being No. 14 in the lottery standings. It’s the longest of long shots, so we can safely assume those picks will convey.

If the season ended today, the Spurs would get either the No. 21 or No. 22 pick (depending on a coin flip) from Boston, the Grizzlies would receive either No. 24 or No. 25 from Utah, and the Thunder would get No. 30 from Phoenix. Additionally, the Thunder would receive the Clippers‘ unprotected pick, tentatively at No. 15 (though the play-in tournament could shift it slightly in one direction or the other).

It’s also a safe bet the Rockets, who control Brooklyn’s first-rounder and have the option of swapping it with Miami’s pick, will simply hang onto the Nets‘ selection. Right now, it projects to be No. 16, far more favorable than the Heat’s No. 27, and it could even move into the lottery if Brooklyn is eliminated in the play-in tournament.

That leaves three more traded picks still somewhat up in the air.

The Raptors and Cavaliers will both give up their first-rounders if they land outside of the top 14. It seems likely that will happen, but until those clubs clinch playoff spots – either via the play-in or simply by finishing in the East’s top six – it’s not a certainty. For the time being, it looks like the Spurs and Pacers can probably bet on receiving picks in the late teens (No. 17 and No. 18 if the season ended today and the Raptors won a play-in game).

Finally, the pick the Sixers have traded to the Nets is unprotected, but Brooklyn has the option of passing on it and receiving Philadelphia’s 2023 first-rounder instead. I wouldn’t expect the Nets to take advantage of that deferral option as long as the pick remains at No. 23 — unless they want to roll the dice on James Harden leaving or another Joel Embiid injury, the Nets probably can’t reasonably expect the 76ers’ 2023 first-rounder to be better than No. 23.

However, if the Sixers finish the season strong and that pick ends up at, say, No. 26 or 27, it would create a more difficult decision for Brooklyn.