While it is crucial not to fall victim to groupthink or anchoring bias, it is a valuable exercise to get a pulse on how the market values a given draft class.
The following board represents the current consensus outlook for the 2022 NBA Draft pool. Input sources include ESPN, The Athletic, The Stepien, Bleacher Report, Sports Illustrated, Tankathon, Chad Ford, Tankathon, For the Win, Yahoo, Fox, CBS, Rookie Wire, and dozens of other boards/mocks from #DraftTwitter and other scouting outlets.
The consensus algorithm weights inputs based on date of publication, level of intel, scouting experience, depth of analysis, etc.
| Rank | Prospect | Draft Age | Pre-Draft Team | Class | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chet Holmgren | 20.1 |  Gonzaga | Fr. | Forward | 7'0" | 195 |
| 1 | Paolo Banchero | 19.6 |  Duke | Fr. | Forward | 6'10" | 250 |
| 5 | Jaden Hardy | 20.0 |  G League Ignite | 2002 | Wing | 6'4" | 198 |
| 4 | Jalen Duren | 18.6 |  Memphis | Fr. | Big | 6'11" | 250 |
| 12 | Caleb Houstan | 19.5 |  Michigan | Fr. | Wing | 6'8" | 205 |
| 15 | A.J. Griffin | 18.8 | Duke | Fr. | Wing | 6'6" | 222 |
| 19 | Yannick Nzosa | 18.6 |  Unicaja Málaga | 2003 | Big | 6'11 3/4" | 215 |
| 7 | Patrick Baldwin Jr. | 19.6 |  Milwaukee | Fr. | Wing | 6'9" | 220 |
| 3 | Jabari Smith Jr. | 19.1 |  Auburn | Fr. | Forward | 6'10" | 220 |
| 6 | Jaden Ivey | 20.4 |  Purdue | So. | Combo Guard | 6'4" | 195 |
| 13 | Peyton Watson | 19.8 |  UCLA | Fr. | Wing | 6'8" | 200 |
| 20 | Nikola Jović | 19.0 |  KK Mega Basket | 2003 | Wing | 6'10" | 209 |
| 11 | Benn Mathurin | 20.0 |  Arizona | So. | Wing | 6'6 1/4" | 210 |
| 8 | TyTy Washington Jr. | 20.6 |  Kentucky | Fr. | Combo Guard | 6'3" | 197 |
| 9 | Jean Montero | 19.0 |  Overtime Elite | 2003 | Lead Guard | 6'2 1/4" | 172 |
| 16 | Kennedy Chandler | 19.8 |  Tennessee | Fr. | Lead Guard | 6'0" | 171 |
| 21 | Roko Prkačin | 19.6 |  KK Cibona | 2002 | Forward | 6'9 1/4" | 225 |
| 14 | Ousmane Dieng | 19.1 |  New Zealand Breakers | 2003 | Wing | 6'9 3/4" | 200 |
| 18 | JD Davison | 19.7 |  Alabama | Fr. | Combo Guard | 6'3" | 195 |
| 23 | Daimion Collins | 19.7 | Kentucky | Fr. | Forward | 6'9" | 202 |
| 17 | Dyson Daniels | 19.3 | G League Ignite | 2003 | Combo Guard | 6'5 3/4" | 199 |
| 27 | Allen Flanigan | 21.2 | Auburn | Jr. | Wing | 6'6" | 215 |
| 31 | Johnny Juzang | 21.3 | UCLA | Jr. | Wing | 6'7" | 215 |
| 36 | Marcus Bagley | 20.7 |  Arizona State | So. | Wing | 6'7 3/4" | 217 |
| 25 | Julian Champagnie | 21.0 |  St. John's (NY) | Jr. | Wing | 6'7 1/2" | 217 |
| 32 | Terrence Shannon Jr. | 20.9 |  Texas Tech | Jr. | Wing | 6'6 1/2" | 207 |
| 29 | Mark Williams | 20.5 | Duke | So. | Big | 7'0" | 242 |
| 38 | Matthew Mayer | 21.7 |  Baylor | Sr. | Wing | 6'9" | 225 |
| 30 | Jabari Walker | 19.9 |  Colorado | So. | Forward | 6'9" | 215 |
| 22 | Keegan Murray | 21.8 |  Iowa | So. | Forward | 6'8" | 225 |
| 40 | Max Abmas | 21.2 |  Oral Roberts | Jr. | Combo Guard | 5'11 3/4" | 162 |
| 39 | Caleb Love | 20.7 |  North Carolina | So. | Combo Guard | 6'4" | 195 |
| 26 | Ochai Agbaji | 22.2 |  Kansas | Sr. | Wing | 6'5 1/2" | 214 |
| 34 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 21.3 | UCLA | Jr. | Wing | 6'7" | 225 |
| 43 | Tristan Vukčević | 19.3 |  Real Madrid | 2003 | Forward | 6'10" | 218 |
| 44 | Ariel Hukporti | 20.2 |  Melbourne | 2002 | Big | 7'0" | 246 |
| 33 | Michael Foster | 19.4 | G League Ignite | 2003 | Forward | 6'8 1/4" | 250 |
| 10 | Kendall Brown | 19.1 | Baylor | Fr. | Wing | 6'8" | 205 |
| 42 | Matthew Cleveland | 19.8 |  Florida State | Fr. | Wing | 6'7" | 200 |
| 48 | Malcolm Cazalon | 20.8 | KK Mega Basket | 2001 | Wing | 6'5 3/4" | 212 |
| 50 | Ibou Badji | 19.7 |  Forca Lleida | 2002 | Big | 7'1 1/4" | 240 |
| 24 | Max Christie Jr. | 19.4 |  Michigan State | Fr. | Wing | 6'6 1/4" | 190 |
| 51 | Walker Kessler | 20.9 | Auburn | So. | Big | 7'1" | 245 |
| 52 | Taevion Kinsey | 22.3 |  Marshall | Sr. | Wing | 6'5" | 190 |
| 53 | Mojave King | 20.0 |  Adelaide | 2002 | Wing | 6'5" | 194 |
| 45 | Drew Timme | 21.8 | Gonzaga | Jr. | Big | 6'10" | 235 |
| 60 | Josiah-Jordan James | 21.8 | Tennessee | Jr. | Wing | 6'6" | 214 |
| 46 | Khalifa Diop | 20.4 |  Gran Canaria | 2002 | Big | 6'11" | 231 |
| 54 | Trayce Jackson-Davis | 22.3 |  Indiana | Jr. | Big | 6'9" | 245 |
| 55 | André Curbelo | 20.7 |  Illinois | So. | Lead Guard | 6'1" | 175 |
| 58 | Makur Maker | 21.6 |  Sydney | 2000 | Big | 6'11 1/4" | 232 |
| 56 | Nolan Hickman | 19.1 |  Gonzaga | Fr. | Lead Guard | 6'2" | 185 |
| 62 | Carlos Alocén | 21.5 | Real Madrid | 2000 | Lead Guard | 6'5" | 205 |
| 65 | Jalen Wilson | 21.6 | Kansas | So. (RS) | Forward | 6'8" | 215 |
| 68 | Ron Harper Jr. | 23.2 |  Rutgers | Sr. | Wing | 6'6" | 245 |
| 28 | Bryce McGowens | 19.6 |  Nebraska | Fr. | Wing | 6'7" | 179 |
| 49 | E.J. Liddell | 21.5 |  Ohio State | Jr. | Forward | 6'7" | 243 |
| 64 | Scotty Pippen Jr. | 20.6 |  Vanderbilt | Jr. | Combo Guard | 6'1 3/4" | 176 |
| 66 | Kofi Cockburn | 22.8 | Illinois | Jr. | Big | 7'0 1/4" | 298 |
| 87 | Earl Timberlake | 21.6 | Memphis | So. | Wing | 6'6" | 220 |
| 67 | Mike Miles Jr. | 19.8 |  TCU | So. | Lead Guard | 6'2" | 195 |
| 61 | Hugo Besson | 21.2 | New Zealand Breakers | 2001 | Combo Guard | 6'3 3/4" | 196 |
| 80 | Isaiah Mobley | 21.7 |  USC | Jr. | Forward | 6'9 3/4" | 238 |
| 74 | Jahvon Quinerly | 23.6 | Alabama | Jr. (RS) | Lead Guard | 6'1" | 175 |
| 78 | Gabriele Procida | 20.1 |  Fortitudo Bologna | 2002 | Wing | 6'7 1/2" | 194 |
| 88 | Moussa Cissé | 19.8 |  Oklahoma State | So. | Big | 6'11 3/4" | 215 |
| 91 | Paul Scruggs | 24.3 |  Xavier | 5Y-Sr. | Combo Guard | 6'4" | 196 |
| 69 | Hunter Sallis | 19.2 | Gonzaga | Fr. | Combo Guard | 6'5" | 175 |
| 81 | Buddy Boeheim | 22.6 |  Syracuse | Sr. | Wing | 6'6" | 205 |
| 41 | MarJon Beauchamp | 20.7 | G League Ignite | 2001 | Wing | 6'6 1/4" | 199 |
| 85 | Hyunjung Lee | 21.7 |  Davidson | Jr. | Wing | 6'7 1/4" | 210 |
| 76 | Justin Lewis | 20.2 |  Marquette | So. | Forward | 6'7 1/4" | 245 |
| 89 | Fedor Žugić | 18.8 |  Ulm | 2003 | Wing | 6'5 3/4" | 187 |
| 92 | Mario Nakić | 21.0 |  Andorra | 2001 | Wing | 6'7 3/4" | 218 |
| 79 | Gui Santos | 20.0 |  Minas | 2002 | Forward | 6'8" | 209 |
| 97 | Dawson Garcia | 20.8 | North Carolina | So. | Forward | 6'10 1/2" | 225 |
| 72 | Iverson Molinar | 22.6 |  Mississippi State | Jr. | Combo Guard | 6'3" | 190 |
| 57 | Keon Ellis | 22.5 | Alabama | Sr. | Wing | 6'6" | 175 |
| 84 | Nikita Mikhailovskii | 21.8 |  Tasmania JackJumpers | 2000 | Wing | 6'7 1/4" | 196 |
| 98 | Yoan Makoundou | 21.9 |  Cholet Basket | 2000 | Forward | 6'9" | 225 |
| 99 | Hunter Dickinson | 21.6 | Michigan | So. | Big | 7'1" | 258 |
| 77 | Will Richardson | 22.8 |  Oregon | Sr. | Combo Guard | 6'5" | 180 |
| 95 | Ąžuolas Tubelis | 20.3 | Arizona | So. | Big | 6'11" | 245 |
| 71 | Johnny Davis | 20.3 |  Wisconsin | So. | Combo Guard | 6'5" | 196 |
| 73 | Darius Days | 22.7 |  LSU | Sr. | Forward | 6'7" | 245 |
| 93 | Justin Powell | 21.1 | Tennessee | So. | Combo Guard | 6'6" | 197 |
| 96 | Zach Edey | 20.3 | Purdue | So. | Big | 7'4" | 295 |
| 63 | Josh Minott | 19.6 | Memphis | Fr. | Wing | 6'8 1/2" | 190 |
| 59 | Andrew Nembhard | 22.4 | Gonzaga | Sr. | Lead Guard | 6'5" | 193 |
| 94 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield | 18.9 | Tennessee | Fr. | Forward | 6'10" | 246 |
| 35 | Trevor Keels | 18.8 | Duke | Fr. | Combo Guard | 6'4" | 221 |
| 90 | Julian Strawther | 20.2 | Gonzaga | So. | Wing | 6'7 1/4" | 210 |
| 75 | Ismaël Kamagate | 21.4 |  Paris Basketball | 2001 | Big | 6'11" | 220 |
| 47 | Moussa Diabaté | 20.4 | Michigan | Fr. | Forward | 6'10 3/4" | 210 |
| 37 | Wendell Moore Jr. | 20.9 | Duke | Jr. | Wing | 6'5 1/4" | 213 |
| 83 | Abramo Canka | 20.3 |  Nevėžis | 2002 | Wing | 6'6" | 181 |
| 70 | Christian Koloko | 22.0 | Arizona | Jr. | Big | 7'1" | 230 |
| 82 | Jeremy Sochan | 19.1 | Baylor | Fr. | Forward | 6'9" | 230 |
| 86 | Harrison Ingram | 19.6 |  Stanford | Fr. | Forward | 6'8" | 230 |
| 100 | Zsombor Maronka | 19.8 |  Joventut Badalona | 2002 | Forward | 6'9 1/2" | 196 |