Full List Of 2022 NBA Draft Combine Participants
The NBA has revealed its list of 76 players who have been invited – and who are expected to attend – next week’s draft combine in Chicago. The combine workouts will take place from May 18-20.
Over the course of the week, players will conduct interviews with NBA teams, participate in five-on-five games, and go through shooting, strength and agility drills.
While several of the prominent names at the top of the draft likely won’t participate in scrimmages, those top prospects are still expected to attend. That group includes Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith, Paolo Banchero, and Jaden Ivey.
A handful of standout players from the G League Elite Camp could be invited to participate in the combine as well.
Here’s the full list of 76 names announced by the NBA today, in alphabetical order, per Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link):
- Ochai Agbaji, G/F, Kansas (senior)
- Patrick Baldwin Jr., F, Milwaukee (freshman)
- Paolo Banchero, F, Duke (freshman)
- Dominick Barlow, F, Overtime Elite (auto-eligible)
- MarJon Beauchamp, G/F, G League Ignite (auto-eligible)
- Hugo Besson, G, Australia (born 2001)
- Malaki Branham, G/F, Ohio State (freshman)
- Christian Braun, G, Kansas (junior)
- Kendall Brown, F, Baylor (freshman)
- John Butler Jr., F/C, Florida State (freshman)
- Julian Champagnie, G/F, St. John’s (junior)
- Kennedy Chandler, G, Tennessee (freshman)
- Max Christie, G, Michigan State (freshman)
- Kofi Cockburn, C, Illinois (junior)
- Dyson Daniels, G, G League Ignite (auto-eligible)
- Johnny Davis, G, Wisconsin (sophomore)
- JD Davison, G, Alabama (freshman)
- Moussa Diabate, F, Michigan (freshman)
- Ousmane Dieng, F, Australia (born 2003)
- Khalifa Diop, C, Spain (born 2002)
- Jalen Duren, C, Memphis (freshman)
- Tari Eason, F, LSU (sophomore)
- Keon Ellis, G, Alabama (senior)
- Michael Foster, F, G League Ignite (auto-eligible)
- Collin Gillespie, G, Villanova (super-senior)
- AJ Griffin, F, Duke (freshman)
- Jaden Hardy, G, G League Ignite (auto-eligible)
- Ron Harper Jr., F, Rutgers (senior)
- Chet Holmgren, C, Gonzaga (freshman)
- Harrison Ingram, F, Stanford (freshman)
- Jaden Ivey, G, Purdue (sophomore)
- Trayce Jackson-Davis, F, Indiana (junior)
- Nikola Jovic, F, Serbia (born 2003)
- Johnny Juzang, G, UCLA (junior)
- Ismael Kamagate, C, France (born 2001)
- Trevor Keels, G, Duke (freshman)
- Walker Kessler, F/C, Auburn (sophomore)
- Christian Koloko, C, Arizona (junior)
- Jake LaRavia, F, Wake Forest (junior)
- Justin Lewis, F, Marquette (sophomore)
- E.J. Liddell, F, Ohio State (junior)
- Bennedict Mathurin, G/F, Arizona (sophomore)
- Matthew Mayer, F, Baylor (senior)
- Bryce McGowens, G, Nebraska (freshman)
- Leonard Miller, F, Canada (born 2003)
- Josh Minott, F, Memphis (freshman)
- Aminu Mohammed, G/F, Georgetown (freshman)
- Iverson Molinar, G, Mississippi State (junior)
- Jean Montero, G, Overtime Elite (auto-eligible)
- Wendell Moore, F, Duke (junior)
- Keegan Murray, F, Iowa (sophomore)
- Andrew Nembhard, G, Gonzaga
- Scotty Pippen Jr., G, Vanderbilt (junior)
- Gabriele Procida, G/F, Italy (born 2002)
- Orlando Robinson, F/C, Fresno State (junior)
- David Roddy, F, Colorado State (junior)
- Ryan Rollins, G, Toledo (sophomore)
- Dereon Seabron, G, NC State (sophomore)
- Shaedon Sharpe, G, Kentucky (freshman)
- Jabari Smith, F, Auburn (freshman)
- Terquavion Smith, G, NC State (freshman)
- Jeremy Sochan, F, Baylor (freshman)
- Matteo Spagnolo, G, Italy (born 2003)
- Julian Strawther, G/F, Gonzaga (sophomore)
- Dalen Terry, G, Arizona (sophomore)
- Drew Timme, F, Gonzaga (junior)
- Jabari Walker, F, Colorado (sophomore)
- TyTy Washington Jr., G, Kentucky (freshman)
- Peyton Watson, G/F, UCLA (freshman)
- Blake Wesley, G, Notre Dame (freshman)
- Alondes Williams, G, Wake Forest (super-senior)
- Jalen Williams, G, Santa Clara (junior)
- Jaylin Williams, F/C, Arkansas (sophomore)
- Mark Williams, C, Duke (sophomore)
- Trevion Williams, F/C, Purdue (senior)
- Fanbo Zeng, F, G League Ignite (auto-eligible)
Possible Lottery Pick Ousmane Dieng Entering Draft
French forward Ousmane Dieng is entering the 2022 NBA draft, he told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Jonathan Givony.
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Dieng is viewed by ESPN as the No. 12 prospect in this year’s class, according to the report from Wojnarowski and Givony, though he currently shows up at No. 18 on ESPN’s actual top-100 list. Either way, he’s considered a potential lottery pick after a promising season with the New Zealand Breakers.
The first European star to take advantage of the National Basketball League’s Next Stars program for young prospects, Dieng faced older, more seasoned competition in 2021/22 and acquitted himself well, according to Givony.
“Playing in a tough league with really good players was really good for me,” Dieng told ESPN. “I learned a lot. The transition was significant, going up against much better players than I saw in France. The game is faster. Everyone is more physical.”
Dieng, who got better as the NBL season progressed, is considered a very strong passer and defender, with the versatility to guard multiple positions, says Givony. The 18-year-old told ESPN that Scottie Barnes and fellow Frenchman Nicolas Batum are among the players he has studied and whose games he believes he can emulate.
Top 2022 French Prospect To Take NBL Route
French swingman Ousmane Dieng, who is considered one of the top prospects for the 2022 draft, will play for the New Zealand Breakers next season as part of the NBL’s Next Stars program, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports.
It’s the same route that Hornets guard LaMelo Ball took before being drafted in the lottery last season. Magic rookie R.J. Hampton, the 24th pick in last year’s draft, also used the Next Stars program as a springboard as well as Australian guard Josh Giddey, a potential 2021 lottery pick. Dieng is the first European prospect to make the jump to the Breakers.
The 6’9” Dieng is ranked No. 14 by ESPN draft analyst Jonathan Givony for the 2022 draft. Givony views the 18-year-old as a superior passer who has shown versatility as a shot-maker and defender, Wojnarowski adds.
Dieng, who played for Parisian Academy INSEP in France’s third division, was heavily recruited by American college programs as well the NBA’s G League Ignite team. French, Australian, Lithuanian and Spanish teams — including Barcelona — were also bidding for Dieng’s services, Lithuanian journalist Donatas Urbonas tweets.