The NBA draft eligibility requires players to be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft.
THE BIG BABY OF THEM ALL
As of the 2025-26 NBA season, there are several players aged 20 or younger (under 21), including notable young talents like 19-year-old Cooper Flagg (born 2006) and Alex Sarr (age 20). While an exact, real-time total fluctuates based on call-ups and injuries, typically, the league features a handful of players under 21, as minimum eligibility requires players to be at least 19 years old.
Youngest Active Player: Cooper Flagg (19 years, 30 days as of late 2025).
Other Under-21 Players: Alex Sarr (20 years old).
The NBA draft eligibility requires players to be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft
Based on data for the 2025-26 NBA season, there are over 60 players currently younger than 22 years old, with Victor Wembanyama (21) and 2025 top pick Cooper Flagg (19) leading a large group of young talent, according to HoopsHype’s analysis.
Key details regarding young NBA players:
Youngest Player: As of December 2025, Cooper Flagg is the youngest active player in the NBA.
Age Profile: The league features a high volume of players aged 19-21, often consisting of recent draft picks and sophomores, notes HoopsHype’s report.
Draft Impact: Many of these players are top picks from the 2023, 2024, and 2025 NBA Drafts, which significantly contribute to the under-22 demographic.
As of the beginning of the 2024-25 NBA season, there are over 70 active players who were born after LeBron James made his NBA debut on October 29, 2003.
Because LeBron’s debut was on Oct 29, 2003, any player born after that date was younger than 21 when the 2024-25 season began. Expanding the criteria to under 23 years old (essentially anyone born in 2002 or later, depending on the exact date), the number is significant, as over 80 players were born after his debut.
Youngest Active Player: Cooper Flagg (born December 21, 2006) is the youngest in the NBA.
Key “Under 23” Talent: Many of the NBA’s top young players are within this age range, including Victor Wembanyama (20-21), Chet Holmgren (21-22), Paolo Banchero (21-22), and Stephon Castle.
Draft Class Focus: Nine of the top 10 youngest players on NBA rosters for the 2024/25 season were selected in the 2024 NBA draft.
Based on data from the beginning of the 2024-25 NBA season, there are 75 active NBA players who are younger than 24, according to an analysis of players who have played this season.
This group of young players includes several high-impact players, rookies, and sophomores, such as:
19-year-olds: Cooper Flagg (2025 draft), Bub Carrington, Zaccharie Risacher, Ronald Holland II, and Tidjane Salaün.
20-22 year-olds: Victor Wembanyama, Bilal Coulibaly, Cason Wallace, and Dereck Lively II.
Young Teams: The Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trail Blazers, and San Antonio Spurs entered the 2024-25 season with some of the youngest rosters, averaging just over 24 years of age.
This number represents a significant portion of the league’s roughly 450–500 active roster spots (including two-way contracts), highlighting a major influx of young talent into the league.
As of the 2024-25 NBA season, there are approximately 453 active players, a number that fluctuates based on injuries and roster changes, World Population Review says. Total roster spots (including injured list and two-way contracts) across 30 teams usually hover around 500-600 active, according to Statista data.
Active Players: 444–453 (2024–2026 season estimates).
Total Roster Capacity: Generally around 15 players per team + 3 two-way contracts, roughly 18 players per team.
Context: Only 1.2% of NCAA men’s basketball players end up drafted by an NBA team.
There are approximately 540,000 to 550,000 high school boys basketball players in the United States, according to recent data from the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and NCSA. It is one of the most popular high school sports in the country, often ranking third in participation behind football and outdoor track.
Key details regarding participation:
Total Participants: Various reports place the number around 537,000 to 541,000.
College Transition: Roughly 3% to 6% of these high school players continue to play at the college level (NCAA, NAIA, etc.), which equates to roughly 18,000–34,000 players.
Popularity: Boys’ basketball is widely played, with high participation rates in states like Indiana, Texas, and California.
While over half a million play at the high school level, only a small percentage advance to collegiate, and even fewer to professional levels
While there is no exact, publicly available, or single database recording the precise number of high school-aged (roughly 14-18) male basketball players in Europe, the number is extremely large due to the sport’s high popularity and club-based structure rather than school-based teams. Basketball is the second most popular sport in Europe behind football.
Structure: Unlike the U.S. high school model, youth in Europe generally play for local clubs, which have teams across various age groups, often starting at under-12 or under-14 levels.
Scale: In countries like Lithuania, which has a strong, small population, there are 138 registered clubs with extensive, year-round youth programming.
Talent: Europe is a major producer of elite, high-level teenage talent, as evidenced by the 20 Under 20, or rising stars, identified annually by FIBA.
While data in the US shows over 500,000 high school boys basketball players, European participation is likely, on a per-capita basis, comparable or higher in specific basketball-focused nations, though structured differently
There are approximately 5,500 to 5,800 men’s basketball players in NCAA Division I, competing across roughly 350-365 schools. With about 15 players allowed per roster, this high-level competition is extremely exclusive, as only around 1% of high school players make it to the Division I level.
Total D1 Men’s Players: 5,607 (as of March 2025).
Alternative Data: Some reports indicate approximately 5,278 to 5,826 players, depending on the number of schools analyzed.
Schools: There are 361 full-member Division I institutions.
Roster Size: While scholarships are limited (13), the new, higher roster cap is 15 players.
For context, there are about 18,000 total NCAA basketball players across all divisions (DI, DII, DIII)
As of the 2024-25 NBA season, there are over 20 active players with fathers who played in the NBA, and estimates for second-generation players in the league have been as high as 4.9%. Notable examples include Stephen Curry (Dell), Klay Thompson (Mychal), Al Horford (Tito), and LeBron and Bronny James.
Second-generation NBA players are common, and in recent years, they have made up roughly 4.9% of the league, marking an increase from 1.6% in 2001, making the NBA second only to the NHL in terms of familial legacies among the major North American sports.
Key Active Second-Generation NBA Players:
Stephen Curry (Dell Curry): One of the most famous examples, with his father, Dell, playing 16 seasons.
Devin Booker (Melvin Booker): Son of former NBA player Melvin Booker.
Jaren Jackson Jr. (Jaren Jackson): Son of NBA veteran Jaren Jackson.
Jett Howard (Juwan Howard): Son of former NBA star Juwan Howard.
Several other players, including Seth Curry, Kevin Love, and Tim Hardaway Jr., are part of this group of players whose fathers played in the league.
Several NBA players have grandfathers who also played in the league, representing a rare third-generation (or 2nd-gen grandfather-grandson) connection. Documented examples include Marvin Bagley III and Marcus Bagley (grandsons of Joe Caldwell), Jason and Jeryl Sasser (grandsons of John Barber), Shavlik Randolph (grandson of Ronnie Shavlik), and Ish Wainright (grandson of Maurice King).
Key Examples of NBA Grandfather-Grandson Duos:
Joe Caldwell: Grandfather to Marvin Bagley III and Marcus Bagley.
John Barber: Grandfather to Jason Sasser and Jeryl Sasser.
While many players have fathers who played in the NBA (second-generation), the grandfather-grandson link is much less common, with only a few specific instances identified in league history
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More than 80 pairs of fathers and sons have played in the NBA throughout its history. While an exact, constantly updated, real-time count for every single active season is not always maintained in official records, over 20 players on league rosters at the start of the 2023-24 season had fathers who previously played in the NBA.
Key details regarding father-son NBA duos include:
Historical Count: Approximately 80 sets of fathers and sons have played in the NBA.
Active Players: At the start of the 2023-24 season, more than 20 players had fathers who played in the league.
Milestone: In 2024, LeBron and Bronny James became the first father-son pair to play together in the NBA.
Examples: Notable second-generation players include Stephen and Seth Curry (sons of Dell Curry), Kobe Bryant (son of Joe Bryant), and Klay Thompson (son of Mychal Thompson).
The trend of second-generation players in the NBA is growing, with a significant number of players in recent years having fathers who played in the 1990s and 2000s.
Draft Year
Draft Year 2026
Rnd.
Pick
Player
Pos.
Nationality[n 1]
Team
School / club team
1
1
AJ Dybantsa
SF
United States
Washington Wizards
BYU (Fr.)
1
2
Darryn Peterson
SG/PG
United States
Utah Jazz
Kansas (Fr.)
1
3
Cameron Boozer
PF
United States
Memphis Grizzlies
Duke (Fr.)
1
4
Caleb Wilson
SF/PF
United States
Chicago Bulls
North Carolina (Fr.)
1
5
Keaton Wagler
SG/PG
United States
Los Angeles Clippers (from Indiana)[A]
Illinois (Fr.)
1
6
Mikel Brown Jr.
PG
United States
Brooklyn Nets
Louisville (Fr.)
1
7
Darius Acuff Jr.
PG
United States
Sacramento Kings
Arkansas (Fr.)
1
8
Kingston Flemings
PG
United States
Atlanta Hawks (from New Orleans)[B]
Houston (Fr.)
1
9
Morez Johnson Jr.
PF/C
United States
Dallas Mavericks
Michigan (So.)
1
10
Brayden Burries
SG/PG
United States
Milwaukee Bucks
Arizona (Fr.)
1
11
Yaxel Lendeborg
PF
Dominican Republic United States
Golden State Warriors
Michigan (Sr.)
1
12
Aday Mara
C
Spain
Oklahoma City Thunder (from L.A. Clippers)[C]
Michigan (Jr.)
1
13
Nate Ament
SF
United States
Miami Heat (traded to Milwaukee)[a]
Tennessee (Fr.)
1
14
Hannes Steinbach
PF
Germany
Charlotte Hornets
Washington (Fr.)
1
15
Dailyn Swain
SG/SF
United States
Chicago Bulls (from Portland)[D]
Texas (Jr.)
1
16
Bennett Stirtz
PG
United States
Memphis Grizzlies (from Phoenix via Orlando,[E] traded to Oklahoma City)[b]
Iowa (Sr.)
1
17
Ebuka Okorie
PG
United States
Oklahoma City Thunder (from Philadelphia,[F] traded to Detroit via Memphis)[b][c]
Stanford (Fr.)
1
18
Christian Anderson Jr.
PG
Germany United States
Charlotte Hornets (from Orlando via Phoenix)[E][G]
Texas Tech (So.)
1
19
Allen Graves
PF
United States
Toronto Raptors
Santa Clara (Fr.)
1
20
Jayden Quaintance
PF/C
United States
San Antonio Spurs (from Atlanta)[H]
Kentucky (So.)
1
21
Karim López
SF
Mexico
Detroit Pistons (from Minnesota,[I] traded to Memphis)[c]
New Zealand Breakers (New Zealand)
1
22
Labaron Philon Jr.
PG
United States
Philadelphia 76ers (from Houston via Oklahoma City)[J]
Alabama (So.)
1
23
Zuby Ejiofor
PF
United States
Atlanta Hawks (from Cleveland)[K]
St. John’s (Sr.)
1
24
Cameron Carr
SG
United States
New York Knicks (traded to the L.A. Lakers)[d]
Baylor (So.)
1
25
Sergio de Larrea
PG/SG
Spain
Los Angeles Lakers (traded to Dallas)[d]
Valencia (Spain)
1
26
Tarris Reed Jr.
C
United States
Denver Nuggets (traded to San Antonio)[e]
UConn (Sr.)
1
27
Chris Cenac Jr.
PF/C
United States
Boston Celtics
Houston (Fr.)
1
28
Joshua Jefferson
PF/SF
United States
Minnesota Timberwolves (from Detroit[I], traded to Brooklyn)[f]
Iowa State (Sr.)
1
29
Alex Karaban
SF/PF
United States
Cleveland Cavaliers (from San Antonio via Atlanta,[H][K] traded to Sacramento)[g]
UConn (Sr.)
1
30
Koa Peat
PF
United States
Dallas Mavericks (from Oklahoma City, Washington and Philadelphia[L], traded to Phoenix)[d]
Arizona (Fr.)
2
31
Bruce Thornton
PG
United States
New York Knicks (from Washington via Oklahoma City and Houston,[M] traded to Houston)[h]
Ohio State (Sr.)
2
32
Richie Saunders
SG
United States
Memphis Grizzlies (from Indiana via Milwaukee)[N]
BYU (Sr.)
2
33
Isaiah Evans
SF
United States
Brooklyn Nets (traded to Minnesota)[f]
Duke (So.)
2
34
Meleek Thomas
SG/PG
United States
Sacramento Kings (traded to Cleveland)[g]
Arkansas (Fr.)
2
35
Trevon Brazile
PF
United States
San Antonio Spurs (from Utah via Minnesota,[O] traded to Denver)[e]
Arkansas (Sr.)
2
36
Baba Miller
SF
Spain
Los Angeles Clippers (from Memphis via Utah and Atlanta)[P]
Cincinnati (Sr.)
2
37
Ryan Conwell
SG
United States
Oklahoma City Thunder (from Dallas,[Q] traded to Miami)[i]
Louisville (Sr.)
2
38
Braden Smith
PG
United States
Chicago Bulls (from New Orleans via Boston, Detroit, and Portland,[R] traded to Indiana)[j]
Purdue (Sr.)
2
39
Jack Kayil
PG
Germany
Houston Rockets (from Chicago via Washington,[S] traded to New York)[h]
Alba Berlin (Germany)
2
40
Dillon Mitchell
SF
United States
Boston Celtics (from Milwaukee via Orlando)[T]
St. John’s (Sr.)
2
41
Otega Oweh
SG
United States
Miami Heat (from Golden State via Charlotte, New York, Oklahoma City, and Atlanta,[U] traded to Oklahoma City)[i]
Kentucky (Sr.)
2
42
Ja’Kobi Gillespie
PG
United States
San Antonio Spurs (from Portland via New Orleans)[V]
Tennessee (Sr.)
2
43
Tyler Bilodeau
PF
United States
Brooklyn Nets (from LA Clippers via Houston)[W]
UCLA (Sr.)
2
44
Maliq Brown
PF
United States
San Antonio Spurs (from Miami via Indiana)[X]
Duke (Sr.)
2
45
Emanuel Sharp
SG
Israel United States
Sacramento Kings (from Charlotte via San Antonio, Atlanta, and New York)[Y]
Houston (Sr.)
2
46
Felix Okpara
C
Nigeria
Orlando Magic (traded to Washington)[k]
Tennessee (Sr.)
2
47
Tyler Nickel
SG
United States
Phoenix Suns (from Philadelphia via Houston and Oklahoma City,[Z] traded to New York)[d]
Vanderbilt (Sr.)
2
48
Tobi Lawal
PF
United Kingdom
Dallas Mavericks (from Phoenix via Washington)[AA]
Virginia Tech (Sr.)
2
49
Bryce Hopkins
SF
United States
Denver Nuggets (from Atlanta via Brooklyn and Golden State)[AB]
St. John’s (Sr.)
2
50
Jaden Bradley
PG
United States
Toronto Raptors
Arizona (Sr.)
2
51
Izaiyah Nelson
PF/C
United States
Washington Wizards (from Minnesota via Detroit and New York,[AC] traded to Orlando)[k]
South Florida (Sr.)
2
52
Henri Veesaar
C
Estonia
Los Angeles Clippers (from Cleveland,[AD] traded to Atlanta)[l]
North Carolina (Jr.)
2
53
Ugonna Onyenso
C
Nigeria
Houston Rockets (traded to Detroit)[h]
Virginia (Sr.)
2
54
Lajae Jones
SG
United States
Golden State Warriors (from LA Lakers via Toronto, Miami, and Cleveland)[AE]
Florida State (Sr.)
2
55
Nick Martinelli
SF
United States
New York Knicks (traded to L.A. Clippers)[h]
Northwestern (Sr.)
2
56
Vsevolod Ishchenko
SF
Russia
Chicago Bulls (from Denver via Minnesota, Phoenix, Charlotte, and Phoenix,[AF] traded to Dallas)[m]
PBC Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia)
2
57
Narcisse Ngoy
C
France
Atlanta Hawks (from Boston,[AG] traded to L.A. Clippers)[l]
Poitiers Basket 86 (France)
2
58
Jaron Pierre Jr.
SG
United States
New Orleans Pelicans (from Detroit via New York, Brooklyn, Phoenix, Orlando, and the LA Clippers)[AH]
SMU (Sr.)
2
59
Trey Kaufman-Renn
PF
United States
Minnesota Timberwolves (from San Antonio via Indiana)[X]
Purdue (Sr.)
2
60
Malique Lewis
SF
Trinidad and Tobago
Washington Wizards (from Oklahoma City via San Antonio and Miami,[AI] traded to Milwaukee)[k]
South East Melbourne Phoenix (Australia)
Draft Year 2025
Rnd.
Pick
Player
Pos.
Nationality[n 1]
Team
School / club team
1
1
Cooper Flagg~
PF
United States
Dallas Mavericks
Duke (Fr.)
1
2
Dylan Harper
SG/PG
United States
San Antonio Spurs
Rutgers (Fr.)
1
3
V. J. Edgecombe
SG
Bahamas
Philadelphia 76ers
Baylor (Fr.)
1
4
Kon Knueppel
SF
United States
Charlotte Hornets
Duke (Fr.)
1
5
Ace Bailey
SF
United States
Utah Jazz
Rutgers (Fr.)
1
6
Tre Johnson
SG
United States
Washington Wizards
Texas (Fr.)
1
7
Jeremiah Fears
PG
United States
New Orleans Pelicans
Oklahoma (Fr.)
1
8
Egor Dëmin
PG
Russia
Brooklyn Nets
BYU (Fr.)
1
9
Collin Murray-Boyles
PF
United States
Toronto Raptors
South Carolina (So.)
1
10
Khaman Maluach
C
South Sudan
Houston Rockets (from Phoenix via Brooklyn,[A][B] traded to Phoenix)[a]
Duke (Fr.)
1
11
Cedric Coward
SF
United States
Portland Trail Blazers (traded to Memphis)[b]
Washington State (Sr.)
1
12
Noa Essengue
PF
France
Chicago Bulls
Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany)
1
13
Derik Queen
C
United States
Atlanta Hawks (from Sacramento,[C] traded to New Orleans)[c]
Maryland (Fr.)
1
14
Carter Bryant
SF
United States
San Antonio Spurs (from Atlanta)[D]
Arizona (Fr.)
1
15
Thomas Sorber#
C
United States
Oklahoma City Thunder (from Miami via the LA Clippers)[E][F]
Georgetown (Fr.)
1
16
Yang Hansen
C
China
Memphis Grizzlies (from Orlando,[G] traded to Portland)[b]
Qingdao Eagles (China)
1
17
Joan Beringer
C
France
Minnesota Timberwolves (from Detroit via New York, Oklahoma City, and Houston)[H]
Cedevita Olimpija (Slovenia)
1
18
Walter Clayton Jr.
PG
United States
Washington Wizards (from Memphis,[I] traded to Utah)[d]
Florida (Sr.)
1
19
Nolan Traoré
PG
France
Brooklyn Nets (from Milwaukee via New York, Detroit, Portland, and New Orleans)[J][K]
Saint-Quentin (France)
1
20
Kasparas Jakučionis
PG
Lithuania
Miami Heat (from Golden State)[L]
Illinois (Fr.)
1
21
Will Riley
SF
Canada
Utah Jazz (from Minnesota,[M] traded to Washington)[d]
Illinois (Fr.)
1
22
Drake Powell
SG
United States
Atlanta Hawks (from LA Lakers via New Orleans,[N] traded to Brooklyn)[e]
North Carolina (Fr.)
1
23
Asa Newell
PF
United States
New Orleans Pelicans (from Indiana,[O] traded to Atlanta)[c]
Georgia (Fr.)
1
24
Nique Clifford
SG
United States
Oklahoma City Thunder (from LA Clippers,[F] traded to Sacramento)[f]
Colorado State (Sr.)
1
25
Jase Richardson
SG
United States
Orlando Magic (from Denver)[P]
Michigan State (Fr.)
1
26
Ben Saraf
SG
Israel
Brooklyn Nets (from New York)[K]
Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany)
1
27
Danny Wolf
PF
United States Israel
Brooklyn Nets (from Houston)[B]
Michigan (Jr.)
1
28
Hugo González
SF
Spain
Boston Celtics
Real Madrid (Spain)
1
29
Liam McNeeley
SF
United States
Phoenix Suns (from Cleveland via Utah,[Q]) traded to Charlotte)[g]
UConn (Fr.)
1
30
Yanic Konan Niederhäuser
C
Switzerland
Los Angeles Clippers (from Oklahoma City)[F]
Penn State (Jr.)
2
31
Rasheer Fleming
PF
United States
Minnesota Timberwolves (from Utah,[R] traded to Phoenix)[a]
Saint Joseph’s (Jr.)
2
32
Noah Penda
SF
France
Boston Celtics (from Washington via Detroit and Brooklyn,[S] traded to Orlando)[h]
Le Mans Sarthe (France)
2
33
Sion James
SG
United States
Charlotte Hornets
Duke (Sr.)
2
34
Ryan Kalkbrenner
C
United States
Charlotte Hornets (from New Orleans via San Antonio, Phoenix, and Memphis)[T]
Creighton (Sr.)
2
35
Johni Broome
PF
United States
Philadelphia 76ers
Auburn (Sr.)
2
36
Adou Thiero
SF
United States
Brooklyn Nets (traded to LA Lakers)[a]
Arkansas (Jr.)
2
37
Chaz Lanier
SG
United States
Detroit Pistons (from Toronto via Dallas and San Antonio)[U]
Tennessee (Sr.)
2
38
Kam Jones
SG
United States
San Antonio Spurs (traded to Indiana)[i]
Marquette (Sr.)
2
39
Alijah Martin
SG
United States
Toronto Raptors (from Portland via Sacramento)[V]
Florida (Sr.)
2
40
Micah Peavy
SF
United States
Washington Wizards (from Phoenix,[W] traded to New Orleans)[j]
Georgetown (Sr.)
2
41
Koby Brea
SG
Dominican Republic
Golden State Warriors (from Miami via Brooklyn and Indiana,[X] traded to Phoenix)[a]
Kentucky (Sr.)
2
42
Maxime Raynaud
C
France
Sacramento Kings (from Chicago via San Antonio)[Y]
Stanford (Sr.)
2
43
Jamir Watkins
SG
United States
Utah Jazz (from Dallas,[Z] traded to Washington)[d]
Florida State (Sr.)
2
44
Brooks Barnhizer
SF
United States
Oklahoma City Thunder (from Atlanta)[AA]
Northwestern (Sr.)
2
45
Rocco Zikarsky
C
Australia
Chicago Bulls (from Sacramento,[AB] traded to Minnesota via LA Lakers)[k][a]
Brisbane Bullets (Australia)
2
46
Amari Williams
C
United Kingdom
Orlando Magic (traded to Boston)[h]
Kentucky (Sr.)
2
47
Bogoljub Marković#
PF
Serbia
Milwaukee Bucks (from Detroit via Washington)[AC]
Mega Basket (Serbia)
2
48
Javon Small
PG
United States
Memphis Grizzlies (from Golden State via Washington and Brooklyn)[AD][I]
West Virginia (Sr.)
2
49
Tyrese Proctor
PG
Australia
Cleveland Cavaliers (from Milwaukee)[AE]
Duke (Jr.)
2
50
Kobe Sanders
SG/SF
United States
New York Knicks (from Memphis via Oklahoma City and Boston,[AF] traded to LA Clippers)[l]
Nevada (Sr.)
2
51
Mohamed Diawara
PF
France
Los Angeles Clippers (from Minnesota via Atlanta and Houston,[AG] traded to New York)[l]
Cholet Basket (France)
2
52
Alex Toohey#
SF
Australia
Phoenix Suns (from Denver via Charlotte and Minnesota,[AH] traded to Golden State)[a]
Sydney Kings (Australia)
2
53
John Tonje
SG
United States
Utah Jazz (from LA Clippers via the LA Lakers)[AI][Z]
Wisconsin (Sr.)
2
54
Taelon Peter
PG
United States
Indiana Pacers
Liberty (Sr.)
2
55
Lachlan Olbrich
PF
Australia
Los Angeles Lakers (traded to Chicago)[k]
Illawarra Hawks (Australia)
2
New York Knicks (forfeited due to tampering violation)[1]
2
56
Will Richard
PG
United States
Memphis Grizzlies (from Houston,[AJ] traded to Golden State)[m]
Florida (Sr.)
2
57
Max Shulga
SG
Ukraine
Orlando Magic (from Boston,[AK] traded to Boston)[h]
VCU (Sr.)
2
58
Saliou Niang#
SG
Italy
Cleveland Cavaliers
Aquila Basket Trento (Italy)
2
59
Jahmai Mashack
SG
United States
Houston Rockets (from Oklahoma City via Atlanta,[AL] traded to Memphis via Golden State)[a][m]
Tennessee (Sr.)
Nationality indicates the player’s national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.
Notable undrafted players
Further information: List of undrafted NBA players
These players were not selected in the 2025 NBA draft, but have played at least one regular-season or playoff game in the NBA.
Player
Pos.
Nationality
School/club team
Adama Bal
G/F
France
Santa Clara (Sr.)
Dylan Cardwell
C
United States
Auburn (Sr.)
Moussa Cissé
C
Guinea
Memphis (Sr.)
LJ Cryer
PG
United States
Houston (Sr.)
Hunter Dickinson
C
United States
Kansas (Sr.)
Andersson Garcia
SF
Dominican Republic
Texas A&M (Sr.)
Keshon Gilbert
PG
United States
Iowa State (Sr.)
Vladislav Goldin
C
Russia
Michigan (Sr.)
Hayden Gray
PG/SG
United States
UC San Diego (Sr.)
Chucky Hepburn
PG
United States
Louisville (Sr.)
C. J. Huntley
PF
United States
Appalachian State (Sr.)
Chaney Johnson
SF
United States
Auburn (Sr.)
Curtis Jones
SG
United States
Iowa State (Sr.)
Miles Kelly
SG
United States
Auburn (Sr.)
Jayson Kent
SF
United States
Texas (Sr.)
Caleb Love
PG
United States
Arizona (Sr.)
Lawson Lovering
C
United States
Utah (Sr.)
Chris Mañon
SG
United States
Vanderbilt (Sr.)
Bez Mbeng
SG
United States
Yale (Sr.)
Grant Nelson
PF
United States
Alabama (Sr.)
Ryan Nembhard
PG
Canada
Gonzaga (Sr.)
Toby Okani
SG
United States
West Virginia (Sr.)
Norchad Omier
PF
Nicaragua
Baylor (Sr.)
Sean Pedulla
PG
United States
Ole Miss (Sr.)
John Poulakidas
SG
United States
Yale (Sr.)
Julian Reese
PF
United States
Maryland (Sr.)
Kadary Richmond
PG/SG
United States
St. John’s (Sr.)
Hunter Sallis
SG
United States
Wake Forest (Sr.)
Payton Sandfort
SF
United States
Iowa (Sr.)
Mark Sears
PG
United States
Alabama (Sr.)
Jahmyl Telfort
SF
Canada
Butler (Sr.)
Chris Youngblood
SG
United States
Alabama (Sr.)
Draft Year 2024
Rnd.
Pick
Player
Pos.
Nationality[n 1]
Team
School / club team
1
1
Zaccharie Risacher
SF
France
Atlanta Hawks
JL Bourg (France)
1
2
Alex Sarr
C
France
Washington Wizards
Perth Wildcats (Australia)
1
3
Reed Sheppard
SG
United States
Houston Rockets (from Brooklyn)[A]
Kentucky (Fr.)
1
4
Stephon Castle~
PG
United States
San Antonio Spurs
UConn (Fr.)
1
5
Ron Holland
SF
United States
Detroit Pistons
NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
1
6
Tidjane Salaün
SF
France
Charlotte Hornets
Cholet Basket (France)
1
7
Donovan Clingan
C
United States
Portland Trail Blazers
UConn (So.)
1
8
Rob Dillingham
PG/SG
United States
San Antonio Spurs (from Toronto,[B] traded to Minnesota)[a]
Kentucky (Fr.)
1
9
Zach Edey
C
Canada
Memphis Grizzlies
Purdue (Sr.)
1
10
Cody Williams
SG/SF
United States
Utah Jazz
Colorado (Fr.)
1
11
Matas Buzelis
SF/PF
Lithuania[n 2]
Chicago Bulls
NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
1
12
Nikola Topić
PG
Serbia
Oklahoma City Thunder (from Houston)[C]
KK Crvena zvezda (Serbia)
1
13
Devin Carter
SG
United States
Sacramento Kings
Providence (Jr.)
1
14
Bub Carrington
SG
United States
Portland Trail Blazers (from Golden State to Memphis to Boston,[D] traded to Washington)[b]
Pittsburgh (Fr.)
1
15
Kel’el Ware
C
United States
Miami Heat
Indiana (So.)
1
16
Jared McCain
PG
United States
Philadelphia 76ers
Duke (Fr.)
1
17
Dalton Knecht
SF
United States
Los Angeles Lakers[E]
Tennessee (Sr.)
1
18
Tristan da Silva
PF
Germany Brazil
Orlando Magic
Colorado (Sr.)
1
19
Ja’Kobe Walter
SG
United States
Toronto Raptors (from Indiana)[F]
Baylor (Fr.)
1
20
Jaylon Tyson
SF
United States
Cleveland Cavaliers
California (Jr.)
1
21
Yves Missi
C
Cameroon
New Orleans Pelicans (from Milwaukee)[G]
Baylor (Fr.)
1
22
DaRon Holmes II
PF
United States
Phoenix Suns (traded to Denver)[c]
Dayton (Jr.)
1
23
AJ Johnson
SG
United States
Milwaukee Bucks (from New Orleans)[G]
Illawarra Hawks (Australia)
1
24
Kyshawn George
SG
Switzerland[n 3]
New York Knicks (from Dallas,[H] traded to Washington)[d]
Miami (Fr.)
1
25
Pacôme Dadiet
SF
France
New York Knicks
Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany)
1
26
Dillon Jones
SF
United States
Washington Wizards (from L.A. Clippers to Oklahoma City to Dallas,[I] traded to Oklahoma City via New York)[d][e]
Weber State (Sr.)
1
27
Terrence Shannon Jr.
SG
United States
Minnesota Timberwolves
Illinois (Sr.)
1
28
Ryan Dunn
SF
United States
Denver Nuggets (traded to Phoenix)[c]
Virginia (So.)
1
29
Isaiah Collier
PG
United States
Utah Jazz (from Oklahoma City to Indiana to Toronto)[J][F][K]
USC (Fr.)
1
30
Baylor Scheierman
SG/SF
United States
Boston Celtics
Creighton (Sr.)
2
31
Jonathan Mogbo
PF
United States
Toronto Raptors (from Detroit to L.A. Clippers to New York)[L]
San Francisco (Jr.)
2
32
Kyle Filipowski
PF/C
United States
Utah Jazz (from Washington to Brooklyn to Detroit)[M][N]
Duke (So.)
2
33
Tyler Smith
SF/PF
United States
Milwaukee Bucks (from Portland via Sacramento)[O]
NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
2
34
Tyler Kolek
PG
United States
Portland Trail Blazers (from Charlotte via New Orleans, Oklahoma City, and Denver,[P][G][Q][R] traded to New York)[f]
Marquette (Sr.)
2
35
Johnny Furphy
SG/SF
Australia
San Antonio Spurs (traded to Indiana)[g]
Kansas (Fr.)
2
36
Juan Núñez#
PG
Spain
Indiana Pacers (from Toronto to Memphis to L.A. Clippers to Philadelphia,[S][T][U] traded to San Antonio)[g]
Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany)
2
37
Bobi Klintman
SF/PF
Sweden
Minnesota Timberwolves (from Memphis to Oklahoma City to Washington to L.A. Lakers,[V][M][W] traded to Detroit)[h]
Cairns Taipans (Australia)
2
38
Ajay Mitchell
PG/SG
Belgium
New York Knicks (from Utah,[X] traded to Oklahoma City)[i]
UC Santa Barbara (Jr.)
2
39
Jaylen Wells
SF
United States
Memphis Grizzlies (from Brooklyn via Houston)[Y][Z]
Washington State (Jr.)
2
40
Oso Ighodaro
PF/C
United States
Portland Trail Blazers (from Atlanta,[AA] traded to Phoenix via New York)[i][j]
Marquette (Sr.)
2
41
Adem Bona
PF/C
Turkey
Philadelphia 76ers (from Chicago to New Orleans to San Antonio to Boston)[AB]
UCLA (So.)
2
42
KJ Simpson
PG
United States
Charlotte Hornets (from Houston via Oklahoma City)[AC]
Colorado (Jr.)
2
43
Nikola Đurišić#
SG/SF
Serbia
Miami Heat (traded to Atlanta)[k]
KK Mega Basket (Serbia)
2
44
Pelle Larsson
SG/SF
Sweden
Houston Rockets (from Golden State via Atlanta,[AD] traded to Miami)[k]
Arizona (Sr.)
2
45
Jamal Shead
PG
United States
Sacramento Kings (traded to Toronto)[l]
Houston (Sr.)
2
46
Cam Christie
SG
United States
Los Angeles Clippers (from Indiana to Milwaukee to Memphis)[AE][T]
Minnesota (Fr.)
2
47
Antonio Reeves
SG/SF
United States
Orlando Magic (traded to New Orleans)[m]
Kentucky (Sr.)
2
48
Harrison Ingram
SF/PF
United States
San Antonio Spurs (from L.A. Lakers via Memphis)[AF]
North Carolina (Jr.)
2
Philadelphia 76ers (forfeited due to tampering violation)[3]
2
49
Tristen Newton
PG/SG
United States
Indiana Pacers (from Cleveland)[A]
UConn (Sr.)
2
50
Enrique Freeman
SF/PF
United States Puerto Rico
Indiana Pacers (from New Orleans)[F]
Akron (Sr.)
2
51
Melvin Ajinça#
SF
France
New York Knicks (from Phoenix via Washington,[AG][d] traded to Dallas)[n]
Saint-Quentin BB (France)
2
52
Quinten Post
C
Netherlands
Golden State Warriors (from Milwaukee via Indiana,[AH] traded back to Golden State via Portland)[i][o]
Boston College (Sr.)
2
53
Cam Spencer
SG
United States
Detroit Pistons (from New York to Charlotte to Philadelphia,[AI] traded to Memphis via Minnesota)[h]
UConn (Sr.)
2
54
Anton Watson
PF
United States
Boston Celtics (from Dallas via Sacramento)[AJ]
Gonzaga (Sr.)
2
55
Bronny James
SG
United States
Los Angeles Lakers (from L.A. Clippers)[AK]
USC (Fr.)
2
56
Kevin McCullar Jr.
SG
United States
Phoenix Suns (from Minnesota via Oklahoma City and Denver,[AL][J][c] traded to New York)[j]
Kansas (Sr.)
2
57
Ulrich Chomche
PF/C
Cameroon
Memphis Grizzlies (from Oklahoma City to Atlanta to Houston,[AM][Z] traded to Toronto via Minnesota)[p]
APR BBC (Rwanda)
2
Phoenix Suns (from Denver via Orlando;[AK][AN] forfeited due to tampering violation)[4]
2
58
Ariel Hukporti
C
Germany
Dallas Mavericks (from Boston via Charlotte,[AO] traded to New York)[n]
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany)
Nationality indicates the player’s national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.
Buzelis was born in the United States and is of Lithuanian descent. He holds dual citizenship but has played for the Lithuanian national team.
George was born in Switzerland and holds Canadian citizenship by descent through his Canadian father. He holds dual citizenship but has played for the Swiss national team at the U16 level.
Notable undrafted players
Further information: List of undrafted NBA players
These players were not selected in the 2024 NBA draft, but have played at least one regular-season or playoff game in the NBA.
Daniss Jenkins went undrafted.
Player
Pos.
Nationality
School/club team
Trey Alexander
SG
United States
Creighton (Jr.)
Jamison Battle
SF
United States
Ohio State (Sr.)
Reece Beekman
PG
United States
Virginia (Sr.)
Jalen Bridges
SF
United States
Baylor (Sr.)
Keion Brooks Jr.
SF/PF
United States
Washington (Sr.)
Darius Brown
PG/SG
United States
Utah State (Sr.)
Tyler Burton
SF
United States
Villanova (Sr.)
Branden Carlson
C
United States
Utah (Sr.)
Isaiah Crawford
SF
United States
Louisiana Tech (Sr.)
Cui Yongxi
SG
China
Guangzhou Loong Lions (China)
N’Faly Dante
C
Mali
Oregon (Sr.)
RayJ Dennis
PG
United States
Baylor (Sr.)
Alex Ducas
SG/SF
Australia
Saint Mary’s (Sr.)
Jesse Edwards
C
Netherlands
West Virginia (Sr.)
Justin Edwards
SF
United States
Kentucky (Fr.)
Tristan Enaruna
SF
Netherlands
Cleveland State (Sr.)
Trentyn Flowers
SF
United States
Adelaide 36ers (Australia)
PJ Hall
C
United States
Clemson (Sr.)
Blake Hinson
SF
United States
Pittsburgh (Sr.)
Daniss Jenkins
PG
United States
St. John’s (Sr.)
Keshad Johnson
SF
United States
Arizona (Sr.)
Isaac Jones
C/PF
United States
Washington State (Sr.)
Spencer Jones
SF
United States
Stanford (Sr.)
David Jones García
SF
Dominican Republic
Memphis (Sr.)
Malevy Leons
PF
Netherlands
Bradley (Sr.)
Emanuel Miller
SF/PF
Canada
TCU (Sr.)
Riley Minix
SF/SG
United States
Morehead State (Sr.)
Josh Oduro
PF/C
United States
Providence (Sr.)
Quincy Olivari
PG
United States
Xavier (Sr.)
Zyon Pullin
PG
United States
Florida (Sr.)
Cormac Ryan
SG
United States
North Carolina (Sr.)
Tolu Smith
PF
United States
Mississippi State (Sr.)
Isaiah Stevens
PG
United States
Colorado State (Sr.)
Nae’Qwan Tomlin
PF
United States
Kansas State (Sr.)
Armel Traoré
SF
France
ADA Blois (France)
Jahmir Young
PG
United States
Maryland (Sr.)
Draft Year 2023
Rnd.
Pick
Player
Pos.
Nationality[n 1]
Team
School / club team
1
1
Victor Wembanyama*~
C
France
San Antonio Spurs
Metropolitans 92 (France)
1
2
Brandon Miller
SF
United States
Charlotte Hornets
Alabama (Fr.)
1
3
Scoot Henderson
PG
United States
Portland Trail Blazers
NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
1
4
Amen Thompson
PG
United States
Houston Rockets
City Reapers (Overtime Elite)
1
5
Ausar Thompson
SF
United States
Detroit Pistons
City Reapers (Overtime Elite)
1
6
Anthony Black
PG/SG
United States
Orlando Magic
Arkansas (Fr.)
1
7
Bilal Coulibaly
SF
France
Indiana Pacers (traded to Washington)[a]
Metropolitans 92 (France)
1
8
Jarace Walker
PF
United States
Washington Wizards (traded to Indiana)[a]
Houston (Fr.)
1
9
Taylor Hendricks
PF
United States
Utah Jazz
UCF (Fr.)
1
10
Cason Wallace
PG
United States
Dallas Mavericks (traded to Oklahoma City)[b]
Kentucky (Fr.)
1
11
Jett Howard
SF
United States
Orlando Magic (from Chicago)[A]
Michigan (Fr.)
1
12
Dereck Lively II
C
United States
Oklahoma City Thunder (traded to Dallas)[b]
Duke (Fr.)
1
13
Gradey Dick
SG/SF
United States
Toronto Raptors
Kansas (Fr.)
1
14
Jordan Hawkins
SG
United States
New Orleans Pelicans
UConn (So.)
1
15
Kobe Bufkin
SG
United States
Atlanta Hawks
Michigan (So.)
1
16
Keyonte George
SG
United States
Utah Jazz (from Minnesota)[B]
Baylor (Fr.)
1
17
Jalen Hood-Schifino
PG/SG
United States
Los Angeles Lakers
Indiana (Fr.)
1
18
Jaime Jaquez Jr.
SF/SG
Mexico[n 2]
Miami Heat
UCLA (Sr.)
1
19
Brandin Podziemski
SG
United States
Golden State Warriors
Santa Clara (So.)
1
20
Cam Whitmore
SF
United States
Houston Rockets (from L.A. Clippers)[C]
Villanova (Fr.)
1
21
Noah Clowney
PF
United States
Brooklyn Nets (from Phoenix)[D]
Alabama (Fr.)
1
22
Dariq Whitehead
SF
United States
Brooklyn Nets
Duke (Fr.)
1
23
Kris Murray
PF
United States
Portland Trail Blazers (from New York)[E]
Iowa (Jr.)
1
24
Olivier-Maxence Prosper
SF/PF
Canada
Sacramento Kings (traded to Dallas)[c]
Marquette (Jr.)
1
25
Marcus Sasser
SG/PG
United States
Memphis Grizzlies (traded to Detroit via Boston)[d][e]
Houston (Sr.)
1
26
Ben Sheppard
SG
United States
Indiana Pacers (from Cleveland)[F]
Belmont (Sr.)
1
27
Nick Smith Jr.
PG/SG
United States
Charlotte Hornets (from Denver via New York and Oklahoma City)[G][H][I]
Arkansas (Fr.)
1
28
Brice Sensabaugh
SF
United States
Utah Jazz (from Philadelphia via Brooklyn)[J]
Ohio State (Fr.)
1
29
Julian Strawther
SF
Puerto Rico[n 3]
Indiana Pacers (from Boston,[K] traded to Denver)[f]
Gonzaga (Jr.)
1
30
Kobe Brown
SG/SF
United States
Los Angeles Clippers (from Milwaukee via Houston)[C]
Missouri (Sr.)
2
31
James Nnaji#
C
Nigeria
Detroit Pistons (traded to Charlotte via Boston)[e][g]
FC Barcelona (Spain)
2
32
Jalen Pickett
SG
United States
Indiana Pacers (from Houston,[L] traded to Denver)[f]
Penn State (Sr.)
2
33
Leonard Miller
SF
Canada
San Antonio Spurs (traded to Minnesota)[h]
NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
2
34
Colby Jones
SG
United States
Charlotte Hornets (from Charlotte via Philadelphia and Atlanta,[M][E] traded to Sacramento via Boston)[g][i]
Xavier (Jr.)
2
35
Julian Phillips
SF
United States
Boston Celtics (from Portland via Atlanta, L.A. Clippers, Detroit, and Cleveland,[N] traded to Chicago via Washington)[d][j]
Tennessee (Fr.)
2
36
Andre Jackson Jr.
SG
United States
Orlando Magic (traded to Milwaukee)[k]
UConn (Jr.)
2
37
Hunter Tyson
SF
United States
Oklahoma City Thunder (from Washington via New Orleans,[O][G] traded to Denver)[f]
Clemson (Sr.)
2
38
Jordan Walsh
SF
United States
Sacramento Kings (from Indiana,[P] traded to Boston)[i]
Arkansas (Fr.)
2
39
Mouhamed Gueye
PF
Senegal
Charlotte Hornets (from Utah via New York,[Q][I] traded to Atlanta via Boston)[g][l]
Washington State (So.)
2
40
Maxwell Lewis
SF
United States
Denver Nuggets (from Dallas via Oklahoma City,[R] traded to L.A. Lakers)[f]
Pepperdine (So.)
2
41
Amari Bailey
SG
United States
Charlotte Hornets (from Oklahoma City via New York and Boston)[S][I]
UCLA (Fr.)
2
42
Tristan Vukčević
PF/C
Serbia
Washington Wizards (from Chicago via Los Angeles Lakers and Washington)[T]
Partizan Belgrade (Serbia)
2
43
Rayan Rupert
SG
France
Portland Trail Blazers (from Atlanta)[U]
New Zealand Breakers (New Zealand)
2
44
Sidy Cissoko
SG/SF
France
San Antonio Spurs (from Toronto)[V]
NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
2
45
GG Jackson
PF
United States
Memphis Grizzlies (from Minnesota)[W]
South Carolina (Fr.)
2
46
Seth Lundy
SG
United States
Atlanta Hawks (from New Orleans)[X]
Penn State (Sr.)
2
47
Mojave King#
SG
New Zealand/United States
Los Angeles Lakers (traded to Indiana)[f]
NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
2
48
Jordan Miller
SF
United States
Los Angeles Clippers
Miami (Sr.)
2
49
Emoni Bates
SF/SG
United States
Cleveland Cavaliers (from Golden State via Utah and New Orleans)[Y]
Eastern Michigan (So.)
2
50
Keyontae Johnson
SF
United States
Oklahoma City Thunder (from Miami via Boston, Memphis, and Dallas)[Z]
Kansas State (Sr.)
2
51
Jalen Wilson
SF
United States
Brooklyn Nets
Kansas (Jr.)
2
52
Toumani Camara
SF/PF
Belgium
Phoenix Suns
Dayton (Sr.)
2
53
Jaylen Clark
SG
United States
Minnesota Timberwolves (from New York via Charlotte)[I][AA]
UCLA (Jr.)
2
54
Jalen Slawson
SF
United States
Sacramento Kings
Furman (Sr.)
2
55
Isaiah Wong
PG
United States
Indiana Pacers (from Cleveland via Milwaukee and Detroit)[AB][D]
Miami (Sr.)
2
56
Tarik Biberović#
SF
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Memphis Grizzlies
Fenerbahçe (Turkey)
2
Chicago Bulls (from Denver via Cleveland;[AC] forfeited due to tampering violation)
2
Philadelphia 76ers (forfeited due to tampering violation)
2
57
Trayce Jackson-Davis
PF
United States
Washington Wizards (from Boston via Charlotte,[AD] traded to Golden State)[m]
Indiana (Sr.)
2
58
Chris Livingston
SF
United States
Milwaukee Bucks
Kentucky (Fr.)
Nationality indicates the player’s national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.
Jaquez was born in the United States and is of Mexican descent. He holds dual citizenship but has played for the Mexican national team.
Strawther was born in the United States and is of Puerto Rican descent. He holds dual citizenship but has played for the Puerto Rican national team.
Notable undrafted players
Further information: List of undrafted NBA players
These players were not selected in the 2023 NBA draft, but have played at least one regular-season or playoff game in the NBA.
Player
Pos.
Nationality
School/club team
Timmy Allen
SF
United States
Texas (Sr.)
Marcus Bagley
PF
United States
Arizona State (Jr.)
Damion Baugh
SG
United States
TCU (Sr.)
Leaky Black
SF
United States
North Carolina (Sr.)
Colin Castleton
C
United States
Florida (Sr.)
Malcolm Cazalon
PG
France
Mega Leks (Serbia)
Yuri Collins
PG
United States
Saint Louis (Sr.)
Javonte Cooke
PG
United States
Winston-Salem State (Sr.)
Ricky Council IV
SG
United States
Arkansas (Jr.)
Dexter Dennis
SF
United States
Texas A&M (Sr.)
Tosan Evbuomwan
SF
United Kingdom
Princeton (Sr.)
Adam Flagler
SG
United States
Baylor (Sr.)
Alex Fudge
SF/PF
United States
Florida (So.)
Andrew Funk
SG
United States
Penn State (Sr.)
Myron Gardner
SG
United States
Little Rock (Sr.)
Jazian Gortman
PG
United States
YNG Dreamerz (Overtime Elite)
Elijah Harkless
SG
United States
UNLV (Sr.)
D’Moi Hodge
SG
British Virgin Islands
Missouri (Sr.)
Trey Jemison
C
United States
UAB (Sr.)
Yuki Kawamura
PG
Japan
Yokohama B-Corsairs (Japan)
Jaylen Martin
SF
United States
YNG Dreamerz (Overtime Elite)
Nathan Mensah
PF
Ghana
San Diego State (Sr.)
Pete Nance
PF
United States
North Carolina (Sr.)
Miles Norris
SF/PF
United States
UC Santa Barbara (Sr.)
Markquis Nowell
PG
United States
Kansas State (Sr.)
Drew Peterson
PF
United States
USC (Sr.)
Craig Porter Jr.
PG
United States
Wichita State (Sr.)
Liam Robbins
C
United States
Vanderbilt (Sr.)
Adama Sanogo
PF/C
Mali
UConn (Jr.)
Malachi Smith
SG
United States
Gonzaga (Sr.)
Terquavion Smith
PG
United States
NC State (So.)
Drew Timme
C
United States
Gonzaga (Sr.)
Jacob Toppin
SF
United States
Kentucky (Sr.)
Oscar Tshiebwe
C
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kentucky (Sr.
Draft Year 2022
Rnd.
Pick
Player
Pos.
Nationality[n 1]
Team
School / club team
1
1
Paolo Banchero~+
PF
United States
Orlando Magic
Duke (Fr.)
1
2
Chet Holmgren*
PF/C
United States
Oklahoma City Thunder
Gonzaga (Fr.)
1
3
Jabari Smith Jr.
PF
United States
Houston Rockets
Auburn (Fr.)
1
4
Keegan Murray
PF
United States
Sacramento Kings
Iowa (So.)
1
5
Jaden Ivey
PG/SG
United States
Detroit Pistons
Purdue (So.)
1
6
Bennedict Mathurin
SG/SF
Canada
Indiana Pacers
Arizona (So.)
1
7
Shaedon Sharpe
SG
Canada
Portland Trail Blazers
Kentucky (Fr.)
1
8
Dyson Daniels
PG/SG
Australia
New Orleans Pelicans (from L.A. Lakers)[A]
NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
1
9
Jeremy Sochan
PF
Poland[n 2]
San Antonio Spurs
Baylor (Fr.)
1
10
Johnny Davis
SG
United States
Washington Wizards
Wisconsin (So.)
1
11
Ousmane Dieng
SF
France
New York Knicks (traded to Oklahoma City)[a]
New Zealand Breakers (New Zealand)
1
12
Jalen Williams*
SG
United States
Oklahoma City Thunder (from L.A. Clippers)[B]
Santa Clara (Jr.)
1
13
Jalen Duren*
C
United States
Charlotte Hornets (traded to Detroit via New York)[b]
Memphis (Fr.)
1
14
Ochai Agbaji
SG
United States
Cleveland Cavaliers
Kansas (Sr.)
1
15
Mark Williams
C
United States
Charlotte Hornets (from New Orleans)[C]
Duke (So.)
1
16
AJ Griffin
SF
United States
Atlanta Hawks
Duke (Fr.)
1
17
Tari Eason
PF
United States
Houston Rockets (from Brooklyn)[D]
LSU (So.)
1
18
Dalen Terry
SG
United States
Chicago Bulls
Arizona (So.)
1
19
Jake LaRavia
SF
United States
Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Memphis)[c]
Wake Forest (Jr.)
1
20
Malaki Branham
SG
United States
San Antonio Spurs (from Toronto)[E]
Ohio State (Fr.)
1
21
Christian Braun
SG
United States
Denver Nuggets
Kansas (Jr.)
1
22
Walker Kessler
C
United States
Memphis Grizzlies (from Utah,[F] traded to Utah via Minnesota[c][d])
Auburn (So.)
1
23
David Roddy
SF
United States
Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Memphis)[e]
Colorado State (Jr.)
1
24
MarJon Beauchamp
SG/SF
United States
Milwaukee Bucks (from Milwaukee via Cleveland to Houston)[G][D][H]
NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
1
25
Blake Wesley
PG/SG
United States
San Antonio Spurs (from Boston)[I]
Notre Dame (Fr.)
1
26
Wendell Moore Jr.
SF
United States
Dallas Mavericks (traded to Minnesota via Houston)[f][g]
Duke (Jr.)
1
27
Nikola Jović
SF
Serbia
Miami Heat
Mega Mozzart (Serbia)
1
28
Patrick Baldwin Jr.
PF
United States
Golden State Warriors
Milwaukee (Fr.)
1
29
TyTy Washington Jr.
PG
United States
Memphis Grizzlies (traded to Houston via Minnesota)[c][g]
Kentucky (Fr.)
1
30
Peyton Watson
SF
United States
Oklahoma City Thunder (from Phoenix,[J] traded to Denver[h])
UCLA (Fr.)
2
31
Andrew Nembhard
PG
Canada
Indiana Pacers (from Houston via Cleveland)[K][L]
Gonzaga (Sr.)
2
32
Caleb Houstan
SF
Canada
Orlando Magic
Michigan (Fr.)
2
33
Christian Koloko
C
Cameroon
Toronto Raptors (from Detroit via Chicago to Washington to San Antonio)[M][N][O][E]
Arizona (Jr.)
2
34
Jaylin Williams
PF
United States
Oklahoma City Thunder
Arkansas (So.)
2
35
Max Christie
SG
United States
Los Angeles Lakers (from Indiana via Milwaukee to Orlando[P])
Michigan State (Fr.)
2
36
Gabriele Procida#
SG/SF
Italy
Portland Trail Blazers (traded to Detroit)[i]
Fortitudo Bologna (Italy)
2
37
Jaden Hardy
SG
United States
Sacramento Kings (traded to Dallas)[j]
NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
2
38
Kennedy Chandler
PG
United States
San Antonio Spurs (from L.A. Lakers via Washington to Chicago[A][N][Q], traded to Memphis[k])
Tennessee (Fr.)
2
39
Khalifa Diop#
C
Senegal
Cleveland Cavaliers (from San Antonio via Utah)[R]
Herbalife Gran Canaria (Spain)
2
40
Bryce McGowens
SG
United States
Minnesota Timberwolves (from Washington via Cleveland[G][S], traded to Charlotte[l])
Nebraska (Fr.)
2
41
E. J. Liddell
PF
United States
New Orleans Pelicans
Ohio State (Jr.)
2
42
Trevor Keels
SG
United States
New York Knicks
Duke (Fr.)
2
43
Moussa Diabaté
PF
France
Los Angeles Clippers
Michigan (Fr.)
2
44
Ryan Rollins
SG
United States
Atlanta Hawks (traded to Golden State)[m]
Toledo (So.)
2
45
Josh Minott
SF
Jamaica[n 3]
Charlotte Hornets (traded to Minnesota)[l]
Memphis (Fr.)
2
46
Ismaël Kamagate#
C
France
Detroit Pistons (from Brooklyn[T], traded to Denver via Portland[i][n])
Paris Basketball (France)
2
47
Vince Williams Jr.
SG/SF
United States
Memphis Grizzlies (from Cleveland via Atlanta to New Orleans)[U][C]
VCU (Sr.)
2
48
Kendall Brown
SF
United States
Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Indiana)[o]
Baylor (Fr.)
2
49
Isaiah Mobley
PF
United States
Cleveland Cavaliers (from Chicago via Detroit to Memphis to Sacramento)[M][V]
USC (Jr.)
2
50
Matteo Spagnolo#
SG
Italy
Minnesota Timberwolves (from Denver via Philadelphia)[W]
Vanoli Cremona (Italy)
2
51
Tyrese Martin
SG
United States
Golden State Warriors (from Toronto via Philadelphia,[X] traded to Atlanta[m])
UConn (Sr.)
2
52
Karlo Matković
C
Croatia
New Orleans Pelicans (from Utah)[Y]
Mega Mozzart (Serbia)
2
53
JD Davison
PG
United States
Boston Celtics
Alabama (Fr.)
2
Milwaukee Bucks (forfeited due to tampering violation)[3]
2
Miami Heat (from Philadelphia via Denver; forfeited due to tampering violation)[3]
2
54
Yannick Nzosa#
C
DR Congo
Washington Wizards (from Dallas)[Z]
Unicaja (Spain)
2
55
Gui Santos
SF
Brazil
Golden State Warriors
Minas (Brazil)
2
56
Luke Travers
SG
Australia
Cleveland Cavaliers (from Miami via Indiana)[AA][L]
Perth Wildcats (Australia)
2
57
Jabari Walker
PF
United States
Portland Trail Blazers (from Memphis via Utah)[AB]
Colorado (So.)
2
58
Hugo Besson#
PG
France
Indiana Pacers (from Phoenix,[AC] traded to Milwaukee)[p]
New Zealand Breakers (Australia)
Notable undrafted players
Further information: List of undrafted NBA players
These players were not selected in the 2022 NBA draft, but have played at least one regular-season or playoff game in the NBA.
Player
Pos.
Nationality
School/club team
Ibou Badji
C
Senegal
Força Lleida CE (Spain)
Dominick Barlow
SF
United States
Team Overtime (Overtime Elite)
Jules Bernard
PG
United States
UCLA (Sr.)
Buddy Boeheim
SG
United States
Syracuse (Sr.)
Jamaree Bouyea
PG
United States
San Francisco (Sr.)
Izaiah Brockington
SG
United States
Iowa State (Sr.)
John Butler Jr.
PF
United States
Florida State (Fr.)
Jamal Cain
SF
United States
Oakland (Sr.)
Julian Champagnie
SG
United States
St. John’s (Jr.)
Darius Days
PF
United States
LSU (Sr.)
Henri Drell
SG/SF
Estonia
Victoria Libertas Pesaro (Italy)
Keon Ellis
SG
United States
Alabama (Sr.)
Tyson Etienne
PG
United States
Wichita State (Jr.)
Michael Foster Jr.
PF
United States
NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
Javon Freeman-Liberty
SG
United States
DePaul (Sr.)
Collin Gillespie
PG
United States
Villanova (Sr.)
Jacob Gilyard
PG
United States
Richmond (Sr.)
A. J. Green
SG
United States
Northern Iowa (Sr.)
Mouhamadou Gueye
PF
United States
Pittsburgh (Sr.)
Jordan Hall
SF
United States
St. Joseph’s (So.)
Ron Harper Jr.
SF
United States
Rutgers (Sr.)
Trevor Hudgins
PG
United States
Northwest Missouri State (Sr.)
Quenton Jackson
PG
United States
Texas A&M (Sr.)
Johnny Juzang
SG
United States
UCLA (Jr.)
Kenneth Lofton Jr.
PF
United States
Louisiana Tech (So.)
Justin Minaya
SF
Dominican Republic[n 4]
Providence (Sr.)
Tazé Moore
SG
United States
Houston (Sr.)
Alex Morales
SG
Puerto Rico
Wagner (Sr.)
Mãozinha Pereira
PF
Brazil
Basquete Cearense (Brazil)
Scotty Pippen Jr.
PG
United States
Vanderbilt (Jr.)
Daeqwon Plowden
SG
United States
Bowling Green (Sr.)
Lester Quiñones
SG
Dominican Republic[n 5]
Memphis (Jr.)
Jared Rhoden
SF
United States
Seton Hall (Sr.)
Orlando Robinson
PF
United States
Fresno State (Jr.)
Jermaine Samuels
SF
United States
Villanova (Sr.)
Dereon Seabron
SG
United States
NC State (So.)
Jaylen Sims
SG
United States
UNC Wilmington (Sr.)
Cole Swider
PF
United States
Syracuse (Sr.)
Stanley Umude
SG
United States
Arkansas (Sr.)
Alondes Williams
PG
United States
Wake Forest (Sr.)
Donovan Williams
SG
United States
UNLV (Jr.)
Malik Williams
PF/C
United States
Louisville (Sr.)
Nate Williams
SG
United States
Buffalo (Sr.)
Lucas Williamson
PG
United States
Loyola-Chicago (Sr.)
Draft Year2021
Rnd.
Pick
Player
Pos.
Nationality[n 1]
Team
School / club team
1
1
Cade Cunningham*
PG/SG
United States
Detroit Pistons
Oklahoma State (Fr.)
1
2
Jalen Green
SG
United States
Houston Rockets
NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
1
3
Evan Mobley*
PF/C
United States
Cleveland Cavaliers
USC (Fr.)
1
4
Scottie Barnes+~
SG/SF
United States
Toronto Raptors
Florida State (Fr.)
1
5
Jalen Suggs
PG/SG
United States
Orlando Magic
Gonzaga (Fr.)
1
6
Josh Giddey
PG/SG
Australia
Oklahoma City Thunder
Adelaide 36ers (Australia)
1
7
Jonathan Kuminga
SF
DR Congo
Golden State Warriors (from Minnesota)[A]
NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
1
8
Franz Wagner
SF
Germany
Orlando Magic (from Chicago)[B]
Michigan (So.)
1
9
Davion Mitchell
PG
United States
Sacramento Kings
Baylor (Jr.)
1
10
Ziaire Williams
SF
United States
New Orleans Pelicans (rights traded to Memphis)[a]
Stanford (Fr.)
1
11
James Bouknight
SG
United States
Charlotte Hornets
UConn (So.)
1
12
Joshua Primo
SG
Canada
San Antonio Spurs
Alabama (Fr.)
1
13
Chris Duarte
SG
Dominican Republic[n 2]
Indiana Pacers
Oregon (Sr.)
1
14
Moses Moody
SG
United States
Golden State Warriors
Arkansas (Fr.)
1
15
Corey Kispert
SF
United States
Washington Wizards
Gonzaga (Sr.)
1
16
Alperen Şengün+
C
Turkey
Oklahoma City Thunder (from Boston,[C] rights traded to Houston)[b]
Beşiktaş (Turkey)
1
17
Trey Murphy III
SF
United States
Memphis Grizzlies (rights traded to New Orleans)[a]
Virginia (Jr.)
1
18
Tre Mann
PG
United States
Oklahoma City Thunder (from Miami via Phoenix to Philadelphia to L.A. Clippers)[D][E][F]
Florida (So.)
1
19
Kai Jones
C
Bahamas
New York Knicks (rights traded to Charlotte)[c]
Texas (So.)
1
20
Jalen Johnson*
SF
United States
Atlanta Hawks
Duke (Fr.)
1
21
Keon Johnson
SG
United States
New York Knicks (from Dallas,[G] rights traded to L.A. Clippers)[d]
Tennessee (Fr.)
1
22
Isaiah Jackson
C/PF
United States
Los Angeles Lakers (rights traded to Indiana)[e]
Kentucky (Fr.)
1
23
Usman Garuba
PF/C
Spain
Houston Rockets (from Portland)[H]
Real Madrid (Spain)
1
24
Josh Christopher
SG
United States
Houston Rockets (from Milwaukee)[I]
Arizona State (Fr.)
1
25
Quentin Grimes
SG
United States
Los Angeles Clippers (rights traded to New York)[d]
Houston (Jr.)
1
26
Bones Hyland
SG/PG
United States
Denver Nuggets
VCU (So.)
1
27
Cam Thomas
SG
United States
Brooklyn Nets
LSU (Fr.)
1
28
Jaden Springer
SG
United States
Philadelphia 76ers
Tennessee (Fr.)
1
29
Day’Ron Sharpe
C
United States
Phoenix Suns (rights traded to Brooklyn)[f]
North Carolina (Fr.)
1
30
Santi Aldama
PF/C
Spain
Utah Jazz (rights traded to Memphis)[g]
Loyola (MD) (So.)
2
31
Isaiah Todd
PF
United States
Milwaukee Bucks (from Houston,[I] rights traded to Washington via Indiana)[h][e]
NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
2
32
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl
PF/C
United States
New York Knicks (from Detroit via Philadelphia to L.A. Clippers[J][E][K] rights traded to Oklahoma City)[i]
Villanova (So.)
2
33
Jason Preston
PG
United States
Orlando Magic (rights traded to L.A. Clippers)[j]
Ohio (Jr.)
2
34
Rokas Jokubaitis#
PG
Lithuania
Oklahoma City Thunder (rights traded to New York)[i]
Žalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)
2
35
Herbert Jones
SF
United States
New Orleans Pelicans (from Cleveland via Atlanta)[L]
Alabama (Sr.)
2
36
Miles McBride
PG
United States
Oklahoma City Thunder (from Minnesota via Golden State,[A][M] rights traded to New York)[i]
West Virginia (So.)
2
37
JT Thor
PF
United States
Detroit Pistons (from Toronto via Brooklyn,[N] traded to Charlotte)[k]
Auburn (Fr.)
2
38
Ayo Dosunmu
PG
United States
Chicago Bulls (from New Orleans)[O]
Illinois (Jr.)
2
39
Neemias Queta
C
Portugal
Sacramento Kings
Utah State (Jr.)
2
40
Jared Butler
SG
United States
New Orleans Pelicans (from Chicago,[O] rights traded to Utah via Memphis)[a][g]
Baylor (Jr.)
2
41
Joe Wieskamp
SF
United States
San Antonio Spurs
Iowa (Jr.)
2
42
Isaiah Livers
SF
United States
Detroit Pistons (from Charlotte via New York)[P]
Michigan (Sr.)
2
43
Greg Brown
PF
United States
New Orleans Pelicans (from Washington via Utah to Cleveland to Milwaukee,[Q][R][S] rights traded to Portland)[l]
Texas (Fr.)
2
44
Kessler Edwards
SF
United States
Brooklyn Nets (from Indiana)[T]
Pepperdine (Jr.)
2
45
Juhann Begarin#
SG
France
Boston Celtics
Paris (France)
2
46
Dalano Banton
PG
Canada
Toronto Raptors (from Memphis via Sacramento)[U]
Nebraska (So.)
2
47
David Johnson
SG
United States
Toronto Raptors (from Golden State via New Orleans to Utah)[V]
Louisville (So.)
2
48
Sharife Cooper
PG
United States
Atlanta Hawks (from Miami via Portland to Sacramento)[W]
Auburn (Fr.)
2
49
Marcus Zegarowski#
PG
United States
Brooklyn Nets (from Atlanta)[X]
Creighton (Jr.)
2
50
Filip Petrušev
C
Serbia
Philadelphia 76ers (from New York)[Y]
Mega Basket (Serbia)
2
51
Brandon Boston Jr.
SG
United States
Memphis Grizzlies (from Portland via Cleveland to Detroit to Dallas,[Z] traded to L.A. Clippers via New Orleans)[a][m]
Kentucky (Fr.)
2
52
Luka Garza
C
United States
Detroit Pistons (from L.A. Lakers via Detroit to Houston to Sacramento)[AA]
Iowa (Sr.)
2
53
Charles Bassey
C
Nigeria
Philadelphia 76ers (from Dallas via New Orleans)[AB]
Western Kentucky (Jr.)
2
54
Sandro Mamukelashvili
C
Georgia[n 3]
Indiana Pacers (from Milwaukee via Cleveland to Houston,[R][AC] rights traded to Milwaukee)[h]
Seton Hall (Sr.)
2
55
Aaron Wiggins
SG
United States
Oklahoma City Thunder (from Denver via Philadelphia to Golden State)[AD][M]
Maryland (Jr.)
2
56
Scottie Lewis
SG
United States
Charlotte Hornets (from L.A. Clippers)[AE]
Florida (So.)
2
57
Balša Koprivica#
C
Serbia
Charlotte Hornets (from Brooklyn,[AF] rights traded to Detroit)[k]
Florida State (So.)
2
58
Jericho Sims
PF
United States
New York Knicks (from Philadelphia)[AG]
Texas (Sr.)
2
59
RaiQuan Gray
PF
United States
Brooklyn Nets (from Phoenix)[AH]
Florida State (Jr.)
2
60
Georgios Kalaitzakis
SF
Greece
Indiana Pacers (from Utah,[AI] rights traded to Milwaukee)[h]
Panathinaikos (Greece)
Notable undrafted players
Further information: List of undrafted NBA players
These players were not selected in the 2021 NBA draft, but have played at least one game in the NBA.
United States
Dominican Republic
Spain
Germany
Mexico
Israel
Nigeria
United Kingdom
Estonia
Russia
France
Trinidad and Tobago
Bahamas
South Sudan
China
Lithuania
Canada
Switzerland
Australia
Serbia
Ukraine
Italy
United States
Guinea
Nicaragua
Brazil
Cameroon
Sweden
Belgium
Turkey
Puerto Rico
Netherlands
Mali
Senegal
New Zealand/
Bosnia and Herzegovina
British Virgin Islands
Japan
Ghana
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Poland[n 2]
Jamaica[n 3]
Croatia
Portugal
Georgia[n 3]
Greece
