2022 Dub Nation HQ Draft Viewing Guide and Likely Pick Times

Find the exact moment you will be mad about GSW's draft selections

Live List of DNHQ Draft Tourney Prospects

I will try to keep this updated as they get drafted.

Drafted

• Jalen Williams - shocking pick at #12 by OKC

• Dalen Terry - another shocker at #18 by CHI. In May he wasn’t even in most 1st round mocks, but he rocketed up the charts.

• Jake LaRavia - unexpectedly high pick at #19 by MEM

• Christian Braun - taken at #21 by DEN

• Walker Kessler - taken at #22 by MIN

• David Roddy - taken at #23 by MEM

• MarJon Beauchamp - #24 MIL

• Blake Wesley - #25 SAS

• Wendell Moore - #26 MIN

• Nikola Jovic - #27 MIA

Still Available

• Andrew Nembhard

• Bryce McGowens

• Caleb Houstan

• Christian Koloko

• EJ Liddell

• Jaden Hardy

• Kendall Brown

• Patrick Baldwin

• Peyton Watson

• Ryan Rollins

• Trevion Williams

• Trevor Keels

Before the draft

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How to view the draft

• Date: June 23, 2022

• Time: 5 p.m. Pacific

• On: ABC and ESPN

However, it’s honestly a bit old-fashioned to (only) watch this on TV. If you want to be 5-10 minutes ahead of the televised draft, follow Woj, Shams and maybe Marc Stein on Twitter. Three years ago, ESPN appeared to tell Woj to stop spoiling the draft because his scoops undercut the whole TV show. So Woj stopped, but then Marc Stein just started spoiling the draft, so Woj went back to spoiling, while fulfilling his contractual obligation by tweeting amusing euphemisms like “Team X is lasering in on Player Y”.

So, if you don’t want spoilers, turn off Twitter, and this comment section. Because everyone is encouraged to post news here as soon as you have it from a reputable source.

As for when the actual picks start, I believe it’s about 5:15pm. In 2020, Woj tweeted the #1 pick at 5:10pm:

Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn

Emerging at the top of the Timberwolves draft board for No. 1: Anthony Edwards, per sources.

Each team has 5 minutes to choose for the 30 first round picks, and 2 minutes for the 30 second round picks. The time of the official pick announcement sometimes seems to be longer than that.

5:15-7:20. Picks #1 through #27.

Note: The following schedule may change completely if the Warriors pull off a trade of draft picks.

They happen every year, and GSW has been public about wanting to trade their picks. However, I would think that unless GSW got a no-brainer offer, they would have trades prearranged, contingent on certain players falling to #28. This would mean the trade would be finalized right after the #28 pick is announced. There is a small chance GSW could trade UP, but #28, #51, #55 probably will not get you much earlier of a pick.

7:00. Start eyeballing the draft board to see who’s left for GSW to pick

7:20-7:40. The #28 draft pick.

The Poole pick was reported by Woj at 7:31pm.

Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn

Golden State is focused on Michigan's Jordan Poole at No. 28, league source tells ESPN.

The Jacob Evans pick at 7:28p

Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn

Source: The Warriors are locked on Jacob Evans at No. 29.

Other recent #28 picks.

• 2017- 7:29p

• 2020 - 7:41p

• 2021 - 8:00p

8:00. Second round begins

In 2020, Shams tweeted the 1st pick of the second round at 7:58pm. This round goes by faster than the 1st round.

When lacking 2nd rounders, the Warriors habitually buy second round picks for cash. But in a draft like this with multiple picks (#51, #55), GSW has regularly sold off the late ones and occasionally packaged them to move up in the draft.

Warriors PR @WarriorsPR

The Warriors have acquired the draft rights to Alen Smailagić (Allen SMY-luh-geech), the 39th overall selection in the second round of the 2019 NBA Draft, from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for second round picks in 2021 & 2023 along with cash considerations.

8:40 - 9:20. The #51 and #55 picks

In 2020, they drafted and stashed the then-unknown Justinian Jessup at 8:49pm.

Shams Charania @ShamsCharania

Sources: Golden State is selecting Justinian Jessup at No. 51 in NBA Draft.

The #51 pick was reported on Twitter:

• 2018 - 8:39p

• 2019 - 9:11p

• 2021 - 9:17p

More Key Dates

• June 23: 2022 NBA Draft

• July 1: Official start of league year and free agency moratorium. 

• July 2-3: California Classic in San Francisco (Lakers, Heat, Kings, Warriors)

• July 6: Free agency moratorium ends; teams officially can begin signing players and completing trades.

• July 7-17: NBA Summer League in Las Vegas

• Sept. 30, Oct. 2: Warriors, Wizards to play preseason games in Japan

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Unless shocking news hits, this will be the thread for all our draft discussions.