When is the NBA Draft in 2022? Date, time and location

Kyle Irving

When is the NBA Draft in 2022? Date, time and location image

We're a ways away from the 2022 NBA Draft but with college basketball tipping off, you may be wondering about when the top prospects in the country get to hear their name called by NBA commissioner Adam Silver.

The 2022 draft class should have a lot of talented players, headlined by Duke's Paolo Banchero and Gonzaga's Chet Holmgren. We already have you covered with a 2022 NBA Mock Draft, but most players' draft stock is bound to change between now and draft day.

You can find all the information you need on the 2022 NBA Draft below.

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When is the NBA Draft in 2022?

  • Date: Thursday, June 23
  • Time: 8 p.m. ET

The 2022 NBA Draft will be held Thursday, July 29. Players will have until 5 p.m. ET on June 13 to withdraw their names from the draft pool if they choose to return to college.

NBA Draft TV channel, how to live stream

You can watch the 2022 NBA Draft on ABC (first round only) and ESPN (first and second rounds) or stream it via the Watch ESPN app.

Where is the NBA Draft in 2021?

The 2022 NBA Draft will be held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

After the 2020 NBA Draft was conducted virtually from ESPN's studios in Bristol, Conn. due to the coronavirus pandemic, it returned to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn in 2021.

Kyle Irving

Kyle Irving Photo

You read that wrong – not Kyrie Irving. From Boston, graduated from the University of New Hampshire. Sixth season as a content producer for NBA.com's Global editions. Covering the NBA Draft has become his annual "dream come true" moment on the job. Irving has a soft spot for pass-first point guards, with Rajon Rondo and Steve Nash being two of his favorite players of all time.