As the the 2022 NBA draft approaches, which begins at 5 p.m, the upcoming season will begin to take shape with various trades and draft selections.
The Lakers and the Clippers enter Thursday without a pick in the first round.
The Lakers have found value late in NBA drafts before and will have a chance again tonight with after trading a future second-round pick and cash for the 35th overall pick, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The Lakers have worked out former UCLA guards Jules Bernard and Johnny Juzang and forward Shareef O’Neal, the son of former Lakers center Shaquille O’Neal.
The Clippers hold the 43rd overall pick in the draft and while they’ve held that pick for some time, the team hasn’t been as forward about the players they’ve met and worked out with during the draft process.
The Clippers have just one pick for tonight’s draft after the team’s play-in loss not only ended their season but delivered its lottery pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder, courtesy of the 2019 blockbuster deal that sent Paul George to Los Angeles.
Forward Isaiah Mobley of USC and guard Peyton Watson of UCLA are among the other local college players who could hear their names called during the draft.
Isaiah and his brother Evan, who was drafted with the third overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2021, were teammates at Rancho Christian High and USC.
Watson, a Long Beach Poly product, played just one year at UCLA before declaring for the draft. Campbell Hall’s Jabari Walker (Colorado) and Sierra Canyon’s Christian Koloko (Arizona) and Scotty Pippen Jr. (Vanderbilt) are among the local players who could also land on a team this week.
Jabari is the son of Samaki Walker, who played 10 seasons in the NBA and won the 2001-02 championship with the Lakers. Scotty Pippen Jr. is the son of six-time NBA champion Scottie Pippen.
How to watch the NBA Draft:
When: 5 p.m. PT, Thursday
Where: Barclays Center in Brooklyn
TV: ESPN
NBA Draft Order (via NBA.com)
1st Round:
1. Orlando Magic
2. Oklahoma City Thunder
3. Houston Rockets
4. Sacramento Kings
5. Detroit Pistons
6. Indiana Pacers
7. Portland Trail Blazers
8. New Orleans Pelicans (from Los Angeles Lakers)
9. San Antonio Spurs
10. Washington Wizards
11. New York Knicks
12. Oklahoma City Thunder (from LA Clippers)
13. Charlotte Hornets
14. Cleveland Cavaliers
15. Charlotte Hornets (from New Orleans)
16. Atlanta Hawks
17. Houston Rockets (from Brooklyn)
18. Chicago Bulls
19. Minnesota Timberwolves
20. San Antonio Spurs (from Toronto)
21. Denver Nuggets
22. Memphis Grizzlies (from Utah)
23. Philadelphia 76ers
24. Milwaukee Bucks
25. San Antonio Spurs (from Boston)
26. Dallas Mavericks
27. Miami Heat
28. Golden State Warriors
29. Memphis Grizzlies
30. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Phoenix)
2nd Round:
31. Indiana Pacers (from Houston via Cleveland)
32. Orlando Magic
33. Toronto Raptors (from Detroit via San Antonio, Washington and Chicago)
34. Oklahoma City Thunder
35. Los Angeles Lakers (from Orlando via Indiana via Milwaukee)
36. Portland Trail Blazers
37. Sacramento Kings
38. San Antonio Spurs (from Los Angeles Lakers via Chicago and Washington)
39. Cleveland Cavaliers (from San Antonio via Utah)
40. Minnesota Timberwolves (from Washington via Cleveland)
41. New Orleans Pelicans
42. New York Knicks
43. LA Clippers
44. Atlanta Hawks
45. Charlotte Hornets
46. Detroit Pistons (from Brooklyn)
47. Memphis Grizzlies (from Cleveland via New Orleans and Atlanta)
48. Minnesota Timberwolves
49. Sacramento Kings (from Chicago via Memphis and Detroit)
50. Minnesota Timberwolves (from Denver via Philadelphia)
51. Golden State Warriors (from Toronto via Philadelphia)
52. New Orleans Pelicans (from Utah)
53. Boston Celtics
— Milwaukee (forfeited)
— Miami (from Philadelphia via Denver; forfeited by Miami)
54. Washington Wizards (from Dallas)
55. Golden State Warriors
56. Cleveland Cavaliers (from Miami via Indiana)
57. Portland Trail Blazers (from Memphis via Utah)
58. Indiana Pacers (from Phoenix)
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