NBA G League Draft 2022: Order, Player Pool, Schedule and More
Before making it to the NBA, quite a few players spent some time in the NBA G League.
The NBA shared that there were a record 234 players (47 percent of the league) with G League experience on opening-night rosters at the start of the 2022-23 season. So even if a guy doesn't make it to the NBA directly out of college or the international ranks, that doesn't mean he'll never reach that level.
That's why NBA G League action is entertaining, too. Basketball fans get an opportunity to watch players trying to prove they're capable of moving up to the top level, and some of them will go on to be successful.
The 2022-23 NBA G League season is set to get underway Nov. 4. But before that, there's a draft that needs to be held.
The 2022 NBA G League Draft will take place on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET. The Cleveland Charge own the No. 1 overall pick in the three-round draft. The full order can be found at NBA.com.
The NBA G League signed 100 players to form the player pool for the draft. Among them are undrafted college players, international prospects and guys who got waived by NBA teams at the end of training camp. All players must be 18 to enter.
The full player pool hasn't yet been announced, but there have been reports regarding some players who will be in the mix.
According to NBA insider Marc Stein, former NBA guards Norris Cole and Vander Blue will be in Saturday's draft. The 34-year-old Cole played six NBA seasons, but he hasn't appeared in the league since 2017. The 30-year-old Blue played 10 NBA games over three seasons.
Stein also reported that former Kansas guard Remy Martin, former NBA center Daniel Orton, Australian forward Tom Digbeu and Chinese guard Guo Haowen will be involved.
There's expected to be some history made in this year's draft as well. That's because Ryan Turell, who attended Yeshiva University, is looking to become the first Orthodox Jewish player in NBA history, and he'll be part of the player pool, per Stein.
Turell appears to already have a potential landing spot, too. Stein shared that there's a "rising expectation" that Turell will get drafted by the Motor City Cruise, the Detroit Pistons' NBA G League affiliate. The Cruise are on the clock with back-to-back picks at No. 27 and No. 28 in the first round.
Who else will get drafted and then look to begin their potential path to the NBA by first going through the NBA G League? We'll soon find out. Then, those players will get to work and the action will really get started.
