Sports Illustrated

The NBA Draft Lottery is just over two weeks away, and the Oklahoma City Thunder are locked in with the fourth-highest odds. Due to this, their pick will land somewhere between first and eighth overall. The Thunder also own the LA Clippers’ first-round pick, which will either land in the top four, or the No. 12 to No. 14 range. It's still unclear which picks the Thunder will actually have until the draft lottery next month. At that point, every selection in the 2022 NBA Draft will be solidified. Where those picks lands for Oklahoma City will dictate the caliber of players available to select. If either is a top-three pick, they could take one of the highly-coveted forwards that rank in the top of the class. If they’re both outside that range, things certainly get interesting and less clear.