The 2022 NBA Draft is just days away which means it’s time for a yearly tradition at Chat Sports: Mitchell Renz tries (and fails) to pronounce notable NBA Draft Prospects names. While Mitch (usually) get the right name eventually, it’s a fun joke at Mitch’s expense. So before this year’s NBA Draft, make sure you watch our Pronunciation Guide video for humor and for the right way to say a draft prospect's name. The full list of the phonetic pronunciations is listed further below in this article.
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Here’s the full 2022 NBA Draft pronunciation guide:
- Ochai Agbaji
Pronunciation: OH-chie | uh-BAH-gee
- Paolo Banchero
Pronunciation: PAUL-oh | ban-CARE-oh
- MarJon Beauchamp
Pronunciation: Mar-Jawn | Bo-Champ
- Jamaree Bouyea
Pronunciation: Juh-mar-ee | Boo-yay
- Moussa Diabate
Pronunciation: moose-ah | dee-ah-bah-tay
- Ousmane Dieng
Pronunciation: OHSS-mahn | JAHNG
- Khalifa Diop
Pronunciation: Haa-Leaf-a | JHOP (it’s a soft K and the DIOP is pronounced with a ‘J’)
- Julian Champagnie
Pronunciation: Sham-penny
- Kofi Cockburn
Pronunciation: Ko-Fee | Ko-Burn
- Collin Gillespie
Pronunciation: Not Giuseppe
- Johnny Juzang
Pronunciation: JOO-zang
- Nikola Jovic
Pronunciation: Nee-Kola | Yo-Vitch
- Ismael Kamagate
Pronunciation: Is-Mail | Kam-Ah-Got-Aye
- Hyunjung Lee
Pronunciation: HUN-joon
- Makur Maker
Pronunciation: Makur | Maker
- Karlo Matkovic
Pronunciation: Mat-ko-vitch
- Yannick Nzosa
Pronunciation: In-Zo-Za
- Gabriele Procida
Pronunciation: Gab-ree-L | Pro-Chedah
- Ziga Samar
Pronunciation: Zee-ga | Sa-Mar
- Dereon Seabron
Pronunciation: Dare-e-on | See-Bron
- Jeremy Sochan
Pronunciation: SO-han
- Kai Sotto
Pronunciation: Keye (rhymes with eye)
- Kok Yat
Pronunciation: Cook | Yat
- Fanbo Zeng
Pronunciation: FAWN-bo | Zeng