Happy Victor Wembanyama Day San Antonio! While the media coverage would tell you otherwise, the super athletic French big who is easily most hyped player to enter the league since at least Zion Williamson, if not Anthony Davis or even LeBron James will be just one of the 58 names called at the Barclays Center. Here is a quick oversight of how I expect both rounds of the 2023 NBA Draft before to play out as of 11:37 AM EST before any major trades outside of the Kristaps Porzingis/Marcus Smart deal have been completed.
1st Round:
1.San Antonio Spurs: Victor Wembanyama, power forward/center (Metropolitans 92)
2.Charlotte Hornets: Brandon Miller, small/power forward (Alabama)
3.Portland Trail Blazers: Scoot Henderson, point guard (G League Ignite)
4.Houston Rockets: Amen Thompson, point/shooting guard (Overtime Elite)
5.Detroit Pistons: Ausar Thompson, shooting guard/small forward (Overtime Elite)
6.Orlando Magic: Jarace Walker, small/power forward (Houston)
7.Indiana Pacers: Cam Whitmore, small forward (Villanova)
8.Washington Wizards: Anthony Black, point/shooting guard (Arkansas)
9.Utah Jazz: Gradey Dick, small forward (Kansas)
10.Dallas Mavericks: Dereck Lively II, center (Duke)
11.Orlando Magic: Jalen Hood-Schifino, shooting guard/small forward (Indiana)
12.Oklahoma City Thunder: Kobe Bufkin, point/shooting guard (Michigan)
13.Toronto Raptors: Taylor Hendricks, power forward/center (UCF)
14.New Orleans Pelicans: Cason Wallace, point/shooting guard (Kentucky)
15.Atlanta Hawks: Kris Murray, small/power forward (Iowa)
16.Utah Jazz: Jordan Hawkins, shooting guard (UConn)
17.Los Angeles Lakers: Keyonte George, shooting guard (Baylor)
18.Miami Heat: Nick Smith Jr., point/shooting guard (Arkansas)
19.Golden State Warriors: Bilal Coulibaly, small forward (Metropolitans 92)
20.Houston Rockets: Leonard Miller, small/power forward (G League Ignite)
21.Brooklyn Nets: Brandin Podziemski, shooting guard (Santa Clara)
22.Brooklyn Nets: Noah Clowney, power forward/center (Alabama)
23.Portland Trail Blazers: Oliver-Maxence Prosper, power forward (Marquette)
24.Sacramento Kings: Colby Jones, shooting guard (Xavier)
25.Memphis Grizzlies (being traded to the Boston Celtics in the Marcus Smart/Kristaps Porzingis trade): Jamie Jacquez Jr., shooting guard/small forward (UCLA)
26.Indiana Pacers: James Nnaji, center (FC Barcelona)
27.Charlotte Hornets: Jett Howard, small/power forward (Michigan)
28.Utah Jazz: Tristan Vukcevic, power forward/center (Partizan Belgrade)
29.Denver Nuggets: Ben Sheppard, shooting guard (Belmont)
30.Washington Wizard: Dariq Whitehead, small forward (Duke)
2nd Round
31.Detroit Pistons: Jordan Walsh, small forward (Arkansas)
32.Indiana Pacers (being traded to the Denver Nuggets): Brice Sensabaugh, shooting guard/small forward (Ohio State)
33.San Antonio Spurs: Rayan Rupert, small forward (New Zealand Breakers)
34.Charlotte Hornets: G.G. Jackson, power forward/center (South Carolina)
35.Boston Celtics (being traded to the Washington Wizards in the Marcus Smart/Kristaps Porzingis trade): Amari Bailey, shooting guard (UCLA)
36.Orlando Magic: Trayce Jackson-Davis, power forward/center (Indiana)
37.Oklahoma City Thunder (being traded to the Denver Nuggets):
38.Sacramento Kings: Andre Jackson, point/shooting guard (UConn)
39.Charlotte Hornets: Kobe Brown, shooting guard/small forward (Missouri)
40.Denver Nuggets (being traded to the Indiana Pacers): Julian Phillips, small forward (Tennessee)
41.Charlotte Hornets: Marcus Sasser Jr., point/shooting guard (Houston)
42.Washington Wizards: Julian Strawther, small forward (Gonzaga)
43.Portland Trail Blazers: Maxwell Lewis, small forward (Pepperdine)
44.San Antonio Spurs: Terquavion Smith, point/shooting guard (NC State)
45.Memphis Grizzlies: Chris Livingston, small/power forward (Kentucky)
46.Atlanta Hawks: Ricky Council IV, shooting guard/small forward (Arkansas)
47.Los Angeles Lakers: Jalen Wilson, small/power forward (Kansas)
48.Los Angeles Clippers: Adam Sanogo, power forward (UConn)
49.Cleveland Cavaliers: Seth Lundy, small forward (Penn State)
50.Oklahoma City Thunder: Keyonate Johnson, shooting guard/small forward (Kansas State)
51.Brooklyn Nets: Jaylen Clark, shooting guard (UCLA)
52.Phoenix Suns: Siddy Cissoko, shooting guard/small forward (G League Ignite)
53.Minnesota Timberwolves: Mouhamed Gueye, power forward/center (Washington State)
54.Sacramento Kings: Jordan Miller, small forward (Miam)
55.Indiana Pacers: Azoulas Tubelis, power forward (Arizona)
56.Memphis Grizzlies: Emoni Bates, small forward (Eastern Michigan)
57.Washington Wizards: Wendell Green Jr., point guard (Auburn)
58.Milwaukee Bucks: Colin Castleton, center (Florida)
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