Now that the 2022 draft is complete, time to crack open a nice can of 2023! Just now digging into the class and putting my 150 together, so this will obviously change greatly over time.
Draft order based on rankings of each team’s best player, with a lottery generator thrown in because…it doesn’t really matter. Numbers in parenthesis were the teams original draft placement.
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School | Class | H/W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana Pacers (8) | Victor Wembanyama | C | France | Intl. | 7’2, 229 lbs |
| 2 | Washington Wizards (5) | Scoot Henderson | PG | USA/G-League | N/A | 6’2, 195 lbs |
| 3 | New York Knicks (3) | Nick Smith | SG | Arkansas | Fr | 6’4, 195 lbs |
| 4 | Oklahoma City Thunder (6) | Cam Whitmore | SF | Villanova | Fr | 6’7, 210 lbs |
| 5 | Houston Rockets | Dariq Whitehead | SF | Duke | Fr | 6’6, 200 lbs |
| 6 | Orlando Magic | Ausar Thompson | SF | USA/OT Elite | N/A | 6’7, 200 lbs |
| 7 | Detroit Pistons | Dillon Mitchell | SF | Texas | Fr | 6’8, 205 lbs |
| 8 | Sacramento Kings | Jarace Walker | PF | Houston | Fr | 6’8, 230 lbs |
| 9 | San Antonio Spurs | Kal’el Ware | C | Oregon | Fr | 7’0, 225 lbs |
| 10 | New Orleans Pelicans | Anthony Black | PG | Arkansas | Fr | 6’7, 190 lbs |
| 11 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Keyonte George | SG | Baylor | Fr | 6’5, 195 lbs |
| 12 | Toronto Raptors | Dereck Lively II | C | Duke | Fr | 7’2, 235 lbs |
| 13 | Utah Jazz | Amen Thompson | SG | USA/OT Elite | N/A | 6’7, 190 lbs |
| 14 | Portland Trail Blazers | Matthew Cleveland | SF | Florida State | So | 6’7, 200 lbs |
| 15 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Cason Wallace | PG | Kentucky | Fr | 6’4, 195 lbs |
| 16 | Orlando Magic (from CHI) | Terquavion Smith | SG | NC State | So | 6’4, 160 lbs |
| 17 | Atlanta Hawks (from CHA) | Jordan Walsh | SF | Arkansas | Fr | 6’7, 200 lbs |
| 18 | Atlanta Hawks | Kyle Filipowski | PF | Duke | Fr | 6’11, 235 lbs |
| 19 | Memphis Grizzlies | Leonard Miller | PF | Canada/G-League | N/A | 6’10, 220 lbs |
| 20 | Phoenix Suns | Nolan Hickman | PG | Gonzaga | So | 6’2, 195 lbs |
| 21 | Boston Celtics | Kris Murray | PF | Iowa | Jr | 6’8, 225 lbs |
| 22 | Miami Heat | Chris Livingston | SF | Kentucky | Fr | 6’6, 210 lbs |
| 23 | Los Angeles Lakers | Adem Bona | C | UCLA | Fr | 6’10, 235 lbs |
| 24 | New York Knicks (from DAL) | Harrison Ingram | SF | Stanford | So | 6’8, 230 lbs |
| 25 | Los Angeles Clippers | Arthur Kaluma | SF | Creighton | So | 6’7, 225 lbs |
| 26 | Brooklyn Nets | Efton Reid | C | Gonzaga | So | 6’11, 238 lbs |
| 27 | Golden State Warriors | Emoni Bates | SF | Undecided* | So | 6’9, 195 lbs |
| 28 | Brooklyn Nets (from PHI) | JJ Starling | SG | Notre Dame | Fr | 6’5, 190 lbs |
| 29 | Detroit Pistons (from DEN) | Amari Bailey | SG | UCLA | Fr | 6’5, 190 lbs |
| 30 | Houston Rockets (from MIL) | James Nnaji | C | Nigeria | Intl. | 6’10, 220 lbs |
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