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4/13 update: New picks from Jonathan Givony/ESPN-Draft Express and the newly hired, Jeremy Woo (!!!) are here, and it’s a doozy! They have Jordan Hawkins going at #11 to Orlando and Noah Clowney at #16 to Utah. I also posted my new picks for April, highlighted by Bilal Coulibaly moving up to late lottery. Too high? Yes, buuut, for those teams that are higher on him than other options, they may as well take him if he’s projected to be a lottery pick next year anyway. I have him going to OKC, who we know has great patience in player development.
Also, ICYMI, both Kyle Filipowski and Donovan Clingan, announced they’ll be returning to school next year which opens up two spots in the 1st round.
Updated pick variance chart added for April. Easy to see that there’s lots of disagreement after the top 10 guys.
After some highly entertaining March Madness action on the men’s and women’s sides, UCONN and LSU were crowned champions for 2023. And now that we’re officially into April’s pre-draft season a batch of new mock drafts have been released to compare and analyze including picks from Kevin O’Connor/The Ringer, Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report, Tankathon and Ricky O’Donnell/SB Nation.
Some notable movement across these mocks, including Taylor Hendricks moving up to #6 and Cason Wallace at #9 for Wasserman; Kyle Filipowski at #13 and Dereck Lively at #15 for KOC; and Dariq Whitehead moving up to #10 for O’Donnell. Jalen Hood-Schifino has come back down to earth across the board in the 16-22 range, and for the first time we’re seeing Donovan Clingan from the champion Huskies make an appearance in the 1st round, going as high as #19 for KOC. Also worth noting that talk of Brandon Miller at #2 has cooled completely after a sub-par tourney run with an injured groin.
Other great draft content to check out:
The Box and One YouTube channel – just released his Mock Draft 2.2 on 4/4
Game Theory podcast – 4/4 episode: Final 4 Recap
No Ceilings NBA – YouTube channel and podcast
There will be more mock drafts added this month, so make sure to check back for updates and follow me at @hoopsdistillery on Twitter for update notifications. Also, if I’m missing any mock drafts that you feel belong alongside the ‘All-NBA level’ draft analysts I currently include, leave a comment or DM me on Twitter.
| ESPN (4/12) | Hoops Distillery (4/10) | B/R (4/4) | Tankathon (4/4) | The Ringer (4/4) | SB Nation (4/4) |
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| 1. DET | Victor Wembanyama | 1. DET | Victor Wembanyama | 1. DET | Victor Wembanyama | 1. DET | Victor Wembanyama | 1. DET | Victor Wembanyama | 1. CHA | Victor Wembanyama |
| 2. HOU | Brandon Miller | 2. HOU | Scoot Henderson | 2. HOU | Scoot Henderson | 2. HOU | Scoot Henderson | 2. HOU | Scoot Henderson | 2. DET | Scoot Henderson |
| 3. SAS | Scoot Henderson | 3. SAS | Amen Thompson | 3. SAS | Amen Thompson | 3. SAS | Brandon Miller | 3. SAS | Brandon Miller | 3. OKC | Brandon Miller |
| 4. CHA | Amen Thompson | 4. CHA | Brandon Miller | 4. CHA | Brandon Miller | 4. CHA | Amen Thompson | 4. CHA | Amen Thompson | 4. HOU | Amen Thompson |
| 5. POR | Jarace Walker | 5. POR | Jarace Walker | 5. POR | Jarace Walker | 5. POR | Ausar Thompson | 5. POR | Ausar Thompson | 5. SAS | Jarace Walker |
| 6. ORL | Ausar Thompson | 6. ORL | Gradey Dick | 6. IND | Taylor Hendricks | 6. IND | Jarace Walker | 6. IND | Jarace Walker | 6. POR | Ausar Thompson |
| 7. IND | Cam Whitmore | 7. IND | Taylor Hendricks | 7. WAS | Anthony Black | 7. WAS | Cam Whitmore | 7. WAS | Anthony Black | 7. IND | Cam Whitmore |
| 8. WAS | Anthony Black | 8. WAS | Cason Wallace | 8. ORL | Ausar Thompson | 8. ORL | Anthony Black | 8. ORL | Gradey Dick | 8. WAS | Cason Wallace |
| 9. UTA | Gradey Dick | 9. UTA | Anthony Black | 9. UTA | Cason Wallace | 9. UTA | Gradey Dick | 9. UTA | Cason Wallace | 9. ORL | Taylor Hendricks |
| 10. DAL | Taylor Hendricks | 10. DAL | Ausar Thompson | 10. DAL | Cam Whitmore | 10. DAL | Taylor Hendricks | 10. DAL | Taylor Hendricks | 10. UTA | Dariq Whitehead |
| 11. ORL | Jordan Hawkins | 11. ORL | Keyonte George | 11. OKC | Gradey Dick | 11. OKC | Nick Smith | 11. OKC | Nick Smith | 11. NYK | Anthony Black |
| 12. OKC | Nick Smith | 12. OKC | Bilal Coulibaly | 12. ORL | Keyonte George | 12. ORL | Brice Sensabaugh | 12. ORL | Cam Whitmore | 12. ORL | Gradey Dick |
| 13. TOR | Keyonte George | 13. TOR | Rayan Rupert | 13. UTA | Nick Smith | 13. UTA | Keyonte George | 13. UTA | Kyle Filipowski | 13. UTA | Jett Howard |
| 14. NOP | Cason Wallace | 14. NOP | Nick Smith | 14. TOR | Kobe Bufkin | 14. TOR | Cason Wallace | 14. TOR | Keyonte George | 14. TOR | Keyonte George |
| 15. ATL | Jalen Hood-Schifino | 15. ATL | Jalen Hood-Schifino | 15. ATL | Jett Howard | 15. ATL | Jett Howard | 15. ATL | Dereck Lively | 15. ATL | GG Jackson |
| 16. UTA | Noah Clowney | 16. UTA | Kobe Bufkin | 16. LAL | Dariq Whitehead | 16. NOP | Jalen Hood-Schifino | 16. NOP | Jett Howard | 16. NOP | Nick Smith |
| 17. LAL | Jett Howard | 17. LAL | Jett Howard | 17. NOP | Jordan Hawkins | 17. LAL | Kris Murray | 17. LAL | Jordan Hawkins | 17. LAL | Brice Sensabaugh |
| 18. MIA | Rayan Rupert | 18. MIA | Dariq Whitehead | 18. HOU | Rayan Rupert | 18. HOU | Rayan Rupert | 18. HOU | Rayan Rupert | 18. HOU | Kris Murray |
| 19. HOU | Brice Sensabaugh | 19. HOU | Jordan Hawkins | 19. GSW | Colby Jones | 19. GSW | Dereck Lively | 19. GSW | Donovan Clingan | 19. GSW | Kyle Filipowski |
| 20. GSW | Dereck Lively | 20. GSW | Kris Murray | 20. MIA | Dereck Lively | 20. MIA | Jordan Hawkins | 20. MIA | Leonard Miller | 20. MIA | Maxwell Lewis |
| 21. BKN | Leonard Miller | 21. BKN | Jalen Hood-Schifino | 21. BKN | Jalen Hood-Schifino | 21. BKN | Kyle Filipowski | 21. BKN | Jalen Hood-Schifino | 21. BKN | Rayan Rupert |
| 22. BKN | Kobe Bufkin | 22. BKN | Brice Sensabaugh | 22. BKN | Maxwell Lewis | 22. BKN | GG Jackson | 22. BKN | GG Jackson | 22. BKN | Jalen Hood-Schifino |
| 23. POR | James Nnaji | 23. POR | Dereck Lively | 23. POR | GG Jackson | 23. POR | Maxwell Lewis | 23. POR | Noah Clowney | 23. POR | Dereck Lively |
| 24. SAC | Dariq Whitehead | 24. SAC | Noah Clowney | 24. SAC | Brice Sensabaugh | 24. SAC | Colby Jones | 24. SAC | Colby Jones | 24. SAC | Jordan Hawkins |
| 25. MEM | Bilal Coulibaly | 25. MEM | Julian Phillips | 25. IND | Kyle Filipowski | 25. IND | Terquavion Smith | 25. IND | Maxwell Lewis | 25. MEM | Noah Clowney |
| 26. IND | Kris Murray | 26. IND | Colby Jones | 26. SAC | Brandin Podziemski | 26. SAC | Leonard Miller | 26. SAC | Cidy Sissoko | 26. IND | Leonard Miller |
| 27. CHA | GG Jackson | 27. CHA | Jordan Walsh | 27. UTA | Jaime Jaquez | 27. UTA | Marcus Sasser | 27. UTA | Brice Sensabaugh | 27. UTA | Donovan Clingan |
| 28. UTA | Jaime Jaquez | 28. UTA | Leonard Miller | 28. CHA | Leonard Miller | 28. CHA | Dariq Whitehead | 28. CHA | Dariq Whitehead | 28. CHA | Colby Jones |
| 29. IND | Maxwell Lewis | 29. IND | GG Jackson | 29. IND | Kris Murray | 29. IND | Bilal Coulibaly | 29. IND | Jaime Jaquez | 29. IND | Jordan Walsh |
| 30. LAC | Colby Jones | 30. LAC | Maxwell Lewis | 30. LAC | Bilal Coulibaly | 30. LAC | James Nnaji | 30. LAC | James Nnaji | 30. LAC | Julian Strawther |
| Pick | High | Low | Variance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dariq Whitehead | 10 | 28 | 18 |
| Bilal Coulibaly | 12 | 30 | 18 |
| Brice Sensabaugh | 12 | 27 | 15 |
| GG Jackson | 15 | 29 | 14 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 11 | 24 | 13 |
| Kris Murray | 17 | 29 | 12 |
| Colby Jones | 19 | 30 | 11 |
| Maxwell Lewis | 20 | 30 | 10 |
| Noah Clowney | 16 | 25 | 9 |
| Rayan Rupert | 13 | 21 | 8 |
| Leonard Miller | 20 | 28 | 8 |
| Kobe Bufkin | 14 | 22 | 8 |
| Dereck Lively | 15 | 23 | 8 |
| Jalen Hood-Schifino | 15 | 22 | 7 |
| Cason Wallace | 8 | 14 | 6 |
| Gradey Dick | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| Ausar Thompson | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Nick Smith | 11 | 16 | 5 |
| Cam Whitmore | 7 | 12 | 5 |
| Anthony Black | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| Jett Howard | 13 | 17 | 4 |
| Taylor Hendricks | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| Keyonte George | 11 | 14 | 3 |
| Brandon Miller | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Scoot Henderson | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Amen Thompson | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Jarace Walker | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 1 | 1 | 0 |
References:
ESPN/Draft Express [Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo]
SB Nation [Ricky O’Donnell]
The Ringer [Kevin O’Connor]
Bleacher Report [Jonathan Wasserman]
Search #mockdraftcomp on Twitter for all past Tweets
Tankathon Draft Power Rankings – see full power rankings
Potential Movement of Draft Order (via Jonathan Givony/ESPN-Draft Express)
- Charlotte’s first-rounder is owned by Atlanta if Charlotte’s pick falls between No. 17 and 30 in 2023. If Charlotte’s pick finishes between 1-16, Atlanta will instead receive Charlotte’s 2024 first-rounder, lottery-protected.
- On draft night, Charlotte scored a protected top-14 protected first-rounder from Denver via Oklahoma City and New York in a three-way trade.
- Houston has first-round swap rights with Brooklyn.
- Houston owns Milwaukee’s first-rounder, which is unprotected.
- Brooklyn owns Philadelphia’s first-rounder, which is unprotected.
- Chicago’s first-rounder is owned by Orlando if Chicago’s pick falls between 5 and 30 in 2023. If Chicago’s pick finishes between 1-4, Orlando will instead receive Chicago’s 2024 first-rounder, protected for picks 1-3.
- Portland’s first-rounder is owned by Chicago if Portland’s pick falls between 15 and 30 in 2023. If Portland misses the playoffs as expected, Chicago will instead receive Portland’s 2024 first-rounder, again lottery-protected.
- Cleveland’s first-rounder is owned by Indiana if Cleveland’s pick falls between 15 and 30 in 2023. If Cleveland misses the playoffs, Indiana will instead receive Cleveland’s 2025 second-round pick and the Lakers’ 2026 second-round pick.
- Dallas’ first-rounder is owned by New York if Dallas’ pick falls between 11 and 30 in 2023. If Dallas’ pick finishes between 1-10, New York will instead receive Dallas’ 2024 first-rounder, protected for picks 1-10.
- Denver’s first-rounder is owned by Oklahoma City if Denver’s pick falls between 15 and 30 in 2023. If Denver misses the playoffs, Oklahoma City will instead receive Denver’s 2024 first-rounder, again lottery-protected.
- Detroit’s first-rounder is owned by Oklahoma City if Detroit’s pick falls between 19 and 30 in 2023. If Detroit’s pick falls between 1-18, Oklahoma City will instead receive Detroit’s 2024 first-rounder, again protected for picks 1-18.
- Oklahoma City has first-round swap rights with the Los Angeles Clippers.
- New Orleans has first-round swap rights with the Los Angeles Lakers.
- On draft night, New York gained two protected first-round picks, both via Oklahoma City: a top-14 protected originally from Washington, and a top-18 protected originally from Detroit.
- Washington’s first-rounder is owned by Oklahoma City if Washington’s pick falls between 15 and 30 in 2023. If Washington’s pick finishes between 1-14, Oklahoma City will instead receive Washington’s 2024 first-rounder, protected for picks 1-12.
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