[NBA Draft]: 2023 Mock Draft Comparison, January

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1/19 update: Three new mock drafts added today: 1st 2023 mock draft from Ricky O’Donnell/SB Nation, two week update from Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report, and the launch of the 2023 Ringer draft guide from Kevin O’Connor/The Ringer. I also added the first pick variation chart for the 2023 draft so we can start to see the expected draft range for the top picks. As is typical at this time of year, there’s a high variance for the 27 top prospects I included — 8.7 currently! In contrast to some of the other mock drafts, the three I added today, all have Kel’el Ware going mid-first round and two of three have Noah Clowney in that range too. Also of note is that O’Donnell seems to agreeanalyst to agree with Jeremy Woo and Sam Vecenie about Keyonte George going late lottery. Also, lots of disagreement about where Anthony Black should be picked across the board.

1/16 update: New 2-round mock draft from Tankathon–1st round picks added here. He has Brandon Miller going at #3 to the Pistons, the Thompson twins back-to-back at #4 and #5, and Brice Sensabaugh all the way up at #14 to the Hawks.

1/13 update: I’ve added fresh 1st round picks for Sam Vecenie/The Athletic and Jeremy Woo/Sports Illustrated. Both have Nick Smith dropping to the #9 spot due to his current injury issues and lack of opportunity to showcase his skills. Woo has some very interesting picks that differ from the rest of the pack including Anthony Black going at #3 to Houston, Amen Thompson dropping to #6 for Charlotte, Keyonte George dropping to #16 with the Clippers, and Rayan Rupert jumping him at #13 to the Jazz. Also, I slightly updated my own mock draft, as I totally forgot to include GG Jackson in my original version.

1/8 update: New 1st round picks added for Bryan Kalbrosky/USA Today and Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report, as well as our first mock draft of 2023! Jett Howard and Maxwell Lewis now firmly entrenched in the top half of the 1st round, Colby Jones in the middle of the 1st round, and Ricky Council towards the end of the 1st round.

It’s time to break away from the highly erratic early season mock drafts as team records are starting to settle out a bit, giving us a better feel for which teams will be in the lottery. So far this month, we have three new mock drafts to compare, including Jonathan Givony/ESPN-Draft Express, Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report, and Tankathon. After some impressive games in the non-conference play, some new names have popped into the first round across the board, including Ohio State’s Brice Sensabaugh, Alabama’s Noah Clowney, UCF’s Taylor Hendricks, and Pepperdine’s Maxwell Lewis. The biggest riser of all appears to be Michigan’s Jett Howard, who Wasserman and Givony have going at #10 (Tankathon has at #15). Stay tuned for more mock drafts to be added in the next couple of weeks!

There will be more mock drafts posted in the coming weeks, 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.

	The Ringer (1/19)		SB Nation (1/19)		B/R (1/18)		Tankathon (1/14)		SI (1/12)		The Athletic (1/12)		Hoops Distillery (1/8)		USA Today (1/7)
1. HOU	Victor Wembanyama	1. TOR	Victor Wembanyama	1. HOU	Victor Wembanyama	1. HOU	Victor Wembanyama	1. TOR	Victor Wembanyama	1. HOU	Victor Wembanyama	1. HOU	Victor Wembanyama	1. DET	Victor Wembanyama
2. DET	Scoot Henderson	2. CHA	Scoot Henderson	2. CHA	Scoot Henderson	2. CHA	Scoot Henderson	2. SAS	Scoot Henderson	2. DET	Scoot Henderson	2. DET	Amen Thompson	2. HOU	Scoot Henderson
3. CHA	Brandon Miller	3. DET	Cam Whitmore	3. DET	Amen Thompson	3. DET	Brandon Miller	3. HOU	Anthony Black	3. SAS	Amen Thompson	3. CHA	Scoot Henderson	3. SAS	Amen Thompson
4. SAS	Amen Thompson	4. SAS	Amen Thompson	4. SAS	Ausar Thompson	4. SAS	Amen Thompson	4. ORL	Brandon Miller	4. CHA	Cam Whitmore	4. SAS	Cam Whitmore	4. CHA	Keyonte George
5. ORL	Keyonte George	5. HOU	Ausar Thompson	5. ORL	Nick Smith	5. ORL	Ausar Thompson	5. DET	Jarace Walker	5. ORL	Brandon Miller	5. ORL	Nick Smith	5. ORL	Ausar Thompson
6. WAS	Ausar Thompson	6. ORL	Brandon Miller	6. WAS	Cam Whitmore	6. WAS	Nick Smith	6. CHA	Amen Thompson	6. TOR	Ausar Thompson	6. TOR	Cason Wallace	6. OKC	Cam Whitmore
7. TOR	Nick Smith	7. WAS	Nick Smith	7. TOR	Brandon Miller	7. NOP	Cam Whitmore	7. WAS	Cam Whitmore	7. WAS	Cason Wallace	7. WAS	Ausar Thompson	7. NOP	Cason Wallace
8. NOP	Cam Whitmore	8. ORL	Cason Wallace	8. NOP	Jarace Walker	8. TOR	Keyonte George	8. OKC	Ausar Thompson	8. OKC	Jarace Walker	8. OKC	Anthony Black	8. ORL	Anthony Black
9. ORL	Anthony Black	9. NOP	Jett Howard	9. ORL	Keyonte George	9. ORL	Gradey Dick	9. ORL	Nick Smith	9. NOP	Nick Smith	9. ATL	Jett Howard	9. UTA	Brandon Miller
10. PHX	Cason Wallace	10. PHX	Jarace Walker	10. OKC	Jett Howard	10. PHX	Cason Wallace	10. NOP	Cason Wallace	10. ORL	Dariq Whitehead	10. UTA	Keyonte George	10. ATL	Jett Howard
11. POR	Jarace Walker	11. OKC	Maxwell Lewis	11. PHX	GG Jackson	11. OKC	Jarace Walker	11. POR	GG Jackson	11. ATL	Anthony Black	11. ORL	Gradey Dick	11. WAS	Nick Smith
12. UTA	GG Jackson	12. POR	Keyonte George	12. UTA	Maxwell Lewis	12. UTA	Jett Howard	12. ATL	Gradey Dick	12. UTA	Keyonte George	12. NOP	Jarace Walker	12. TOR	GG Jackson
13. OKC	Jett Howard	13. UTA	Dariq Whitehead	13. POR	Gradey Dick	13. POR	Anthony Black	13. UTA	Rayan Rupert	13. UTA	Gradey Dick	13. UTA	Brandon Miller	13. UTA	Gradey Dick
14. IND	Maxwell Lewis	14. ATL	Kel'el Ware	14. ATL	Noah Clowney	14. ATL	Brice Sensabaugh	14. UTA	Maxwell Lewis	14. POR	Brice Sensabaugh	14. GSW	Jett Howard	14. POR	Jarace Walker
15. LAC	Kel'el Ware	15. UTA	Anthony Black	15. GSW	Cason Wallace	15. GSW	Kyle Filipowski	15. GSW	Taylor Hendricks	15. LAC	GG Jackson	15. PHX	Terquavion Smith	15. IND	Brice Sensabaugh
16. GSW	Gradey Dick	16. GSW	Gradey Dick	16. UTA	Brice Sensabaugh	16. UTA	Dariq Whitehead	16. PHX	Keyonte George	16. PHX	Jett Howard	16. CHI	GG Jackson	16. SAC	Kris Murray
17. UTA	Dariq Whitehead	17. IND	Brice Sensabaugh	17. LAC	Anthony Black	17. LAC	Kel'el Ware	17. LAC	Dariq Whitehead	17. MIA	Rayan Rupert	17. LAC	Kyle Filipowski	17. LAC	Maxwell Lewis
18. ATL	Taylor Hendricks	18. LAC	Kris Murray	18. IND	Kel'el Ware	18. IND	Terquavion Smith	18. MIA	Jett Howard	18. GSW	Kris Murray	18. MIA	Dariq Whitehead	18. NYK	Kyle Filipowski
19. NYK	Brice Sensabaugh	19. NYK	GG Jackson	19. NYK	Terquavion Smith	19. NYK	Kris Murray	19. NYK	Noah Clowney	19. SAC	Mawell Lewis	19. SAC	Colby Jones	19. MIA	Dariq Whitehead
20. NYK	Noah Clowney	20. MIA	Taylor Hendricks	20. MIA	Taylor Hendricks	20. MIA	GG Jackson	20. SAC	Leonard Miller	20. IND	Taylor Hendricks	20. IND	Maxwell Lewis	20. GSW	Taylor Hendricks
21. MIA	Kyle Filipowski	21. NYK	Kyle Filipowski	21. NYK	Dariq Whitehead	21. NYK	Maxwell Lewis	21. NYK	Brice Sensabaugh	21. NYK	Baba Miller	21. NYK	Taylor Hendricks	21. PHX	Terquavion Smith
22. LAL	Terquavion Smith	22. SAC	Terquavion Smith	22. SAC	Kris Murray	22. SAC	Rayan Rupert	22. IND	Kyle Filipowski	22. NYK	Jordan Hawkins	22. NYK	Kris Murray	22. NYK	Colby Jones
23. SAC	Baba Miller	23. LAL	DaRon Holmes	23. LAL	Jordan Hawkins	23. LAL	Taylor Hendricks	23. LAL	Kris Murray	23. BKN	Colby Jones	23. LAL	Kel'el Ware	23. HOU	Leonard Miller
24. IND	Kris Murray	24. IND	Rayan Rupert	24. IND	Rayan Rupert	24. IND	Dillon Mitchell	24. IND	Kel'el Ware	24. LAL	Terquavion Smith	24. BKN	Brice Sensabaugh	24. LAL	Jordan Hawkins
25. BKN	Dereck Lively	25. BKN	Leonard Miller	25. HOU	Jalen Hood-Schifino	25. HOU	Colby Jones	25. BKN	Mark Mitchell	25. IND	Marcus Sasser	25. IND	Dillon Mitchell	25. CHA	Noah Clowney
26. UTA	Rayan Rupert	26. HOU	Emoni Bates	26. BKN	Kyle Filipowski	26. BKN	Dereck Lively	26. HOU	Dereck Lively	26. HOU	Kel'el Ware	26. HOU	Noah Clowney	26. BKN	Marcus Sasser
27. HOU	Jordan Hawkins	27. UTA	Jordan Walsh	27. UTA	Marcus Sasser	27. UTA	Marcus Sasser	27. UTA	Marcus Sasser	27. MEM	Leonard Miller	27. MEM	Coleman Hawkins	27. IND	DaRon Holmes
28. MEM	DaRon Holmes	28. CHA	Ricky Council	28. MEM	Colby Jones	28. MEM	Noah Clowney	28. CHA	Colby Jones	28. UTA	Terrence Shannon	28. UTA	Rayan Rupert	28. UTA	Rayan Rupert
29. CHA	Jaime Jaquez	29. MEM	Marcus Sasser	29. CHA	Leonard Miller	29. CHA	Terrence Shannon	29. MEM	Jaime Jaquez	29. CHA	Kyle Filipowski	29. CHA	Marcus Sasser	29. MEM	Coleman Hawkins
30. IND	Julian Phillips	30. IND	Coleman Hawkins	30. IND	Tristan Vukcevic	30. IND	Coleman Hawkins	30. IND	Dillon Mitchell	30. IND	DaRon Holmes	30. IND	DaRon Holmes	30. IND	Kel'el Ware

Pick Variance	High	Low	Variance
Scoot Henderson	2	2	0
Victor Wembanyama	1	1	0
Amen Thompson	2	6	4
Ausar Thompson	4	8	4
Marcus Sasser	25	29	4
Cam Whitmore	3	8	5
Nick Smith	5	11	6
Gradey Dick	9	16	7
Kris Murray	16	24	8
Taylor Hendricks	15	23	8
Cason Wallace	6	15	9
Colby Jones	19	28	9
GG Jackson	11	20	9
Jarace Walker	5	14	9
Jett Howard	9	18	9
Leonard Miller	20	29	9
Terquavion Smith	15	24	9
Brandon Miller	3	13	10
Brice Sensabaugh	14	24	10
Maxwell Lewis	11	21	10
Dariq Whitehead	10	21	11
Keyonte George	4	16	12
Anthony Black	3	17	14
Kyle Filipowski	15	29	14
Noah Clowney	14	28	14
Rayan Rupert	13	28	15
Kel'el Ware	14	30	16

References:

The Ringer [Kevin O’Connor]

SB Nation [Ricky O’Donnell)

The Athletic [Sam Vecenie]

Sports Illustrated [Jeremy Woo}

ESPN/Draft Express [Jonathan Givony] – removed from the chart since it was from December

Bleacher Report [Jonathan Wasserman] – 1/8

Bleacher Report [Jonathan Wasserman] – 1/19

USA Today/Bryan Kalbrosky

Tankathon

Search #mockdraftcomp on Twitter for all past Tweets

Potential Movement of Draft Order (via Jonathan Givony/ESPN-Draft Express)

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