[NBA Draft]: 2023 Mock Draft Comparison, March (updated 3/28)

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3/28 update: Two new mock drafts added today–2nd update this month from Kevin O’Connor/The Ringer, as well as Sam Vecenie/The Athletic. KOC has moved up Taylor Hendricks to #8 pick to the Wizards, while Vecenie has him going at #9 to the Magic. Other notable picks include KOC with Noah Clowney going #14 to the Lakers, and Vecenie with Jordan Hawkins going #12 to OKC and Dereck Lively going #14 to the Lakers.

I also re-updated the pick variance chart, and as you’ll see, variance for many prospects increased with opinions shifting from the start to the end of the month.

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3/17 update: Updated mock drafts this week from Tankathon, Ricky O’Donnell/SB Nation, and Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report. I also added my updated mock draft to the mix, with both Thompson twins going to the Magic (we all know John Hammond wants this!). Wasserman has Taylor Hendricks all the way up at #10 and Kobe Bufkin at #14 in his updated mock. Lots of buzz this week about Brandon Miller overtaking Scoot for the #2 pick, but Scoot is still at #2 across the board. Interestingly, O’Donnell has Amen Thompson going #3 and Brandon Miller #4 (similar to Kalbrosky’s mock). Time to let all of this marinate while watching another great day of March Madness from 12 to 12. Oddly, across the four new mocks, only Wasserman has Kobe Bufkin in the 1st round, up at #14 to Toronto.

I also added our pick variance chart for March. Pretty easy to see that there is a decent amount of consensus across our mock drafts for the guys who will go in the lottery, but lots of disagreement about who goes where in the 15 to 30 range. Jett Howard is mocked to go anywhere from 12 to 28, while Jalen Hood-Schifino has a wide range from 12 to 27.

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March has arrived, and with it, a new batch of mock drafts to compare and analyze including picks from Jonathan Givony/ESPN-Draft Express, Kevin O’Connor/The Ringer, Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report, and Bryan Kalbrosky/USA Today. With the college season, OTE and G League winding down, there’s been quite a bit of movement. Jalen Hood-Schifino is now considered a late lottery pick across the board after playing some very impressive games as part of a late season run for Indiana. Sidy Cissoko and Leonard Miller are also gaining a bit of momentum, moving into the 20’s on a few of these new mocks. Meanwhile, Maxwell Lewis and Terquavion Smith have dropped to the mid-to-late 20’s for most, with some uninspiring play as of late. Also notable, Wasserman and Givony seem to be cooling on GG Jackson, who they now have in the 20’s.

There have been some really entertaining draft discussions on podcasts over the past couple of weeks including:

The Ringer NBA Draft Show – 3/8 episode: Top-10 NBA Mock Draft

The Box and One podcast/YouTube channel – 3/6 : Mock Draft 2.0

Game Theory podcast – 3/9 episode: NBA Draft comparison battles

Locked On NBA Big Board – 3/7 episode: Does the Ja Morant situation impact how teams will evaluate prospects and their friends?

Also, don’t miss these great pieces:

Tyler Rucker/No Ceilings: “It’s Overthinking Season“

Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report: Biggest Red Flags for Projected 2023 NBA Draft Lottery Picks

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.

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

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Pick	High	Low	Variance
Jordan Hawkins	12	29	17
Jett Howard	12	28	16
Dereck Lively	14	29	15
Jalen Hood-Schifino	12	27	15
Kobe Bufkin	14	28	14
Noah Clowney	14	28	14
Leonard Miller	17	30	13
Brice Sensabaugh	12	24	12
GG Jackson	14	26	12
Maxwell Lewis	15	27	12
Colby Jones	18	29	11
Dariq Whitehead	18	29	11
Rayan Rupert	12	23	11
Kris Murray	15	24	9
Kyle Filipowski	17	26	9
Nick Smith	7	16	9
Taylor Hendricks	8	17	9
Keyonte George	7	15	8
Terquavion Smith	22	29	7
Anthony Black	7	13	6
Gradey Dick	6	12	6
Jarace Walker	4	9	5
Cam Whitmore	5	9	4
Cason Wallace	10	14	4
Ausar Thompson	5	7	3
Amen Thompson	3	5	2
Brandon Miller	2	4	2
Scoot Henderson	2	2	0
Victor Wembanyama	1	1	0

References:

The Athletic [Sam Vecenie]

SB Nation [Ricky O’Donnell]

Tankathon

The Ringer [Kevin O’Connor] – 3/9 and 3/23

USA Today [Bryan Kalbrosky]

ESPN/Draft Express [Jonathan Givony]

Bleacher Report [Jonathan Wasserman] – 3/1

Bleacher Report [Jonathan Wasserman] – 3/15

Search #mockdraftcomp on Twitter for all past Tweets

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

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