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May 22nd update: Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report has updated picks as of 5/21 along with his Draft Combine stock watch. Scoot and Brandon Miller switched spots at #2 and #3. And Ben Sheppard and Amari Bailey have climbed into his 1st round. He already had Podziemski at #20 pre-combine. Oddly, he has Kobe Bufkin dropping from #15 in his 5/16 mock to #30.
A memorable Draft Lottery night has passed and the Spurs are the big winners of the much anticipated Wemby sweepstakes. Meanwhile, Portland lucked out and moved up to #3 while Houston and Detroit dropped to #4 and #5, respectively. With this year’s draft order officially locked in, it’s time to compare the new batch of mock drafts that were posted last night to sort out who will do what after Wemby is off the board. We have new picks from all of the best: Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo/ESPN, Kevin O’Connor/The Ringer, Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report, Ricky O’Donnell/SB Nation, Sam Vecenie/The Athletic, and Bryan Kalbrosky/USA Today, And I’ve added my own updated Hoops Distillery mock draft as a cherry on top!
ICYMI, these two articles are must-reads each draft season:
John Hollinger’s Top 20 Prospects
Kevin Pelton’s NBA draft stat-based projections
And here’s some other great draft content:
Jonathan Givony mock draft lottery show on YouTube
Ricky O’Donnell’s draft combine winners and losers
Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo draft combine storylines and stock movers
Jonathan Wasserman latest NBA Draft buzz
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.
| B/R (5/21) | B/R (5/16) | SB Nation (5/16) | ESPN (5/16) | Hoops Distillery (5/17) | The Ringer (5/16) | The Athletic (5/16) | USA Today (5/16) |
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| 1. SAS | Victor Wembanyama | 1. SAS | Victor Wembanyama | 1. SAS | Victor Wembanyama | 1. SAS | Victor Wembanyama | 1. SAS | Victor Wembanyama | 1. SAS | Victor Wembanyama | 1. SAS | Victor Wembanyama | 1. SAS | Victor Wembanyama |
| 2. CHA | Brandon Miller | 2. CHA | Scoot Henderson | 2. CHA | Scoot Henderson | 2. CHA | Brandon Miller | 2. CHA | Brandon Miller | 2. CHA | Brandon Miller | 2. CHA | Scoot Henderson | 2. CHA | Brandon Miller |
| 3. POR | Scoot Henderson | 3. POR | Brandon Miller | 3. POR | Amen Thompson | 3. POR | Scoot Henderson | 3. POR | Scoot Henderson | 3. POR | Scoot Henderson | 3. POR | Brandon Miller | 3. POR | Scoot Henderson |
| 4. HOU | Amen Thompson | 4. HOU | Amen Thompson | 4. HOU | Brandon Miller | 4. HOU | Amen Thompson | 4. HOU | Taylor Hendricks | 4. HOU | Amen Thompson | 4. HOU | Amen Thompson | 4. HOU | Amen Thompson |
| 5. DET | Jarace Walker | 5. DET | Jarace Walker | 5. DET | Cam Whitmore | 5. DET | Jarace Walker | 5. DET | Gradey Dick | 5. DET | Cam Whitmore | 5. DET | Cam Whitmore | 5. DET | Cam Whitmore |
| 6. ORL | Ausar Thompson | 6. ORL | Ausar Thompson | 6. ORL | Taylor Hendricks | 6. ORL | Ausar Thompson | 6. ORL | Cason Wallace | 6. ORL | Ausar Thompson | 6. ORL | Taylor Hendricks | 6. ORL | Ausar Thompson |
| 7. IND | Taylor Hendricks | 7. IND | Taylor Hendricks | 7. IND | Ausar Thompson | 7. IND | Cam Whitmore | 7. IND | Cam Whitmore | 7. IND | Taylor Hendricks | 7. IND | Jarace Walker | 7. IND | Taylor Hendricks |
| 8. WAS | Cam Whitmore | 8. WAS | Cam Whitmore | 8. WAS | Jarace Walker | 8. WAS | Anthony Black | 8. WAS | Amen Thompson | 8. WAS | Anthony Black | 8. WAS | Ausar Thompson | 8. WAS | Cason Wallace |
| 9. UTA | Anthony Black | 9. UTA | Anthony Black | 9. UTA | Cason Wallace | 9. UTA | Gradey Dick | 9. UTA | Anthony Black | 9. UTA | Cason Wallace | 9. UTA | Anthony Black | 9. UTA | Jarace Walker |
| 10. DAL | Gradey Dick | 10. DAL | Gradey Dick | 10. DAL | Anthony Black | 10. DAL | Taylor Hendricks | 10. DAL | Jarace Walker | 10. DAL | Jarace Walker | 10. DAL | Dereck Lively | 10. DAL | Anthony Black |
| 11. ORL | Keyonte George | 11. ORL | Keyonte George | 11. ORL | Gradey Dick | 11. ORL | Jordan Hawkins | 11. ORL | Ausar Thompson | 11. ORL | Gradey Dick | 11. ORL | Gradey Dick | 11. ORL | Gradey Dick |
| 12. OKC | Cason Wallace | 12. OKC | Cason Wallace | 12. OKC | Keyonte George | 12. OKC | Cason Wallace | 12. OKC | Leonard Miller | 12. OKC | Leonard Miller | 12. OKC | Leonard Miller | 12. OKC | Brice Sensabaugh |
| 13. TOR | Nick Smith | 13. TOR | Nick Smith | 13. TOR | Dariq Whitehead | 13. TOR | Nick Smith | 13. TOR | Kobe Bufkin | 13. TOR | Kobe Bufkin | 13. TOR | Cason Wallace | 13. TOR | Keyonte George |
| 14. NOP | Jett Howard | 14. NOP | Jett Howard | 14. NOP | Brice Sensabaugh | 14. NOP | Keyonte George | 14. NOP | Keyonte George | 14. NOP | Nick Smith | 14. NOP | Kobe Bufkin | 14. NOP | Kobe Bufkin |
| 15. ATL | GG Jackson | 15. ATL | Kobe Bufkin | 15. ATL | Jett Howard | 15. ATL | Jalen Hood-Schifino | 15. ATL | Jordan Hawkins | 15. ATL | Bilal Coulibaly | 15. ATL | Nick Smith | 15. ATL | Leonard Miller |
| 16. UTA | Dariq Whitehead | 16. UTA | Dariq Whitehead | 16. UTA | Nick Smith | 16. UTA | Noah Clowney | 16. UTA | Bilal Coulibaly | 16. UTA | Keyonte George | 16. UTA | Kris Murray | 16. UTA | Jordan Hawkins |
| 17. LAL | Jordan Hawkins | 17. LAL | Brice Sensabaugh | 17. LAL | Kris Murray | 17. LAL | Jett Howard | 17. LAL | Dariq Whitehead | 17. LAL | Jordan Hawkins | 17. LAL | Keyonte George | 17. LAL | Nick Smith |
| 18. MIA | Brice Sensabaugh | 18. MIA | GG Jackson | 18. MIA | Terquavion Smith | 18. MIA | Rayan Rupert | 18. MIA | Dereck Lively | 18. MIA | Bobi Klintman | 18. MIA | Keyonte George | 18. MIA | Dariq Whitehead |
| 19. GSW | Kris Murray | 19. GSW | Jordan Hawkins | 19. GSW | Leonard Miller | 19. GSW | Kobe Bufkin | 19. GSW | Nick Smith | 19. GSW | Dereck Lively | 19. GSW | Jalen Hood-Schifino | 19. GSW | Dereck Lively |
| 20. HOU | Brandin Podziemski | 20. HOU | Brandin Podziemski | 20. HOU | GG Jackson | 20. HOU | Brice Sensabaugh | 20. HOU | Jalen Hood-Schifino | 20. HOU | Rayan Rupert | 20. HOU | Dariq Whitehead | 20. HOU | Olivier-Maxence Prosper |
| 21. BKN | Jalen Hood-Schifino | 21. BKN | Jalen Hood-Schifino | 21. BKN | Rayan Rupert | 21. BKN | Leonard Miller | 21. BKN | Jett Howard | 21. BKN | Jalen Hood-Schifino | 21. BKN | Brice Sensabaugh | 21. BKN | Bobi Klintman |
| 22. BKN | Bilal Coulibaly | 22. BKN | Bilal Coulibaly | 22. BKN | Maxwell Lewis | 22. BKN | Bilal Coulibaly | 22. BKN | GG Jackson | 22. BKN | GG Jackson | 22. BKN | Jett Howard | 22. BKN | GG Jackson |
| 23. POR | Dereck Lively | 23. POR | Dereck Lively | 23. POR | Emoni Bates | 23. POR | James Nnaji | 23. POR | Julian Phillips | 23. POR | Jett Howard | 23. POR | Noah Clowney | 23. POR | Kris Murray |
| 24. SAC | Leonard Miller | 24. SAC | Kris Murray | 24. SAC | Kobe Bufkin | 24. SAC | Kris Murray | 24. SAC | Kris Murray | 24. SAC | Kris Murray | 24. SAC | Sidy Cissoko | 24. SAC | Terquavion Smith |
| 25. MEM | Colby Jones | 25. MEM | Colby Jones | 25. MEM | Dereck Lively | 25. MEM | Dereck Lively | 25. MEM | Colby Jones | 25. MEM | James Nnaji | 25. MEM | Colby Jones | 25. MEM | Brandin Podziemski |
| 26. IND | Ben Sheppard | 26. IND | Noah Clowney | 26. IND | Jordan Hawkins | 26. IND | Dariq Whitehead | 26. IND | Noah Clowney | 26. IND | Sidy Cissoko | 26. IND | Rayan Rupert | 26. IND | Bilal Coulibaly |
| 27. CHA | Amari Bailey | 27. CHA | Rayan Rupert | 27. CHA | Noah Clowney | 27. CHA | Maxwell Lewis | 27. CHA | Brice Sensabaugh | 27. CHA | Jaime Jaquez | 27. CHA | GG Jackson | 27. CHA | Jalen Hood-Schifino |
| 28. UTA | Noah Clowney | 28. UTA | Maxwell Lewis | 28. UTA | Sidy Cissoko | 28. UTA | Colby Jones | 28. UTA | Rayan Rupert | 28. UTA | Brice Sensabaugh | 28. UTA | Maxwell Lewis | 28. UTA | Sidy Cissoko |
| 29. IND | Rayan Rupert | 29. IND | Leonard Miller | 29. IND | Bobi Klintman | 29. IND | Andre Jackson | 29. IND | Maxwell Lewis | 29. IND | Colby Jones | 29. IND | James Nnaji | 29. IND | Colby Jones |
| 30. LAC | Kobe Bufkin | 30. LAC | Andre Jackson | 30. LAC | Jordan Walsh | 30. LAC | Jaime Jaquez | 30. LAC | Brandin Podziemski | 30. LAC | Trayce Jackson-Davis | 30. LAC | Jaime Jaquez | 30. LAC | DaRon Holmes |
| Player | High | Low | May Variance | April Variance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Miller | 12 | 29 | 17 | 8 |
| Brice Sensabaugh | 12 | 28 | 16 | 15 |
| Kobe Bufkin | 13 | 30 | 16 | 8 |
| Dereck Lively | 10 | 25 | 15 | 8 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 11 | 26 | 15 | 13 |
| Dariq Whitehead | 13 | 26 | 13 | 18 |
| GG Jackson | 15 | 27 | 12 | 14 |
| Jalen Hood-Schifino | 15 | 27 | 12 | 7 |
| Noah Clowney | 16 | 28 | 12 | 9 |
| Bilal Coulibaly | 15 | 26 | 11 | 18 |
| Rayan Rupert | 18 | 29 | 11 | 8 |
| Jett Howard | 14 | 23 | 9 | 4 |
| Kris Murray | 16 | 24 | 8 | 12 |
| Cason Wallace | 6 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Keyonte George | 11 | 18 | 7 | 3 |
| Maxwell Lewis | 22 | 29 | 7 | 10 |
| Gradey Dick | 5 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
| Nick Smith | 13 | 19 | 6 | 5 |
| Taylor Hendricks | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Amen Thompson | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| Ausar Thompson | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
| Jarace Walker | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Colby Jones | 25 | 29 | 4 | 11 |
| Cam Whitmore | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Anthony Black | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| Brandon Miller | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Scoot Henderson | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
References:
The Athletic [Sam Vecenie]
Bleacher Report [Jonathan Wasserman] – 5/16
Bleacher Report [Jonathan Wasserman] – 5/21
The Ringer [Kevin O’Connor]
ESPN [Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo]
USA Today [Bryan Kalbrosky]
SB Nation [Ricky O’Donnell]
Search #mockdraftcomp on Twitter for all past Tweets
Tankathon Draft Power Rankings – see full power rankings
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Other NBA Draft consumables for your reading pleasure:
[NBA Draft]: 2023 Big Board Comparison, May
It’s Draft Lottery Day and everyone is at the Combine, so no better time to dig into the updated big boards from this week, including Sam Vecenie/The Athletic, Kevin O’Connor/The Ringer, Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo/ESPN, and Tankathon.
[NBA Draft]: 2023 Big Board Comparison, April
The pre-draft process has officially begun and we have three new big boards to compare Kevin O’Connor/The Ringer, Jonathan Givony/ESPN-Draft Express, and Tankathon.
[NBA Draft]: 2023 Mock Draft Comparison, April
Pre-draft season is here along with updated mock drafts from Jonathan Givony + Jeremy Woo/ESPN-Draft Express, Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report, Ricky O’Donnell/SB Nation, Kevin O’Connor/The Ringer, Tankathon,, and new picks from Hoops Distillery!