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12/9 update: Another updated 2-round mock draft from Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report. In this one Orlando has the #1 pick and grabs some guy named ‘Victor Wembanyama‘ as well as Ausar Thompson at #6.
12/2 update: New mock drafts added from Jonathan Givony/ESPN-Draft Express and Tankathon. Givony has Ausar Thompson moving up to #5 to OKC after releasing video of his improved shooting stroke, and Dariq Whitehead dropping down to #10 pick from Orlando. Meanwhile, Tankathon has Brandon Miller going #3 to the Pistons. Now that we’ve moved into December, I added an extra table below that shows mock comparisons (Dec/Nov vs Oct) of ESPN vs ESPN, B/R vs B/R and Tankathon vs Tankathon to picks have shifted for that particular draft analyst.
11/25 update: Updated 2-round mock draft from Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report who has Anthony Black going #6 to the Spurs and Derek Lively dropping all the way to #23 to the Clippers.
11/18 update: Fresh picks from Jeremy Woo/Sports Illustrated and Tankathon to add to October’s mock draft comparison. Lots of contrast across lottery picks starting at #3–Woo has Nick Smith while everyone else has Amen Thompson. At #5 we see Woo went with Jarace Walker, while Tankathon has Dariq Whitehead–everyone else went with Whitmore.
10/27 update: New mock draft added from Sam Vecenie/The Athletic who has some very interesting picks, including Cam Whitmore going #5 to Houston and also Tyrese Proctor going #13 to the Knicks.
And….we’re back! A new season is upon us, and after an unforgettable Scoot vs. Wemby showcase in Las Vegas, the NBA back in full gear, and college ball about to start up, we have new picks to compare from Jonathan Wasserman/Bleacher Report, Jonathan Givony/ESPN-Draft Express, and Tankathon. Not surprisingly, there’s lots of disagreement on who will go where in the back half of the lottery. The bottom line: this draft is stacked! There’s been so much commentary after the first two weeks of the NBA season about the talent level never being higher in the league, and I don’t think that’s even debatable. But looking at these 2023 picks, I already have a nervous twitch of joy imagining these guys being added to the mix–especially with glut of wings that so many teams are endlessly searching for.
Since Tankathon constantly updates pick order based on current NBA records, I left teams out for his picks, as they will change quite a bit in the coming weeks. That being said, it’s still well worth seeing their player rankings up against ESPN and B/R.
B/R (12/7) | ESPN (12/1) | Tankathon (11/27) | SI (11/19) | The Athletic (10/27) |
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1. ORL | Victor Wembanyama | 1. DET | Victor Wembanyama | 1. ORL | Victor Wembanyama | 1. DET | Victor Wembanyama | 1. SAS | Victor Wembanyama |
2. DET | Scoot Henderson | 2. SAS | Scoot Henderson | 2. HOU | Scoot Henderson | 2. NOP | Scoot Henderson | 2. IND | Scoot Henderson |
3. SAS | Amen Thompson | 3. ORL | Amen Thompson | 3. DET | Brandon Miller | 3. ORL | Nick Smith | 3. OKC | Amen Thompson |
4. CHA | Nick Smith | 4. HOU | Nick Smith | 4. SAS | Amen Thompson | 4. HOU | Amen Thompson | 4. UTA | Nick Smith |
5. HOU | Cam Whitmore | 5. OKC | Ausar Thompson | 5. CHA | Nick Smith | 5. CHA | Jarace Walker | 5. HOU | Cam Whitmore |
6. ORL | Ausar Thompson | 6. CHA | Cam Whitmore | 6. NOP | Cam Whitmore | 6. ORL | Dariq Whitehead | 6. CHA | Keyonte George |
7. NOP | Keyonte George | 7. NOP | Brandon Miller | 7. OKC | Ausar Thompson | 7. SAS | Cam Whitmore | 7. ORL | Dariq Whitehead |
8. WAS | Brandon Miller | 8. NYK | Jarace Walker | 8. ORL | Keyonte George | 8. BKN | Cason Wallace | 8. DET | Brandon Miller |
9. MIA | Cason Wallace | 9. IND | Cason Wallace | 9. NYK | Cason Wallace | 9. GSW | Keyonte George | 9. WAS | Cason Wallace |
10. NYK | Anthony Black | 10. ORL | Keyonte George | 10. MIA | Jarace Walker | 10. MIA | Dillon Mitchell | 10. NOP | Ausar Thompson |
11. OKC | Jarace Walker | 11. WAS | Kel'el Ware | 11. NYK | Kel'el Ware | 11. OKC | Ausar Thompson | 11. SAC | Dillon Mitchell |
12. UTA | Kel'el Ware | 12. POR | Anthony Black | 12. POR | Anthony Black | 12. UTA | GG Jackson | 12. POR | GG Jackson |
13. GSW | GG Jackson | 13. UTA | Kyle Filipowski | 13. WAS | Dillon Mitchell | 13. UTA | Brandon Miller | 13. NYK | Tyrese Proctor |
14. NYK | Terquavion Smith | 14. SAC | Jett Howard | 14. UTA | Dariq Whitehead | 14. LAC | Rayan Rupert | 14. ORL | Dereck Lively |
15. BKN | Gradey Dick | 15. LAC | Dillon Mitchell | 15. GSW | Gradey Dick | 15. NYK | Tyrese Proctor | 15. BKN | Kel'el Ware |
16. TOR | Dariq Whitehead | 16. MIA | Dariq Whitehead | 16. BKN | Kyle Filipowski | 16. NYK | Kris Murray | 16. ATL | Anthony Black |
17. UTA | Jett Howard | 17. BKN | Terquavion Smith | 17. TOR | Terrence Shannon | 17. IND | Dereck Lively | 17. NYK | Terquavion Smith |
18. UTA | Kyle Filipowski | 18. UTA | Gradey Dick | 18. UTA | Dereck Lively | 18. SAC | Terquavion Smith | 18. TOR | Jarace Walker |
19. ATL | Maxwell Lewis | 19. TOR | Rayan Rupert | 19. UTA | Rayan Rupert | 19. TOR | Brice Sensabaugh | 19. MIA | Nikola Durisic |
20. ATL | Ricky Council | 20. ATL | GG Jackson | 20. ATL | Terquavion Smith | 20. IND | Gradey Dick | 20. UTA | Kris Murray |
21. CHI | Trevon Brazile | 21. NYK | Dereck Lively | 21. SAC | Julian Phillips | 21. NYK | Anthony Black | 21. MEM | Rayan Rupert |
22. LAC | Kris Murray | 22. GSW | Cidy Sissoko | 22. LAC | Nikola Durisic | 22. MEM | Tyrese Hunter | 22. UTA | DaRon Holmes |
23. SAC | Dillon Mitchell | 23. LAL | Julian Phillips | 23. MEM | Kris Murray | 23. ATL | Arthur Kaluma | 23. LAL | Julian Strawther |
24. CHA | Taylor Hendricks | 24. CHA | Coleman Hawkins | 24. IND | GG Jackson | 24. LAL | Jalen Bridges | 24. IND | Marcus Sasser |
25. IND | JJ Starling | 25. MEM | James Nnaji | 25. LAL | Tyrese Hunter | 25. PHX | Jaime Jaquez | 25. PHX | Adem Bona |
26. MEM | Brice Sensabaugh | 26. IND | Marcus Sasser | 26. IND | Leonard Miller | 26. UTA | Marcus Sasser | 26. LAC | Jordan Hawkins |
27. LAL | Tyrese Proctor | 27. IND | Terrence Shannon | 27. CHA | Arthur Kaluma | 27. CHA | Colby Jones | 27. CHA | Matthew Cleveland |
28. PHX | Rayan Rupert | 28. HOU | Reece Beekman | 28. PHX | Colby Jones | 28. CHI | Kel'el Ware | 28. HOU | Chris Livingston |
29. HOU | Marcus Sasser | 29. PHX | Nikola Durisic | 29. HOU | Chris Livingston | 29. HOU | Sidy Cissoko | 29. GSW | Amari Bailey |
30. IND | Dereck Lively | 30. IND | Leonard Miller | 30. IND | Amari Bailey | 30. IND | Leonard Miller | 30. IND | Jalen Hood-Schifino |
ESPN (12/1) | ESPN (10/4) | B/R (12/7) | B/R (11/23) | B/R (10/3) | Tankathon (11/27) | Tankathon (11/18) | |||||||||||||
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1. DET | Victor Wembanyama | 1. HOU | Victor Wembanyama | 1. ORL | Victor Wembanyama | 1. DET | Victor Wembanyama | 1. SAS | Victor Wembanyama | 1. ORL | Victor Wembanyama | 1. DET | Victor Wembanyama | ||||||
2. SAS | Scoot Henderson | 2. OKC | Scoot Henderson | 2. DET | Scoot Henderson | 2. HOU | Scoot Henderson | 2. HOU | Scoot Henderson | 2. HOU | Scoot Henderson | 2. HOU | Scoot Henderson | ||||||
3. ORL | Amen Thompson | 3. ORL | Amen Thompson | 3. SAS | Amen Thompson | 3. CHA | Amen Thompson | 3. OKC | Amen Thompson | 3. DET | Brandon Miller | 3. CHA | Amen Thompson | ||||||
4. HOU | Nick Smith | 4. IND | Nick Smith | 4. CHA | Nick Smith | 4. ORL | Nick Smith | 4. IND | Nick Smith | 4. SAS | Amen Thompson | 4. NOP | Nick Smith | ||||||
5. OKC | Ausar Thompson | 5. SAS | Cam Whitmore | 5. HOU | Cam Whitmore | 5. NOP | Cam Whitmore | 5. UTA | Cam Whitmore | 5. CHA | Nick Smith | 5. ORL | Dariq Whitehead | ||||||
6. CHA | Cam Whitmore | 6. UTA | Dereck Lively | 6. ORL | Ausar Thompson | 6. SAS | Anthony Black | 6. ORL | Dariq Whitehead | 6. NOP | Cam Whitmore | 6. SAS | Cam Whitmore | ||||||
7. NOP | Brandon Miller | 7. DET | Keyonte George | 7. NOP | Keyonte George | 7. MIA | Cason Wallace | 7. DET | Brandon Miller | 7. OKC | Ausar Thompson | 7. ORL | Keyonte George | ||||||
8. NYK | Jarace Walker | 8. SAC | Ausar Thompson | 8. WAS | Brandon Miller | 8. OKC | Brandon Miller | 8. SAC | Cason Wallace | 8. ORL | Keyonte George | 8. MIA | Cason Wallace | ||||||
9. IND | Cason Wallace | 9. WAS | Dillon Mitchell | 9. MIA | Cason Wallace | 9. ORL | Dariq Whitehead | 9. CHA | GG Jackson | 9. NYK | Cason Wallace | 9. OKC | Ausar Thompson | ||||||
10. ORL | Keyonte George | 10. CHA | Kel'el Ware | 10. NYK | Anthony Black | 10. GSW | Jarace Walker | 10. WAS | Ausar Thompson | 10. MIA | Jarace Walker | 10. GSW | Jarace Walker | ||||||
11. WAS | Kel'el Ware | 11. NYK | Dariq Whitehead | 11. OKC | Jarace Walker | 11. BKN | GG Jackson | 11. NYK | Keyonte George | 11. NYK | Kel'el Ware | 11. BKN | Dillon Mitchell | ||||||
12. POR | Anthony Black | 12. POR | Terquavion Smith | 12. UTA | Kel'el Ware | 12. NYK | Gradey Dick | 12. POR | Jarace Walker | 12. POR | Anthony Black | 12. UTA | Brandon Miller | ||||||
13. UTA | Kyle Filipowski | 13. NOP | Cason Wallace | 13. GSW | GG Jackson | 13. UTA | Keyonte George | 13. ORL | Chris Livingston | 13. WAS | Dillon Mitchell | 13. UTA | Dereck Lively | ||||||
14. SAC | Jett Howard | 14. ORL | Jarace Walker | 14. NYK | Terquavion Smith | 14. NYK | Terquavion Smith | 14. NOP | Terquavion Smith | 14. UTA | Dariq Whitehead | 14. LAL | Kel'el Ware | ||||||
15. LAC | Dillon Mitchell | 15. LAL | Anthony Black | 15. BKN | Gradey Dick | 15. TOR | Ausar Thompson | 15. LAL | Dereck Lively | 15. GSW | Gradey Dick | 15. NYK | Gradey Dick | ||||||
16. MIA | Dariq Whitehead | 16. ATL | Rayan Rupert | 16. TOR | Dariq Whitehead | 16. UTA | Kel'el Ware | 16. ATL | Dillon Mitchell | 16. BKN | Kyle Filipowski | 16. TOR | Terquavion Smith | ||||||
17. BKN | Terquavion Smith | 17. TOR | Julian Phillips | 17. UTA | Jett Howard | 17. CHI | Kris Murray | 17. TOR | Kel'el Ware | 17. TOR | Terrence Shannon | 17. NYK | GG Jackson | ||||||
18. UTA | Gradey Dick | 18. CLE | Gradey Dick | 18. UTA | Kyle Filipowski | 18. ATL | Jett Howard | 18. IND | Anthony Black | 18. UTA | Dereck Lively | 18. SAC | Anthony Black | ||||||
19. TOR | Rayan Rupert | 19. UTA | Brandon Miller | 19. ATL | Maxwell Lewis | 19. TOR | Maxwell Lewis | 19. UTA | Baba Miller | 19. UTA | Rayan Rupert | 19. LAC | Kyle Filipowski | . | |||||
20. ATL | GG Jackson | 20. BKN | GG Jackson | 20. ATL | Ricky Council | 20. LAL | Dillon Mitchell | 20. NYK | Maxwell Lewis | 20. ATL | Terquavion Smith | 20. CHA | Julian Phillips | ||||||
21. NYK | Dereck Lively | 21. BKN | Leonard Miller | 21. CHI | Trevon Brazile | 21. NYK | Emoni Bates | 21. MEM | Nikola Durisic | 21. SAC | Julian Phillips | 21. PHX | Rayan Rupert | ||||||
22. GSW | Cidy Sissoko | 22. CHA | Adem Bona | 22. LAC | Kris Murray | 22. SAC | Kyle Filipowski | 22. MIA | Julian Phillips | 22. LAC | Nikola Durisic | 22. IND | Arthur Kaluma | ||||||
23. LAL | Julian Phillips | 23. NYK | Kyle Filipowski | 23. SAC | Dillon Mitchell | 23. LAC | Dereck Lively | 23. CHA | Leonard Miller | 23. MEM | Kris Murray | 23. NYK | Nikola Durisic | ||||||
24. CHA | Coleman Hawkins | 24. MIA | Sidy Cissoko | 24. CHA | Taylor Hendricks | 24. PHX | Rayan Rupert | 24. BKN | Gradey Dick | 24. IND | GG Jackson | 24. IND | Leonard Miller | ||||||
25. MEM | James Nnaji | 25. LAC | Nikola Durisic | 25. IND | JJ Starling | 25. CHA | JJ Starling | 25. UTA | JJ Starling | 25. LAL | Tyrese Hunter | 25. CHI | Kris Murray | ||||||
26. IND | Marcus Sasser | 26. PHX | Jordan Walsh | 26. MEM | Brice Sensabaugh | 26. IND | Judah Mintz | 26. LAC | Jalen Hood-Schifino | 26. IND | Leonard Miller | 26. ATL | Chris Livingston | ||||||
27. IND | Terrence Shannon | 27. MEM | Chris Livingston | 27. LAL | Tyrese Proctor | 27. UTA | Jalen Wilson | 27. GSW | Julian Strawther | 27. CHA | Arthur Kaluma | 27. MEM | Amari Bailey | ||||||
28. HOU | Reece Beekman | 28. HOU | JJ Starling | 28. PHX | Rayan Rupert | 28. IND | Julian Strawther | 28. PHX | Arthur Kaluma | 28. PHX | Colby Jones | 28. UTA | Tyrese Proctor | ||||||
29. PHX | Nikola Durisic | 29. IND | Marcus Sasser | 29. HOU | Marcus Sasser | 29. HOU | Marcus Sasser | 29. HOU | Kyle Filipowski | 29. HOU | Chris Livingston | 29. HOU | Terrence Shannon | ||||||
30. IND | Leonard Miller | 30. GSW | Amari Bailey | 30. IND | Dereck Lively | 30. IND | Nikola Durisic | 30. IND | Yohan Traore | 30. IND | Amari Bailey | 30. IND | Marcus Sasser |
References:
Sports Illustrated [Jeremy Woo] – November
ESPN/Draft Express [Jonathan Givony] – October
ESPN/Draft Express [Jonathan Givony] – December
Bleacher Report [Jonathan Wasserman] – December
Bleacher Report [Jonathan Wasserman] – October
Bleacher Report [Jonathan Wasserman] – November
The Athletic [Sam Vecenie] – October
Tankathon – November (2)
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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