[NBA Draft]: 2023 Mock Draft Comparison, Oct/Nov/Dec 2022

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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.

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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)
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)
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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