[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.


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. ORLVictor
Wembanyama
1. DETVictor
Wembanyama
1. ORLVictor
Wembanyama
1. DETVictor
Wembanyama
1. SASVictor
Wembanyama
2. DETScoot
Henderson 
2. SASScoot
Henderson 
2. HOUScoot
Henderson 
2. NOPScoot
Henderson 
2. INDScoot
Henderson 
3. SASAmen
Thompson
3. ORLAmen
Thompson
3. DETBrandon
Miller
3. ORLNick
Smith 
3. OKCAmen
Thompson
4. CHANick
Smith 
4. HOUNick
Smith 
4. SASAmen
Thompson
4. HOUAmen
Thompson
4. UTANick
Smith 
5. HOUCam
Whitmore
5. OKCAusar
Thompson
5. CHANick
Smith 
5. CHAJarace
Walker
5. HOUCam
Whitmore
6. ORLAusar
Thompson
6. CHACam
Whitmore
6. NOPCam
Whitmore
6. ORLDariq
Whitehead
6. CHAKeyonte
George
7. NOPKeyonte
George
7. NOPBrandon
Miller
7. OKCAusar
Thompson
7. SASCam
Whitmore
7. ORLDariq
Whitehead
8. WASBrandon
Miller
8. NYKJarace
Walker
8. ORLKeyonte
George
8. BKNCason
Wallace
8. DETBrandon
Miller
9. MIACason
Wallace
9. INDCason
Wallace
9. NYKCason
Wallace
9. GSWKeyonte
George
9. WASCason
Wallace
10. NYKAnthony
Black
10. ORLKeyonte
George
10. MIAJarace
Walker
10. MIADillon
Mitchell
10. NOPAusar
Thompson
11. OKCJarace
Walker
11. WASKel'el
Ware
11. NYKKel'el
Ware
11. OKCAusar
Thompson
11. SACDillon
Mitchell
12. UTAKel'el
Ware
12. PORAnthony
Black
12. PORAnthony
Black
12. UTAGG
Jackson
12. PORGG
Jackson
13. GSWGG
Jackson
13. UTAKyle
Filipowski
13. WASDillon
Mitchell
13. UTABrandon
Miller
13. NYKTyrese
Proctor
14. NYKTerquavion
Smith
14. SACJett
Howard
14. UTADariq
Whitehead
14. LACRayan
Rupert
14. ORLDereck
Lively
15. BKNGradey
Dick
15. LACDillon
Mitchell
15. GSWGradey
Dick
15. NYKTyrese
Proctor
15. BKNKel'el
Ware
16. TORDariq
Whitehead
16. MIADariq
Whitehead
16. BKNKyle
Filipowski
16. NYKKris
Murray
16. ATLAnthony
Black
17. UTAJett
Howard
17. BKNTerquavion
Smith
17. TORTerrence
Shannon
17. INDDereck
Lively
17. NYKTerquavion
Smith
18. UTAKyle
Filipowski
18. UTAGradey
Dick
18. UTADereck
Lively
18. SACTerquavion
Smith
18. TORJarace
Walker
19. ATLMaxwell
Lewis
19. TORRayan
Rupert
19. UTARayan
Rupert
19. TORBrice
Sensabaugh
19. MIANikola
Durisic
20. ATLRicky
Council
20. ATLGG
Jackson
20. ATLTerquavion
Smith
20. INDGradey
Dick
20. UTAKris
Murray
21. CHITrevon
Brazile
21. NYKDereck
Lively
21. SACJulian
Phillips
21. NYKAnthony
Black
21. MEMRayan
Rupert
22. LACKris
Murray
22. GSWCidy
Sissoko
22. LACNikola
Durisic
22. MEMTyrese
Hunter
22. UTADaRon
Holmes
23. SACDillon
Mitchell
23. LALJulian
Phillips
23. MEMKris
Murray
23. ATLArthur
Kaluma
23. LALJulian
Strawther
24. CHATaylor
Hendricks
24. CHAColeman
Hawkins
24. INDGG
Jackson
24. LALJalen
Bridges
24. INDMarcus
Sasser
25. INDJJ
Starling
25. MEMJames
Nnaji
25. LALTyrese
Hunter
25. PHXJaime
Jaquez
25. PHXAdem
Bona
26. MEMBrice
Sensabaugh
26. INDMarcus
Sasser
26. INDLeonard
Miller
26. UTAMarcus
Sasser
26. LACJordan
Hawkins
27. LALTyrese
Proctor
27. INDTerrence
Shannon
27. CHAArthur
Kaluma
27. CHAColby
Jones
27. CHAMatthew
Cleveland
28. PHXRayan
Rupert
28. HOUReece
Beekman
28. PHXColby
Jones
28. CHIKel'el
Ware
28. HOUChris
Livingston
29. HOUMarcus
Sasser
29. PHXNikola
Durisic
29. HOUChris
Livingston
29. HOUSidy
Cissoko
29. GSWAmari
Bailey
30. INDDereck
Lively
30. INDLeonard
Miller
30. INDAmari
Bailey
30. INDLeonard
Miller
30. INDJalen
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. DETVictor
Wembanyama
1. HOUVictor
Wembanyama
1. ORLVictor
Wembanyama
1. DETVictor
Wembanyama
1. SASVictor
Wembanyama
1. ORLVictor
Wembanyama
1. DETVictor
Wembanyama
2. SASScoot
Henderson 
2. OKCScoot
Henderson 
2. DETScoot
Henderson 
2. HOUScoot
Henderson 
2. HOUScoot
Henderson 
2. HOUScoot
Henderson 
2. HOUScoot
Henderson 
3. ORLAmen
Thompson
3. ORLAmen
Thompson
3. SASAmen
Thompson
3. CHAAmen
Thompson
3. OKCAmen
Thompson
3. DETBrandon
Miller
3. CHAAmen
Thompson
4. HOUNick
Smith 
4. INDNick
Smith 
4. CHANick
Smith 
4. ORLNick
Smith 
4. INDNick
Smith 
4. SASAmen
Thompson
4. NOPNick
Smith 
5. OKCAusar
Thompson
5. SASCam
Whitmore
5. HOUCam
Whitmore
5. NOPCam
Whitmore
5. UTACam
Whitmore
5. CHANick
Smith 
5. ORLDariq
Whitehead
6. CHACam
Whitmore
6. UTADereck
Lively
6. ORLAusar
Thompson
6. SASAnthony
Black
6. ORLDariq
Whitehead
6. NOPCam
Whitmore
6. SASCam
Whitmore
7. NOPBrandon
Miller
7. DETKeyonte
George
7. NOPKeyonte
George
7. MIACason
Wallace
7. DETBrandon
Miller
7. OKCAusar
Thompson
7. ORLKeyonte
George
8. NYKJarace
Walker
8. SACAusar
Thompson
8. WASBrandon
Miller
8. OKCBrandon
Miller
8. SACCason
Wallace
8. ORLKeyonte
George
8. MIACason
Wallace
9. INDCason
Wallace
9. WASDillon
Mitchell
9. MIACason
Wallace
9. ORLDariq
Whitehead
9. CHAGG
Jackson
9. NYKCason
Wallace
9. OKCAusar
Thompson
10. ORLKeyonte
George
10. CHAKel'el
Ware
10. NYKAnthony
Black
10. GSWJarace
Walker
10. WASAusar
Thompson
10. MIAJarace
Walker
10. GSWJarace
Walker
11. WASKel'el
Ware
11. NYKDariq
Whitehead
11. OKCJarace
Walker
11. BKNGG
Jackson
11. NYKKeyonte
George
11. NYKKel'el
Ware
11. BKNDillon
Mitchell
12. PORAnthony
Black
12. PORTerquavion
Smith
12. UTAKel'el
Ware
12. NYKGradey
Dick
12. PORJarace
Walker
12. PORAnthony
Black
12. UTABrandon
Miller
13. UTAKyle
Filipowski
13. NOPCason
Wallace
13. GSWGG
Jackson
13. UTAKeyonte
George
13. ORLChris
Livingston
13. WASDillon
Mitchell
13. UTADereck
Lively
14. SACJett
Howard
14. ORLJarace
Walker
14. NYKTerquavion
Smith
14. NYKTerquavion
Smith
14. NOPTerquavion
Smith
14. UTADariq
Whitehead
14. LALKel'el
Ware
15. LACDillon
Mitchell
15. LALAnthony
Black
15. BKNGradey
Dick
15. TORAusar
Thompson
15. LALDereck
Lively
15. GSWGradey
Dick
15. NYKGradey
Dick
16. MIADariq
Whitehead
16. ATLRayan
Rupert
16. TORDariq
Whitehead
16. UTAKel'el
Ware
16. ATLDillon
Mitchell
16. BKNKyle
Filipowski
16. TORTerquavion
Smith
17. BKNTerquavion
Smith
17. TORJulian
Phillips
17. UTAJett
Howard
17. CHIKris
Murray
17. TORKel'el
Ware
17. TORTerrence
Shannon
17. NYKGG
Jackson
18. UTAGradey
Dick
18. CLEGradey
Dick 
18. UTAKyle
Filipowski
18. ATLJett
Howard
18. INDAnthony
Black
18. UTADereck
Lively
18. SACAnthony
Black
19. TORRayan
Rupert
19. UTABrandon
Miller
19. ATLMaxwell
Lewis
19. TORMaxwell
Lewis
19. UTABaba
Miller
19. UTARayan
Rupert
19. LACKyle
Filipowski
.
20. ATLGG
Jackson
20. BKNGG
Jackson
20. ATLRicky
Council
20. LALDillon
Mitchell
20. NYKMaxwell
Lewis
20. ATLTerquavion
Smith
20. CHAJulian
Phillips
21. NYKDereck
Lively
21. BKNLeonard
Miller
21. CHITrevon
Brazile
21. NYKEmoni
Bates
21. MEMNikola
Durisic
21. SACJulian
Phillips
21. PHXRayan
Rupert
22. GSWCidy
Sissoko
22. CHAAdem
Bona
22. LACKris
Murray
22. SACKyle
Filipowski
22. MIAJulian
Phillips
22. LACNikola
Durisic
22. INDArthur
Kaluma
23. LALJulian
Phillips
23. NYKKyle
Filipowski
23. SACDillon
Mitchell
23. LACDereck
Lively
23. CHALeonard
Miller
23. MEMKris
Murray
23. NYKNikola
Durisic
24. CHAColeman
Hawkins
24. MIASidy
Cissoko
24. CHATaylor
Hendricks
24. PHXRayan
Rupert
24. BKNGradey
Dick
24. INDGG
Jackson
24. INDLeonard
Miller
25. MEMJames
Nnaji
25. LACNikola
Durisic
25. INDJJ
Starling
25. CHAJJ
Starling
25. UTAJJ
Starling
25. LALTyrese
Hunter
25. CHIKris
Murray
26. INDMarcus
Sasser
26. PHXJordan
Walsh
26. MEMBrice
Sensabaugh
26. INDJudah
Mintz
26. LACJalen
Hood-Schifino
26. INDLeonard
Miller
26. ATLChris
Livingston
27. INDTerrence
Shannon
27. MEMChris
Livingston
27. LALTyrese
Proctor
27. UTAJalen
Wilson
27. GSWJulian
Strawther
27. CHAArthur
Kaluma
27. MEMAmari
Bailey
28. HOUReece
Beekman
28. HOUJJ
Starling
28. PHXRayan
Rupert
28. INDJulian
Strawther
28. PHXArthur
Kaluma
28. PHXColby
Jones
28. UTATyrese
Proctor
29. PHXNikola
Durisic
29. INDMarcus
Sasser
29. HOUMarcus
Sasser
29. HOUMarcus
Sasser
29. HOUKyle
Filipowski
29. HOUChris
Livingston
29. HOUTerrence
Shannon
30. INDLeonard
Miller
30. GSWAmari
Bailey
30. INDDereck
Lively
30. INDNikola
Durisic
30. INDYohan
Traore
30. INDAmari
Bailey
30. INDMarcus
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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