ESPN releases updated two-round 2023 NBA mock draft
It’s almost time for conference play across college basketball, and that means the stakes are getting higher as March Madness quickly approaches. Players will also have a chance to improve their 2023 NBA Draft stock, and ESPN’s Jonathan Givony has projected both rounds of June’s draft.
The virtual consensus No. 1 pick has long been French sensation Victor Wembanyama, whose highlights light up social media. However, according to ESPN’s projections, a college player might not come off the board until No. 4 overall when Arkansas standout Nick Smith goes off the board.
The 2023 NBA Draft is scheduled for June 22, 2023 at Barclays Center in New York.
Updated ESPN two-round 2023 NBA mock draft
- Detroit Pistons: Victor Wembanyama, Metropolitans 92
- Houston Rockets: Scoot Henderson, G League Ignite
- San Antonio Spurs: Amen Thompson, Overtime Elite
- Charlotte Hornets: Nick Smith, Arkansas
- Oklahoma City Thunder: Ausar Thompson, Overtime Elite
- Orlando Magic: Cam Whitmore, Villanova
- Washington Wizards: Brandon Miller, Alabama
- New Orleans Pelicans (from Los Angeles Lakers): Jarace Walker, Houston
- Orlando Magic (from Chicago Bulls): Cason Wallace, Kentucky
- Indiana Pacers: Jett Howard, Michigan
- Utah Jazz (from Minnesota Timberwolves): Keyonte George, Baylor
- Toronto Raptors: Anthony Black, Arkansas
- Golden State Warriors: Kel’el Ware, Oregon
- Los Angeles Clippers: Kyle Filipowski, Duke
- Miami Heat: GG Jackson, South Carolina
- Atlanta Hawks: Dillon Mitchell, Texas
- Portland Trail Blazers: Gradey Dick, Kansas
- Sacramento Kings: Rayan Rupert, New Zealand Breakers
- Utah Jazz: Dariq Whitehead, Duke
- New York Knicks: Terquavion Smith, NC State
- Los Angeles Lakers (from New Orleans Pelicans); James Nnaji, Barcelona
- New York Knicks (from Dallas Mavericks): Dereck Lively II, Duke
- Charlotte Hornets (from Denver Nuggets): Taylor Hendricks, UCF
- Brooklyn Nets: Brice Sensabaugh, Ohio State
- Phoenix Suns: Sidy Cissoko, G League Ignite
- Memphis Grizzlies: Leonard Miller, G League Ignite
- Utah Jazz (from Philadelphia 76ers): Maxwell Lewis, Pepperdine
- Houston Rockets (from Milwaukee Bucks): Nikola Durisic, Mega MIS
- Indiana Pacers (from Cleveland Cavaliers): Jaime Jaquez, UCLA
- Indiana Pacers (from Boston Celtics): Coleman Hawkins, Illinois
Round 2 - Detroit Pistons: Marcus Sasser, Houston
- Boston Celtics (from Houston Rockets): Reece Beekman, Virginia
- San Antonio Spurs: Terrence Shannon Jr., Illinois
- Philadelphia 76ers (from Charlotte Hornets): Kris Murray, Iowa
- Oklahoma City Thunder: Noah Clowney, Alabama
- Orlando Magic: Julian Phillips, Tennessee
- Charlotte Hornets (from Washington Wizards): Ousmane Ndiaye, Baskonia
- Los Angeles Lakers: Colby Jones, Xavier
- Los Angeles Lakers (from Chicago Bulls): Ricky Council IV, Arkansas
- Sacramento Kings (from Indiana Pacers): Jordan Hawkins, UConn
- Memphis Grizzlies (from Minnesota Timberwolves): Keyontae Johnson, Kansas State
- Toronto Raptors: Julian Strawther, Gonzaga
- Indiana Pacers (from Miami Heat): Adem Bona, UCLA
- Cleveland Cavliers (from Golden State Warriors): Jordan Walsh, Arkansas
- Brooklyn Nets (from Atlanta Hawks): Andre Jackson, UConn
- Los Angeles Clippers: Jalen Wilson, Kansas
- Boston Celtics (from Portland Trail Blazers): Emoni Bates, Eastern Michigan
- Sacramento Kings: Amari Bailey, UCLA
- Charlotte Hornets (from Utah Jazz): Mouhamed Gueye, Washington State
- Minnesota Timberwolves (from New York Knicks): Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
- Atlanta Hawks (from New Orleans Pelicans): Matthew Murrell, Ole Miss
- Denver Nuggets (from Dallas Mavericks): Azuolas Tubelis, Arizona
- Atlanta Hawks (from Brooklyn Nets): Kevin McCullar, Kansas
- Phoenix Suns: Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
- Memphis Grizzlies: Jaylen Clark, UCLA
- Milwaukee Bucks: Juan Nunez, Ratiopharm Ulm
- Milwaukee Bucks (from Cleveland Cavaliers: Caleb Love, North Carolina
- Boston Celtics: Zach Edey, Purdue