ESPN reveals way-too-early 2023 NBA Mock Draft
The 2022 NBA Draft is right around the corner, and NBA teams are focused solely on who can improve their teams in the immediate future. While all eyes are on this year’s draft class, it’s a perfect time to take a peak and get a head start on who will be a first rounder come next next season.
Coming in as the No. 1 overall pro prospect is 18-year-old France-native Victor Wembanyama. Standing at 7-foot-3 with a 7-foot-9 wingspan and 9-foot-7 standing reach, he is averaging 13 points, five rebounds and 2.5 blocks in just over 21 minutes per game over the last five outings. Even more impressively, Wembanyama is shooting 50% from 3-point range on top of a 63% two-point clip. Mix in his handles, footwork, vision and ability to create his own shots, and he’s an elite prospect teams can’t pass up on.
ESPN’s Mike Schmitz and Jonathan Givony have revealed their way too early picks for not only who will be selected in the 2023 NBA Draft, but which order teams will be drafting in.
2023 NBA Mock Draft
- Oklahoma City Thunder | Victor Wembanyama | ASVEL/France
- Detroit Pistons | Scoot Henderson | G League Ignite
- Orlando Magic | Nick Smith | Arkansas
- Houston Rockets | Dillon Mitchell | Texas
- Sacramento Kings | Ausar Thompson | Overtime Elite
- San Antonio Spurs | Amen Thompson | Overtime Elite
- Indiana Pacers | Dereck Lively | Duke
- Portland Trail Blazers | Dariq Whitehead | Duke
- Washington Wizards | Keyonte George | Baylor
- New Orleans Pelicans | Kel’el Ware | Oregon
- New York Knicks | Cameron Whitmore | Villanova
- Atlanta Hawks (via CHA) | Cason Wallace | Kentucky
- Atlanta Hawks | Kyle Filipowski | Duke
- Orlando Magic | Jarace Walker | Houston
- Cleveland Cavaliers | Julian Phillips | Undecided
- Toronto Raptors | Jordan Walsh | Arkansas
- Los Angeles Lakers | Anthony Black | Arkansas
- Minnesota Timberwolves | Gradey Dick | Kansas
- Utah Jazz | James Nnaji | Barcelona
- New York Knicks (via DAL) | Brandon Miller | Alabama
- Oklahoma City Thunder (via DEN) | Rayan Rupert | Undecided
- Philadephia 76ers | Chris Livingston | Kentucky
- Los Angeles Clipperes | Sidy Cissoko | Baskonia
- Brooklyn Nets | J.J. Starling | Notre Dame
- Houston Rockets (via MIL) | Amari Bailey | UCLA
- Boston Celtics | Ousmane Ndiaye | Telekom Bonn
- Oklahoma City Thunder (via MIA) | Arthur Kaluma | Creighton
- Golden State Warriors | Nikola Djurisic | Mega Mozzart
- Memphis Grizzlies | Nolan Hickman | Gonzaga
- Phoenix Suns | Emoni Bates | Undecided/Memphis