2023 NBA Mock Draft: Final Projections on Draft Day

The 2023 NBA Draft is less than 12 hours away, so it's time to unveil the final Draft Digest Mock Draft.

The 2023 NBA Draft is finally here and will take place tonight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, with the coverage beginning at 8:00 PM ET. Subsequently, our Sr. NBA Draft Analyst Matt Babcock has updated the Draft Digest 2023 NBA Mock Draft, the final version of this year’s draft cycle.

With the help of scouting advisors Derek Murray, head of basketball for Cerebro Sports, and former NBA scouts Doc Martin and Jason Filippi, Babcock projected all of the picks, 1-60, taking into consideration player evaluations, team rosters and makeups, as well as gathered intel.

1. San Antonio Spurs

Victor Wembanyama

7-4 | 230 | Forward/Center | Metropolitans 92

2. Charlotte Hornets

Scoot Henderson

6-2 | 196 | Guard | G League Ignite

3. Portland Trail Blazers

Brandon Miller

6-9 | 200 | Guard/Forward | Alabama

4. Houston Rockets

Amen Thompson

6-7 | 202 | Guard | Overtime Elite

5. Detroit Pistons

Ausar Thompson

6-7 | 207 | Guard/Forward | Overtime Elite

6. Orlando Magic

Anthony Black

6-7 | 198 | Guard | Arkansas

7. Indiana Pacers

Jarace Walker

6-8 | 240 | Forward | Houston

8. Washington Wizards

Bilal Coulibaly

6-6 | 230 | Forward | Metropolitans 92

9. Utah Jazz

Cam Whitmore

6-7 | 232 | Forward | Villanova

10. Dallas Mavericks

Dereck Lively

7-1 | 230 | Center | Duke

11. Orlando Magic

Gradey Dick

6-8 | 205 | Guard/Forward | Kansas

12. Oklahoma City Thunder

Taylor Hendricks

6-9 | 210 | Forward | Central Florida

13. Toronto Raptors

Kobe Bufkin

6-4 | 175 | Guard | Michigan

14. New Orleans Pelicans

Jalen Hood-Schifino

6-6 | 213 | Guard | Indiana

15. Atlanta Hawks

Cason Wallace

6-4 | 193 | Guard | Kentucky

16. Utah Jazz

Keyonte George

6-4 | 193 | Guard | Baylor

17. Los Angeles Lakers

Jordan Hawkins

6-5 | 195 | Guard | UConn

18. Miami Heat

Jaime Jaquez

6-7 | 225 | Forward | UCLA

19. Golden State Warriors

Brandin Podziemski

6-5 | 205 | Guard | Santa Clara

20. Houston Rockets

Noah Clowney

6-10 | 210 | Forward/Center | Alabama

21. Brooklyn Nets

Nick Smith Jr.

6-5 | 185 | Guard | Arkansas

22. Brooklyn Nets

Jett Howard

6-8 | 215 | Forward | Michigan

23. Portland Trail Blazers

Kris Murray

6-8 | 220 | Forward | Iowa

24. Sacramento Kings

Olivier-Maxence Prosper

6-8 | 230 | Forward | Marquette

25. Boston Celtics

Rayan Rupert

6-6 | 190 | Guard | New Zealand Breakers

26. Indiana Pacers

Leonard Miller

6-10 | 211 | Guard/Forward | G League Ignite

27. Charlotte Hornets

James Nnaji

6-11 | 246 | Center | FC Barcelona

28. Utah Jazz

Maxwell Lewis

6-7 | 195 | Guard/Forward | Pepperdine

29. Denver Nuggets

Ben Sheppard

6-6 | 190 | Guard | Belmont

30. Los Angeles Clippers

Dariq Whitehead

6-7 | 220 | Guard/Forward | Duke

31. Detroit Pistons

Brice Sensabaugh

6-6 | 235 | Forward | Ohio State

32. Denver Nuggets

Marcus Sasser

6-2 | 195 | Guard | Houston

33. San Antonio Spurs

Colby Jones

6-6 | 205 | Guard/Forward | Xavier

34. Charlotte Hornets

Jordan Walsh

6-7 | 205 | Guard/Forward | Arkansas

35. Washington Wizards

Julian Phillips

6-8 | 198 | Forward | Tennessee

36. Orlando Magic

Trayce Jackson-Davis

6-9 | 245 | Center | Indiana

37. Denver Nuggets

Kobe Brown

6-8 | 250 | Forward | Missouri

38. Sacramento Kings

Andre Jackson Jr.

6-6 | 210 | Guard/Forward | UConn

39. Charlotte Hornets

GG Jackson

6-9 | 215 | Forward | South Carolina

40. Los Angeles Lakers

Sidy Cissoko

6-8 | 200 | Forward | G League Ignite

41. Charlotte Hornets

Amari Bailey

6-5 | 185 | Guard | UCLA

42. Washington Wizards

Tristan Vukcevic

6-11 | 220 | Center | Partizan

43. Portland Trail Blazers

Jalen Wilson

6-8 | 225 | Forward | Kansas

44. San Antonio Spurs

Seth Lundy

6-6 | 220 | Guard/Forward | Penn State

45. Memphis Grizzlies

Keyontae Johnson

6-6 | 230 | Forward | Kansas State

46. Atlanta Hawks

Julian Strawther

6-7 | 205 | Forward | Gonzaga

47. Los Angeles Lakers

Adama Sanogo

6-9 | 245 | Forward | UConn

48. Los Angeles Clippers

Chris Livingston

6-6 | 220 | Forward | Kentucky

49. Cleveland Cavaliers

Emoni Bates

6-10 | 170 | Guard/Forward | Eastern Michigan

50. Oklahoma City Thunder

Adam Flagler

6-3 | 185 | Guard | Baylor

51. Brooklyn Nets

Mouhamed Gueye

6-11 | 210 | Forward/Center | Washington State

52. Phoenix Suns

Oscar Tshiebwe

6-9 | 260 | Center | Kentucky

53. Minnesota Timberwolves

Jaylen Clark

6-5 | 210 | Guard/Forward | UCLA

54. Sacramento Kings

Colin Castleton

6-11 | 240 | Center | Florida

55. Indiana Pacers

Nadir Hifi

6-3 | 180 | Guard | Paris Basketball

56. Memphis Grizzlies

Terquavion Smith

6-4 | 165 | Center | NC State

57. Forfeited

58. Forfeited

59. Washington Wizards

Ricky Council IV

6-6 | 205 | Guard/Forward | Arkansas

60. Milwaukee Bucks

Mike Miles Jr.

6-2 | 195 | Guard | TCU

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