Tankathon Mock Spin: Thunder Land Elite Guard

Leveraging Tankathon to simulate an NBA Draft Lottery spin, let’s take a look at a potential mock of the first 14 picks.

With the 2023 NBA Draft on the horizon, the Oklahoma City Thunder is again looking to add premier pieces to its quickly developing core.

With the twelfth highest odds for the May 16 lottery, it’s most likely that Oklahoma City’s pick lands exactly at No. 12 overall. However, there’s always scenarios in which the selection ends up being much higher, or even lower.

Here is a randomly generated mock draft presented via Tankathon, along with an example of how those picks could play out:

The Result:

The Picks:

1. Victor Wembanyama (Houston Rockets)
2. Brandon Miller (Orlando Magic)
3. Scoot Henderson (Oklahoma City Thunder)
4. Amen Thompson (San Antonio Spurs)
5. Jarace Walker (Detroit Pistons)
6. Ausar Thompson (Charlotte Hornets)
7. Anthony Black (Portland Trail Blazers)
8. Cam Whitmore (Indiana Pacers)
9. Taylor Hendricks (Washington Wizards)
10. Gradey Dick (Utah Jazz)
11. Cason Wallace (New York Knicks)
12. Jordan Hawkins (Orlando Magic)
13. Bilal Coulibaly (Toronto Raptors)
14. Nick Smith Jr. (New Orleans Pelicans)

Thunder Fit:

Oklahoma City landing the No. 3 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft would be significant. In this mock draft, Brandon Miller was taken off the board second overall, leaving Scoot Henderson as the best available player.

While the Thunder are loaded at guard already, he’s too good to pass up. Henderson has potentially generational upside and would provide an additional scoring punch while also continuing to enhance the offense as a facilitator. This would be a fantastic scenario for OKC.

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