2023 NBA draft results: Complete list of picks

The 77th edition of the NBA Draft has come and gone, and the appetite for the 2023/24 season to begin has been officially whetted. Number one pick Victor Wembanyama – and even his sister – were amongst the headline-makers, while the Draft, held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, proved it’s impossible to completely separate twins from one another.

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Unfortunately, we face a lengthy wait for the action on the court to get underway, with the regular season due to begin in October (the exact date has yet to be confirmed). When it does, though, power forward Wembanyama will be strutting his stuff for the San Antonio Spurs, who selected the 19-year-old Frenchman first, as had been expected. Named French LNB Pro A Best Young Player two years in a row, Wembanyama is about to officially become the tallest player in the NBA, and that can only help.

Alabama’s small forward Brandon Miller was next up, drafted by the Charlotte Hornets, followed by point guard Scoot Henderson, selected by the Portland Trail Blazers after two seasons with the NBA G League Ignite.

Thompson twins round off the top five picks

The top five were rounded off by twin brothers Amen and Ausar Thompson. Granted, they won’t be playing for the same team next season, with the former drafted by the Houston Rockets and the latter by the Detroit Pistons, but the pair being selected in back-to-back certainly caught everyone’s attention. You probably won’t be surprised to hear this is the first time twins have been drafted in the top five of the same NBA Draft.

Complete list of 2023 NBA Draft picks

The complete list of picks is as follows. For the second season running, only 58 rather than 60 picks were made due to the Chicago Bulls and the Philadelphia 76ers being denied a second-round pick because of tampering violations.

First round

1. San Antonio Spurs - Victor Wembanyana

2. Charlotte Hornets - Brandon Miller

3. Portland Blazers - Scoot Henderson

4. Houston Rockets - Amen Thompson

5. Detroit Pistons - Ausar Thompson

6. Orlando Magic - Anthony Black

7. Indiana Paces - Bilal Coulibaly (traded to Washington)

8. Washington Wizards - Jarace Walker (traded to Indiana)

9. Utah Jazz - Taylor Hendricks

10. Dallas Mavericks - traded to OKC Thunder - Carson Wallace

11. Orlando Magic (from Chicago) - Jett Howard

12. Oklahoma City Thunder - traded to Dallas - Dereck Lively II

13. Toronto Raptors - Grady Dick

14. New Orleans Pelicans - Jordan Hawkins

15. Atlanta Hawks - Kobe Bufkin

16. Utah Jazz (from Minnesota) - Keyonte George

17. Los Angeles Lakers - Jalen Hood-Schifino

18. Miami Heat - Jaime Jaquez Jr.

19. Golden State Warriors - Brandin Podziemski

20. Houston Rockets (from LA Clippers) - Cam Whitmore

21. Brooklyn Nets (from Phoenix) - Noah Clowney

22. Brooklyn Nets - Deriq Whitehead

23. Portland Trail Blazers (from New York) - Kris Murray

24. Sacramento Kings - Oliver-Maxence Prosper

25. Memphis Grizzlies - Marcus Sasser

26. Indiana Pacers (from Cleveland) - Ben Sheppard

27. Charlotte Hornets (from Denver via New York and Oklahoma City) - Nick Smith Jr.

28. Utah Jazz (from Philadelphia via Brooklyn) - Brice Sensabaugh

29. Indiana Pacers (from Boston) - Julian Strawther

30. Los Angeles Clippers (from Milwaukee via Houston) - Kobe Brown

Second round

31. Detroit Pistons (to Boston after trade)- James Nnaji

32. Indiana Pacers (to Nuggets after trade) - Jaylen Pickett

33. San Antonio Spurs - Leonard Miller

34. Charlotte Hornets - Colby Jones

35. Washington Wizards - Julian Phillips

36. Orlando Magic (traded to Milwaukee) - Andre Jackson Jr.

37. Oklahoma City Thunder (traded to Nuggets) Hunter Tyson

38. Sacramento Kings (Traded to Boston) Jordan Walsh

39. Charlotte Hornets - Mouhamed Gueye

40. Denver Nuggets (traded to LA Lakers) - Maxwell Lewis

41. Charlotte Hornets - Amari Bailey

42. Washington Wizards - Tristan Vukcevic

43. Portland Trail Blazers - Rayan Rupert

44. San Antonio Spurs - Sidy Cissoko

45. Memphis Grizzlies - Gregory Jackson

46. Atlanta Hawks - Seth Lundy

47. Los Angeles Lakers (traded to Indiana) - Mojave King

48. Los Angeles Clippers - Jordan Miller

49. Cleveland Cavaliers - Emoni Bates

50. Oklahoma City Thunder - Keyonte Johnson

51. Brooklyn Nets - Jalen Wilson

52. Phoenix Suns (traded to Washington) - Toumani Camara

53. Minnesota Timberwolves - Jaylen Clark

54. Sacramento Kings - Jalen Slaws

55. Indiana Pacers - Isaiah Wong

56. Memphis Grizzlies - Tarik Biberovic

57. Washington Wizards - Trayce Jackson-Davis

58. Milwaukee Bucks - Chris Livingston