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2023 NBA draft selection order: which teams pick first?
The upcoming 2023 NBA Draft on Thursday evening is set to welcome 58 exceptional players into the league, marking a significant addition to the game.
The 2023 NBA Draft is set to be an unforgettable event and has captured the attention of all basketball enthusiasts. The anticipation surrounding Victor Wembanyama, a remarkable French prodigy with impressive skills in the paint, has added to the excitement of the NBA Draft, where the Spurs are expected to snap him up first overall.
Of course, part of the excitement of the draft is that you don’t know what will happen until the night itself. For all sorts of reasons, teams may prioritize their needs in an unforeseen way that could ripple out and have lasting consequences throughout the NBA.
For the second year in a row, there will be only 58 picks, rather than the standard 60, with the Heat and Sixers surrendering their second-round picks due to violations in 2021.
Let’s take a look at all of the picks.
The 2023 NBA Draft complete pick order
Round 1
- 1 San Antonio Spurs
- 2 Charlotte Hornets
- 3 Portland Trail Blazers
- 4 Houston Rockets
- 5 Detroit Pistons
- 6 Orlando Magic
- 7 Indiana Pacers
- 8 Washington Wizards
- 9 Utah Jazz
- 10 Dallas Mavericks
- 11 Orlando Magic (via Bulls)
- 12 Oklahoma City Thunder
- 13 Toronto Raptors
- 14 New Orleans Pelicans
- 15 Atlanta Hawks
- 16 Utah Jazz (via Timberwolves)
- 17 Los Angeles Lakers
- 18 Miami Heat
- 19 Golden State Warriors
- 20 Houston Rockets (via Clippers)
- 21 Brooklyn Nets (via Suns)
- 22 Brooklyn Nets
- 23 Portland Trail Blazers (via Knicks)
- 24 Sacramento Kings
- 25 Memphis Grizzlies
- 26 Indiana Pacers (via Cavaliers)
- 27 Charlotte Hornets (via Nuggets)
- 28 Utah Jazz (via 76ers)
- 29 Indiana Pacers (via Celtics)
- 30 Los Angeles Clippers (via Bucks)
Round 2
- 31 Detroit Pistons
- 32 Indiana Pacers (via Rockets)
- 33 San Antonio Spurs
- 34 Charlotte Hornets (via Hawks)
- 35 Boston Celtics (via Blazers)
- 36 Orlando Magic
- 37 Oklahoma City Thunder (via Wizards)
- 38 Sacramento Kings (from Indiana)
- 39 Charlotte Hornets (via Jazz)
- 40 Denver Nuggets (via Mavericks)
- 41 Charlotte Hornets (via Thunder)
- 42 Washington Wizards (via Bulls)
- 43 Portland Trail Blazers (via Hawks)
- 44 San Antonio Spurs (via Raptors)
- 45 Memphis Grizzlies (via Timberwolves)
- 46 Atlanta Hawks (via Pelicans)
- 47 Los Angeles Lakers
- 48 Los Angeles Clippers
- 49 Cleveland Cavaliers (via Warriors)
- 50 Oklahoma City Thunder (via Heat)
- 51 Brooklyn Nets
- 52 Phoenix Suns
- 53 Minnesota Timberwolves (via Knicks)
- 54 Sacramento Kings
- 55 Indiana Pacers (via Cavaliers)
- 56 Memphis Grizzlies
- 57 Washington Wizards (via Celtics)
- 58 Milwaukee Bucks