2023 NBA draft
The 2023 NBA draft, the 77th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft, was held on June 22, 2023, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The draft consisted of 58 picks instead of the typical 60 for the second year in a row due to the loss of a second-round pick for both the Chicago Bulls and the Philadelphia 76ers for violating the NBA's tampering rules during free agency. The first overall selection was made by the San Antonio Spurs, who selected the 7'4" French center Victor Wembanyama. Wembanyama went on to win the Rookie of the Year.
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| 2023 NBA draft |
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| Basketball |
| June 22, 2023 |
| Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York) |
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| 58 total selections in 2 rounds |
| NBA |
| Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs) |
The 2023 NBA draft, the 77th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft, was held on June 22, 2023, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The draft consisted of 58 picks instead of the typical 60 for the second year in a row due to the loss of a second-round pick for both the Chicago Bulls and the Philadelphia 76ers for violating the NBA's tampering rules during free agency. The first overall selection was made by the San Antonio Spurs, who selected the 7'4" French center Victor Wembanyama. Wembanyama went on to win the Rookie of the Year.
Victor Wembanyama was selected 1st overall by the San Antonio Spurs.
Brandon Miller was selected 2nd overall by the Charlotte Hornets.
Scoot Henderson was selected 3rd overall by the Portland Trail Blazers.
Amen and Ausar Thompson were selected 4th and 5th overall by the Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons respectively.
Anthony Black was selected 6th overall by the Orlando Magic.
Bilal Coulibaly was selected 7th overall by the Indiana Pacers (traded to the Washington Wizards).
Cason Wallace was selected 10th overall by the Dallas Mavericks (traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder).
Jaime Jaquez Jr. was selected 18th overall by the Miami Heat.
Julian Strawther was selected 29th overall by the Indiana Pacers (traded to the Denver Nuggets).
GG Jackson was selected 45th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies.
Trayce Jackson-Davis was selected 57th overall by the Washington Wizards (traded to the Golden State Warriors).
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 | Column 9 | Column 10 |
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| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
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| + | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
| # | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular-season or playoff game |
| ~ | Denotes player who has been selected as Rookie of the Year |
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These players were not selected in the 2023 NBA draft, but have played at least one regular-season or playoff game in the NBA.
| Player | Pos. | Nationality | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timmy Allen | SF | United States | Texas (Sr.) |
| Marcus Bagley | PF | United States | Arizona State (Jr.) |
| Damion Baugh | SG | United States | TCU (Sr.) |
| Leaky Black | SF | United States | North Carolina (Sr.) |
| Colin Castleton | C | United States | Florida (Sr.) |
| Malcolm Cazalon | PG | France | Mega Leks (Serbia) |
| Yuri Collins | PG | United States | Saint Louis (Sr.) |
| Javonte Cooke | PG | United States | Winston-Salem State (Sr.) |
| Ricky Council IV | SG | United States | Arkansas (Jr.) |
| Dexter Dennis | SF | United States | Texas A&M (Sr.) |
| Tosan Evbuomwan | SF | United Kingdom | Princeton (Sr.) |
| Adam Flagler | SG | United States | Baylor (Sr.) |
| Alex Fudge | SF/PF | United States | Florida (So.) |
| Andrew Funk | SG | United States | Penn State (Sr.) |
| Myron Gardner | SG | United States | Little Rock (Sr.) |
| Jazian Gortman | PG | United States | YNG Dreamerz (Overtime Elite) |
| Elijah Harkless | SG | United States | UNLV (Sr.) |
| D'Moi Hodge | SG | British Virgin Islands | Missouri (Sr.) |
| Trey Jemison | C | United States | UAB (Sr.) |
| Yuki Kawamura | PG | Japan | Yokohama B-Corsairs (Japan) |
| Jaylen Martin | SF | United States | YNG Dreamerz (Overtime Elite) |
| Nathan Mensah | PF | Ghana | San Diego State (Sr.) |
| Pete Nance | PF | United States | North Carolina (Sr.) |
| Miles Norris | SF/PF | United States | UC Santa Barbara (Sr.) |
| Markquis Nowell | PG | United States | Kansas State (Sr.) |
| Drew Peterson | PF | United States | USC (Sr.) |
| Craig Porter Jr. | PG | United States | Wichita State (Sr.) |
| Liam Robbins | C | United States | Vanderbilt (Sr.) |
| Adama Sanogo | PF/C | Mali | UConn (Jr.) |
| Malachi Smith | SG | United States | Gonzaga (Sr.) |
| Terquavion Smith | PG | United States | NC State (So.) |
| Drew Timme | C | United States | Gonzaga (Sr.) |
| Jacob Toppin | SF | United States | Kentucky (Sr.) |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | C | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kentucky (Sr.) |
Prior to the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between teams.
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Post-draft trades are made after the draft begins. These trades are usually not confirmed until the next day or after free agency officially begins.
The 9th G League Elite Camp took place on May 13–14, from which certain participants will be selected to join the main draft combine.
The primary portion of the 2023 NBA draft combine was held from May 15–21 in Chicago, Illinois.
| External videos |
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| 2023 NBA Draft Lottery Drawing, NBA's official YouTube channel. May 16, 2023. |
The NBA draft lottery was held on May 16.
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
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| Denotes the actual lottery result |
The draft is conducted under the eligibility rules established in the league's 2017 collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with its players' union, with special modifications agreed to by both parties due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The previous CBA that ended the 2011 lockout instituted no immediate changes to the draft, but it called for a committee of owners and players to discuss further charges.
- All drafted players must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In terms of dates, players who were eligible for the 2023 NBA draft must have been born on or before December 31, 2004.
- Since the 2016 draft, the following rules are, as implemented by the NCAA Division I council for that division:
- Declaration for the draft no longer results in automatic loss of college eligibility. As long as a player does not sign a contract with a professional team outside the NBA or sign with an agent, he retains college eligibility as long as he makes a timely withdrawal from the draft.
- NCAA players now have 10 days after the end of the NBA draft combine to withdraw from the draft. Since the combine is normally held in mid-May, the current deadline is about five weeks after the previous mid-April deadline.
- NCAA players may participate in the draft combine and are allowed to attend one tryout per year with each NBA team without losing college eligibility.
- NCAA players may now enter and withdraw from the draft up to two times without loss of eligibility. Previously, the NCAA treated a second declaration of draft eligibility as a permanent loss of college eligibility.
Players who were not automatically eligible had to declare their eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than at least 60 days before the event. For the 2023 draft, the date fell on April 23. Under the CBA a player may withdraw his name from consideration from the draft at any time before the final declaration deadline, which usually falls 10 days before the draft at 5:00 pm EDT (2100 UTC). Under current NCAA rules, players usually have until 10 days after the draft combine to withdraw from the draft and retain college eligibility. They must have withdrawn on or before May 31, 22 days prior to this draft.
A player who has hired an agent retains his remaining college eligibility regardless of whether he is drafted after an evaluation from the NBA Undergraduate Advisory Committee. Players who declare for the NBA draft and are not selected have the opportunity to return to their school for at least another year only after terminating all agreements with their agents, who must have been certified.
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"Redshirt" refers to players who were redshirt seniors in the 2022–23 season. "Graduate" refers to players who were graduate transfers in 2022–23.
Players who do not meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:
- They have no remaining college eligibility.
- If they graduated from high school in the U.S., but did not enroll in a U.S. college or university, four years have passed since their high school class graduated.
- They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team not in the NBA, anywhere in the world, and have played under the contract.
Players who meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:
- They are at least 22 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In term of dates players born on or before December 31, 2001, are automatically eligible for the 2023 draft.
- They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team not in the NBA within the United States, and have played under that contract.
| Player | Team | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League) | Left Washington State in 2022; playing professionally since the 2022–23 season | ||
| Cairns Taipans (Australia) | Left Nebraska in 2022; playing professionally since the 2022–23 season | ||
| Þór Þorlákshöfn (Iceland) | Left Davidson in 2022; playing professionally since the 2022–23 season |
The NBA annually invites players to sit in the so-called "green room", a special room set aside at the draft site for the invited players plus their families and agents. This season, the following 25 players were invited (listed alphabetically).
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List of first overall NBA draft picks
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