2023 NBA Mock Draft – Full NBA Mock Draft (Dan Vreeland 1.0)

With just a week to do before the draft, you might start to wonder about who is coming off the board to your favorite team. Or maybe you’re trying to get in on some NBA draft bets and have to have the best ideas in mind. Whichever your reason for the interest, we’ve whipped up an NBA mock draft to fit the bill. We lay out what we think all 60 picks will look like so that you can lay out your wagers come June 22nd.

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2023 NBA Mock Draft – Full NBA Mock Draft (Dan Vreeland 1.0)

ROUND 1

#	Team	Pick	Pos	College
1	Spurs	Victor Wembanyama	C	France
		There's no reason to overthink this. There isn't an NBA mock draft that doesn't have the 7'2" Frenchman going one overall. You saw the look on the face of the Spurs brass on lottery night. This is an easy pick.
2	Hornets	Scoot Henderson	PG	G-League Ignite
		Henderson may not ne as sure of a thing as Wemby at #1, but it feels close. There are some out there saying that he could fall to three based on a lack of confidence that he can score at this level. However, with top notch athleticism and signs of scoring improvement this last year, he'll land at #2.
3	Trail Blazers	Brandon Miller	SF	Alabama
		Rounding out the easy to pick top 3 is Brandon Miller. Miller fits the lanky prototype teams love early in the draft. At 6'9" and sniping from the outside, he'll give the Blazers a younger guy to build around.
4	Rockets	Anthony Black	SG	Arkansas
		Some NBA mock drafts have Black on the later half of the lottery, but I think that same lanky frame will make him an option early. His ability to create for others and pull down boards could make him this draft's Josh Giddey
5	Pistons	Jarace Walker	PF	Houston
		Walker comes with more size than Black or Miller, and some of the length. However, I think he falls just behind the other two due to being a little less quick on the defensive side of the floor.
6	Magic	Amen Thompson	PG	Overtime Elite
		The first of the two Thompson brothers to come off the boards will likely be Amen. The unknown commodity that is his awkward jumper is probably going to cost him a few spots in the draft here, but the Magic could probably use another versitile guard.
7	Pacers	Ausar Thompson	PG	Overtime Elite
		Like his brother, there are questions surrounding aspects of his game. The athleticism is there, but his defense will need some work, which is why he'll be the second Thompson to go.
8	Wizards	Cam Whitmore	SF	Villanova
		If Whitmore falls this far the Wizards won't be able to let his size and potential pass by. He already looks like he could handle playing in the league and he's one of the youngest guys in the draft.
9	Jazz	Gradey Dick	SG	Kansas
		I've seen a lot of comps here to Gordon Hayward and I think that's entirely fair. Dick has the skills to be that kind of guy, and you don't pass that up at #9.
10	Mavericks	Dereck Lively	C	Duke
		Lively didn't exactly inspire with his offense at Duke, but he is going to be a big defensive piece. That fits with the Mavs who could use a down low defender type to round out their rotation.
11	Magicvia CHI	Cason Wallace	PG	Kentucky/b>
		With their first pick the Magic get a guy who might need some work, but can create his own shot. Here they take someone with things already more figured out and that'll help them on defense. One lottery ticket - one money in the bank.
12	Thunder	Bilal Coulibaly	SF	France
		Coulibaly is the perfect fit for the Thunder for a number of reasons. He profiles a bit as a project and they already are getting a top pick back this year in Chet Holmgren. It's almost like they can gamble with some house money here.
13	Raptors	Keyonte George	SG	Baylor
		I think the optics of George will carry him up in the draft. His shot looks clean, even if the numbers didn't make it nearly as good.
14	Pelicans	Jordan Hawkins	SG	UConn
		I have to imagine that the NCAA tournament will bump Hawkins up in the draft. I originally had him closer to #20, but his ability to get hot should draw a team further up the board.
15	Hawks	Taylor Hendricks	PF	UCF
		He might not be a true NBA big yet, but his mobility makes him intriguing early on. Plus, at just 19, I could see him developing into more of the type of big man the Hawks would want.
16	Jazzvia MIN	Jalen Hood-Schifino	PG	Indiana
		He's a strong bodied guard who is going to play better in a slowed down offense. There aren't many slower than the Timberwolves, so this could be a match made in heaven.
17	Lakers	Kobe Bufkin	PG	Michigan
		With quickness and good handles, Bufkin has lots of potential development areas. We saw leaps in his shooting as he got more minutes, and there's a real chance he winds up a solid passer.
18	Heats	Nick Smith	PG	Arkansas
		Smith seems like he could already break down an NBA defense, but also could add a little size. If he does so, he'll be well worth the pick here.
19	Warriors	Leonard Miller	SF	G League Ignite
		Miller profiles like a lot of the guys I mentioned earlier in the first round, simply without any of the elite level production that those have seen. He's a bit more raw, but probably worth the project for someone like the Warriors.
20	Rocketsvia LAC	GG Jackson	PF	South Carolina
		Great ball handling skills considering his age and size. That combo should make him worth a reach for someone as he'll be putting pressure on NBA defenses early.
21	Chargersvia PHX	Tayce Jackson-Davis	PF	Indiana
		With some unknown production coming out of bigs from time to time, the Suns may want to grab a proven guy amongst all this potential. TJD might be one of the more proven seniors in this whole draft.
22	Nets	Noah Clowney	PF	Alabama
		A mobile big man, Clowney is more likely to use that mobility to get boards in the pro game than to create for himself. That's why we see him in the later half of the first round here.
23	Trail Blazersvia NY	Brice Sensabaugh	SF	Ohio State
		If the Blazers go long and lanky with the #3 pick, they might grab some bulk later on. Sensabaugh is going to draw contact at the highest level and get to the line. The contrast might pair well with their first pick.
24	Kings	Jett Howard	SG	Michigan
		Howard should work well as a guy who spaces things out at the next level. He hits well from the wing and should make someone looking for a bench spark very happy.
25	Grizzlies	Kris Murray	SF	Iowa
		Iowa played a spaced out scheme, and that's probably why Murray did so well. If he's going to play any of the bigger roles, he'll need to bulk up.
26	Pacersvia CLE	Colby Jones	SG	Xavier
		Jones is solid at initiating the half court offense. He seems to have good feel and has shown flashes of finishing well through contact.
27	Hornetsvia DEN	Maxwell Lewis	SG	Pepperdine
		After being a relative unknown coming into his sophomore year, he shot up the WCC. You can't measure clutch, but you can observe it. Observing enough of his probably lands him in the first round.
28	Jazzvia PHI	Jamie Jaquez	SF	UCLA
		The Sixers could use an intangibles kind of guy like Jaquez, who provides high energy off the bench, and gives the team a boost when their stars need a break.
29	Pacers via BOS	Julian Strawther	SF	Gonzaga
		After what we saw from Andrew Nembard this season, it's hard to imagine that his heir apparent will fall to the second round. With the Pacers drafting here, it makes even more sense.
30	Clippersvia MIL	Ryan Rupert	SG	France
		He might be a project that needs to develop, but the Clippers might see the board here and realize that's the best play.

The top of the draft is as stable as we’ve seen in some time. The number one pick is the most sure thing (perhaps more sure) since LeBron James came out. Victor Wembanyama has dazzled people on social media for a while now. Kids know his name, he’ll instantly boost San Antonio’s ticket sales, and his jerseys will fly off the shelf. Even after the one affectionately referred to as Wemby, there is a lot of stability. Most NBA mock drafts agree on the number two and number three picks. However, after that is where the real fun begins.

This year’s first round will be filled with many similar types. The NBA has been on a consistent trend of more length and more athleticism. Positions are far more fluid than they had been in any era, and the draft is perhaps the greatest reflection of that fact.

ROUND 2

#	Team	Pick	Pos	College
31	Pistons	Tristan Vukcevic	PF	Serbia
32	Pacers	Sidy Cissoko	SG	G-League Ignite
33	Spurs	Ben Sheppard	SG	Belmont
34	Hornets	Dariq Whitehead	SG	Duke
35	Celtics	Brandin Podziemski	SG	Santa Clara
36	Magic	James Nnaji	C	Nigeria
37	Nuggets	Terquvion Smith	PG	NC State
38	Kings	Andre Jackson	SG	UConn
39	Hornets	Jazian Gortman	PG	Overtime Elite
40	Nuggets	Ousmane N'Diaye	PF	Senegal
41	Hornets	Julian Phillips	SF	Tennessee
42	Wizards	Jalen Pickett	PG	Penn State
43	Trail Blazersvia NY	Nicola Durisic	SF	Serbia
44	Spurs	Amari Bailey	PG	UCLA
45	Grizzlies	Jalen Wilson	SF	Kansas
46	Hawks	Adama Sanogo	C	UConn
47	Lakers	Isaiah Wong	PG	Miami
48	Clippers	Adam Flagler	PG	Baylor
49	Cavaliers	Olivier-Maxence Prosper	SF	Marquette
50	Thunder	Emoni Bates	SG	Eastern Michigan
51	Nets	Jordan Walsh	SF	Arkansas
52	Suns	Nadir Hifi	PG	France
53	Timberwolves	Seth Lundy	SG	Penn State
54	Kingsvia NY via CHI/i>	Keyonte Johnson	SG	Kansas State
55	Pacersvia CLE via MIL & DET/i>	Azuolas Tubelis	PF	Arizona
56	Grizzlies	Hunter Tyson	SF	Clemson
57	Wizards	Toumani Camara	PF	Dayton
58	Bucks	Drew Timme	PF	Gonzaga

Round 2 tends to be the biggest crap shoot in an NBA mock draft. On the one hand, there are a lot of known commodities from the college ranks that are popular picks for these types of exercises. Guys like Drew Timme have been on your TV screen for the last four years (was it only that long), and teams know exactly what they’re getting with him.

Conversely, the second round also has plenty of people the average fan will have never heard of. In fact, nearly a third of the players taken last year in this round were international guys. Many of those guys take some time to develop, but teams more and more would rather have the lottery ticket there than a fourth-year senior who wasn’t able to come out early.

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