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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.[1] 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.
| 2023 NBA draft | |
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| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | June 22, 2023 |
| Location | Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York) |
| Network(s) | |
| Overview | |
| 58 total selections in 2 rounds | |
| League | NBA |
| First selection | Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs) |
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| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
| # | 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 |
These players were not selected in the 2023 NBA draft, but have played at least one regular-season or playoff game in the NBA.
Prior to the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between teams.
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.[70]
The primary portion of the 2023 NBA draft combine was held from May 15–21 in Chicago, Illinois.[70]
| 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.[71]
| Denotes the actual lottery result |
| Team | 2022–23 record |
Lottery chances |
Lottery probabilities | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | |||
| Detroit Pistons | 17–65 | 140 | 14.0% | 13.4% | 12.7% | 12.0% | 47.9% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Houston Rockets | 22–60 | 140 | 14.0% | 13.4% | 12.7% | 12.0% | 27.8% | 20.0% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| San Antonio Spurs | 22–60 | 140 | 14.0% | 13.4% | 12.7% | 12.0% | 14.8% | 26.0% | 7.0% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Charlotte Hornets | 27–55 | 125 | 12.5% | 12.2% | 11.9% | 11.5% | 7.2% | 25.7% | 16.8% | 2.2% | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 33–49 | 105 | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.6% | 10.5% | 2.2% | 19.6% | 26.7% | 8.7% | 0.6% | – | – | – | – | – |
| Orlando Magic | 34–48 | 90 | 9.0% | 9.2% | 9.4% | 9.6% | – | 8.6% | 29.7% | 20.6% | 3.7% | 0.2% | – | – | – | – |
| Indiana Pacers | 35–47 | 68 | 6.8% | 7.1% | 7.5% | 7.9% | – | – | 19.7% | 35.6% | 13.8% | 1.4% | <0.1% | – | – | – |
| Washington Wizards | 35–47 | 67 | 6.7% | 7.0% | 7.4% | 7.8% | – | – | – | 32.9% | 31.1% | 6.6% | 0.4% | <0.1% | – | – |
| Utah Jazz | 37–45 | 45 | 4.5% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 5.7% | – | – | – | – | 50.7% | 25.9% | 3.0% | 0.1% | <0.1% | – |
| Dallas Mavericks[lower-alpha 1] | 38–44 | 30 | 3.0% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 4.0% | – | – | – | – | – | 65.9% | 19.0% | 1.2% | <0.1% | <0.1% |
| Chicago Bulls[lower-alpha 2] | 40–42 | 18 | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2.5% | – | – | – | – | – | – | 77.6% | 13.5% | 0.4% | <0.1% |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 40–42 | 17 | 1.7% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2.4% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 85.2% | 6.7% | 0.1% |
| Toronto Raptors | 41–41 | 10 | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.4% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 92.9% | 2.3% |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 42–40 | 5 | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 97.6% |
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.
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.[70]
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.[73]
Marcus Bagley – F, Arizona State (sophomore) Amari Bailey – G, UCLA (freshman) Emoni Bates – F, Eastern Michigan (sophomore)
Charles Bediako – C, Alabama (sophomore) Anthony Black – G, Arkansas (freshman) Kobe Bufkin – G, Michigan (sophomore) Jaylen Clark – G, UCLA (junior) Noah Clowney – F, Alabama (freshman) Ricky Council IV – G, Arkansas (junior) Gradey Dick – G, Kansas (freshman) Alex Fudge – F, Florida (sophomore) Keyonte George – G, Baylor (freshman) Wendell Green Jr. – G, Auburn (junior)
Mouhamed Gueye – F, Washington State (sophomore) Jordan Hawkins – G, UConn (sophomore) Taylor Hendricks – F, UCF (freshman) Jalen Hood-Schifino – G, Indiana (freshman) Jett Howard – G, Michigan (freshman) Andre Jackson Jr. – F, UConn (junior) G. G. Jackson – F, South Carolina (freshman) Colby Jones – G, Xavier (junior) Maxwell Lewis – F, Pepperdine (sophomore) Dereck Lively II – C, Duke (freshman) Chris Livingston – F, Kentucky (freshman) Mike Miles Jr. – G, TCU (junior) Brandon Miller – F, Alabama (freshman) Kris Murray – F, Iowa (junior) Julian Phillips – F, Tennessee (freshman) Brandin Podziemski – G, Santa Clara (sophomore) Justin Powell – G, Washington State (junior) Olivier-Maxence Prosper – F, Marquette (junior)
Adama Sanogo – F, UConn (junior) Brice Sensabaugh – F, Ohio State (freshman) Nick Smith Jr. – G, Arkansas (freshman) Terquavion Smith – G, NC State (sophomore)
/ Julian Strawther – G, Gonzaga (junior)
Ąžuolas Tubelis – F, Arizona (junior) Jarace Walker – F, Houston (freshman) Cason Wallace – G, Kentucky (freshman) Jordan Walsh – G/F, Arkansas (freshman) Dariq Whitehead – F, Duke (freshman) Cam Whitmore – F, Villanova (freshman) Jalen Wilson – F, Kansas (junior) Tyrese Wineglass – G, Southwestern Adventist (junior)"Redshirt" refers to players who were redshirt seniors in the 2022–23 season. "Graduate" refers to players who were graduate transfers in 2022–23.
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu – F, Memphis (redshirt) Damezi Anderson Jr. – F, Detroit (graduate) Chase Audige – G, Northwestern (graduate) Grant Basile – F, Virginia Tech (graduate) Manny Bates – F, Butler Damion Baugh – G, TCU Kobe Brown – G, Missouri
Toumani Camara – F, Dayton Tyger Campbell – G, UCLA Yuri Collins – G, Saint Louis Alou Dillon – F, Purdue–Northwest
Tosan Evbuomwan – F, Princeton Adam Flagler – G, Baylor (redshirt) Armaan Franklin – G, Virginia Myron Gardner – F, Little Rock De'Vion Harmon – G, Texas Tech Joey Hauser – F, Michigan State Trayce Jackson-Davis – F, Indiana / 
Jaime Jaquez Jr. – G/F, UCLA Keyontae Johnson – F, Kansas State Jackson Kenyon – F, Miami (Ohio) Seth Lundy – G, Penn State Demetrius Mims – F, Gannon Omari Moore – G, San Jose State Landers Nolley II – G, Cincinnati Jack Nunge – F, Xavier Nick Ongenda – C, DePaul
Uroš Plavšić – C, Tennessee Terry Roberts – G, Georgia Marcus Sasser – G, Houston Ben Sheppard – G, Belmont Grant Sherfield – G, Oklahoma Dontrell Shuler – G, Cal State San Bernardino Malachi Smith – G, Gonzaga Justice Sueing – F, Ohio State (redshirt) Drew Timme – F, Gonzaga Jacob Toppin – F, Kentucky
Oscar Tshiebwe – F, Kentucky Tyler Willoughby – G, Voorhees Isaiah Wong – G, Miami
Sidy Cissoko – G, NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League) Jordan Haber[lower-alpha 3] – N/A, Florida (graduate)[74] Scoot Henderson – G, NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
/ Mojave King – G, NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League) Leonard Miller – F, NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League) Amen Thompson – G, City Reapers (Overtime Elite) Ausar Thompson – G, City Reapers (Overtime Elite) Bilal Coulibaly – G, Metropolitans 92 (France) / 
Nadir Hifi – G, ESSM Le Portel (France) James Nnaji – C, FC Barcelona (Spain) Rayan Rupert – G, New Zealand Breakers (Australia)
Márcio Santos – C, Sesi Franca (Brazil) Enzo Shahrvin – F, Pau Orthez (France) Tristan Vukčević – F, Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) Victor Wembanyama – F/C, Metropolitans 92 (France)Players who do not meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:
Players who meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:
| Player | Team | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Efe Abogidi |
NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League) | Left Washington State in 2022; playing professionally since the 2022–23 season | [75] |
 / Lat Mayen |
Cairns Taipans (Australia) | Left Nebraska in 2022; playing professionally since the 2022–23 season | [76] |
 Styrmir Snær Þrastarson |
Þór Þorlákshöfn (Iceland) | Left Davidson in 2022; playing professionally since the 2022–23 season | [77] |
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).[78]
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