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.
Draft selections
PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center
Player Team 11Victor Wembanyama*~CSan Antonio SpursMetropolitans 92 12Brandon MillerSFCharlotte HornetsAlabama 13Scoot HendersonPG Portland Trail BlazersNBA G League Ignite 14Amen ThompsonPG Houston RocketsCity Reapers 15Ausar ThompsonSF Detroit PistonsCity Reapers 16Anthony BlackPG/SG Orlando MagicArkansas 17Bilal CoulibalySF Indiana Pacers Metropolitans 92 18Jarace WalkerPF Washington Wizards Houston 19Taylor HendricksPFUtah JazzUCF 110Cason WallacePG Dallas Mavericks Kentucky 111Jett HowardSF Orlando Magic Michigan 112Dereck Lively IIC Oklahoma City Thunder Duke 113Gradey DickSG/SF Toronto RaptorsKansas 114Jordan HawkinsSG New Orleans PelicansUConn 115Kobe BufkinSG Atlanta HawksMichigan 116Keyonte GeorgeSG Utah Jazz Baylor 117Jalen Hood-SchifinoPG/SG Los Angeles LakersIndiana 118Jaime Jaquez Jr.SF/SG Miami HeatUCLA 119 Brandin PodziemskiSG Golden State Warriors Santa Clara 120Cam WhitmoreSF Houston Rockets Villanova 121Noah ClowneyPF Brooklyn Nets Alabama 122Dariq WhiteheadSF Brooklyn NetsDuke 123Kris MurrayPF Portland Trail Blazers Iowa 124Olivier-Maxence ProsperSF/PF Sacramento Kings Marquette 125Marcus SasserSG/PG Memphis Grizzlies Houston 126Ben SheppardSG Indiana Pacers Belmont 127Nick Smith Jr.PG/SG Charlotte Hornets Arkansas 128Brice SensabaughSF Utah Jazz Ohio State 129Julian StrawtherSF Indiana Pacers Gonzaga 130Kobe BrownSG/SF Los Angeles Clippers Missouri 231James Nnaji#C Detroit Pistons FC Barcelona 232Jalen PickettSG Indiana Pacers Penn State 233Leonard MillerSF San Antonio Spurs NBA G League Ignite 234Colby JonesSG Charlotte Hornets Xavier 235Julian PhillipsSF Boston Celtics Tennessee 236Andre Jackson Jr.SGOrlando Magic UConn 237Hunter TysonSF Oklahoma City Thunder Clemson 238Jordan WalshSF Sacramento Kings Arkansas 239Mouhamed GueyePF Charlotte Hornets Washington State 240Maxwell LewisSF Denver Nuggets Pepperdine 241Amari BaileySG Charlotte Hornets UCLA 242Tristan VukčevićPF/C Washington Wizards Partizan Belgrade 243Rayan RupertSG Portland Trail Blazers New Zealand Breakers 244Sidy CissokoSG/SF San Antonio Spurs NBA G League Ignite 245GG JacksonPF Memphis Grizzlies South Carolina 246 Seth LundySG Atlanta Hawks Penn State 247Mojave King#SG / Los Angeles Lakers NBA G League Ignite 248Jordan MillerSF Los Angeles ClippersMiami 249Emoni BatesSF/SG Cleveland Cavaliers Eastern Michigan 250Keyontae JohnsonSF Oklahoma City Thunder Kansas State 251Jalen WilsonSF Brooklyn NetsKansas 252Toumani CamaraSF/PF Phoenix SunsDayton 253 Jaylen ClarkSG Minnesota Timberwolves UCLA 254Jalen SlawsonSF Sacramento KingsFurman 255 Isaiah WongPG Indiana Pacers Miami 256Tarik Biberović#SF Memphis GrizzliesFenerbahçe 2 Chicago Bulls 2 Philadelphia 76ers 257Trayce Jackson-DavisPF Washington Wizards Indiana 258Chris LivingstonSF Milwaukee BucksKentucky
Notable undrafted players
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 SF Texas PF Arizona State SG TCU SF North Carolina C Florida PG Mega Leks PG Saint Louis PG Winston-Salem State SG Arkansas SF Texas A&M SF Princeton SG Baylor SF/PF Florida SG Penn State SG Little Rock PG YNG Dreamerz (Overtime Elite) SG UNLV SG Missouri C UAB PG Yokohama B-Corsairs SF YNG Dreamerz PF San Diego State PF North Carolina SF/PF UC Santa Barbara PG Kansas State PF USC PG Wichita State C Vanderbilt PF/C UConn SG Gonzaga PG NC State C Gonzaga SF Kentucky C Kentucky
Trades involving draft picks
Pre-draft trades Prior to the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between teams.
Post-draft trades 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.
Combine 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.
Draft lottery
The NBA draft lottery was held on May 16.
Denotes the actual lottery result
Team 2022–23record Lotterychances 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 38–44 30 3.0% 3.3% 3.6% 4.0% – – – – – 65.9% 19.0% 1.2% <0.1% <0.1% Chicago Bulls 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%
Eligibility and entrants
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.
Early entrants 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.
College underclassmen
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)
College seniors "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