There will be no surprises when the first pick in the NBA Draft is read on Thursday night.
By all accounts, it will be Victor Wembanyama, the 7-foot-4 French 19-year-old who is being hailed as the NBA’s next generational talent.
Wembanyama, who is essentially locked in to be selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the No. 1 pick, just finished a season with the Metropolitans 92 of the French Betclic Elite League in which he averaged 21.6 points, 10.4 rebounds, and three blocks, helping lead the team to LNB Pro A Finals.
Following Wembanyama, however, there will be considerable intrigue with the next two picks.
The Charlotte Hornets hold the second overall pick, and they are expected to pick between Brandon Miller of Alabama and Scoot Henderson of the G League Ignite, each of whom they worked out and interviewed for a second time on Monday.
Miller, a 6-foot-9 wing who averaged 18.8 points in his freshman season at Alabama, has already been mired in a scandal — Tuscaloosa police testified in February that he provided former teammate Darius Miles with a gun in a deadly shooting.
Henderson is a 6-foot-2 guard who notched 16.5 points and 6.8 assists per game in the G League, flashing elite athleticism that has attracted many suitors around the league.
Meanwhile, Portland Trail Blazers have been rumored to be shopping the third pick in the draft, potentially including it in a package with Anfernee Simons to entice franchise superstar Damian Lillard to stay in Portland.
So how will it all shake out? This is how you can watch the 2023 NBA Draft.
The NBA Draft will be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. It is the tenth consecutive year the draft will be held here.
The NBA Draft will be held Thursday, June 22 at 8 p.m. ET.
The first round of the 2023 NBA Draft will be televised on ABC and ESPN. The second round will be televised exclusively on ESPN.
You can stream the NBA Draft via any service that carries ABC or ESPN, like Sling TV, ESPN+, YouTube TV, or Hulu.
Victor Wembanyama is a staggering favorite to be selected first, at -20000 odds.
- San Antonio
2. Charlotte
3. Portland
4. Houston
5. Detroit
6. Orlando
7. Indiana
8. Washington
9. Utah
10. Dallas
11. Orlando (from Chicago)
12. Oklahoma City
13. Toronto
14. New Orleans
- Atlanta
16. Utah (from Minnesota)
17. Los Angeles Lakers
18. Miami
19. Golden State
20. Houston (from LA Clippers)
21. Brooklyn (from Phoenix)
22. Brooklyn
23. Portland (from New York)
24. Sacramento
25. Boston (from Memphis)
26. Indiana (from Cleveland)
27. Charlotte (from Denver via New York and Oklahoma City)
28. Utah (from Philadelphia via Brooklyn)
29. Indiana (from Boston)
30. LA Clippers (from Milwaukee via Houston)
- Detroit
32. Indiana (from Houston)
33. San Antonio
34. Charlotte (from Charlotte via Philadelphia and Atlanta)
35. Washington (from Boston via Portland, Atlanta, LA Clippers, Detroit, and Cleveland)
36. Orlando
37. Oklahoma City (from Washington via New Orleans)
38. Sacramento (from Indiana)
39. Charlotte (from Utah via New York)
40. Denver (from Dallas via Oklahoma City)
41. Charlotte (from Oklahoma City via New York and Boston)
42. Washington (from Chicago via Los Angeles Lakers and Washington)
43. Portland (from Atlanta)
44. San Antonio (from Toronto)
45. Memphis (from Minnesota)
46. Atlanta (from New Orleans)
47. Los Angeles Lakers
48. LA Clippers
49. Cleveland (from Golden State via Utah and New Orleans)
50. Oklahoma City (from Miami via Boston, Memphis, and Dallas)
51. Brooklyn
52. Phoenix
53. Minnesota (from New York via Charlotte)
54. Sacramento
55. Indiana (from Cleveland via Milwaukee and Detroit)
56. Memphis
— Chicago (from Denver via Cleveland; forfeited by Chicago)
— Philadelphia (forfeited)
57. Washington (from Boston via Charlotte)
58. Milwaukee