With the NCAA Tournament tipping off on March 16, 2023, we're not going to bore you with a lot of fluff to intro our latest installment of our Mock Draft, instead we're just going to jump right in.
We here at Between The Lines Sports have continued to evaluate and investigate the top prospects from around the world. Our staff is going above and beyond to give you some of the best insights and potential draft predictions in the third installment of our 2023 NBA Mock Draft.
Dive into our latest Mock Draft and share your thoughts in the comment section.
Note: The projected draft order is based on the Tankathon projections as of Monday, March 14, 2023. We are also aware that this Draft will only consist of 58 picks due to infractions by a couple of teams, which we believe it is unfair for two prospects to lose out on their dream of being drafted, so they will be listed on our Mock throughout the process.
BTL Staff Curated - Mock Draft Contributors:
Alan Alcantar, Barry Browner, Layth Dahman, Adolfo Romero, Brandon Scott, Caleb Smith, Eron Lord, Garrett Johnson, Isaiah Giles, John LaFrance, Kaelen Brown, Kayla Rodgers, Nate Koesel, Layth Dahman, Max Rosenberg, Michael Hayon, Shane Calliste, Shawn Ibonnet, Solomon Johnson, Yonatan Ghebremedhin
1st Round 1. Detroit Pistons Victor Wembanyama || Metro 92 || 7'4 C || 19yrs 2. Houston Rockets Scoot Henderson || G-League Ignite || 6'3 PG || 19yrs 3. San Antonio Spurs Brandon Miller || Alabama || 6'9 F || Freshman 4. Charlotte Hornets Jarace Walker || Houston || 6'8 F || Freshman 5. Orlando Magic Ausar Thompson || Overtime Elite || 6'7 SF || 20yrs 6. Portland Trailblazers Amen Thompson || Overtime Elite || 6'7 SF || 20yrs 7. Indiana Pacers GG Jackson || South Carolina || 6'10 F || Freshman 8. Orlando Magic via Chicago Bulls Cam Whitmore || Villanova || 6'7 F || Freshman 9. Washington Wizards Keyonte George || Baylor || 6'4 G || Freshman 10. New Orleans Pelicans Anthony Black || Arkansas || 6'7 G/F || Freshman 11. Utah Jazz Cason Wallace || Kentucky || 6'3 PG || Freshman 12. Toronto Raptors Gradey Dick || Kansas || 6'7 SF || Freshman 13. Los Angeles Lakers
Nick Smith || Arkansas || 6'3 G || Freshman 14. Oklahoma City Thunder Jalen Hood-Schifino || Indiana || 6'6 G || Freshman 15. Atlanta Hawks Taylor Hendricks || UCF || 6'9 F || Freshman
16. Utah Jazz via Minnesota T-Wolves Dariq Whitehead || Duke || 6'6 SF || Freshman 17. New York Knicks via Dallas Mavericks Maxwell Lewis || Pepperdine || 6'7 SF || Junior 18. Golden State Warriors Noah Clowney || Alabama || 6'10 PF || Freshman 19. Houston Rockets via LA Clippers Kris Murray || Iowa || 6'8 PF || Junior 20. Miami Heat Jalen Wilson || Kansas | 6'8 F || Senior
21. Brooklyn Nets via Phoenix Suns Colby Jones || Xavier || 6'6 SF || Junior 22. Brooklyn Nets Emoni Bates || E. Michigan || 6'9 SF || Freshman 23. Portland Trailblazers via New York Knicks Terquavion Smith || N.C. State || 6'3 PG || Sophomore 24. Memphis Grizzlies Brice Sensabaugh || Ohio State || 6'6 SG || Freshman 25. Sacramento Kings Sidy Cissoko || G-League Ignite || 6'6 SF || 18yrs 26. Indiana Pacers via Cleveland Cavaliers Kobe Bufkin || Michigan || 6'4 G || Sophomore
27. Charlotte Hornets via Denver Nuggets Dereck Lively || Duke || 7'1 C || Freshman
28. Utah Jazz via Philadelphia 76'ers Jett Howard || Michigan || 6'8 F || Freshman 29. Indiana Pacers via Boston Celtics Leonard Miller || G-League Ignite || 6'10 PF || 19yrs 30. Los Angeles Clippers via Milwaukee Bucks Jordan Hawkins || UConn || 6'5 SG || Sophomore 2nd Round 31. Detroit Pistons Brandin Podziemski || Santa Clara || 6'6 SG || Sophomore 32. Indiana Pacers via Houston Rockets Mike Miles || TCU || 6'2 PG || Junior 33. San Antonio Spurs Bilal Coulibaly || Metro 92 || 6'6 SF || 18yrs 34. Charlotte Hornets Ricky Council IV || Arkansas || 6'6 SF || Junior 35. Orlando Magic Kyle Filipowski || Duke || 7'0 C || Freshman 36. Sacramento Kings via Indiana Pacers Rayan Rupert || New Zealand Breakers || 6'6 SF || 18yrs 37. Boston Celtics via Portland Trailblazers Ryan Kalkbreener || Creighton || 7'1 C || Junior 38. Washington Wizards via Chicago Bulls Omari Moore || San José State || 6'6 SG || Senior 39. Oklahoma City Thunder via Washington Wizards Kel’el Ware || Oregon || 7'0 C || Freshman 40. San Antonio Spurs via Toronto Raptors Kevin McCullar || Kansas || 6'6 SF || Senior 41. Charlotte Hornets via Utah Jazz Dillon Mitchell || Texas || 6'7 SF || Freshman 42. New Orleans Pelicans Kobe Brown || Missouri || 6'8 F || Senior 43. Los Angeles Lakers Marcus Sasser || Houston || 6'2 PG || Senior 44. Portland Trailblazers via Atlanta Hawks Julian Strawther || Gonzaga || 6'7 SF || Junior 45. Denver Nuggets via OKC Thunder Keyontae Johnson || Kansas State || 6'6 SF || Senior 46. Charlotte Hornets via Dallas Mavs Tristan Da Silva || Colorado || 6'9 PF || Junior 47. Memphis Grizzlies via Minnesota T-Wolves Juan Nuñez-Garcia || Ratiopharm Ulm || 6'3 PG || 18yrs 48. Cleveland Cavaliers via GSW Trayce Jackson-Davis || Indiana || 6'9 PF || Senior 49. Los Angeles Clippers James Nnaji || FC Barcelona || 6'10 C || 18yrs 50. Oklahoma City Thunder via Miami Heat Mojave King || G-League Ignite || 6'5 SF || 20yrs 51. Phoenix Suns Reece Beekman || Virginia || 6'3 PG || Junior 52. Brooklyn Nets Matthew Cleveland || Florida State || 6'6 SF || Sophomore 53. Minnesota Timberwolves via NY Knicks Tristan Vukcevic || Partizan Belgrade || 6''9 PF || 19yrs
54. Sacramento Kings Adam Flagler || Baylor || 6'3 G || Senior 55. Memphis Grizzlies Nikola Durisic || Mega Basket || 6'8 PF || 18yrs 56. Indiana Pacers via Cleveland Cavs Ben Sheppard || Belmont || 6'6 G || Senior
57. Chicago Bulls (Forfeited) Bryce Hopkins || Providence || 6'7 F || Sophomore
58. Philadelphia 76’ers (Forfeited) Nae’Qwan Tomlin || Kansas State || 6'10 PF || Junior 59. Washington Wizards via Boston Celtics Azoulas Tubelis || Arizona || 6'11 PF || Junior 60. Milwaukee Bucks Tyler Burton || Richmond || 6'6 SG || Senior
Free Agents 61 – 100
61. Eric Gaines - UAB 62. Terrance Shannon - Illinois 63. Arthur Kaluma - Creighton 64. Grant Nelson - NDSU 65. Jacob Toppin - Kentucky 66. Chris Livingston - Kentucky 67. Zach Edey - Purdue 68. Oscar Tshiebwe - Kentucky 69. Colin Castleton - Florida 70. Ousmane Ndiaye - Baskonia 71. Caleb Love - UNC 72. Roko Prkacin - Girona 73. Tre White - USC 74. Mouhamaed Gueye - Washington State 75. Jamarion Sharpe - W. Kentucky 76. Antoine Davis - Detroit Mercy 77. Adama Sanogo - UConn 78. Jordan Walsh - Arkansas 79. Mark Mitchell - Duke 80. Cam Spencer - Rutgers 81. Jaelen House - New Mexico 82. Donovan Clingan - UConn 83. Branden Carlson - Utah 84. Terrence Arceneaux - Houston 85. Ryan Nembhard - Creighton 86. Tre King - Iowa State 87. Jaylon Tyson - Texas Tech 88. Joey Houser - Michigan State 89. Taevion Kinsey - Marshall 90. Adem Bona - UCLA 91. Yuri Collins - Saint Louis 92. Moussa Cissé - Oklahoma State 93. Yannick Kraag - Joventut Badalona 94. Drew Pember - UNC Asheville 95. Deshawdre Washington - New Mexico State 96. Judah Mintz - Syracuse 97. Tucker DeVaries - Drake 98. Tyrese Proctor - Duke 99. Harrison Ingram - Stanford 100. Jake Stephens - UT Chattanooga