On June 22, the NBA will hold its annual draft, pulling from an impressive domestic and global talent pool. As prospects continue to play, how do they rank as potential draft prospects?
Six Sports Business Classroom alumni (Elias Eldridge, Ron Gutterman, Gabriel Mendez, Aaron Pearlstein, Max Rosenberg and Jordan Silbert) have mocked both rounds, plus two bonus picks, based on the early information available through the end of May.
While Mock 1.0 and Mock 2.0 were ranked on an average of each SBC scout’s individual selections, Mock 3.0 was a collaborative effort to build out the best draft board through the top 60 (though only 58 will be made on draft night with the Chicago Bulls and Philadelphia 76ers forfeiting their second-round selections).
This mock now considers the final draft order, set by the NBA draft lottery on May 16, with team needs and available intel to try and mock what’s to come. Additionally, an AI-generated (pre-lottery) first-round mock was also generated as a control.
Click through each player for a scouting report and check back as the library grows leading up to the draft.
# | Team | Player | Position | Age* | Frame | Pre-NBA |
1 | San Antonio Spurs | Victor Wembanyama | Center | 19 | 7’4″, 210 lbs | Metropolitans 92 |
2 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller | Forward | 20 | 6’9″, 200 lbs | Alabama |
3 | Portland Trail Blazers | Scoot Henderson | Guard | 19 | 6’2″, 195 lbs | G League Ignite |
4 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson | Guard | 20 | 6’7″, 200 lbs | Overtime Elite |
5 | Detroit Pistons | Jarace Walker | Forward | 19 | 6’8″, 235 lbs | Houston |
6 | Orlando Magic | Cason Wallace | Guard | 19 | 6’4″, 195 lbs | Kentucky |
7 | Indiana Pacers | Cam Whitmore | Forward | 18 | 6’8″, 230 lbs | Villanova |
8 | Washington Wizards | Anthony Black | Guard | 19 | 6’7″, 200 lbs | Arkansas |
9 | Utah Jazz | Ausar Thompson | Wing | 20 | 6’7″, 205 lbs | Overtime Elite |
10 | Dallas Mavericks | Taylor Hendricks | Forward | 19 | 6’9″, 210 lbs | Central Florida |
11 | Orlando Magic | Gradey Dick | Wing | 19 | 6’8″, 205 lbs | Kansas |
12 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Bilal Coulibaly | Forward | 18 | 6’6″, 230 lbs | France |
13 | Toronto Raptors | Kobe Bufkin | Guard | 19 | 6’4″, 175 lbs | Michigan |
14 | New Orleans Pelicans | Keyonte George | Guard | 19 | 6’4″, 185 lbs | Baylor |
15 | Atlanta Hawks | Maxwell Lewis | Forward | 20 | 6’7″, 195 lbs | Pepperdine |
16 | Utah Jazz | Leonard Miller | Forward | 19 | 6’10”, 211 lbs | G League Ignite |
17 | L.A. Lakers | Jordan Hawkins | Guard | 20 | 6’5″, 195 lbs | Connecticut |
18 | Miami Heat | Gregory “GG” Jackson II | Forward | 18 | 6’9″, 210 lbs | South Carolina |
19 | Golden State Warriors | Sidy Cissoko | Forward | 18 | 6’7″, 200 lbs | G League Ignite |
20 | Houston Rockets | Dariq Whitehead | Forward | 18 | 6’7″, 220 lbs | Duke |
21 | Brooklyn Nets | Rayan Rupert | Wing | 18 | 6’6″, 190 lbs | Breakers (NBL) |
22 | Brooklyn Nets | Dereck Lively II | Center | 19 | 7’1″, 230 lbs | Duke |
23 | Portland Trail Blazers | DaRon Holmes II | Forward/Center | 20 | 6’10”, 225 lbs | Dayton |
24 | Sacramento Kings | Noah Clowney | Forward | 18 | 6’10”, 210 lbs | Alabama |
25 | Memphis Grizzlies | Nick Smith Jr. | Guard | 18 | 6’5″, 185 lbs | Arkansas |
26 | Indiana Pacers | Brandin Podziemski | Guard | 20 | 6’5″, 200 lbs | Santa Clara |
27 | Charlotte Hornets | Kris Murray | Forward | 22 | 6’8″, 220 lbs | Iowa |
28 | Utah Jazz | Jalen Hood-Schifino | Guard | 19 | 6’6″, 215 lbs | Indiana |
29 | Indiana Pacers | Bobi Klintman | Forward | 20 | 6’10”, 225 lbs | Wake Forest |
30 | LA Clippers | Jett Howard | Wing | 19 | 6’8″, 215 lbs | Michigan |
31 | Detroit Pistons | Jordan Walsh | Forward | 19 | 6’7″, 200 lbs | Arkansas |
32 | Indiana Pacers | Terrence Shannon Jr. | Wing | 22 | 6’6″, 215 lbs | Illinois |
33 | San Antonio Spurs | Jaylen Clark | Guard | 21 | 6’5″, 205 lbs | UCLA |
34 | Charlotte Hornets | Amari Bailey | Guard | 19 | 6’5″, 185 lbs | UCLA |
35 | Boston Celtics | Brice Sensabaugh | Forward | 19 | 6’6″, 235 lbs | Ohio State |
36 | Orlando Magic | Nikola Đurišić | Guard | 19 | 6’8″, 214 lbs | Mega Basket |
37 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Colby Jones | Guard | 20 | 6’6″, 205 lbs | Xavier |
38 | Sacramento Kings | Andre Jackson Jr. | Guard | 21 | 6’6″, 210 lbs | Connecticut |
39 | Charlotte Hornets | Terquavion Smith | Guard | 20 | 6’4″, 165 lbs | North Carolina State |
40 | Denver Nuggets | Adem Bona | Center | 20 | 6’10”, 235 lbs | UCLA |
41 | Charlotte Hornets | James Nnaji | Center | 18 | 6’10”, 225 lbs | FC Barcelona Basquet |
42 | Washington Wizards | Ricky Council IV | Guard | 21 | 6’6″, 207 lbs | Arkansas |
43 | Portland Trail Blazers | Julian Strawther | Wing | 20 | 6’7″, 205 lbs | Gonzaga |
44 | San Antonio Spurs | Judah Mintz | Guard | 19 | 6’3″, 172 lbs | Syracuse |
45 | Memphis Grizzlies | Olivier Maxence-Prosper | Forward | 20 | 6’8″, 218 lbs | Marquette |
46 | Atlanta Hawks | Marcus Sasser | Guard | 22 | 6’1″, 190 lbs | Houston |
47 | L.A. Lakers | Trayce Jackson-Davis | Forward | 23 | 6’9″, 245 lbs | Indiana |
48 | LA Clippers | Jaime Jaquez Jr. | Guard/Forward | 22 | 6’7″, 225 lbs | UCLA |
49 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Julian Phillips | Forward | 19 | 6’8″, 195 lbs | Tennessee |
50 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Trey Alexander | Guard | 20 | 6’4″, 185 lbs | Indiana |
51 | Brooklyn Nets | Reece Beekman | Guard | 21 | 6’3″, 174 lbs | Virginia |
52 | Phoenix Suns | Jalen Wilson | Forward | 22 | 6’8″, 225 lbs | Kansas |
53 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Ben Sheppard | Guard | 21 | 6’6″, 190 lbs | Belmont |
54 | Sacramento Kings | Ąžuolas Tubelis | Forward/Center | 21 | 6’11”, 245 lbs | Arizona |
55 | Indiana Pacers | Arthur Kaluma | Forward | 21 | 6’7″, 225 lbs | Creighton |
56 | Memphis Grizzlies | Keyontae Johnson | Forward | 23 | 6’5″, 200 lbs | Kansas State |
57 | Washington Wizards | Mouhamed Gueye | Forward/Center | 20 | 6’11”, 210 lbs | Washington State |
58 | Milwaukee Bucks | Isaiah Wong | Guard | 22 | 6’4″, 185 lbs | Miami |
X | Forfeit | Ousmane Ndiaye | Center | 19 | 6’11”, 210 lbs | Grupo Eleyco Baskonia |
X | Forfeit | Kobe Brown | Forward | 23 | 6’7″, 240 lbs | Missouri |
* Age as of the draft.
(Updated on 6/21/23)
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