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 player evaluation, intel and heated (but friendly) debate. After several players pulled out of the draft to return to school, version 5.0 of the SBC Mock Draft is ready two weeks before the big day.

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). Mock 4.0 added intel gathering from private and public sources. Mock 5.0 accounted for players pulling their names from the pool. Additionally, an AI-generated (pre-lottery) first-round mock was also generated as a control.

This version takes into account late withdrawals, a reported trade and more intel. 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 Cam Whitmore Forward 18 6’8″, 230 lbs Villanova
6 Orlando Magic Anthony Black Guard 19 6’7″, 200 lbs Arkansas
7 Indiana Pacers Bilal Coulibaly Forward 18 6’6″, 230 lbs France
8 Washington Wizards Jarace Walker Forward 19 6’8″, 235 lbs Houston
9 Utah Jazz Cason Wallace Guard 19 6’4″, 195 lbs Kentucky
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 Ausar Thompson Wing 20 6’7″, 205 lbs Overtime Elite
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 Nick Smith Jr. Guard 18 6’5″, 185 lbs Arkansas
16 Utah Jazz Jett Howard Wing 19 6’8″, 215 lbs Michigan
17 L.A. Lakers Jordan Hawkins Guard 20 6’5″, 195 lbs Connecticut
18 Miami Heat Rayan Rupert Wing 18 6’6″, 190 lbs Breakers (NBL)
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 Dereck Lively II Center 19 7’1″, 230 lbs Duke
22 Brooklyn Nets Jalen Hood-Schifino Guard 19 6’6″, 215 lbs Indiana
23 Portland Trail Blazers Noah Clowney Forward 18 6’10”, 210 lbs Alabama
24 Sacramento Kings Leonard Miller Forward 19 6’10”, 211 lbs G League Ignite
25 Memphis Grizzlies Maxwell Lewis Forward 20 6’7″, 195 lbs Pepperdine
26 Indiana Pacers Brandin Podziemski Guard 20 6’5″, 200 lbs Santa Clara
27 Charlotte Hornets Gregory “GG” Jackson II Forward 18 6’9″, 210 lbs South Carolina
28 Utah Jazz Brice Sensabaugh Forward 19 6’6″, 235 lbs Ohio State
29 Indiana Pacers Olivier Maxence-Prosper Forward 20 6’8″, 218 lbs Marquette
30 LA Clippers Jaime Jaquez Jr. Guard/Forward 22 6’7″, 225 lbs UCLA
31 Detroit Pistons Jordan Walsh Forward 19 6’7″, 200 lbs Arkansas
32 Indiana Pacers Kris Murray Forward 22 6’8″, 220 lbs Iowa
33 San Antonio Spurs Jaylen Clark Guard 21 6’5″, 205 lbs UCLA
34 Charlotte Hornets Colby Jones Guard 20 6’6″, 205 lbs Xavier
35 Boston Celtics Terquavion Smith Guard 20 6’4″, 165 lbs North Carolina State
36 Orlando Magic James Nnaji Center 18 6’10”, 225 lbs FC Barcelona Basquet
37 Oklahoma City Thunder
(reportedly to Denver Nuggets) 		 Julian Strawther Wing 20 6’7″, 205 lbs Gonzaga
38 Sacramento Kings Andre Jackson Jr. Guard 21 6’6″, 210 lbs Connecticut
39 Charlotte Hornets Amari Bailey Guard 19 6’5″, 185 lbs UCLA
40 Denver Nuggets Ąžuolas Tubelis Forward/Center 21 6’11”, 245 lbs Arizona
41 Charlotte Hornets Kobe Brown Forward 23 6’7″, 240 lbs Missouri
42 Washington Wizards Ricky Council IV Guard 21 6’6″, 207 lbs Arkansas
43 Portland Trail Blazers Marcus Sasser Guard 22 6’1″, 190 lbs Houston
44 San Antonio Spurs Trayce Jackson-Davis Forward 23 6’9″, 245 lbs Indiana
45 Memphis Grizzlies Julian Phillips Forward 19 6’8″, 195 lbs Tennessee
46 Atlanta Hawks Chris Livingston Forward 19 6’6″, 220 lbs Kentucky
47 L.A. Lakers Mouhamed Gueye Forward/Center 20 6’11”, 210 lbs Washington State
48 LA Clippers Emoni Bates Forward 19 6’9″, 190 lbs Eastern Michigan
49 Cleveland Cavaliers Adam Flagler Guard 23 6’3″, 180 lbs Baylor
50 Oklahoma City Thunder Jalen Wilson Forward 22 6’8″, 225 lbs Kansas
51 Brooklyn Nets Isaiah Wong Guard 22 6’4″, 185 lbs Miami
52 Phoenix Suns Jordan Miller Guard/Forward 23 6’7″, 195 lbs Miami (FL)
53 Minnesota Timberwolves Ben Sheppard Guard 21 6’6″, 190 lbs Belmont
54 Sacramento Kings Jalen Slawson Forward 23 6’7″, 210 lbs Furman
55 Indiana Pacers Seth Lundy Guard 23 6’6″, 220 lbs Penn State
56 Memphis Grizzlies Keyontae Johnson Forward 23 6’5″, 200 lbs Kansas State
57 Washington Wizards Tristan Vukčević Center 20 |7’0″, 223 lbs KK Partizan
58 Milwaukee Bucks Adama Sanogo Forward/Center 21 6’9″, 245 lbs Connecticut
X Forfeit Alex Fudge Forward 20 6’8″, 185 lbs Florida
X Forfeit Mojave King Guard 20 6’5″, 194 lbs G League Ignite

* Age as of the draft.

(Updated on 6/21/23)