What To Know About The 2023 NBA Draft

By Jeff Stinger • June 14, 2023

Draft day is fast approaching. Victor Wembanyama is locked in on the top pick and headed out to San Antonio, Texas, to play for legendary coach Gregg Popovic and the Spurs. The San Antonio Spurs won the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery, their first top pick since Tim Duncan in 1997. Outside of the French phenom, the list of prospects is as awe-inspiring as ever with names like Brandon Miller, Scoot Henderson, Amen Thompson, and Nick Smith Jr. expected to make their NBA debut in the 2023-24 campaign.

We’re about to see new narratives for rebuilding and tanking teams as an impressive draft class lines up to make their way to the most popular basketball league in the world. That said, we share crucial event details and everything you should know about the upcoming event.

2023 NBA Draft Schedule and Broadcast Channels

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— NBA (@NBA) June 13, 2023

The 77th edition of the NBA’s annual draft will be held on June 22, 2023, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Catch the 2023 NBA Draft at ESPN and ABC (First Round only). Streaming the 2023 NBA Draft is also possible through the following channels: DIRECTV, Sling TV, Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, and FuboTV. Youtube TV and FuboTV.

The event begins at 8:00 PM ET. Aside from when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the league to host a virtual draft of the event in 2020, the venue hosted every NBA Draft since 2013.

A total of 58 picks rather than the familiar 60 due to the loss of a second-round pick for the Chicago Bulls and the Philadelphia 76ers for breaching the league’s tampering rules during free agency. This is the second consecutive season where the NBA Draft features two fewer picks than the normal 60 following franchise violations.

Furthermore, Nitrobetting offers odds for the top picks of 2023, starting from the second to fifth picks of this draft class. Bettors and basketball fans rejoice as the league is up and running for the 2023-24 NBA season.

2023 NBA Draft Order

First Round: Picks 1-14

1. 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

First Round: Picks 15-30

15. 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. 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)

Second Round: Picks 31-58

31. Detroit
32. Indiana (from Houston)
33. San Antonio
34. Charlotte (from Charlotte via Philadelphia and Atlanta)
35. Boston (from Portland via 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
57. Washington (from Boston via Charlotte)
58. Milwaukee

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*All odds stated are subject to change without prior notice.