2023 NBA Draft: Wembanyama joins Spurs, Nnaji selected by Pistons

Victor Wembanyama emerged as the first pick of the 2023 NBA Draft and joined the San Antonio Spurs, who had won the Draft Lottery. The most talented draft pick since LeBron James in 2003, Wembanyama becomes the third player ever to emerge as first pick from the Spurs after Tim Duncan and David Robinson.

Brandon Miller emerged as the second pick and will join the Charlotte Hornets, while Scoot Henderson joins the Portland Trail Blazers as the third pick. Thompson twins, Amen and Ausar, became the first brothers to both be picked in the top five after they were selected back-to-back by the Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons, respectively.

18-year-old Nigerian from Benue State James Nnaji was the second-youngest player in the draft and was drafted first in the second round (31st overall). The former Barcelona player was drafted by the Detroit Pistons but traded to the Boston Celtics and then the Charlotte Hornets. Nnaji was the only Nigerian in the draft.

Here is the draft in full:

2023 NBA Draft Round 1

1. Victor Wembanyama – San Antonio Spurs
2. Brandon Miller – Charlotte Hornets
3. Scoot Henderson – Portland Trail Blazers
4. Amen Thompson – Houston Rockets
5. Ausar Thompson – Detroit Pistons
6. Anthony Black – Orlando Magic
7. Bilal Coulibaly – Indiana Pacers
8. Jarace Walker – Washington Wizards
9. Taylor Hendricks – Utah Jazz
10. Cason Wallace – Dallas Mavericks
11. Jett Howard – Orlando Magic
12. Dereck Lively II – Oklahoma City Thunder
13. Gradey Dick – Toronto Raptors
14. Jordan Hawkins – New Orleans Pelicans
15. Kobe Bufkin – Atlanta Hawks
16. Keyonte George – Utah Jazz
17. Jalen Hood-Schifino – Los Angeles Lakers
18. Jaime Jaquez Jr. – Miami Heat
19. Brandin Podziemski – Golden State Warriors
20. Cam Whitmore – Houston Rockets
21. Noah Clowney – Brooklyn Nets
22. Dariq Whitehead – Brooklyn Nets
23. Kris Murray – Portland Trail Blazers
24. Olivier-Maxence Prosper – Sacramento Kings
25. Marcus Sasser – Memphis Grizzlies
26. Ben Sheppard – Indiana Pacers
27. Nick Smith Jr. – Charlotte Hornets
28. Brice Sensabaugh – Utah Jazz
29. Julian Strawther – Indiana Pacers
30. Kobe Brown – Los Angeles Clippers

2023 NBA Draft Round 2

1. James Nnaji – Detroit Pistons
2. Jalen Pickett – Indiana Pacers
3. Leonard Miller – San Antonio Spurs
4. Colby Jones – Charlotte Hornets
5. Julian Phillips – Boston Celtics
6. Andre Jackson Jr. – Orlando Magic
7. Hunter Tyson – Oklahoma City Thunder
8. Jordan Walsh – Sacramento Kings
9. Mouhamed Gueye – Charlotte Hornets
10. Maxwell Lewis – Denver Nuggets
11. Amari Bailey – Charlotte Hornets
12. Tristan Vukcevic – Washington Wizards
13. Rayan Rupert – Portland Trail Blazers
14. Sidy Cissoko – San Antonio Spurs
15. Gregory Jackson II – Memphis Grizzlies
16. Seth Lundy – Atlanta Hawks
17. Mojave King – Los Angeles Lakers
18. Jordan Miller – Los Angeles Clippers
19. Emoni Bates – Cleveland Cavaliers
20. Keyontae Johnson – Oklahoma City Thunder
21. Jalen Wilson – Brooklyn Nets
22. Toumani Camara – Phoenix Suns
23. Jaylen Clark – Minnesota Timberwolves
24. Jalen Slawson – Sacramento Kings
25. Isaiah Wong – Indiana Pacers
26. Tarik Biberovic – Memphis Grizzlies
27. Trayce Jackson-Davis – Washington Wizards
28. Chris Livingston – Milwaukee Bucks

A good number of players have been traded to other teams already, and this list is of the teams that originally drafted them only.