The 2023 NBA Draft order has been finalized following the draft lottery. With the annual event set to get going June 22 from Chicago, things will change in this regard.
We’re going to see some trades take place before the draft. We will also see some of the top picks moved when things get going. Teams are already looking to trade higher lottery selections in order to find proven talent.
Bookmark this page as we update the 2023 NBA Draft order throughout the process leading up to the annual event.
Related: Full 2023 NBA mock draft
2023 NBA Draft order (lottery selections)
1. San Antonio Spurs
2. Charlotte Hornets
3. Portland Trail Blazers
4. Houston Rockets
5. Detroit Pistons
6. Orlando Magic
7. Indiana Pacers
8. Washington Wizards
9. Utah Jazz
10. Dallas Mavericks
11. Orlando Magic (from Chicago Bulls)
12. Oklahoma City Thunder
13. Toronto Raptors
14. New Orleans Pelicans
2023 NBA Draft order (rest of 1st round)
15. Atlanta Hawks
16. Utah Jazz (from Minnesota Timberwolves)
17. Los Angeles Lakers
18. Miami Heat
19. Golden State Warriors
20. Houston Rockets (from Los Angeles Clippers)
21. Brooklyn Nets (from Phoenix Suns)
22. Brooklyn Nets
23. Portland Trail Blazers (from New York Knicks)
24. Sacramento Kings
25. Memphis Grizzlies
26. Indiana Pacers (from Cleveland Cavaliers)
27. Charlotte Hornets (from Denver Nuggets)
28. Utah Jazz (from Philadelphia 76ers
29. Indiana Pacers (from Boston Celtics)
30. Los Angeles Clippers (from Milwaukee Bucks)
NBA Draft order (2nd round)
31. Detroit Pistons
32. Indiana Pacers (from Houston Rockets)
33. San Antonio Spurs
34. Charlotte Hornets
35. Boston Celtics (from Portland Trail Blazers)
36. Orlando Magic
37. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Washington Wizards)
38. Sacramento Kings (from Indiana Pacers)
39. Charlotte Hornets (from Utah Jazz)
40. Denver Nuggets (from Dallas Mavericks)
41. Charlotte Hornets (from Oklahoma City Thunder)
42. Washington Wizards (from Chicago Bulls)
43. Portland Trail Blazers (from Atlanta Hawks)
44. San Antonio Spurs (from Toronto Raptors)
45. Memphis Grizzlies (from Minnesota Timberwolves)
46. Atlanta Hawks (from New Orleans Pelicans)
47. Los Angeles Lakers
48. Los Angeles Clippers
49. Cleveland Cavaliers (from Golden State Warriors)
50. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Miami Heat)
51. Brooklyn Nets
52. Phoenix Suns
53. Minnesota Timberwolves (from New York Knicks)
54. Sacramento Kings
55. Indiana Pacers (from Cleveland Cavaliers)
56. Memphis Grizzlies
57. Washington Wizards (from Boston Celtics)
58. Milwaukee Bucks
- 2023 NBA Draft order note: Philadelphia 76ers, Chicago Bulls each forfeited second-round picks for tampering violations.
2023 NBA Draft order (team-by-team picks)
- Atlanta Hawks: 15th, 46th
- Boston Celtics: 35th
- Brooklyn Nets: 21st, 22nd, 51st
- Charlotte Hornets: 2nd, 27th, 34th, 39th, 41st
- Chicago Bulls: None
- Cleveland Cavaliers: 49th
- Dallas Mavericks: 10th
- Denver Nuggets: 40th
- Detroit Pistons: 5th, 31st
- Golden State Warriors: 19th
- Houston Rockets: 4th, 20th
- Indiana Pacers: 7th, 26th, 29th, 32nd, 55th
- Los Angeles Clippers: 30th, 48th
- Los Angeles Lakers: 17th, 47th
- Memphis Grizzlies: 25th, 45th, 56th
- Miami Heat: 18th
- Milwaukee Bucks: 58th
- Minnesota Timberwolves: 53rd
- New Orleans Pelicans: 14th
- Oklahoma City Thunder: 12th, 37th, 50th
- Orlando Magic: 6th, 11th, 36th
- Philadelphia 76ers: None
- Phoenix Suns: 52nd
- Portland Trail Blazers: 3rd, 23rd, 43rd
- Sacramento Kings: 24th, 38th, 54th
- San Antonio Spurs: 1st, 33rd, 44th
- Toronto Raptors: 13th
- Utah Jazz, 9th, 16th, 28th
- Washington Wizards: 8th, 42nd, 57th
Which teams has the most picks in the 2023 NBA Draft
The Charlotte Hornets and Indiana Pacers are tied with the most picks, both bosting five of them.
Which teams have the fewest picks in the 2023 NBA Draft?
Neither the Chicago Bulls nor the Philadelphia 76ers have a selection in the annual event. Both traded away their first rounders while losing second-rounders due to tampering.
NBA Draft and lottery picks
The NBA Draft is a team-building method for some. Others use it to find proven talent. Both avenues can work. But those picking in the lottery each season are the teams that struggle to maintain a competitive team.
Let’s look at the 2022 NBA Draft order and who picked in the lottery. This helps fans figure out which teams have picked in the lottery recently, pointing out how much they have struggled to be relevant in the NBA Playoff race. We will also link the draft orders for the three previous events to give you a better idea.
2022 NBA Draft order (lottery picks)
- Orlando Magic
- Oklahoma City Thunder
- Houston Rockets
- Sacramento Kings
- Detroit Pistons
- Indiana Pacers
- Portland Trail Blazers
- New Orleans Pelicans (from Lakers)
- San Antonio Spurs
- Washington Wizards
- New York Knicks
- Oklahoma City Thunder (from Clippers)
- Charlotte Hornets
- Cleveland Cavaliers
This article was originally published on Sportsnaut.com and is republished here with permission.
