The month of June indicates one of the most important dates in the calendar of the nba, the Draft. The night that changes the life of the young talents that will reach the American League. The 2023 edition will be held on the night of June 22 to 23 at 02:00 a.m. in Spain (8:00 p.m. in the United States) in the Barclay Center of the United States, a traditional place where such an event is celebrated.
The pick order for this year’s Draft was revealed during the classic Draft lottery, held on the night of 16 to 17 last May. In the lottery, the order of the first 14, according to the teams that did not qualify for the NBA playoffs. He number 1 it was for san antonio spurswhich ended the campaign in the last position of the West (22-60). The remaining 16 first-round berths are decided from worst to best record of the teams that have qualified for the postseason.
The Texas team was the big winner of the night. You will have the possibility to select Victor WembanyamaFrench player of metropolitan 92, one of the great names in the entire history of the Draft. The lottery works for percentages. The worse the team’s record the previous season, more possibilities has to choose in a high position.
Order of the first round of the Draft 2023
- san antonio spurs
- Charlotte Hornets
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Houston Rockets
- Detroit Pistons
- Orlando Magic
- Indiana Pacers
- Washington Wizards
- Utah Jazz
- dallas mavericks
- Orlando Magic
- Oklahoma City Thunder
- toronto raptors
- New Orleans Pelicans
- Atlanta
- Utah (from Minnesota)
- los angeles lakers
- Miami
- Golden State
- Houston (from LA Clippers)
- Brooklyn (from Phoenix)
- Brooklyn
- Portland (from New York)
- Sacrament
- Memphis
- Indiana (from Cleveland)
- Charlotte (from Denver)
- Utah (from Philadelphia via Brooklyn)
- Indiana (from Boston)
- Los Angeles Clippers (from Milwaukee via Houston)
The NBA Draft is divided into two roundseach one with 30 choices (from 1 to 60). The teams, except for a transfer where any of them have been involved, have a first and a second roundto. the order is falling. The first to select this year is San Antonio Spurs, who has the number 1 in the Draft. Adam Silvercommissioner of the American competition, goes up to the podium and announces the player who has chosen the team.
The next franchise has five minutes after the pick to see the player they pick. The process is repeated. The players who, presumably, will be chosen among the first go to the Barclays Center in the so-called green room. They are the ones who take the stage to hear his name. Some teams only have one choice, as is the case with Dallas (10).
This Draft has the novelty of having 58 choicesdue to the sanctions imposed by the NBA on Chicago and Philadelphiathat they will not be able to choose in the 57 and 58, respectively.