2023 NBA Draft Lottery results revealed

May 16, 2023, 5:27 PM

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Editor & Kings Beat Writer

The ping pong balls have spoken!

Here are the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery results, setting the stage for Thursday, June 22nd’s NBA Draft in Brooklyn, New York.

1. San Antonio
2. Charlotte
3. Portland
4. Houston
5. Detroit
6. Orlando
7. Indiana
8. Washington
9. Utah
10. Dallas
11. Orlando
12. Oklahoma City
13. Toronto
14. New Orleans
15. Atlanta
16. Minnesota (to Utah)
17. Los Angeles Lakers
18. Miami
19. Golden State
20. LA Clippers (to Houston)
21. Phoenix (to Brooklyn)
22. Brooklyn
23. New York (to Portland)
24. Sacramento
25. Memphis
26. Cleveland (to Indiana)
27. Denver (to Charlotte via New York and Oklahoma City)
28. Philadelphia (to Utah via Brooklyn)
29. Boston (to Indiana)
30. Milwaukee (to the LA Clippers via Houston)

The Spurs will have the No. 1 pick for the 3rd time. The other two players they took? Tim Duncan and David Robinson pic.twitter.com/viE4iD4jfz

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 17, 2023

San Antonio will likely select French phenom Victor Wembanyama with the first-overall pick. Wembanyama is a 7’2 big averaging 21.6 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 3.1 blocks per game with Metropolitans of the Betclic Élite league in France.

Other highly-touted prospects in the mix for top-five selections are G-League guard Scoot Henderson, Alabama forward Brandon Miller, G-League forward Amen Thompson, Houston’s Jarace Walker, and UCF forward Taylor Hendricks.

For the first time in nearly two decades, the Sacramento Kings will focus on a pick near the end of the first round after clinching their first playoff berth since 2006.

At 24th, the Kings will have a chance at selecting players like Duke center Dereck Lively, Arkansas guard Nick Smith Jr., Alabama forward Noah Clowney, UCLA forward Adem Bona, and much more.

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