NBA Draft live updates: Best players still available after No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama, Brandon Miller No. 2
The NBA Draft is always full of surprises. This year should be no exception.
While there was little to no doubt as to who would be No. 1, not much is set in stone apart from Victor Wembanyama, who follows in the footsteps of Tim Duncan and David Robinson in San Antonio. Even on the morning of the draft, it was unclear where the Hornets are headed between Scoot Henderson and Brandon Miller for the #2 pick.
How the rest of the lottery, the first round and the second round, would play out was unclear.
With that in mind, here is a list of the top players still on the board in the 2023 NBA draft, updated after each selection.
NBA Draft Prospects 2023: Who Are the Best Players Still Available?
In the run-up to the 2023 NBA draft, The Sporting News drafting expert Kyle Irving ranked who he thinks are the top 60 players in the class.
Below is Irving’s full list, from Wembanyama at #1 to Emoni Bates at #60.
| rank | player | position | Old | Class | Height Weight | team | plays like |
| 4. | Cam Whitmore | f | 18 | FR | 6-7, 232 pounds. | Villanova | Aaron Gordon |
| 9. | Gradey Dick | f | 19 | FR | 6-8, 205 pounds. | Kansas | Clay Thompson |
| 12. | Jalen Hood-Schifino | G | 20 | FR | 6-6, 215 pounds. | Indiana | Deron Williams |
| 13. | Jordan Hawkins | G | 21 | SO | 6-5, 195 pounds. | UConn | Jordan Clarkson |
| 14 | Keyonte George | G | 19 | FR | 6-5, 185 pounds. | Baylor | Malik Monk |
| 16 | Kobe Bufkin | G | 19 | SO | 6-4, 195 pounds. | Michigan | Terry Rozier |
| 19 | Nick Smith Jr | G | 19 | FR | 6-5, 185 pounds. | Arkansas | Tyrese Maxey |
| 20 | Leonard Miller | f | 19 | — | 6-10, 210 pounds. | G League Ignite | Jared Vanderbilt |
| 21 | Colby Jones | G | 21 | JR | 6-6, 205 pounds. | xavier | Josh Hart |
| 22 | Brice Sensabaugh | f | 19 | FR | 6-6, 235 pounds. | Ohio State | Eric Gordon |
| 23 | Darik Whitehead | f | 18 | FR | 6-7, 220 pounds. | duke | Gary Trent Jr |
| 24 | Chris Murray | f | 22 | JR | 6-8, 220 pounds. | Iowa | Cam Johnson |
| 25 | GG Jackson | f | 18 | FR | 6-9, 215 pounds. | South Carolina | Mark Morris |
| 26 | Noah Clowney | f | 18 | FR | 6-10, 210 pounds. | Alabama | Mo Bamba |
| 27 | Olivier Maxence Prosper | f | 20 | JR | 6-8, 230 pounds. | Marquette | Jaden McDaniels |
| 28 | Rayan Rupert | f | 19 | — | 6-7, 190 pounds. | NZ Breakers (Australia) | Nick Batum |
| 29 | Brandin Podziemski | G | 20 | SO | 6-5, 206 pounds. | Santa Clara | Bogdan Bogdanovic |
| 30 | Trayce Jackson Davis | f | 23 | SR | 6-9, 245 pounds. | Indiana | Squidward Young |
| 31 | Maxwell Lewis | f | 20 | SO | 6-7, 195 pounds. | Pepperdine | Kelly Oubre Jr. |
| 32 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. | f | 22 | SR | 6-7, 220 pounds. | UCLA | Tobias Harris |
| 33 | Julian Strawther | f | 21 | JR | 6-7, 205 pounds. | gonzaga | Trey Murphy III |
| 34 | Ben Shepard | G | 21 | SR | 6-6, 190 pounds. | Belmont | Quentin Grimes |
| 35 | Marcus Sasser | G | 22 | SR | 6-2, 185 pounds. | Houston | Eric Bledsoe |
| 36 | Sidy Cissoko | G | 19 | — | 6-8, 200 pounds. | G League Ignite | Caleb Martin |
| 37 | Jalen Wilson | f | 22 | JR | 6-8, 225 pounds. | Kansas | Bruce Brown |
| 38 | Amari Bailey | G | 19 | FR | 6-5, 185 pounds. | UCLA | Derrick White |
| 39 | James Nnaji | C | 18 | — | 7-0, 250 pounds. | FC Barcelona (Spain) | Mitchell Robinson |
| 40 | Andre Jackson Jr | G | 21 | JR | 6-6, 210 pounds. | UConn | Kyle Anderson |
| 41 | Jordan Walsh | f | 19 | FR | 6-7, 205 pounds. | Arkansas | Herb Jones |
| 42 | Tristan Vukcevic | f | 20 | — | 7-0, 230 pounds. | KK Partizan (Serbia) | Danilo Gallinari |
| 43 | Seth Lundy | f | 23 | SR | 6-6, 220 pounds. | Penn State | Moses Moody |
| 44 | Terquavion Smith | G | 20 | SO | 6-4, 165 pounds. | NC state | Lou Williams |
| 45 | Julian Phillips | f | 19 | FR | 6-8, 198 pounds. | Tennessee | Derrick Jones Jr. |
| 46 | Keyontae Johnson | f | 23 | SR | 6-6, 230 pounds. | Kansas State | Talen Horton Tucker |
| 47 | Chris Livingston | f | 19 | FR | 6-6, 220 pounds. | Kentucky | Josh Jackson |
| 48 | Jordan Miller | G | 23 | SR | 6-7, 195 pounds. | Miami | Josh Richardson |
| 49 | Jaylen Clark | G | 21 | JR | 6-5, 210 pounds. | UCLA | Romeo Langford |
| 50 | Kobe Brown | f | 23 | SR | 6-8, 250 pounds. | Missouri | James Johnson |
| 51. | Ricky Council IV | G | 21 | JR | 6-5, 210 pounds. | Arkansas | Austin Rivers |
| 52 | Jalen Slawson | f | 23 | SR | 6-7, 215 pounds. | Furman | Jalen Williams |
| 53 | Toumani Camara | f | 23 | JR | 6-8, 220 pounds. | Dayton | Trey Lyles |
| 54 | Adama Sanogo | C | 21 | JR | 6-9, 245 pounds. | UConn | Kevin Looney |
| 55 | Mohammed Gueye | C | 20 | SO | 6-11, 210 pounds. | Washington | Jason Hayes |
| 56 | Jalen Pickett | G | 23 | SR | 6-4, 209 pounds. | Penn State | Patrick Beverly |
| 57 | Tosan Evbuomwan | f | 22 | SR | 6-8, 217 pounds. | Princeton | Jeremy Sochan |
| 58 | Isaiah Wong | G | 22 | JR | 6-4, 184 pounds. | Miami | Austin Reaves |
| 59 | Oscar Tshiebwe | C | 23 | SR | 6-9, 260 pounds. | Kentucky | DeJuan Blair |
| 60 | Emoni Bates | f | 19 | SO | 6-10, 170 pounds. | Eastern Michigan | Cam Thomas |