The 2023 NBA draft, the 77th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft, was held on June 22, 2023, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The draft consisted of 58 picks instead of the typical 60 for the second year in a row due to the loss of a second-round pick for both the Chicago Bulls and the Philadelphia 76ers for violating the NBA's tampering rules during free agency. The first overall selection was made by the San Antonio Spurs, who selected the 7'4" French center Victor Wembanyama. Wembanyama went on to win the Rookie of the Year.
Notable undrafted players
These players were not selected in the 2023 NBA draft, but have played at least one regular-season or playoff game in the NBA.
Trades involving draft picks
Pre-draft trades
Prior to the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between teams.
Post-draft trades
Post-draft trades are made after the draft begins. These trades are usually not confirmed until the next day or after free agency officially begins.
Combine
The 9th G League Elite Camp took place on May 13–14, from which certain participants will be selected to join the main draft combine.
The primary portion of the 2023 NBA draft combine was held from May 15–21 in Chicago, Illinois.
Draft lottery
The NBA draft lottery was held on May 16.
Eligibility and entrants
The draft is conducted under the eligibility rules established in the league's 2017 collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with its players' union, with special modifications agreed to by both parties due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The previous CBA that ended the 2011 lockout instituted no immediate changes to the draft, but it called for a committee of owners and players to discuss further charges.
- All drafted players must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In terms of dates, players who were eligible for the 2023 NBA draft must have been born on or before December 31, 2004.
- Since the 2016 draft, the following rules are, as implemented by the NCAA Division I council for that division:
- Declaration for the draft no longer results in automatic loss of college eligibility. As long as a player does not sign a contract with a professional team outside the NBA or sign with an agent, he retains college eligibility as long as he makes a timely withdrawal from the draft.
- NCAA players now have 10 days after the end of the NBA draft combine to withdraw from the draft. Since the combine is normally held in mid-May, the current deadline is about five weeks after the previous mid-April deadline.
- NCAA players may participate in the draft combine and are allowed to attend one tryout per year with each NBA team without losing college eligibility.
- NCAA players may now enter and withdraw from the draft up to two times without loss of eligibility. Previously, the NCAA treated a second declaration of draft eligibility as a permanent loss of college eligibility.
Early entrants
Players who were not automatically eligible had to declare their eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than at least 60 days before the event. For the 2023 draft, the date fell on April 23. Under the CBA a player may withdraw his name from consideration from the draft at any time before the final declaration deadline, which usually falls 10 days before the draft at 5:00 pm EDT (2100 UTC). Under current NCAA rules, players usually have until 10 days after the draft combine to withdraw from the draft and retain college eligibility. They must have withdrawn on or before May 31, 22 days prior to this draft.
A player who has hired an agent retains his remaining college eligibility regardless of whether he is drafted after an evaluation from the NBA Undergraduate Advisory Committee. Players who declare for the NBA draft and are not selected have the opportunity to return to their school for at least another year only after terminating all agreements with their agents, who must have been certified.
College underclassmen
- Marcus Bagley – F, Arizona State (sophomore)
- Amari Bailey – G, UCLA (freshman)
- Emoni Bates – F, Eastern Michigan (sophomore)
- Charles Bediako – C, Alabama (sophomore)
- Anthony Black – G, Arkansas (freshman)
- Kobe Bufkin – G, Michigan (sophomore)
- Jaylen Clark – G, UCLA (junior)
- Noah Clowney – F, Alabama (freshman)
- Ricky Council IV – G, Arkansas (junior)
- Gradey Dick – G, Kansas (freshman)
- Alex Fudge – F, Florida (sophomore)
- Keyonte George – G, Baylor (freshman)
- Wendell Green Jr. – G, Auburn (junior)
- Mouhamed Gueye – F, Washington State (sophomore)
- Jordan Hawkins – G, UConn (sophomore)
- Taylor Hendricks – F, UCF (freshman)
- Jalen Hood-Schifino – G, Indiana (freshman)
- Jett Howard – G, Michigan (freshman)
- Andre Jackson Jr. – F, UConn (junior)
- G. G. Jackson – F, South Carolina (freshman)
- Colby Jones – G, Xavier (junior)
- Maxwell Lewis – F, Pepperdine (sophomore)
- Dereck Lively II – C, Duke (freshman)
- Chris Livingston – F, Kentucky (freshman)
- Mike Miles Jr. – G, TCU (junior)
- Brandon Miller – F, Alabama (freshman)
- Kris Murray – F, Iowa (junior)
- Julian Phillips – F, Tennessee (freshman)
- Brandin Podziemski – G, Santa Clara (sophomore)
- Justin Powell – G, Washington State (junior)
- Olivier-Maxence Prosper – F, Marquette (junior)
- Adama Sanogo – F, UConn (junior)
- Brice Sensabaugh – F, Ohio State (freshman)
- Nick Smith Jr. – G, Arkansas (freshman)
- Terquavion Smith – G, NC State (sophomore)
- / Julian Strawther – G, Gonzaga (junior)
- Ąžuolas Tubelis – F, Arizona (junior)
- Jarace Walker – F, Houston (freshman)
- Cason Wallace – G, Kentucky (freshman)
- Jordan Walsh – G/F, Arkansas (freshman)
- Dariq Whitehead – F, Duke (freshman)
- Cam Whitmore – F, Villanova (freshman)
- Jalen Wilson – F, Kansas (junior)
- Tyrese Wineglass – G, Southwestern Adventist (junior)
College seniors
"Redshirt" refers to players who were redshirt seniors in the 2022–23 season. "Graduate" refers to players who were graduate transfers in 2022–23.
- Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu – F, Memphis (redshirt)
- Damezi Anderson Jr. – F, Detroit (graduate)
- Chase Audige – G, Northwestern (graduate)
- Grant Basile – F, Virginia Tech (graduate)
- Manny Bates – F, Butler
- Damion Baugh – G, TCU
- Kobe Brown – G, Missouri
- Toumani Camara – F, Dayton
- Tyger Campbell – G, UCLA
- Yuri Collins – G, Saint Louis
- Alou Dillon – F, Purdue–Northwest
- Tosan Evbuomwan – F, Princeton
- Adam Flagler – G, Baylor (redshirt)
- Armaan Franklin – G, Virginia
- Myron Gardner – F, Little Rock
- De'Vion Harmon – G, Texas Tech
- Joey Hauser – F, Michigan State
- Trayce Jackson-Davis – F, Indiana
- / Jaime Jaquez Jr. – G/F, UCLA
- Keyontae Johnson – F, Kansas State
- Jackson Kenyon – F, Miami (Ohio)
- Seth Lundy – G, Penn State
- Demetrius Mims – F, Gannon
- Omari Moore – G, San Jose State
- Landers Nolley II – G, Cincinnati
- Jack Nunge – F, Xavier
- Nick Ongenda – C, DePaul
- Uroš Plavšić – C, Tennessee
- Terry Roberts – G, Georgia
- Marcus Sasser – G, Houston
- Ben Sheppard – G, Belmont
- Grant Sherfield – G, Oklahoma
- Dontrell Shuler – G, Cal State San Bernardino
- Malachi Smith – G, Gonzaga
- Justice Sueing – F, Ohio State (redshirt)
- Drew Timme – F, Gonzaga
- Jacob Toppin – F, Kentucky
- Oscar Tshiebwe – F, Kentucky
- Tyler Willoughby – G, Voorhees
- Isaiah Wong – G, Miami
Other
- Sidy Cissoko – G, NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
- Jordan Haber – N/A, Florida (graduate)
- Scoot Henderson – G, NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
- / Mojave King – G, NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
- Leonard Miller – F, NBA G League Ignite (NBA G League)
- Amen Thompson – G, City Reapers (Overtime Elite)
- Ausar Thompson – G, City Reapers (Overtime Elite)
International players
- Bilal Coulibaly – G, Metropolitans 92 (France)
- / Nadir Hifi – G, ESSM Le Portel (France)
- James Nnaji – C, FC Barcelona (Spain)
- Rayan Rupert – G, New Zealand Breakers (Australia)
- Márcio Santos – C, Sesi Franca (Brazil)
- Enzo Shahrvin – F, Pau Orthez (France)
- Tristan Vukčević – F, Partizan Belgrade (Serbia)
- Victor Wembanyama – F/C, Metropolitans 92 (France)
Automatically eligible entrants
Players who do not meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:
- They have no remaining college eligibility.
- If they graduated from high school in the U.S., but did not enroll in a U.S. college or university, four years have passed since their high school class graduated.
- They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team not in the NBA, anywhere in the world, and have played under the contract.
Players who meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:
- They are at least 22 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In term of dates players born on or before December 31, 2001, are automatically eligible for the 2023 draft.
- They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team not in the NBA within the United States, and have played under that contract.
Invited attendees
The NBA annually invites players to sit in the so-called "green room", a special room set aside at the draft site for the invited players plus their families and agents. This season, the following 25 players were invited (listed alphabetically).