Bleacher Report

● By Jonathan Wasserman

Accuracy: 7.69%221st Place
The 2023 NBA draft cycle kicks off in Las Vegas this week with a two-game series between our top two projected picks: France's Victor Wembanyama and the G League Ignite's Scoot Henderson. But there's also plenty of excitement about the next few prospects tiers, which are mostly made up of collegiate freshmen. Meanwhile, scouts have started digging into 2021-22 film to identify potential breakout prospects for the upcoming season. Using FanDuel's projected win totals, we created a mock draft order that includes previously made trades.

Top Players Not Included

These players appear in the top 30 of our

Consensus Big Board

, but do not show up in this mock.