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It's been assumed for many months now that the first two picks of the 2023 NBA Draft will be French sensation Victor Wembanyama and G-League Ignite star Scoot Henderson. That remains true. So in many ways the questions about the next draft don't start until the third team is on the clock. Who will go third? Reasonable minds can answer that question differently -- although it should be noted that most seem to believe it'll likely be Overtime Elite guard Amen Thompson. But, at least for now, I'm slotting Alabama standout Brandon Miller third in my updated 2023 NBA Mock Draft because the 6-foot-9 wing just checks a lot of boxes as it pertains to what works in the NBA. He's a natural scorer who is averaging 19.0 points and 8.3 rebounds while shooting 44.4% from 3-point range on 7.1 attempts per contest. The fact that he's doing this for an Alabama team that's 11-0 in the SEC and winning its games by an average of 22.3 points underlines how these aren't empty stats as much as they're numbers being created by an awesome player on an awesome team. I love him.