Clutch Points

● By Brett Siegel

Accuracy: 27.16%32nd Place
This Thursday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver will be walking across the stage in Barclays Center to officially announce the start of the 2023 NBA Draft, forever changing the lives of the 58 young prospects who get to hear their names called. In what looks to be a very deep and talented draft class, the San Antonio Spurs will be making the first selection and changing their franchise forever when they take Victor Wembanyama. A generational talent at the center position, Wembanyama figures to be a multi-time All-Star in San Antonio, but how the rest of the draft plays out continues to be unknown. Scoot Henderson and Brandon Miller are still very much in play to be the second overall pick, various teams continue to explore trade opportunities in the top 10 and we could be in store for an extremely eventful night, especially after the Phoenix Suns shocked the NBA world by trading for All-Star guard Bradley Beal.

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