2023 NBA Draft prospect rankings: Victor Wembanyama, Scoot Henderson sit atop Big Board ahead of lottery

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The ping pong balls can fall in whichever order they well please next Tuesday night in Chicago as the annual draft lottery officially locks in which teams will pick where from No. 1 to No. 14 in the 2023 NBA Draft. It really matters not at the top, however, because there is no debate or discussion about whose name will be called first on draft night next month as NBA commissioner Adam Silver announces the No. 1 overall pick: Victor Wembanyama.

It has been a foregone conclusion for months — and maybe even longer — that the 7-foot-4 Wembanyama would go No. 1. There is no drama surrounding exactly at which draft spot he’ll be picked, and any debate to the contrary is not genuine. Don’t take my word for it, though. Take Wemby’s. Here’s what he tweeted earlier this week in the lead-up to lottery night, hinting that — no, outright asserting that — he will go No. 1.

“10 days before knowing my future team,” he said. “It’s really a crazy thing.”

He’s right. The only drama now is which team will be fortunate enough to win the lottery and, thus, the rights to draft one of the most exciting prospects in a generation.

Our Big Board has been updated as we look ahead to next week’s lottery and combine to reflect the current landscape as things stand entering one of the most consequential stretches of the pre-draft process. Surprise, surprise: Wemby — as ever — remains No. 1, while Scoot Henderson holds firm at No. 2. But there are some tweaks throughout the rankings, which I’ve expanded from 50 to 60, as you can see below.

2023 NBA Draft Big Board Top 60

Risers

Bilal Coulibaly, SF

Coulibaly is a frontrunner to be MVP of the Hiding In Plain Sight All-Star team. A teammate of Wembanyama’s this season with Mets 92, injuries and attrition only recently thrust him into a bigger role, and he has validated his standing as a potential first-round pick with his size and energy. At 18 years old, Coulibaly is raw but has all the tools, and has flashed some shot-making to buttress a really nice long-term athletic profile on which teams will be itching to…

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Author : Kyle Boone

Publish date : 2023-05-10 18:54:56

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