The 2023 NBA Draft is upon us and we’re all anticipating big Victor Wembanyama going to the San Antonio Spurs with the No. 1 overall pick. After that, things could get interesting with the Charlotte Hornets at No. 2 and Portland Trail Blazers at No. 3 overall. Here we’re going to be tracking every trade during the 2023 NBA Draft.
As for players who could be moved, there’s been plenty of big names in the news. Damian Lillard was said to be a candidate to move before the draft given Portland’s No. 3 pick and prospects of taking Scoot Henderson. Instead, those rumors were crushed, which has Dame still with the Blazers. If that’s the case, might Portland opt for a wing? Or trade out of the spot to add another piece to its core?
Bradley Beal was shipped to the Suns while Kristaps Porzingis is going to Boston in a few big-time deals by the Wizards prior to draft day. Paul George’s name has popped up in rumors lately and he’s a player to keep an eye on for the first round. Zion Williamson’s name is also in that group and the Pelicans could try and move up in the first round. Basically anything goes in the NBA, so don’t be shocked if we see a few surprises.
2023 NBA Draft trade tracker
11:36 p.m. — The Chicago Bulls are on the board. The Bulls didn’t have a pick in this draft but acquired No. 35 from the Wizards to take Tennessee wing Julian Phillips.
Sources: The Bulls are acquiring the No. 35 pick from Wizards and selecting Julian Phillips. https://t.co/Z8rZKX2Rl3
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 23, 2023
11:29 p.m. — Second round trade:
Celtics are trading Colby Jones to the Kings for No. 38 and a future second rounder, sources said. https://t.co/YIIMaQyl3d
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 23, 2023
11:18 p.m. — Another trade involving the No. 31 and the Celtics, sending the pick and rights to James Nnaji to the Hornets.
Sources: Charlotte is acquiring James Nnaji at No. 31 from Boston and sending Nos. 34 and 39 to the Celtics. https://t.co/Z8rZKX2Rl3
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 23, 2023
11:07 p.m. — We’ve got another minor trade in the second round:
Minnesota has traded to get No. 33 from San Antonio, source tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 23, 2023
10:50 p.m. — The Pistons are getting Marcus Sasser out of Houston in a deal with the Celtics, who got the No. 25 pick as part of the Kristaps Porzingis deal earlier in the week. That pick was via Memphis, which acquired G Marcus Smart.
Sources: Boston is drafting Marcus Sasser at No. 25 and trading to Detroit for No. 31. https://t.co/Z8rZKX2Rl3
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 23, 2023
10:48 p.m. — The Mavericks are the only team wheeling and dealing apparently. Dallas struck another deal using the trade exception created from the trade with OKC. The Mavericks are getting Richaun Holmes and the No. 24 pick (Olivier-Maxene Prosper) from the Kings. Sacramento is able to use the exception and shed Holmes’ contract in the process.
10:48 p.m. — We also have a minor deal involving the Milwaukee Bucks:
The Milwaukee Bucks are acquiring No. 36 in a deal with the Orlando Magic, source tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 23, 2023
9:34 p.m. — The Mavs may not be done. They are going to look to use this massive $17 million trade exception to acquire a player or pick, per reports.
The Mavericks are active in the trade marketplace to use their new $17M exception to acquire a player and a current/future pick, sources said.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 23, 2023
9:07 p.m. — The Mavericks are sending F Davis Bertans and the No. 10 pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder for the No. 12 pick. The Thunder are taking Kentucky G Cason Wallace with the pick. The Mavericks then used the pick to take Duke C Dereck Lively.
Dallas is trading Davis Bertans and Cason Wallace at No. 10 to OKC, sources said.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 23, 2023
8:50 p.m. — We’ve got our first trade of the night! The Pacers and Wizards are swapping picks Nos. 7 and 8. Indiana will get Jarace Walker at 8th overall and the Wizards moved up one spot to grab Bilal Coulibaly out of France. Two second round picks also go back to Indiana.
Sources: Indiana is selecting Jarace Walker at No. 8 via Wizards in this 7-for-8 flip. Washington also sends two second-round picks to Pacers to move up for Coulibaly. https://t.co/Z8rZKX2Rl3
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 23, 2023
Pre-draft — We’ve got a few pre-draft reports floating around. One just shot down any idea of the Pelicans moving up to 2 or 3 to take Scoot Henderson. So it seems there’s a good chance Henderson doesn’t get selected at No. 2 overall, at least the odds are telling us that. The other is that the Rockets could move up or out of the No. 20 pick in the first round.