The 2023 NBA draft is roughly three weeks away, which means the production of mock drafts has ramped up and will continue until June 22.
With the draft combine and the college withdrawal deadline behind us, we have a clearer picture of how the draft might work out.
The Oklahoma City Thunder owns three picks in the upcoming draft: No. 12, No. 37 and No. 50. The Thunder can obviously make trades, but for now, those are the selections OKC owns.
Let’s look at who the latest versions of mock drafts have the Thunder selecting at those three spots since the last time we did this exercise following the immediate aftermath of the draft lottery.
For a complete list of prospects that the Thunder have met with — at least as far as the public knows — click here.
Projections for No. 12 (first round):
- Jonathan Givony, ESPN: Nick Smith Jr. (Arkansas: Guard, 19 years old, 6-foot-5)
- Kevin O’Connor, The Ringer: Leonard Miller (G League Ignite: Forward, 19 years old, 6-foot-10)
- Jonathan Wasserman, Bleacher Report: Dereck Lively II (Duke: Center, 19 years old, 7-foot-1)
- Bryan Kalbrosky, For The Win: Bilal Coulibaly (Metropolitans 92: Forward, 18 years old, 6-foot-8)
- Michael Scotto, HoopsHype: Keyonte George (Baylor: Guard, 19 years old, 6-foot-4)
- Kyle Boone, CBS Sports: Anthony Black (Arkansas: Guard, 19 years old, 6-foot-6)
- Gary Parrish, CBS Sports: Taylor Hendricks (UCF: Forward, 19 years old, 6-foot-8)
- Matt Babcock, SI: Dereck Lively II (Duke: Center, 19 years old, 7-foot-1)
- Cody Taylor, Rookie Wire: Nick Smith Jr. (Arkansas: Guard, 19 years old, 6-foot-5)
- Chase Hughes, NBC: Nick Smith Jr. (Arkansas: Guard, 19 years old, 6-foot-5)
- Brian Mahoney, AP: Cason Wallace (Kentucky: Guard, 19 years old, 6-foot-4)
- Tankathon: Jordan Hawkins (Connecticut: Guard, 21 years old, 6-foot-5)
- NBAdraft.net: Kobe Bufkin (Michigan: Guard, 19 years old, 6-foot-5)
- NBA Draft Room: Gradey Dick (Kansas: Forward, 19 years old, 6-foot-6)
Projections for No. 37 (second round via Wizards):
- Jonathan Givony, ESPN: Marcus Sasser (Houston: Guard, 22 years old, 6-foot-2)
- Jonathan Wasserman, Bleacher Report: Olivier-Maxence Prosper (Marquette: Forward, 20 years old, 6-foot-8)
- Bryan Kalbrosky, For The Win: Jaime Jaquez Jr. (UCLA: Forward, 22 years old, 6-foot-7)
- Michael Scotto, HoopsHype: Marcus Sasser (Houston: Guard, 22 years old, 6-foot-2)
- Matt Babcock, SI: Bobi Klintman (Wake Forest: Forward, 20 years old, 6-foot-10)
- Cody Taylor, Rookie Wire: Noah Clowney (Alabama: Forward, 18 years old, 6-foot-10)
- Tankathon: Bobi Klintman (Wake Forest: Forward, 20 years old, 6-foot-10)
- NBAdraft.net: Jaime Jaquez Jr. (UCLA: Forward, 22 years old, 6-foot-7)
- NBA Draft Room: Tristan Vukcevic (Serbia: Center, 20 years old, 7-foot-0)
Projections for No. 50 (second round via Heat):
- Jonathan Givony, ESPN: Hunter Tyson (Clemson: Forward, 22 years old, 6-foot-8)
- Jonathan Wasserman, Bleacher Report: Mouhamed Gueye (Washington State: Center, 20 years old, 6-foot-11)
- Michael Scotto, HoopsHype: Ben Sheppard (Belmont: Guard, 21 years old, 6-foot-6)
- Matt Babcock, SI: Mouhamed Gueye (Washington State: Center, 20 years old, 6-foot-11)
- Cody Taylor, Rookie Wire: Isaiah Wong (Miami: Guard, 22 years old, 6-foot-2)
- Tankathon: Mouhamed Gueye (Washington State: Center, 20 years old, 6-foot-11)
- NBAdraft.net: Adam Flagler (Baylor: Guard, 23 years old, 6-foot-3)
- NBA Draft Room: Isaiah Wong (Miami: Guard, 22 years old, 6-foot-2)
