The NBA Draft kicked off in style in Brooklyn, New York, and perhaps took absolutely nobody by surprise when 7ft 4in Victor Wembanyama was selected first by San Antonio Spurs.
The French phenom, who has been something of a viral sensation over the past year with a series of scarcely believable clips on social media, has at last arrived in the United States. And it became all too much for the 19-year-old once NBA commissioner Adam Silver made things official.
Breaking down in tears, Wembanyama said: "Just accomplishing something that I've been dreaming of my whole life. Hearing that sentence from Adam Silver. I got to cry man. It's a tough league tough to win. Many players have tried to win for years and decades and my goal is to learn as quick as possible and win that ring."
Elsewhere, Brandon Miller pipped Scoot Henderson in the battle for the No. 2 slot and was selected by the Charlotte Hornets. And twin brothers Amen and Ausar Thompson were selected back to back.
Here's how this year's NBA Draft played out in full:
NBA Draft 2023 in full
1. San Antonio Spurs pick Victor Wembanyama
2. Charlotte Hornets pick Brandon Miller
3. Portland Trail Blazers pick Scoot Henderson
4. Houston Rockets pick Amen Thompson
5. Detroit Pistons pick Ausar Thompson
6. Orlando Magic pick Anthony Black
7. Indiana Pacers pick Bilal Coulibaly (traded to Washington Wizards)
8. Washington Wizards pick Jarace Walker (traded to Indiana Pacers)
9. Utah Jazz pick Taylor Hendricks
10. Dallas Mavericks pick Cason Wallace (traded to Oklahoma City Thunder)
11. Orlando Magic pick Jett Howard
12. Oklahoma City Thunder pick Dereck Lively II (traded to Dallas Mavericks)
13. Toronto Raptors pick Gradey Dick
14. New Orleans Pelicans pick Jordan Hawkins
15. Atlanta Hawks pick Kobe Bufkin
16. Utah Jazz pick Keyonte George
17. Los Angeles Lakers pick Jalen Hood-Schifino
18. Miami Heat pick Jaime Jaquez Jr.
19. Golden State Warriors pick Brandin Podziemski
20. Houston Rockets pick Cam Whitmore
21. Brooklyn Nets pick Noah Clowney
22. Brooklyn Nets pick Dariq Whitehead
23. Portland Trail Blazers pick Kris Murray
24. Sacramento Kings pick Olivier-Maxence Prosper (Traded to Dallas Mavericks)
25. Memphis Grizzlies pick Marcus Sasser (traded to Detroit Pistons via Boston Celtics)
26. Indiana Pacers pick Ben Sheppard
27. Charlotte Hornets pick Nick Smith Jr.
28. Utah Jazz pick Brice Sensabaugh
29. Indiana Pacers pick Julian Strawther
30. LA Clippers pick Kobe Brown
31. Detroit Pistons pick James Nnaji (traded to Charlotte Hornets)
32. Indiana Pacers pick Jalen Pickett
33. San Antonio Spurs pick Leonard Miller (traded to Minnesota Timberwolves)
34. Charlotte Hornets pick Colby Jones
35. Boston Celtics pick Julian Phillips (traded to Chicago Bulls via Washington Wizards)
36. Orlando Magic pick Andre Jackson Jr
37. Oklahoma City Thunder pick Hunter Tyson (traded to Denver Nuggets)
38. Sacramento Kings pick Jordan Walsh
39. Charlotte Hornets pick Mouhamed Gueye
40. Los Angeles Lakers pick Maxwell Lewis
41. Charlotte Hornets pick Amari Bailey
42. Washington Wizards pick Tristan Vukcevic
43. Portland Trail Blazers pick Rayan Rupert
44. San Antonio Spurs pick Sidy Cissoko
45. Memphis Grizzlies pick Gregory Jackson II
46. Atlanta Hawks pick Seth Lundy
47. Los Angeles Lakers pick Mojave King
48. LA Clippers pick Jordan Miller
49. Cleveland Cavaliers pick Emoni Bates
50. Oklahoma City Thunder pick Keyontae Johnson
51. Brooklyn Nets pick Jalen Wilson
52. Phoenix Suns pick Toumani Camara (traded to Washington Wizards)
53. Minnesota Timberwolves pick Jaylen Clark
54. Sacramento Kings pick Jalen Slawson
55. Indiana Pacers pick Isaiah Wong
56. Memphis Grizzlies pick Tarik Biberovic
57. Washington Wizards pick Trayce Jackson-Davis (traded to Golden State Warriors)
58. Milwaukee Bucks pick Chris Livingston
