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Ranking the 2023 NBA Draft’s Top 50 Prospects

The pool for the 2023 NBA draft is officially set, as the league’s withdrawal deadline came and went Monday. Between potential draft-and-stash international prospects and college players hoping to boost their stock with another year in school, the outlook for this draft, particularly outside the lottery, has shifted a great deal since SI’s most recent Big Board update

So while French sensation Victor Wembanyama remains at the top, here’s a look at an updated outlook on this year’s draft.

You can also read notes on the biggest risers and fallers since the last update by clicking here.

Overtime Elite’s Amen Thompson, a 6'7" guard with the potential to overwhelm NBA opponents from an athletic standpoint, is now ranked No. 4 on SI’s Big Board.

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  1. Victor Wembanyama, F, Metropolitans 92
  2. Scoot Henderson, PG, G League Ignite
  3. Brandon Miller, Wing, Alabama
  4. Amen Thompson, G, Overtime Elite
  5. Anthony Black, G, Arkansas
  6. Jarace Walker, F, Houston
  7. Cam Whitmore, Wing, Villanova
  8. Ausar Thompson, Wing, Overtime Elite
  9. Taylor Hendricks, F, UCF
  10. Cason Wallace, G, Kentucky
  11. Gradey Dick, Wing, Kansas
  12. Jordan Hawkins, G, UConn
  13. Noah Clowney, F, Alabama
  14. Bilal Coulibaly, Wing, Metropolitans 92
  15. Jalen Hood-Schifino, G, Indiana
  16. Nick Smith, G, Arkansas
  17. Dereck Lively II, C, Duke
  18. Keyonte George, G, Baylor
  19. Kris Murray, F, Iowa
  20. Kobe Bufkin, G, Michigan
  21. Jett Howard, Wing, Michigan
  22. Leonard Miller, Wing, G League Ignite
  23. Rayan Rupert, Wing, New Zealand Breakers
  24. Colby Jones, Wing, Xavier
  25. Brice Sensabaugh, G, Ohio State
  26. Dariq Whitehead, Wing, Duke
  27. Marcus Sasser, PG, Houston
  28. Jaime Jaquez Jr., F, UCLA
  29. James Nnaji, C, FC Barcelona
  30. Brandin Podziemski, G, Santa Clara
  31. Maxwell Lewis, Wing, Pepperdine
  32. Olivier-Maxence Prosper, F, Marquette
  33. Jalen Wilson, F, Kansas
  34. Trayce Jackson-Davis, C, Indiana
  35. Julian Strawther, Wing, Gonzaga
  36. Julian Phillips, Wing, Tennessee
  37. Gregory "GG" Jackson II, F, South Carolina
  38. Kobe Brown, F, Missouri
  39. Sidy Cissoko, F, G League Ignite
  40. Seth Lundy, Wing, Penn State
  41. Ben Sheppard, Wing, Belmont
  42. Jordan Walsh, Wing, Arkansas
  43. Terquavion Smith, PG, NC State
  44. Amari Bailey, G, UCLA
  45. Ricky Council IV, G, Arkansas
  46. Jaylen Clark, Wing, UCLA
  47. Tristan Vukčević, C, KK Partizan
  48. Keyontae Johnson, Wing, Kansas State
  49. Toumani Camara, F, Dayton
  50. Jordan Miller, Wing, Miami
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