Victor Wenbanyama has officially joined the San Antonio Spurs.
After years of anticipation, the French prodigy entered the NBA Thursday night as the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft. As was widely expected, the Spurs named the 7-foot-4 center, but he is expected to switch positions and bring San Antonio back from the draw to NBA fame.
Wenbanyama will follow in the footsteps of fellow #1 overall picks David Robinson and Tim Duncan in San Antonio. The two players teamed up to lead the Spurs to five-time NBA championships and were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Spurs fans won’t have to wait long to see him. Head coach Gregg Popovich confirmed Wenbanyama will play in a summer league game after being nominated.
“We are discussing what he should do,” Popovich told reporters. … “He’s going to be in Summer League. To what extent is yet to be seen.”
The Hornets acquired Alabama’s Brandon Miller with the No. 2 pick, picking a 6-9 forward over G League Ignite guard Scoot Henderson. The Portland Trail Blazers then jumped at the chance to draft a player widely regarded as the No. 2 pick in the draft, picking Henderson with the No. 3 pick.
Follow our pick-by-pick live updates, analysis and stats on Yahoo Sports below.
what: NBA Draft, two rounds of 58 total picks (2 picks stripped for tampering rule violations)
where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn
when: Thursday 8:00 PM ET
tv set: ABC (1st round only); ESPN (1st and 2nd rounds)
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The Complete Order of the 2023 NBA Draft
1st round
1. San Antonio Spurs: Victor Wenbanyama, C, France
2. Charlotte Hornets: Brandon Miller, F, Alabama
3. Portland Trail Blazers: Scoot Henderson, G, G League Ignite
4. Houston Rockets: Armen Thompson, G Overtime Elite
5. Detroit Pistons: Orser Thompson, G, Overtime Elite
6. Orlando Magic: Anthony Black, G, Arkansas
7. Washington Wizards (over Pacers): Bilal Koulibaly, F, France
8. Indiana Pacers (via Wizards): Jarace Walker, F, Houston
9. Utah Jazz: Taylor Hendricks, F, UCF
10. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Mavericks): Kayson Wallace, G, Kentucky
11. Orlando Magic (from Bulls): Jet Howard, G, Michigan
12. Dallas Mavericks (Thunder): Derek Lively II, C, Duke
13. Toronto Raptors: Grady Dick, G, Kansas
14. New Orleans Pelicans: Jordan Hawkins, G, UConn
15. Atlanta Hawks: Michigan, G, Kobe Buffkin
16. Utah Jazz (from Timberwolves): Kiyonte George, G, Baylor
17. Los Angeles Lakers: Jalen Hood- Schiffino, G, Indiana
18. Miami Heat: Jaime Jaquez Jr., F, UCLA
19. Golden State Warriors: Brandin Podziemski, G, Santa Clara
20. Houston Rockets (from Clippers): Cam Whitmore, G, Villanova
21. Brooklyn Nets (from Phoenix): Noah Clowney, F, Alabama
22. Brooklyn Nets: Darik Whitehead, G, Duke
23. Portland Trail Blazers (from New York): Chris Murray, F, Iowa
24. Dallas Mavericks (from Kings): Olivier Maxence Prosper, F, Market
25. Detroit Pistons (from the grizzlies via celtics): Marcus Susser, G, Houston
26. Indiana Pacers (from Cleveland): Ben Shepard, F, Belmont
27. Charlotte Hornets (Denver via New York, Oklahoma City): Nick Smith Jr., G, Arkansas
28. Utah Jazz (Philadelphia via Brooklyn): Bryce Sensabo, F, Ohio
29. Denver Nuggets (Reported trade with Indiana via Boston): Julian Strouser, F, Gonzaga
30. Los Angeles Clippers (from Milwaukee via Houston): Kobe Brown, F, Missouri
2nd round
31. Boston Celtics (from Pistons): James Nagy, C, FC Barcelona (Spain), Nigeria
32. Denver Nuggets (Reported trade with Indiana via Houston): Jalen Pickett, G, Pennsylvania
33. Minnesota Timberwolves (from San Antonio Spurs): Leonard Miller, F, G League Ignite
34. Sacramento Kings (reported transactions with the Celtics via Charlotte): Colby Jones, G, Xavier
35. Chicago Bulls (Reported trade with Wizards via BostonPortland, Atlanta, Clippers, Detroit, Cleveland): Julian Phillips, F, Tennessee
36. Milwaukee Bucks (via Orlando Magic): Andre Jackson Jr., G, UConn
37. Denver Nuggets (traded and reported via Oklahoma City, Washington and New Orleans): Hunter Tyson, F, Clemson
38. Boston Celtics (from Sacramento via Indiana): Jordan Walsh, F, Arkansas
39. Boston Celtics (From Charlotte, Utah, via New York): Mohamed Guyet, F, Washington
40. Los Angeles Lakers (traded and reported via Indiana Pacers, Dallas, Oklahoma City): Maxwell Lewis, F, Pepperdine
41. Charlotte Hornets (from Oklahoma City via New York and Boston): Amari Bailey, G, UCLA
42. Washington Wizards (from Chicago, via Los Angeles Lakers, Washington): Tristan Vukcevic, F, Serbia
43. Portland Trail Blazers (from Atlanta): Rayan Rupert, G, France
44. San Antonio Spurs (from Toronto): Sidi Sissoko, G, G League Ignite
45. Memphis Grizzlies (from Minnesota): GG Jackson, F, South Carolina
46. Atlanta Hawks (from New Orleans): Seth Randy, G, Pennsylvania
47. Indiana Pacers (trade report with Lakers): Mojave King, G, G League Ignite
48. Los Angeles Clippers: Jordan Miller, F, Miami
49. Cleveland Cavaliers (Golden State via Utah, New Orleans): Emoni Bates, G, East Michigan
50. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Miami via Boston, Memphis and Dallas): Keyontae Johnson, F, Kansas
51. Brooklyn Nets: Jalen Wilson, F, Kansas
52. Phoenix Suns: Tumani Kamala, F, Dayton
53. Minnesota Timberwolves (New York via Charlotte): Jalen Clarke, G, UCLA
54. Sacramento Kings: Jalen Slawson, F, Furman
55. Indiana Pacers (from Cleveland via Milwaukee and Detroit): Isaiah Wong, G, Miami
56. Memphis Grizzlies: Tariq Biberovic, F, Türkiye
— Stripped of nominations by Chicago
— Stripped of pick by Philadelphia
57. Golden State Warriors (Washington to Boston via Charlotte): Trace Jackson Davis, G, Indiana
58. Milwaukee Bucks: Chris Livingston, G, Kentucky
