Here is my 17th annual projection of who is going to be drafted where in Thursday’s draft.
Round 1
| Pick # | Team | Player |
| 1 | San Antonio | Victor Wembanyama (C- France) |
| 2 | Charlotte | Brandon Miller (SF- Charlotte) |
| 3 | Portland | Scoot Henderson (PG- G League Ignite) |
| 4 | Houston | Amen Thompson (PG- Overtime Elite) |
| 5 | Detroit | Jarace Walker (PF- Houston) |
| 6 | Orlando | Ausar Thompson (SG- Overtime Elite) |
| 7 | Indiana | Taylor Hendricks (PF- UCF) |
| 8 | Washington | Cam Whitmore (SF- Villanova) |
| 9 | Utah | Gradey Dick (SG- Kansas) |
| 10 | Dallas | Anthony Black (SG- Arkansas) |
| 11 | Orlando | Jordan Hawkins (SG- UConn) |
| 12 | Oklahoma City | Dereck Lively (C- Duke) |
| 13 | Toronto | Jett Howard (SG- Michigan) |
| 14 | New Orleans | Jalen Hood-Schifino (PG- Indiana) |
| 15 | Atlanta | Bilal Colibaly (SF- France) |
| 16 | Utah | Cason Wallace (PG- Kentucky) |
| 17 | LA Lakers | Kris Murray (PF- Iowa) |
| 18 | Miami | Kobe Bufkin (PG- MIchigan) |
| 19 | Golden State | Keyonte George (SG- Baylor) |
| 20 | Houston | Noah Clowney (PF- Alabama) |
| 21 | Brooklyn | Brice Sensabaugh (SF- Ohio State) |
| 22 | Brooklyn | Nick Smith (PG- Arkansas) |
| 23 | Portland | Rayan Rupert (SG- France) |
| 24 | Sacramento | James Nnaji (C- Nigeria) |
| 25 | Memphis | Leonard Miller (SF- Canada) |
| 26 | Indiana | Marcus Sasser (PG- Houston) |
| 27 | Charlotte | Dariq Whitehead (SG- Duke) |
| 28 | Utah | Jaime Jaquez (SF- UCLA) |
| 29 | Indiana | Maxwell Lewis (SF- Pepperdine) |
| 30 | LA Clippers | Amari Bailey (PG- UCLA) |
Round 2
| Pick # | Team | Player |
| 1 | Detroit | Brandin Podziemski (SG- Santa Clara) |
| 2 | Indiana | Colby Jones (SG- Xavier) |
| 3 | San Antonio | Olivier-Maxence Prosper (PF- Marquette) |
| 4 | Charlotte | G.G. Jackson (PF- South Carolina) |
| 5 | Boston | Tristan Vukcevic (PF- Serbia) |
| 6 | Orlando | Julian Phillips (SF- Tennessee) |
| 7 | Oklahoma City | Jordan Walsh (SF- Arkansas) |
| 8 | Sacramento | Ben Sheppard (SF- Belmont) |
| 9 | Charlotte | Isaiah Wong (PG- Miami-FL) |
| 10 | Denver | Andre Jackson (SG- UConn) |
| 11 | Charlotte | Oscar Tshiebwe (C- Kentucky) |
| 12 | Washington | Trayce Jackson-Davis (PF- Indiana) |
| 13 | Portland | Jalen Wilson (PF- Kansas) |
| 14 | San Antonio | Julian Stawther (SG- Gonzaga) |
| 15 | Memphis | Sidy Cissoko (SG- France) |
| 16 | Atlanta | Terquavion Smith (SG- NC State) |
| 17 | LA Lakers | Keyontae Johnson (SF- Kansas State) |
| 18 | LA Clippers | Mouhahmed Gueye (C- Washington St.) |
| 19 | Cleveland | Seth Lundy (SG- Penn State) |
| 20 | Oklahoma City | Kobe Brown (PF- Missouri) |
| 21 | Brooklyn | Azuolas Tubelis (PF- Arizona) |
| 22 | Phoenix | Mike Miles (PG- TCU) |
| 23 | Minnesota | Hunter Tyson (SF- Clemson) |
| 24 | Sacramento | Toumani Camara (PF- Dayton) |
| 25 | Indiana | Adama Sanogo (C- UConn) |
| 26 | Memphis | Emoni Bates (SG- Eastern Michigan) |
| 27 | Washington | Jalen Pickett (PG- Penn State) |
| 28 | Milwaukee | Adam Flagler (SG- Baylor) |
| Predicted Snubs: |
| Ricky Council (SG- Arkansas) |
| Jazian Gortman (PG- Overtime Elite) |
| Jordan Miller (SG- Miami-FL) |
| Chris Livingston (SF- Kentucky) |
| Drew Timme (PF- Gonzaga) |
| Jaylen Clark (SG- UCLA) |
