The 2023 NBA draft will take place on the night of Thursday June 22 to Friday June 23. An evening that promises to be exciting with the official announcement of the draft in first position of the French Victor Wembanyama.
[Updated June 22, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.] With his 19 years and his 2.19 meters, Victor Wembanyama is about to become the first Frenchman drafted in first position in the NBA. On the night of Thursday June 22 to Friday June 23, 2023, the draft will take place at the Barclays Center in New York and will be broadcast in France from 2 a.m. The event will see 58 young basketball players chosen by North American league teams. This year, it is the San Antonio Spurs who will announce, first, on which name they have chosen. This official statement should reveal Victor Wembanyama as being drafted in first position and thus having to wear the colors of the Texas team. This type of selection was implemented in 1947 in order to fairly distribute the best prospects among the teams with the lowest scores during the previous season. What allow a more interesting competitiveness.
Alongside Victor Wembanyama are a few other French people who could join the franchises present at the event. Among them, Bilal Coulibaly could become Wemby’s teammate again after their joint adventure with the Mets 92. The Frenchman, Rayan Rupert, will also be drafted overnight from Thursday to Friday. If the mystery as to the team he will join persists, his invitation to the “Green Room” probably ensures his selection in the draft. Only the most promising hopefuls are welcomed into this VIP lounge. Here’s some info on the rankings and streaming of the event…
Here is the ranking of the future draft
1. San Antonio2. Charlotte3. Portland4. Houston5. Detroit6. Orlando7. Indiana8. Washington9. Utah10. Dallas11. Orlando12. Oklahoma City13. Toronto14. New Orleans
The NBA draft will take place on June 22 in New York in the very legendary arena of Madison Square Garden.
The NBA 2023 draft, eagerly awaited in France, will be broadcast in full and exclusively on the antennas of beIN Sports, official broadcaster of the League for several years in France.
The ceremony will be followed at night in France, around 2 a.m. due to the jet lag.
For now, these are just guesses and predictions from various American media, but according to them, France should be well represented for this 2023 draft.
Here are the different forecasts for the future NBA 2023 draft with Frenchman Victor Wembanyama who will be number 1 for this edition.
