2023 NBA draft recap: Every SEC player selected in this year’s draft
The 2023 NBA draft took place on Thursday night from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York and a total of ten former SEC players were celebrated as draft picks, six of which went in the first round.
Alabama’s Brandon Miller was not only the first SEC player picked in the draft, but he was also the first collegiate player selected as the No. 2 overall pick by the Charlotte Hornets just behind the French unicorn, Victor Wembanyama who went No. 1 overall. Miller’s Alabama teammate Noah Clowney joined him as a first-round selection when he was taken by the Brooklyn Nets at No. 21 overall.
Arkansas joined the Crimson Tide in producing a pair of first-round picks with Anthony Black going No. 6 overall to the Orlando Magic and Nick Smith Jr. going No. 27 overall and will be joining Miller in Charlotte.
Let’s take a quick look at each former SEC player that was taken in the 2023 NBA draft.
Brandon Miller | Alabama
Round: 1
Pick: 2
Team: Charlotte Hornets
Anthony Black | Arkansas
Round: 1
Pick: 6
Team: Orlando Magic
Cason Wallace | Kentucky
Round: 1
Pick: 10
Team: Dallas Mavericks (Traded to Oklahoma City Thunder)
Noah Clowney | Alabama
Round: 1
Pick: 21
Team: Brooklyn Nets
Nick Smith Jr. | Arkansas
Round: 1
Pick: 27
Team: Charlotte Hornets
Kobe Brown | Missouri
Round: 1
Pick: 30
Team: Los Angeles Clippers
Julian Phillips | Tennessee
Round: 2
Pick: 35
Team: Boston Celtics
Jordan Walsh | Arkansas
Round: 2
Pick: 38
Team: Sacramento Kings
G.G. Jackson | South Carolina
Round: 2
Pick: 45
Team: Memphis Grizzlies
Chris Livingston | Kentucky
Round: 2
Pick: 58
Team: Milwaukee Bucks
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