NBA Draft 2023: Live updates as Pacers make two first-round picks

Welcome to the 2023 NBA Draft! The Indiana Pacers hold picks − Nos. 7 and 26 in the first round, and Nos. 47 and 55 in the second. The Pacers have already made trades of picks with the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers, and more could be on the way.

Follow Dustin Dopirak, Chloe Peterson and Tyler Tachman for more from the evening, and please refresh because we will have every pick.

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The Indiana Pacers picked Bilal Coulibaly, a teammate of No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama in France, at No. 7 overall. However, according to multiple reports, they traded Coulibaly's rights to the Washington Wizards for the No. 8 pick and more.

The Pacers end up with Jarace Walker, who just completed his freshman season at Houston. The Pacers also reportedly receive two second-round picks in 2028, one directly from the Wizards and another Washington recently obtained in a trade with the Phoenix Suns.

The 6-8 Walker averaged 11.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.0 steal and 1.3 blocked shots in one season with the Cougars. He was the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year and an all-conference second-team pick.

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Pacers select Ben Sheppard at No. 26

Ben Sheppard played four seasons for Belmont, averaging 18.8 points on 41.5% 3-point shooting as a senior. The 6-6 wing also averaged 5.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals.

"I feel like I've flown under the radar for most of my life in basketball, honestly, and that was just a chip on my shoulder," Sheppard said following his workout with the Pacers a couple of weeks ago.

Pacers select Mojave King in the second round

Mojave King, a 6-5 wing from G League Ignite, was taken with the 47th pick, which came from the Los Angeles Lakers. King averaged 8.1 points and 4.7 rebounds last season.

Pacers select Isaiah Wong in the second round

Isaiah Wong, a four-year player at Miami, goes No. 55 to the Pacers. Wong averaged 16.2 points and hit 38.4% of his 3-pointers last season, and he scored 27 points as the Hurricanes eliminated IU on the way to a Final Four berth. (For further insult, IU's Trayce Jackson-Davis was available at that spot.)

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2023 NBA Draft picks

FIRST ROUND

1st) Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs

2nd) Brandon Miller, Charlotte Hornets

3rd) Scoot Henderson, Portland Trail Blazers

4th) Amen Thompson, Houston Rockets

5th) Ausur Thompson, Detroit Pistons

6th) Anthony Black, Orlando Magic

7th) Bilal Coulibaly, Indiana Pacers (Rights traded to the Washington Wizards)

8th) Jarace Walker, Washington Wizards (Rights traded to the Indiana Pacers)

9th) Taylor Hendricks, Utah Jazz

10th) Cason Wallace, Dallas Mavericks (Rights traded to Oklahoma City Thunder)

11th) Jett Howard, Orlando Magic

12th) Dereck Lively II, Oklahoma City Thunder (Rights traded to Dallas Mavericks)

13th) Gradey Dick, Toronto Raptors

14th) Jordan Hawkins, New Orleans Pelicans

15th) Kobe Bufkin, Atlanta Hawks

16th) Keyonte George, Utah Jazz

17th) Jalen Hood-Schifino, Los Angeles Lakers

18th) Jaime Jaquez Jr., Miami Heat

19th) Brandin Podziemski, Golden State Warriors

20th) Cam Whitmore, Houston Rockets

21st) Noah Clowney, Brooklyn Nets

22nd) Dariq Whitehead, Brooklyn Nets

23rd) Kris Murray, Portland Trail Blazers

24th) Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Sacramento Kings (Rights reportedly traded to Dallas Mavericks)

25th) Marcus Sasser, Memphis Grizzlies (Rights traded to Boston Celtics; Boston is trading his rights to the Detroit Pistons)

26th) Ben Sheppard, Indiana Pacers

27th) Nick Smith Jr., Charlotte Hornets

28th) Brice Sensabaugh, Utah Jazz

29th) Julian Strawther, Indiana Pacers (Rights reportedly traded to Denver Nuggets)

30th) Kobe Brown, Los Angels Clippers

SECOND ROUND

31st) James Nnaji, Detroit Pistons (Rights reportedly traded to Boston Celtics)

32nd) Jalen Pickett, Indiana Pacers (Rights reportedly traded to Denver Nuggets)

33rd) Leonard Miller, San Antonio Spurs (Rights reportedly traded to Dallas Mavericks)

34th) Colby Jones, Charlotte Hornets

35th) Julian Phillips, Boston Celtics (Rights reportedly traded to Washington Wizards; Washington reportedly traded his rights to the Chicago Bulls)

36th) Andre Jackson Jr., Orlando Magic (Rights reportedly traded to Milwaukee Bucks)

37th) Hunter Tyson, Oklahoma City Thunder (Rights reportedly traded to Denver Nuggets)

38th) Jordan Walsh, Sacramento Kings (Rights reportedly traded to Boston Celtics)

39th) Mouhamed Gueye, Charlotte Hornets

40th) Maxwell Lewis, Charlotte Hornets (Rights reportedly traded to L.A. Lakers)

41st) Amari Bailey, Charlotte Hornets

42nd) Tristan Vukcevic, Washington Wizards

43rd) Rayan Rupert, Portland Trail Blazers

44th) Sidy Cissoko, San Antonio Spurs

45th) G.G. Jackson, Memphis Grizzlies

46th) Seth Lundy, Atlanta Hawks

47th) Mojave King, L.A. Lakers (Rights reportedly traded to Indiana Pacers)

48th) Jordan Miller, L.A. Clippers

49th) Emoni Bates, Cleveland Cavaliers

50th) Keyontae Johnson, Oklahoma City Thunder

51st) Jalen Wilson, Brooklyn Nets

52nd) Toumani Camara, Phoenix Suns (Rights reportedly traded to Washington Wizards)

53rd) Jaylen Clark, Minnesota Timberwolves

54th) Jalen Slawson, Sacramento Kings

55th) Isaiah Wong, Indiana Pacers

56th) Tirek Bibirovec, Memphis Grizzlies

57th) Trayce Jackson-Davis, Washington Wizards (Rights reportedly traded to Golden State Warriors)

58th) Chris Livingston, Milwaukee Bucks

Gradey Dick certainly stands out

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The Pacers finished last in defensive rebounding percentage, grabbing 68.5% of their opponents' misses, allowing second-chance points on 32.5% of them. They also allowed 119.5 points per game (29th worst of 30 teams).

Pacers make trade with Lakers

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This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: NBA Draft 2023: Indiana Pacers pick No. 7 overall live updates