How to watch and what to know about where the Bucks pick in the 2023 NBA draft

It's possible that the please-believe-the-hype machine surrounding tonight's 7-foot-5 French superstar Victor Wembanyama is unlike any buzz the NBA draft has experienced since LeBron James was selected No. 1 in 2003.

But it's not exactly the most anticipated offseason summer evening lately for Milwaukee Bucks fans. The Bucks haven't had a lottery pick since 2016 (Thon Maker).

The Bucks also selected Malcom Brogdon in the second round of that same draft. Brogdon has averaged 15.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game during his career with the Bucks, Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics.

Can Bucks general manager Jon Horst find similar value late in the second round seven years later?

Here are few things fans should know if they plan to watch to the 2023 NBA draft.

When and what time is the NBA draft?

The San Antonio Spurs are on the clock with the first pick at 7 p.m. Thursday.

What channel is the NBA draft on?

Both ABC and ESPN will carry the first round of the event from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The second round will continue on ESPN only. You can also stream the broadcast on the ABC.com or ESPN Plus.

How many selections are in the NBA draft?

There will be 58 players selected over two rounds.

Do the Bucks have a first-round pick?

No, Milwaukee traded its first-round pick to acquire P.J. Tucker for the 2021 NBA championship run. The Los Angeles Clippers own that pick, at the No. 30 spot.

When do the Bucks pick in the draft?

The Bucks have the final second-round selection at No. 58.

Will any players with state ties be drafted?

Marquette's Olivier Maxence-Prosper and Santa Clara's Brandin Podziemski, who scored over 2,000 points at St. John's Northwestern Academy in Delafield, are projected to go later in the first round of many mock drafts.

What is the 2023 NBA draft order?

First round

• 1. San Antonio

• 2. Charlotte

• 3. Portland

• 4. Houston

• 5. Detroit

• 6. Orlando

• 7. Indiana

• 8. Washington

• 9. Utah

• 10. Dallas

• 11. Orlando (from Chicago)

• 12. Oklahoma City

• 13. Toronto

• 14. New Orleans

• 15. Atlanta

• 16. Utah (from Minnesota)

• 17. Los Angeles Lakers

• 18. Miami

• 19. Golden State

• 20. Houston (from Los Angeles Clippers)

• 21. Brooklyn (from Phoenix)

• 22. Brooklyn

• 23. Portland (from New York)

• 24. Sacramento

• 25. Memphis

• 26. Indiana (from Cleveland)

• 27. Charlotte (from Denver via New York and Oklahoma City)

• 28. Utah (from Philadelphia via Brooklyn)

• 29. Indiana (from Boston)

• 30. Los Angeles Clippers (from Milwaukee via Houston)

Second round

• 31. Detroit

• 32. Indiana (from Houston)

• 33. San Antonio

• 34. Charlotte (from Charlotte via Philadelphia and Atlanta)

• 35. Boston (from Portland via Atlanta, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit, and Cleveland)

• 36. Orlando

• 37. Oklahoma City (from Washington via New Orleans)

• 38. Sacramento (from Indiana)

• 39. Charlotte (from Utah via New York)

• 40. Denver (from Dallas via Oklahoma City)

• 41. Charlotte (from Oklahoma City via New York and Boston)

• 42. Washington (from Chicago via Los Angeles Lakers and Washington)

• 43. Portland (from Atlanta)

• 44. San Antonio (from Toronto)

• 45. Memphis (from Minnesota)

• 46. Atlanta (from New Orleans)

• 47. Los Angeles Lakers

• 48. Los Angeles Clippers

• 49. Cleveland (from Golden State via Utah and New Orleans)

• 50. Oklahoma City (from Miami via Boston, Memphis, and Dallas)

• 51. Brooklyn

• 52. Phoenix

• 53. Minnesota (from New York via Charlotte)

• 54. Sacramento

• 55. Indiana (from Cleveland via Milwaukee and Detroit)

• 56. Memphis

• 57. Washington (from Boston via Charlotte)

• 58. Milwaukee

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: How to watch, what to know about the 2023 NBA draft at Barclays Center