The Dallas Mavericks sent shockwaves through the NBA on Sunday afternoon when they acquired Kyrie Irving in a blockbuster trade. It cost Dallas an unprotected 2029 first-round pick, two starters, and two second-round picks, but they have their co-star for Luka Doncic.
With the trade deadline approaching on Thursday, there will be plenty of shakeups to the 2023 NBA Draft order. It did not happen in the Kyrie Irving trade, but it is worth taking a look at where things stand before the actively flies fast and furious ahead of the deadline.
Here is a current snapshot of who holds what picks in 2023. This will change plenty before draft night. The standings are jam-packed and the lottery will shake up the top 14, but this is where things are on Jan. 5, according to Tankathon.
2023 updated NBA Draft order following the Kyrie Irving trade to Dallas Mavericks
First round
1. Houston Rockets
2. Detroit Pistons
3. San Antonio Spurs
4. Charlotte Hornets
5. Orlando Magic
6. Toronto Raptors
7. Washington Wizards
8. New Orleans Pelicans (via Lakers)
9. Indiana Pacers
10. Oklahoma City Thunder
11. Orlando Magic (via Bulls)
12. Portland Trail Blazers
13. Utah Jazz
14. Los Angeles Lakers (via Pelicans)
15. Atlanta Hawks
16. Utah Jazz (via Minnesota Timberwolves)
17. Golden State Warriors
18. New York Knicks
19. New York Knicks (via Mavericks)
20. Phoenix Suns
21. LA Clippers
22. Miami Heat
23. Sacramento Kings
24. Indiana Pacers (via Cavaliers)
25. Memphis Grizzlies
26. Brooklyn Nets
27. Utah Jazz (via 76ers)
28. Houston Rockets (via Bucks)
29. Indiana Pacers (via Celtics)
30. Charlotte Hornet (via Nuggets)
Second round
31. Indiana Pacers (via Rockets)
32. Detroit Pistons
33. San Antonito Spurs
34. Philadelphia 76ers (via Hornets)
35. Orlando Magic
36. Toronto Raptors
37. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Wizards)
38. Sacramento Kings (via Pacers)
39. Los Angeles Lakers
40. Washington Wizards (via Bulls)
41. Denver Nuggets (via Thunder)
42. Boston Celtics (via Blazers)
43. Atlanta Hawks
44. New Orleans Pelicans
45. Charlotte Hornets (via Jazz)
46. Memphis Grizzlies (via Timberwolves)
47. Cleveland Cavaliers (via Warriors)
48. Denver Nuggets (via Mavericks)
49. Minnesota Timberwolves (via Knicks)
50. Phoenix Suns
51. LA Clippers
52. Boston Celtics (via Heat)
53. Sacramento Kings
54. Milwaukee Bucks (via Cavaliers)
55. Brooklyn Nets
56. Memphis Grizzlies
57. Milwaukee Bucks
58. Boston Celtics
There are only 58 picks in the 2023 NBA Draft because the Sixers and Nuggets were forced to forfeit their second-round selections. The Dallas Mavericks have traded both of their draft picks, but fans saw last season that they are not afraid to be aggressive if a player that they believe in slips too far.
Expect plenty of changes and shake-ups here before Thursday’s deadline, and stay tuned for all the latest on the Dallas Mavericks at The Smoking Cuban.