Welcome to the 2023 NBA Draft! The Indiana Pacers have picks — Nos. 7 and 26 in the first round and Nos. 47 and 55 in the second. The Pacers have already traded picks with the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers, and more could follow.
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The Indiana Pacers picked Bilal Coulibaly, a teammate of France No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama, for 7th overall. However, according to multiple reports, they traded Coulibaly’s rights to the Washington Wizards for the No. 8 and up.
The Pacers land at Jarace Walker, who just wrapped his first season in Houston. The Pacers will also reportedly receive two second-round picks in 2028, one directly from the Wizards and another Washington received in a recent trade with the Phoenix Suns.
The 6-8 walker averaged 11.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 1.3 blocked shots in a season with the Cougars. He was the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year and was selected for the second team in all conferences.
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2023 NBA draft pick
FIRST ROUND
1) Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs
2.) Brandon Miller, Charlotte Hornets
3.) Scoot Henderson, Portland Trail Blazers
4.) Amen Thompson, Houston Rockets
5.) Ausur Thompson, Detroit Pistons
6.) Anthony Black, Orlando Magic
7.) Bilal Coulibaly, Indiana Pacers (rights transferred to Washington Wizards)
8th.) Jarace Walker, Washington Wizards (rights transferred to the Indiana Pacers)
9.) Taylor Hendricks, Utah Jazz
10.) Cason Wallace, Dallas Mavericks (rights transferred to Oklahoma City Thunder)
11.) Jett Howard, Orlando Magic
12.) Dereck Lively II, Oklahoma City Thunder (rights transferred to Dallas Mavericks)
13.) Gradey Dick, Toronto Raptors
14.) Jordan Hawkins, New Orleans Pelicans
Gradey Dick definitely stands out
Seriously, you can see Gradey Dick’s suit from space.
— Dustin Dopirak (@DustinDopirak) June 22, 2023
Pacers needs in the NBA draft
The Pacers finished last in defensive rebounding percentage and caught 68.5% of their opponents’ misses, giving 32.5% of them second chances to score. They also allowed 119.5 points per game (29th worst of 30 teams).
Pacers trade with Lakers
A day after receiving the No. 40 pick from the Nuggets in today’s NBA draft, the Pacers traded it to the Lakers for the No. 47 pick and $4.3 million in cash.