The 2023 NBA draft lottery is over and the Oklahoma City Thunder landed at the No. 12 spot.
This shouldn’t be a shocker to anybody. The Thunder entered the lottery with an 85.2% chance of landing at the 12th spot. The Thunder now get an opportunity to add an additional lottery talent to their young core.
The Thunder also had the No. 12 pick in last year’s class and seleced Jalen Williams with it.
Meanwhile, the San Antonio Spurs won the Victor Wembanyama sweepstake, landing the first pick. The French phenom will likely begin his NBA career with the Spurs.
Let’s look at some of the best tweets reacting to the Thunder landing at No. 12.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have the #12 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.
OKC drafted Rookie of the Year runner-up Jalen Williams at #12 one year ago.
OKC drafted fan favorite Steven Adams at #12 ten years ago.
Mr. Thunder Nick Collison was drafted at #12 twenty years ago. pic.twitter.com/CVPBzggE47
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) May 17, 2023
The Thunder will have the number 12 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft pic.twitter.com/M1n83NAXqr
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) May 17, 2023
The stage is set 📸 pic.twitter.com/VzYjEFJo6q
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) May 16, 2023
OFFICIAL: The Oklahoma City Thunder will have the 12th pick in the 2023 NBA draft
They will own this pack in back to back years, having drafted Jalen Williams at 12 in the 2022 NBA draft. pic.twitter.com/KRFr6hYJA6
— TF (@ThunderFocus) May 17, 2023
OKC has 4 1st round picks next year:
Rockets (top 4 protected)
Clippers (unprotected)
Jazz (top 10 protected)
Thunder— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) May 17, 2023
Mr. Thunder has taken the stage pic.twitter.com/SqKjQDFuJ2
— The Daniel Bell© (@BasketballGuruD) May 17, 2023
The Thunder gets the No. 12 pick, with a former No. 12 pick as its lottery representative.
Jalen Williams and Steven Adams were also drafted 12th.
— Joe Mussatto (@joe_mussatto) May 17, 2023
Biggest loser of the night was obviously the Detroit Pistons, falling from #1 to #5.
Biggest loser in the second round? The Oklahoma City Thunder. Their pick fell from #35 to #50 by virtue of the Spurs moving ahead of the Rockets in the lottery.
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) May 17, 2023
