The 2023 NBA draft is set for Thursday, which means we are unofficially a day away from finding out who the Oklahoma City Thunder will add to their young core.
The Thunder currently own selections No. 12 and No. 50 in the draft, but that can obviously change until late Thursday night.
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In these final versions of mock drafts, the two most linked names with the Thunder at the No. 12 slot are Metropolitan 92 forward Bilal Coulibaly and Michigan guard Kobe Bufkin. At No. 50, it’s a much more wide variety of names as that’s the case for mock drafts in general beyond the first round.
Let’s look at who the latest versions of mock drafts have the Thunder drafting with their two picks one final time before the actual event on Thursday.
Projections for No. 12 (first round):
- Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo, ESPN (6/20), No. 12: Kobe Bufkin (Michigan: Guard, 19 years old, 6-5)
- Kevin O’Connor, The Ringer (6/20), No. 12: Bilal Coulibaly (Metropolitan 92: Forward, 18 years old, 6-7)
- Sam Vecenie, The Athletic (6/21), No. 12: Kobe Bufkin (Michigan: Guard, 19 years old, 6-5)
- Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY (6/20), No. 12: Bilal Coulibaly (Metropolitan 92: Forward, 18 years old, 6-7)
- Krysten Peek, Yahoo! Sports (6/20), No. 12: Kobe Bufkin (Michigan: Guard, 19 years old, 6-5)
- Jonathan Wasserman, Bleacher Report (6/20), No. 12: Kobe Bufkin (Michigan: Guard, 19 years old, 6-5)
- Gary Parrish, CBS Sports (6/20), No. 12: Bilal Coulibaly (Metropolitan 92: Forward, 18 years old, 6-7)
- Ricky O’Donnell, SB Nation (6/19), No. 12: Jett Howard (Michigan: Forward, 20 years old, 6-8)
- John Fanta, Fox Sports (6/19), No. 12: Bilal Coulibaly (Metropolitan 92: Forward, 18 years old, 6-7)
- NBA Draft Net (6/21), No. 12: Dereck Lively II (Duke: Center, 19 years old, 7-1)
Projections for No. 50 (second round via Heat):
- Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo, ESPN (6/20), No. 50: Hunter Tyson (Clemson: Forward, 22 years old, 6-8)
- Kevin O’Connor, The Ringer (6/20), No. 50: Charles Bediako (Alabama: Center, 21 years old, 7-0)
- Sam Vecenie, The Athletic (6/21), No. 50: Tristan Vukcevic (Partizan: Center, 20 years old, 6-11)
- Krysten Peek, Yahoo! Sports (6/20), No. 50: Emoni Bates (Eastern Michigan: Guard, 19 years old, 6-9)
- Jonathan Wasserman, Bleacher Report (6/20), No. 50: Chris Livingston (Kentucky: Forward 19 years old, 6-6)
- NBA Draft Net (6/21), No. 50: Ricky Council IV (Arkansas: Guard, 21 years old, 6-6)
