2023 NBA Draft tracker: Victor Wembanyama goes No. 1 overall to ...

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The Thompson twins made history in Brooklyn on Thursday night.
Victor Wembanyama is officially a San Antonio Spur.
After years of anticipation, the French phenom joined the NBA on Thursday night as the first pick of the NBA Draft. As widely anticipated, the Spurs selected the 7-foot-4 center, who's expected to transform the position and lead San Antonio from the lottery back to NBA prominence.
Wembanyama follows the footsteps in San Antonio of fellow No. 1 overall picks David Robinson and Tim Duncan, who went on to Hall of Fame careers while combining to lead the Spurs to five NBA championships. Spurs fans won't have to wait long to see him. Head coach Gregg Popovich confirmed after the pick that Wembanyama will play Summer League games.
"We're talking about what he should be doing moving forward," Popovich told reporters. ... "He will participate in the Summer League. To what degree, we're not sure yet."
With the No. 2 pick, the Hornets took Alabama's Brandon Miller, selecting the 6-9 forward over G League Ignite guard Scoot Henderson. The Portland Trail Blazers then pounced on the opportunity to select the player widely regarded as the draft's second-best player and took Henderson at No. 3.
Follow pick-by-pick live updates, analysis and grades with Yahoo Sports below.
What: NBA Draft, two rounds consisting of 58 total picks (two picks were forfeited because of violation of tampering rules)Where: Barclays Center, BrooklynWhen: 8 p.m. ET ThursdayTV: ABC (first round only); ESPN (first and second rounds)
1. San Antonio Spurs: Victor Wembanyama, C, France2. Charlotte Hornets: Brandon Miller, F, Alabama3. Portland Trail Blazers: Scoot Henderson, G, G League Ignite4. Houston Rockets: Amen Thompson, G Overtime Elite5. Detroit Pistons: Ausar Thompson, G, Overtime Elite6. Orlando Magic: Anthony Black, G, Arkansas7. Washington Wizards (from Pacers): Bilal Coulibaly, F, France8. Indiana Pacers (from Wizards): Jarace Walker, F, Houston9. Utah Jazz: Taylor Hendricks, F, UCF10. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Mavericks): Cason Wallace, G, Kentucky11. Orlando Magic (from Bulls): Jett Howard, G, Michigan12. Dallas Mavericks (from Thunder): Dereck Lively II, C, Duke13. Toronto Raptors: Gradey Dick, G, Kansas14. New Orleans Pelicans: Jordan Hawkins, G, UConn15. Atlanta Hawks: Kobe Bufkin, G, Michigan16. Utah Jazz (from Timberwolves): Keyonte George, G, Baylor17. Los Angeles Lakers: Jalen Hood-Schifino, G, Indiana18. Miami Heat: Jaime Jaquez Jr., F, UCLA19. Golden State Warriors20. Houston Rockets (from Clippers)21. Brooklyn Nets (from Phoenix)22. Brooklyn Nets23. Portland Trail Blazers (from New York)24. Sacramento Kings25. Boston Celtics (reported trade with Memphis):26. Indiana Pacers (from Cleveland)27. Charlotte Hornets (from Denver via New York and Oklahoma City)28. Utah Jazz (from Philadelphia via Brooklyn)29. Denver Nuggets (reported trade with Indiana via Boston)30. Los Angeles Clippers (from Milwaukee via Houston)
31. Detroit Pistons32. Denver Nuggets (reported trade with Indiana via Houston)33. San Antonio Spurs34. Charlotte Hornets (from Charlotte via Philadelphia and Atlanta)35. Washington Wizards (reported trade with Boston via Portland, Atlanta, Clippers, Detroit and Cleveland)36. Orlando Magic37. Denver Nuggets (reported trade via Oklahoma City, Washington and New Orleans)38. Sacramento Kings (from Indiana)39. Charlotte Hornets (from Utah via New York)40. Los Angeles Lakers (reported trade via Indiana Pacers, Dallas, Oklahoma City)41. Charlotte Hornets (from Oklahoma City via New York and Boston)42. Washington Wizards (from Chicago via Los Angeles Lakers and Washington)43. Portland Trail Blazers (from Atlanta)44. San Antonio Spurs (from Toronto)45. Memphis Grizzlies (from Minnesota)46. Atlanta Hawks (from New Orleans)47. Indiana Pacers (reported trade with Lakers)48. Los Angeles Clippers49. Cleveland Cavaliers (from Golden State via Utah and New Orleans)50. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Miami via Boston, Memphis, and Dallas)51. Brooklyn Nets52. Phoenix Suns53. Minnesota Timberwolves (from New York via Charlotte)54. Sacramento Kings55. Indiana Pacers (from Cleveland via Milwaukee and Detroit)56. Memphis Grizzlies— Forfeited pick by Chicago— Forfeited pick by Philadelphia57. Washington Wizards (from Boston via Charlotte)58. Milwaukee Bucks