The 2023 NBA draft is history. The Oklahoma City Thunder enjoyed a quiet night, adding two rookies to their roster. The Thunder selected Cason Wallace at No. 10 and Keyontae Johnson at No. 50.
Next year promises to be more eventful. The Thunder could own four first-round picks:
- Thunder first-round pick
- LA Clippers first-round pick
- Top-four protected Houston Rockets first-round pick
- Top-10 protected Utah Jazz first-round pick
As is tradition, ESPN published its first mock of the 2024 class the day after the draft. In this exercise, the Thunder only owned two draft picks — their own at No. 15 and the Rockets’ at No. 5.
Who did Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo have OKC select?
At the No. 5 pick, the Thunder came away with 19-year-old Kentucky guard Justin Edwards. At the No. 15 pick, the Thunder selected 18-year-old Oregon forward Kwame Evans.
Edwards is a five-star wing from Philadelphia. Evans is a five-star wing from Maryland. In this mock, the Thunder passed on selecting Jalen Williams’ brother Cody. He went No. 6 to the Jazz.
If the Thunder have the No. 5 pick via the Rockets, that would be a huge win and an extra talent boost to their young core.
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