Every 23rd pick in NBA draft history

73 players have gone 23rd in the NBA draft since 1951, from Jake Fendley to Zuby Ejiofor in 2026. The most decorated: Alex English (1976; 3x All-NBA Second Team, 8x All-Star), Tayshaun Prince (2002; 4x NBA All-Defensive Second Team), and OG Anunoby (2017; 2x NBA All-Defensive Second Team). 62 of the 73 won nothing on the NBA honours list.

NBA draft, every No. 23 pick by year

Year	Player	Team	Honours
2026	Zuby Ejiofor	Atlanta Hawks	—
2025	Asa Newell	New Orleans Pelicans	—
2024	AJ Johnson	Milwaukee Bucks	—
2023	Kris Murray	Portland Trail Blazers	—
2022	David Roddy	Philadelphia 76ers	—
2021	Usman Garuba	Houston Rockets	—
2020	Leandro Bolmaro	New York Knicks	—
2019	Darius Bazley	Utah Jazz	—
2018	Aaron Holiday	Indiana Pacers	—
2017	OG Anunoby	Toronto Raptors	2x NBA All-Defensive Second Team
2016	Ante Zizic	Boston Celtics	—
2015	Rondae Hollis-Jefferson	Portland Trail Blazers	—
2014	Rodney Hood	Utah Jazz	—
2013	Solomon Hill	Indiana Pacers	—
2012	John Jenkins	Atlanta Hawks	—
2011	Nikola Mirotic	Houston Rockets	NBA All-Rookie First Team
2010	Trevor Booker	Minnesota Timberwolves	—
2009	Omri Casspi	Sacramento Kings	—
2008	Kosta Koufos	Utah Jazz	—
2007	Wilson Chandler	New York Knicks	—
2006	Josh Boone	New Jersey Nets	—
2005	Francisco Garcia	Sacramento Kings	—
2004	Sergei Monia	Portland Trail Blazers	—
2003	Travis Outlaw	Portland Trail Blazers	—
2002	Tayshaun Prince	Detroit Pistons	4x NBA All-Defensive Second Team
2001	Brandon Armstrong	Houston Rockets	—
2000	DeShawn Stevenson	Utah Jazz	—
1999	Devean George	Los Angeles Lakers	—
1998	Tyronn Lue	Denver Nuggets	—
1997	Bobby Jackson	Seattle SuperSonics	NBA All-Rookie Second Team, NBA Sixth Man of the Year
1996	Efthimios Rentzias	Denver Nuggets	—
1995	Travis Best	Indiana Pacers	—
1994	Wesley Person	Phoenix Suns	NBA All-Rookie Second Team
1993	Ervin Johnson	Seattle SuperSonics	—
1992	Lee Mayberry	Milwaukee Bucks	—
1991	Stanley Roberts	Orlando Magic	NBA All-Rookie Second Team
1990	Anthony Bonner	Sacramento Kings	—
1989	Roy Marble	Atlanta Hawks	—
1988	Jerome Lane	Denver Nuggets	—
1987	Greg Anderson	San Antonio Spurs	NBA All-Rookie First Team
1986	Ken Barlow	Los Angeles Lakers	—
1985	A.C. Green	Los Angeles Lakers	NBA All-Defensive Second Team, All-Star
1984	Earl Jones	Los Angeles Lakers	—
1983	Mitchell Wiggins	Indiana Pacers	—
1982	Darren Tillis	Boston Celtics	—
1981	Charles Bradley	Boston Celtics	—
1980	Carl Nicks	Denver Nuggets	—
1979	Tico Brown	Utah Jazz	—
1978	Terry Tyler	Detroit Pistons	NBA All-Rookie First Team
1977	Mike Glenn	Chicago Bulls	—
1976	Alex English	Milwaukee Bucks	3x All-NBA Second Team, 8x All-Star
1975	World Free	Philadelphia 76ers	—
1974	Gus Bailey	Houston Rockets	—
1973	Billy Schaeffer	Los Angeles Lakers	—
1972	Brian Taylor	Seattle SuperSonics	NBA All-Defensive Second Team
1971	Jim McDaniels	Seattle SuperSonics	—
1970	Pete Cross	Seattle SuperSonics	—
1969	Johnny Baum	Chicago Bulls	—
1968	Stu Lantz	San Diego Rockets	—
1967	Dwight Smith	Los Angeles Lakers	—
1966	Stephen Chubin	San Francisco Warriors	—
1965	Ken McIntyre	St. Louis Hawks	—
1964	McCoy McLemore	San Francisco Warriors	—
1963	Bill Burwell	St. Louis Hawks	—
1962	Dave Fedor	San Francisco Warriors	—
1961	Jeff Cohen	Chicago Packers	—
1960	Bob Mealy	Philadelphia Warriors	—
1959	Leo Byrd	Cincinnati Royals	—
1958	Jim Cunningham	Boston Celtics	—
1957	Vince Cohen	Syracuse Nationals	—
1955	Burdette Haldorson	St. Louis Hawks	—
1954	Henry Daubenschmidt	Boston Celtics	—
1951	Jake Fendley	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	—

Honours from the NBA award history and the All-Star selections, matched to the pick by name. Picks from the NBA's own draft history.