NBA Draft 2023 date and time for all regions revealed

The next generation of NBA stars will be chosen in the 2023 NBA Draft. The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, will serve as the venue for the draft. This iconic arena has hosted the draft before and will, once again, provide the stage for young prospects to realize their dreams of becoming professional basketball players.

The 2023 NBA Draft is scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 22. The first round of selections will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Teams will make picks for both Round 1 and Round 2 on the same night. For fans in the Pacific Time (PT) zone, the draft will commence at 5 p.m. Australian fans can tune in on Friday, June 23, at 10 a.m. AEST.

This year's draft will consist of 58 picks instead of 60 after the Chicago Bulls and the Philadelphia 76ers lost a second-round pick each for violating the NBA's tampering rules during free agency.

The NBA Draft Lottery took place last month. The event was used to determine the exact order in which the 14 teams that didn't make the postseason would pick in the draft.

The San Antonio Spurs ended up winning the lottery, thereby earning the top pick in the draft, which they are expected to use to select French phenom Victor Wembanyama.

For supporters globally, here are the approximate times for the NBA Draft in various major time zones:

• Pacific Time (PT): 5 p.m.
• Mountain Time (MT): 6 p.m.
• Central Time (CT): 7 p.m.
• BST (UK): Wednesday, 1 a.m.
• CEST (Europe): Wednesday, 2 a.m.
• IST (India): Wednesday, 5:30 a.m.
• UTC +8 (The Philippines): Wednesday, 8 a.m.
• CST (China): Wednesday, 8 a.m.
• JST (Japan): Wednesday, 9 a.m.
• AEST (Australia): Wednesday, 10 a.m.

As we approach the draft, basketball fans worldwide are eagerly waiting for the unveiling of a fresh crop of talented players.