2013 NBA Draft Results: Complete Overview of First-Round Action

The 2013 NBA draft was expected to be one of the most unpredictable drafts in history—and it didn't disappoint. 

The first round featured plenty of surprises. From Anthony Bennett going No. 1 overall to a slew of trades that shook up everyone's mock drafts, multiple interesting storylines emerged from Thursday night's first 30 picks. 

Here's the complete listing of all the first-round selections:

Pick	Team	Player
1.	Cleveland Cavaliers	Anthony Bennett, F, UNLV
2.	Orlando Magic	Victor Oladipo, SG, Indiana
3.	Washington Wizards	Otto Porter, SF, Georgetown
4.	Charlotte Bobcats	Cody Zeller, C, Indiana
5.	Phoenix Suns	Alex Len, C, Maryland
6.	New Orleans Pelicans	Nerlens Noel, C, Kentucky*
7.	Sacramento Kings	Ben McLemore, SG, Kansas
8.	Detroit Pistons	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, SG, Georgia
9.	Minnesota Timberwolves	Trey Burke, PG, Michigan**
10.	Portland Trailblazers	C.J. McCollum, PG/SG, Lehigh
11.	Philadelphia 76ers	Michael Carter-Williams, PG, Syracuse
12.	Oklahoma City Thunder	Steven Adams, C, Pittsburgh
13.	Dallas Mavericks	Kelly Olynyk, C, Gonzaga***
14.	Utah Jazz	Shabazz Muhammad, SG/SF, UCLA**
15.	Milwaukee Bucks	Giannis Antetokounmpo, SF, Greece
16.	Boston Celtics	Lucas Nogueira, C, Brazil***
17;	Atlanta Hawks	Dennis Schroeder, PG, Germany
18;	Atlanta Hawks	Shane Larkin, PG, Miami***
19.	Cleveland Cavaliers	Sergey Karasev, SG/SF, Russia
20.	Chicago Bulls	Tony Snell, SF, New Mexico
21.	Utah Jazz	Gorgui Dieng, C, Louisville**
22.	Brooklyn Nets	Mason Plumlee, PF, Duke
23.	Indiana Pacers	Solomon Hill, F, Arizona
24.	New York Knicks	Tim Hardaway, Jr., SG, Michigan
25.	Los Angeles Clippers	Reggie Bullock, SF, North Carolina
26.	Minnesota Timberwolves	Andre Roberson, F, Colorado****
27.	Denver Nuggets	Rudy Gobert, C, France*****
28.	San Antonio Spurs	Olivio Jean-Charles, PF, France
29.	Oklahoma City Thunder	Archie Goodwin, SG, Kentucky****
30.	Phoenix Suns	Nemanja Nedovic, G, Serbia****

*The New Orleans Pelicans traded Nerlens Noel and a protected 2014 first-rounder to the Philadelphia 76ers for Jrue Holiday and the 42nd overall pick (Pierre Jackson), per ESPN.com. 

**The Minnesota Timberwolves have traded Trey Burke to the Utah Jazz for the No. 14 pick (Shabazz Muhammad) and the No. 21 pick (Gorgui Dieng), per Ford. 

***The Dallas Mavericks traded their first-round pick, Kelly Olynyk, to the Boston Celtics for pick the No. 16 and two future second-rounders, per Ford. The Mavericks then traded the No. 16 pick (Lucas Nogueira), and last year's first-round pick Jared Cunningham to the Atlanta Hawks for the No. 18 pick (Shane Larkin), per Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. 

****The Golden State Warriors will purchase the No. 26 pick from the Minnesota Timberwolves, per Andy Katz of ESPN. They then traded the pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder for the No. 29 pick, per Marcus Thompson of the Bay Area Sports Group. The Oklahoma City Thunder then swapped the No. 29 pick with the Suns for the No. 30 pick, per Wojnarowski. 

*****The Denver Nuggets traded No. 27 pick Rudy Gobert to the Utah Jazz for the No. 46 pick (Erick Green) and cash, per Benjamin Hochman of The Denver Post.

Biggest Surprise: Anthony Bennett Goes No. 1

The Cavs threw out plenty of options that they were considering for the No. 1 pick before the draft—but few expected Anthony Bennett. According to Alex Kennedy of Hoopsworld, even Bennett was shocked that the team made him the No. 1 choice overall:

Bennett's talent is unquestionable. He's an athletic forward with the body to play the 4 and the shooting stroke to play on the perimeter. However, most didn't see him as a fit with the Cavaliers with the presence of Tristan Thompson, the No. 4 overall pick by Cleveland in the 2011 draft, who plays power forward. 

Despite that popular belief, the Cavaliers felt that Bennett was the most talented player in the draft and made him the first overall selection, setting a tone for an intriguing draft night. 

Biggest Trade: Philadelphia 76ers Go All-In for Nerlens Noel 

The slide of Nerlens Noel was already one of the biggest stories early in the first round. The expected No. 1 pick ended up going No. 6 to the New Orleans Pelicans, and then the story got even more intriguing when the Philadelphia 76ers traded for the dynamic shot-blocker. 

According to Chad Ford of ESPN, the Sixers traded a 2014 first-round selection and point guard Jrue Holiday for Noel. 

ESPN.com later updated this report to say the Pelicans were the ones trading the 2014 first-rounder.

Considering Noel is coming off of a serious ACL injury, that's a large price to pay either way. Holiday was the best player for the Sixers last season with 17.7 points and 8.0 assists per game, though the 2014 draft figures to be a much deeper class than the current one. 

The Pelicans got a proven commodity with upside while the Sixers just rolled the dice. The pressure will be on in Philadelphia for Noel to become a star. 

Heavy International Influence 

Evan Fournier was the only player to be drafted from overseas in the 2012 NBA draft—this year the draft had a decidedly stronger international flavor. According to Ford, the first round featured seven international prospects. 

As Ford noted, a total of 12 prospects taken in the first round are not U.S. citizens. 

After last year's draft it appeared that NBA teams might be steering away from international prospects, but with the results in this year's first round, it's safe to say that's not the case.

Eighteen year old Giannis Antetokounmpo highlighted the class as the No. 15 pick, but there were plenty of prospects who should have a much more immediate impact. The rise of international prospects was yet another interesting development in a first round that was full of them.