The person spoke on condition of anonymity because that trade would not become official Thursday. 13 pick Jalen Duren from Charlotte and dealt him along with Kemba to Detroit for more picks, a person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press. 11 pick Ousmane Dieng to Oklahoma City for three future first-round selections, and acquired the rights to No.
Then the trades began, with the New York Knicks moving picks to amass more of them. 9, and Washington rounded out the top 10 with Wisconsin’s Johnny Davis. The Portland Trail Blazers followed with Kentucky’s Shaedon Sharpe, Dyson Daniels of the G League Ignite was taken eighth by New Orleans, Baylor’s Jeremy Sochan stayed in Texas with San Antonio at No. 1 pick, took athletic Purdue guard Jaden Ivey fifth.īefore the selections began, Silver congratulated the Golden State Warriors on their recent NBA championship and reminded fans that their core of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green was built through the draft.Īll the teams at the top of this draft need help and have recent high picks already on their rosters, so will hope the Warriors way works for them as well.īennedict Mathurin, a Canadian who played at Arizona, went to Indiana with the No. The Detroit Pistons, a year after taking Cade Cunningham with the No. The 6-10 forward from Auburn is a natural fit in the current NBA game, able to defend all three frontcourt positions and with a shooting stroke that allowed him to hit 42% behind the arc.įorward Keegan Murray, after a huge leap in his second season in Iowa, jumped all the way to the No. The Rockets were happy to end up in Smith who has the skills to go higher. “I put so much effort into executing that, that it doesn’t really leave room to put effort into things that, one, I can’t control, and two, don’t help make me better.”
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“I wake up every day with a plan on how to make myself a better person, better basketball player,” Holmgren said. He looked sharp in his black suit but may need it to eventually be a bigger size for success in the NBA, as he’s listed at just 195 pounds. Holmgren went second to the Oklahoma City Thunder after the 7-footer led the West Coast Conference in blocked shots, rebounding and shooting percentage at Gonzaga. They took Shaquille O’Neal in 1992, traded the rights to Chris Webber for Penny Hardaway the next year, and went with Dwight Howard in 2004.Īll eventually reached the NBA Finals with the Magic. The Magic were picking first for the fourth time and they’ve done well with their previous choices. 1 since 1966, when the NBA did away with territorial draft rights, and was followed by Blue Devils teammates Mark Williams (No.
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Wearing a purple suit full of bling, he received a loud ovation inside Barclays Center, where Duke lost in the ACC Tournament final. Just happy to be here.”Īll the players picked looked thrilled, with Banchero among those crying or coming close as they hugged friends and family. I’m happy to get to Houston and just show them, give them what they picked.
“Definitely added a chip, but God makes no mistakes, so I’m happy to be here,” Smith said. Instead, he wasn’t even second, falling behind Holmgren to Houston at No. The order had been debated throughout the process, with Smith often considered the player who would go No. I’m ready.”Īfter leading the Blue Devils to the Final Four in coach Mike Krzyzewski’s final season, the 6-foot-10 forward was called first by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to begin the draft, beating out fellow first-year forwards Smith and Holmgren. I didn’t even have time to really think about it or anything. “I didn’t find out, though, that I was actually getting picked until about 20 seconds before the commissioner got on the stage. “Orlando wasn’t really sure yet, and just to be ready for whatever. “I had a feeling from the information I was being told is that it was just kind of up in the air,” Banchero said.
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