Another year down and 60 players have just joined the NBA by finding themselves professional homes in the 2019 NBA draft.
There was a lot of speculation and a lot of predictions that proved to be true. Read on for more on the NBA draft 2019 and Zion Williamson emotional speech after getting picked #1 overall in the NBA draft…
Zion Williamson gets emotional while talking about his mom after getting picked #1 overall in the NBA draft pic.twitter.com/QXBbOmgj8N
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CelebNSports247.com reports that the big news for the NBA draft 2019 was that Duke star Zion Williamson, the most talked about college player landed with the New Orleans Pelicans.
This is exciting news since Zion Williamson will now be playing with Lonzo Ball who was traded earlier this week for Anthony Davis. Yes, the Lakers got their man and trimmed the fat by trading four players for Davis.
It was a very emotional day for many of the college basketball players, but imparticularly, Zion Williamson got emotional while talking about his mom after getting picked #1 overall in the NBA draft.
Meanwhile, the Warriors held the draft spots at No. 28, 41 and 58 overall picks entering the 2019 NBA Draft. They made some moves in the second round and still ended up with three players (Jordan Poole (28), Eric Paschall (41), and Miye One (58)) .
Here is how the Warriors did it, they acquired the No. 41 pick from the Atlanta Hawks for $1.3 million and a 2024 second-round pick, league sources confirmed to Bay Area News Group.
Here are all 60 draft picks made Thursday night in New York:
First Round
1. New Orleans
Zion Williamson, F, Duke
2. Memphis
Ja Morant, G, Murray State
3. New York
RJ Barrett, SG, Duke
4. Atlanta (via New Orleans from Los Angeles Lakers)
De’Andre Hunter, F, Virginia
5. Cleveland
Darius Garland, PG, Vanderbilt
6. Minnesota (via Phoenix)
Jarrett Culver, SG, Texas Tech
7. Chicago
Coby White, PG, North Carolina
8. New Orleans (from Atlanta)
Jaxson Hayes, C, Texas
9. Washington
Rai Hachimura, F, Gonzaga
10. Atlanta (from Dallas)
Cam Reddish, SF, Duke
11. Phoenix (via Minnesota)
Cameron Johnson, F, North Carolina
12. Charlotte
PJ Washington, F, Kentucky
13. Miami
Tyler Herro, G, Kentucky
14. Boston (from Sacramento via Philadelphia)
Romeo Langford, F, Indiana
15. Detroit
Sekou Doumbouya, F, Guinea
16. Orlando
Chuma Okeke, F, Auburn
17. New Orleans (from Atlanta)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker, SG, Virginia Tech
18. Indiana
Goga Bitadze, C, Republic of Georgia
19. San Antonio
Luka Samanic, F, Croatia
20. Philadelphia (from Boston via LA Clippers via Memphis)
Matisse Thybulle, F, Washington
21. Memphis (from Oklahoma City)
Brandon Clarke, F, Gonzaga
22. Boston
Grant Williams, F, Tennessee
23. Oklahoma City (from Memphis via Utah)
Darius Bazley, F, USA
24. Phoenix (from Boston via Philadelphia)
Ty Jerome, G, Virginia
25. Portland
Nassir Little, F, North Carolina
26. Cleveland (from Houston)
Dylan Windler, F, Belmont
27. Brooklyn (from Denver)
Mfiondu Kabengele, C, Florida State
28. Golden State
Jordan Poole, G, Michigan
29. San Antonio (from Toronto)
Keldon Johnson, F, Kentucky
30. Cleveland (from Detroit via Milwaukee)
Kevin Porter Jr., F, USC
Second Round
31. Brooklyn (from New York via Philadelphia)
Nic Claxton, C, Georgia
32. Miami (from Indiana via Phoenix)
KZ Okpala, F, Stanford
33. Boston (From Philadelphia via Cleveland via Orlando and New York)
Carsen Edwards, PG, Purdue
34. Atlanta (from Philadelphia via Chicago via Los Angeles Lakers)
Bruno Fernando, C, Maryland
35. New Orleans (from Atlanta)
Marcos Louzada Silva, F, Brazil
36. Charlotte (from Washington via Orlando, Denver and Atlanta)
Cody Martin, F, Nevada
37. Detroit (from Dallas)
Deividas Sirvydis, F, Lithuania
38. Chicago (from Memphis)
Daniel Gafford, C, Arkansas
39. Golden State (from New Orleans)
Alen Smailagic, C, Santa Cruz Warriors
40. Sacramento (from Minnesota via Portland and Cleveland)
Justin James, G, Wyoming
41. Golden State (from Atlanta via Los Angeles Lakers via Cleveland and Indiana)
Eric Paschall, F, Villanova
42. Philadelphia (from Sacramento via Brooklyn and Milwaukee)
Admiral Schofield, F, Tennessee
43. Minnesota (from Miami via Charlotte)
Jaylen Nowell, G, Washington
44. Denver (from Miami via Atlanta via Charlotte)
Bol Bol, C, Oregon
45. Dallas (from Detroit)
Isaiah Roby, F, Nebraska
46. LA Lakers (from Orlando via Brooklyn via Memphis and Charlotte)
Talen Horton-Tucker, G, Iowa State
47. New York (from Sacramento via Orlando via New York)
Ignas Brazdeikis, F, Michigan
48. LA Clippers
Terance Mann, F, Florida State
49. San Antonio
Quinndary Weatherspoon, G, Mississippi State
50. Utah (from Indiana)
Jarrell Brantley, F, Charleston
51. Boston
Tremont Waters, G, LSU
52. Charlotte (from Oklahoma City)
Jalen McDaniels, F, San Diego State
53. Utah
Justin Wright-Foreman, G, Hofstra
54. Philadelphia
Marial Shayok, F, Iowa State
55. Sacramento (via New York from Houston)
Kyle Guy, G, Virginia
56. Brooklyn (from LA Clippers via Portland via Detroit and Orlando)
Jaylen Hands, G, UCLA
57. Philadelphia (from Atlanta via New Orleans via Denver and Milwaukee)
Jordan Bone, G, Tennessee
58. Utah (from Golden State)
Miye One, G, Yale
59. Toronto
Dewan Hernandez, C, Miami
60. Sacramento (from Milwaukee)
Vanja Marinkovic, G, Serbia
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