Spherical 1 of the NBA Draft is within the books. Duke star Cooper Flagg was the plain No. 1 alternative for the Dallas Mavericks, however an intriguing evening adopted.
Listed here are 5 takeaways from Wednesday evening’s first spherical.
The Jazz did not again down
Ace Bailey held the playing cards, and the Utah Jazz referred to as his bluff. The Rutgers star refused particular person exercises with a number of groups, together with Utah, and made it recognized he wished to play for an East Coast crew. Some mock drafts had him falling all the way down to the seventh or eighth choose.
The Jazz took him at No. 5 anyway and now have one of the crucial gifted gamers within the draft. Will it work out? On the ESPN broadcast, Kendrick Perkins inspired Bailey to purchase in, citing the sturdy Jazz fan base and the love they may present him if he helps flip the franchise round.
Later within the evening, Utah traded to draft Walter Clayton Jr. at No. 18.
