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2019 NBA Draft Results

June 21st, 2019 at 1:20am CST by Luke Adams

The 2019 NBA draft is now in the books, and we tracked all 60 picks in the space below.

Here are 2019’s NBA draft results:

First Round:

New Orleans Pelicans: Zion Williamson, F (Duke) (story)
Memphis Grizzlies: Ja Morant, G (Murray State) (story)
New York Knicks: R.J. Barrett, F (Duke) (story)
Atlanta Hawks (from Lakers via Pelicans): De’Andre Hunter, F (Virginia)
Cleveland Cavaliers: Darius Garland, G (Vanderbilt)
Minnesota Timberwolves (from Suns): Jarrett Culver, G (Texas Tech)
Chicago Bulls: Coby White, G (UNC)
New Orleans Pelicans (from Hawks): Jaxson Hayes, C (Texas)
Washington Wizards: Rui Hachimura, F (Gonzaga)
Atlanta Hawks (from Mavericks): Cam Reddish, F (Duke)
Phoenix Suns (from Timberwolves): Cameron Johnson, F (UNC)
Charlotte Hornets: PJ Washington, F (Kentucky)
Miami Heat: Tyler Herro, G (Kentucky)
Boston Celtics (from Kings): Romeo Langford, G/F (Indiana)
Detroit Pistons: Sekou Doumbouya, F (Guinea)
Orlando Magic: Chuma Okeke, F (Auburn)
New Orleans Pelicans (from Nets via Hawks): Nickeil Alexander-Walker, G (Virginia Tech)
Indiana Pacers: Goga Bitadze, C (Georgia)
San Antonio Spurs: Luka Samanic, F (Croatia)
Philadelphia 76ers (from Clippers via Celtics): Matisse Thybulle, F (Washington)
Memphis Grizzlies (from Thunder): Brandon Clarke, F (Gonzaga)
Boston Celtics: Grant Williams, F (Tennessee)
Oklahoma City Thunder (from Jazz via Grizzlies): Darius Bazley, F (Princeton HS (OH))
Phoenix Suns (from Sixers via Celtics): Ty Jerome, G (Virginia)
Portland Trail Blazers: Nassir Little, F (UNC)
Cleveland Cavaliers (from Rockets): Dylan Windler, F (Belmont)
Los Angeles Clippers (from Nuggets via Nets): Mfiondu Kabengele, C (Florida State)
Golden State Warriors: Jordan Poole, G (Michigan)
San Antonio Spurs (from Raptors): Keldon Johnson, F (Kentucky)
Cleveland Cavaliers (from Bucks via Pistons): Kevin Porter Jr., G (USC)

Second Round:

Brooklyn Nets (from Knicks): Nicolas Claxton, C (University of Georgia)
Miami Heat (from Suns via Pacers): KZ Okpala, F (Stanford)
Boston Celtics (from Cavaliers via Sixers): Carsen Edwards, G (Purdue)
Atlanta Hawks (from Bulls via Sixers): Bruno Fernando, C (Maryland)
New Orleans Pelicans (from Hawks): Marcos Louzada Silva, G/F (Brazil)
Charlotte Hornets (from Wizards): Cody Martin, F (Nevada)
Detroit Pistons (from Mavericks): Deividas Sirvydis, G/F (Lithuania)
Chicago Bulls (from Grizzlies): Daniel Gafford, C (Arkansas)
Golden State Warriors (from Pelicans): Alen Smailagic, F/C (Serbia)
Sacramento Kings (from Timberwolves): Justin James, G (Wyoming)
Golden State Warriors (from Lakers via Hawks): Eric Paschall, F (Villanova)
Washington Wizards (from Kings via Sixers): Admiral Schofield, F (Tennessee)
Minnesota Timberwolves (from Heat): Jaylen Nowell, G (Washington)
Denver Nuggets (from Hornets via Hawks and Heat): Bol Bol, C (Oregon)
Dallas Mavericks (from Pistons): Isaiah Roby, F (Nebraska)
Los Angeles Lakers (from Nets via Magic): Talen Horton-Tucker, F (Iowa State)
New York Knicks (from Magic via Kings): Ignas Brazdeikis, F (Michigan)
Los Angeles Clippers: Terance Mann, F (Florida State)
San Antonio Spurs: Quinndary Weatherspoon, G (Mississippi State)
Utah Jazz (from Pacers): Jarrell Brantley, F (Charleston)
Boston Celtics: Tremont Waters, G (LSU)
Charlotte Hornets (from Thunder): Jalen McDaniels, F (San Diego State)
Utah Jazz: Justin Wright-Foreman, G (Hofstra)
Philadelphia 76ers: Marial Shayok, G/F (Iowa State)
Sacramento Kings (from Rockets via Knicks): Kyle Guy, G (Virginia)
Brooklyn Nets (from Trail Blazers via Clippers): Jaylen Hands, G (UCLA)
Detroit Pistons (from Nuggets via Pelicans and Hawks and Sixers): Jordan Bone, G (Tennessee)
Utah Jazz (from Warriors): Miye Oni, G (Yale)
Toronto Raptors: Dewan Hernandez, F/C (Miami)
Sacramento Kings (from Bucks): Vanja Marinkovic, G (Serbia)

Pistons Acquire No. 57 Pick Jordan Bone

June 20th, 2019 at 11:44pm CST by Dana Gauruder

JULY 7: The Pistons’ deal with the Sixers for Bone’s draft rights is now official, according to the 76ers’ Twitter account.

JUNE 20: The Pistons have agreed to acquire the No. 57 pick from the Sixers and will select Tennessee guard Jordan Bone, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN tweets. The Sixers will receive $2MM and a 2024 second-rounder that the Heat owed the Pistons in return for Bone, Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer tweets.

Bone averaged 13.5 PPG and 5.8 APG in his final college year with the Vols.

The 6’3” Bone gives the Pistons more depth at the point guard position. Ish Smith, who backed up Reggie Jackson in recent years, will be an unrestricted free agent this summer.

Knicks Trade With Kings, Select Brazdeikis

June 20th, 2019 at 11:16pm CST by Dana Gauruder

JUNE 21: The deal is now official, per a press release from the Kings.

JUNE 20: The Knicks acquired the No. 47 pick from the Kings and selected University of Michigan forward Ignas Brazdeikis, Shams Charania of The Athletic tweets.

Sacramento received the No. 55 pick in the draft and cash, Steve Popper of Newsday tweets. The Kings used the No. 55 pick on Kyle Guy.

Brazdeikis was an early-entry prospect who left the Wolverines after one season. The stretch four averaged 14.8 PPG and 5.4 RPG. Brazdeikis’ representatives had pegged him to go anywhere from 20-40 early in the draft process, so he lasted a little longer than anticipated.

Warriors Acquire No. 39 Pick, Select Smailagic

June 20th, 2019 at 10:43pm CST by Dana Gauruder

11:13pm: The trade is now official. The Warriors gave New Orleans second-round picks in 2021 and 2023 and cash, Mark Medina of the San Jose Mercury News tweets.

10:43pm: The Warriors acquired the rights to the No. 39 pick from the Pelicans and selected Alen Smailagic, Shams Charania of The Athletic tweets.

The Pelicans received two future second-rounders and cash in the trade, Will Guillory of The Athletic tweets.

This was an unusual case of Golden State gaining the rights to a player it had on its G League team last season.

The Serbian power forward played for Santa Cruz but wasn’t draft-eligible until this year. He was shut down early in the pre-draft process and stashed in Serbia from the rest of the NBA. He averaged 9.1 PPG and 4.1 RPG in 17.4 MPG over 47 G League appearances, mostly off the bench.

Clippers Acquire No. 27 Pick, Select Kabengele

June 20th, 2019 at 9:30pm CST by Dana Gauruder

JUNE 21: This deal is now official, according to the Nets, who used the No. 56 pick to select Jaylen Hands.

JUNE 20: The Clippers acquired the No. 27 overall pick from the Nets and selected Florida State center Florida State’s Mfiondu Kabengele, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter links).

The Nets acquired a 2020 first-round pick that the Sixers owed the Clippers plus the 56th pick in tonight’s draft, Wojnarowski adds in another tweet. Philadelphia sent that pick to the Clippers in the Tobias Harris trade. That pick is protected for selections 1-14 in 2020, 1-14 in 2021 and 1-14 in 2022 and converts into two second-rounders if the pick isn’t conveyed by 2022.

Brooklyn opened up more cap room to pursue two high-level free agents this summer.

The 6’10” Kabengele averaged 13.2 PPG, 5.9 RPG and 1.5 BPG last season.

Draft Rumors: Wolves, Pistons, Hornets, Knicks

June 20th, 2019 at 8:32pm CST by Luke Adams

While the Timberwolves were exploring trades involving the No. 6 pick after acquiring it from Phoenix, they plan on hanging onto Jarrett Culver, tweets Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic.

Still, it’s safe to assume Timberwolves president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas will continue to be aggressive in exploring trade options, according to Darren Wolfson of 5 Eyewitness News, who tweets that Rosas seems to be open to discussing anyone except Karl-Anthony Towns.

Here are a few more draft-night notes and rumors:

Sekou Doumbouya was higher than No. 15 on the Pistons‘ draft board, so the team was happy to snag him, a source tells Vince Ellis of The Detroit Free Press (Twitter link). Ellis hears that the Pistons were also seriously considering big man Goga Bitadze at No. 15 (Twitter link). Pistons executive Ed Stefanski said that Detroit explored trading up, but teams wanted too much, tweets Rod Beard of The Detroit News.
The Hornets were close to trading up from No. 12, but felt like the price was excessive compared to what their options at No. 12 were, Hornets president of basketball operations Mitch Kupchak said tonight (Twitter link via Rick Bonnell of The Charlotte Observer). Kupchak added that Charlotte views PJ Washington as both a small forward and power forward.
Jalen McDaniels, Miye Oni, Zylan Cheatham, and Jaylen Nowell are among the prospects receiving consideration from the Knicks at No. 55, according to Marc Berman of The New York Post, who tweets that New York likely won’t draft Tacko Fall.

Draft-Night Notes: Bazley, Thunder, Bulls, Suns

June 20th, 2019 at 8:13pm CST by Dana Gauruder

Some teams holding mid-first-round picks have expressed interest in forward Darius Bazley and he could go earlier than projected, Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today tweets. A McDonald’s All-American, Bazley didn’t go to college and instead spent the year preparing for the draft.

We have more draft nuggets:

The Thunder are engaged in trade talk with teams to move back in first round from the No. 21 pick, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweets.
The Bulls didn’t shop shooting guard Zach LaVine when they explored ways to move up in the lottery, K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune tweets. Chicago wound up holding onto the No. 7 pick and selecting North Carolina point guard Coby White. LaVine has three years and $58.5MM remaining on his contract.
The Suns’ selection of North Carolina power forward Cameron Johnson at No. 11 after trading down from the No. 6 pick earlier in the day was the surprise of the lottery. According to SInow’s Jake Fischer, it was an even bigger surprise due to injury concerns. Several teams red-flagged Johnson out of the first round due to his history of ailments on both hips (Twitter link).
The Sixers are trying to move up from the No. 24 pick, Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer tweets. They’re hoping to snag either UNC small forward Nassir Little or USC shooting guard Kevin Porter Jr. and could wind up with one of them even if they don’t make a deal, Pompey adds.

Draft-Night Rumors: Cavs, Suns, Wolves, Nets, Knicks

June 20th, 2019 at 7:03pm CST by Luke Adams

The Cavaliers remain active in trade discussions, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, who reports (via Twitter) that Cleveland is exploring deals involving J.R. Smith‘s expiring contract in addition to possible trades of the No. 5 pick. Barring a trade, Cleveland remains focused on Darius Garland at No. 5, Woj adds (via Twitter).

Here a few more draft-night rumors worth rounding up:

According to John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 (Twitter link), the Suns felt that the ability to land a starting power forward trumped the opportunity to draft a developmental point guard at No. 6, which is why they made their trade with the Timberwolves for Dario Saric. Phoenix plans on rolling with Tyler Johnson and a free agent signing at the point guard spot, Gambadoro adds.
The Timberwolves have engaged in multiple conversations about that No. 6 pick since agreeing to acquire it from the Suns, league sources tell Wojnarowski (Twitter link).
Two high-ranking sources have told Brian Lewis of The New York Post (Twitter link) that the Nets remain “very interested” in signing Kyrie Irving with or without Kevin Durant. Lewis had previously reported that Brooklyn was weighing whether to sign Irving if the team couldn’t get Durant too.
Things could change, but for now it looks like Frank Ntilikina may not be traded tonight by the Knicks, tweets Steve Popper of Newsday.

Knicks Select R.J. Barrett With No. 3 Overall Pick

June 20th, 2019 at 6:51pm CST by Luke Adams

The Knicks have officially used the third overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft to select Duke forward R.J. Barrett.

Once viewed as the potential No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft, Barrett’s stock dipped slightly during his freshman year with the Blue Devils. However, he still put up huge numbers, averaging 22.6 PPG, 7.6 RPG, and 4.3 APG in 38 games for Duke.

The Knicks’ No. 3 pick has been involved in trade rumors almost constantly since the team landed it in last month’s lottery, but with Anthony Davis no longer available, it appears that Barrett will stay put and begin his NBA career in New York.

Based on the projected rookie scale for 2019/20, Barrett is expected to earn a first-year salary of approximately $7.8MM.

For the rest of tonight’s picks, be sure to check out our full story on 2019’s NBA draft results, which will be updated consistently throughout the evening.

Grizzlies Draft Ja Morant With No. 2 Overall Pick

June 20th, 2019 at 6:46pm CST by Luke Adams

The Grizzlies have made a long-awaited decision official, formally using the No. 2 overall pick to select Murray State point guard Ja Morant.

Morant, who declared for the draft after his sophomore season, had a huge year at Murray State, averaging a double-double with 24.5 PPG and 10.0 APG. He also chipped in 5.7 RPG and shot .499/.363/.813 in 33 games.

The Grizzlies reached an agreement with the Jazz earlier this week on a trade that will send longtime point guard Mike Conley to Utah. That deal will pave the way for Morant to step in as Memphis’ point guard of the future.

The Grizzlies are expected to move forward with Morant and Jaren Jackson as their long-term franchise cornerstones, building around those two youngsters. Memphis could have the opportunity to add another young player to that core tonight, as the club currently holds the No. 23 overall pick.

Based on current cap projections, Morant will be in line for a 2019/20 salary of about $8.7MM on his NBA rookie contract.