Former school basketball stars Ryan Kalkbrenner and Johni Broome went among the many first 5 picks of the second spherical of the 2025 NBA Draft on Thursday evening.
Kalkbrenner, the 7-foot-1 heart who received 4 straight Huge East Defensive Participant of the 12 months awards at Creighton, was the fourth choose of the evening at No. 34 general by the Charlotte Hornets. Charlotte additionally picked Duke ahead Sion James one choice earlier.
Broome, a consensus first-team All-American at Auburn who was The Sporting Information’ Nationwide Participant of the 12 months, was picked No. 35 general by the Philadelphia 76ers.
A 6-foot-9 ahead, Broome averaged 18.6 factors, 10.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and a pair of.1 blocks per sport for the Tigers in his ultimate yr of school basketball.
Kalkbrenner, in the meantime, put up 19.2 factors, 8.7 rebounds and a pair of.7 blocks per contest in his fifth and ultimate yr at Creighton.
The evening started with a commerce, because the Minnesota Timberwolves dealt the thirty first general choose to the Phoenix Suns for the thirty sixth choose and two future second-rounders, ESPN reported. Phoenix used the opening choose of the second spherical on Saint Joseph’s ahead Rasheer Fleming.
The thirty sixth choose reportedly modified palms from Minnesota to the Brooklyn Nets to the Los Angeles Lakers, who selected Arkansas large man Adou Thiero.
NBA draft second-round outcomes, with draft-day trades included —
No. 1 (31 general): Phoenix Suns (from Minnesota), F Rasheer Fleming, Saint Joseph’s
2 (32): Orlando Magic (from Boston), F Noah Penda, France
3 (33): Charlotte Hornets, F Sion James, Duke
4 (34): Charlotte Hornets, C Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
5 (35): Philadelphia 76ers, F/C Johni Broome, Auburn
6 (36): Los Angeles Lakers (from Brooklyn), F Adou Thiero, Arkansas
7 (37): Detroit Pistons, G Chaz Lanier, Tennessee
8 (38): Indiana Pacers (from San Antonio), G Kam Jones, Marquette
9 (39): Toronto Raptors, G Alijah Martin, Florida
10 (40): New Orleans Pelicans (from Washington), G Micah Peavy, Georgetown
11 (41): Phoenix Suns (through Golden State), G Koby Brea, Kentucky
12 (42): Sacramento Kings, C Maxime Raynaud, Stanford
13 (43): Washington Wizards (from Utah), G Jamir Watkins, Florida State
14 (44): Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder, F Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern
15 (45): Minnesota Timberwolves (from Chicago through Phoenix), C Rocco Zikarsky, Australia
–Area Stage Media
