By John Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Seven European players were picked during the 2019 NBA draft, which took place at the Barclays Center on Thursday evening. French Sekou Doumbouya landed 15th place to lead players from the old continent at New York.
Georgian Goga Bitadze ranked 18th, Croatian Luka Samanic 19th, Lithuanian Deividas Sirvydis 37th, Serbian Alen Smailagic 39th, Lithuanian-born Ignas Brazdeikis 47th and Serbian Vanja Marinkovic rounded up the field in 60th place.
Brazdeikis who played college ball in Michigan has expressed interest of renouncing the Canadian basketball citizenship and play for Lithuania. Having said that, in total 17 non-US born players were selected in the draft with Japan’s Rui Hachimura making history for his country by being the 9th pick.
Here are all the picks of the 2019 NBA draft:
|
Position |
Player |
Country |
Team |
|
1 |
Zion Williamson |
USA |
New Orleans Pelicans |
|
2 |
Ja Morant |
USA |
Memphis Grizzlies |
|
3 |
R.J. Barrett |
Canada |
New York Knicks |
|
4 |
De’Andre Hunter |
USA |
Atlanta Hawks |
|
5 |
Darius Garland |
USA |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
|
6 |
Jarrett Culver |
USA |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
|
7 |
Coby White |
USA |
Chicago Bulls |
|
8 |
Jaxson Hayes |
USA |
New Orleans Pelicans |
|
9 |
Rui Hachimura |
Japan |
Washington Wizards |
|
10 |
Cam Reddish |
USA |
Atlanta Hawks |
|
11 |
Cameron Johnson |
USA |
Phoenix Suns |
|
12 |
P.J. Washington |
USA |
Charlotte Hornets |
|
13 |
Tyler Herro |
USA |
Miami Heat |
|
14 |
Romeo Langford |
USA |
Boston Celtics |
|
15 |
Sekou Doumbouya |
France |
Detroit Pistons |
|
16 |
Chuma Okeke |
USA |
Orlando Magic |
|
17 |
Nickell Alexander-Walker |
Canada |
New Orleans Pelicans |
|
18 |
Goga Bitadze |
Georgia |
Indiana Pacers |
|
19 |
Luka Samanic |
Croatia |
San Antonio Spurs |
|
20 |
Matisse Thybulle |
USA |
Philadelphia 76ers |
|
21 |
Brandon Clarke |
Canada |
Memphis Grizzlies |
|
22 |
Grant Williams |
USA |
Boston Celtics |
|
23 |
Darius Bazley |
USA |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
|
24 |
Ty Jerome |
USA |
Phoenix Suns |
|
25 |
Nassir Little |
USA |
Portland Trail Blazers |
|
26 |
Dylan Windler |
USA |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
|
27 |
Mfiondu Kabengele |
Canada |
Los Angeles Clippers |
|
28 |
Jordan Poole |
USA |
Golden State Warriors |
|
29 |
Keldon Johnson |
USA |
San Antonio Spurs |
|
30 |
Kevin Porter Jr. |
USA |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
|
31 |
Nicolas Claxton |
US Virgin Islands |
Brooklyn Nets |
|
32 |
KZ Okpala |
USA |
Miami Heat |
|
33 |
Carsen Edwards |
USA |
Boston Celtics |
|
34 |
Bruno Fernando |
Angola |
Atlanta Hawks |
|
35 |
Marcos Louzada Silva |
Brazil |
New Orleans Pelicans |
|
36 |
Cody Martin |
USA |
Charlotte Hornets |
|
37 |
Deividas Sirvydis |
Lithuania |
Detroit Pistons |
|
38 |
Daniel Gafford |
USA |
Chicago Bulls |
|
39 |
Alen Smailagic |
Serbia |
Golden State Warriors |
|
40 |
Justin James |
USA |
Sacramento Kings |
|
41 |
Eric Paschall |
USA |
Golden State Warriors |
|
42 |
Admiral Schofield |
USA |
Washington Wizards |
|
43 |
Jaylen Nowell |
USA |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
|
44 |
Bol Bol |
Sudan |
Denver Nuggets |
|
45 |
Isaiah Roby |
USA |
Dallas Mavericks |
|
46 |
Talen Horton-Tucker |
USA |
Los Angeles Lakers |
|
47 |
Ignas Brazdeikis |
Canada/Lithuania |
New York Knicks |
|
48 |
Terance Mann |
USA |
Los Angeles Clippers |
|
49 |
Quinndary Weatherspoon |
USA |
San Antonio Spurs |
|
50 |
Jarrell Brantley |
USA |
Utah Jazz |
|
51 |
Tremont Waters |
USA |
Boston Celtics |
|
52 |
Jalen McDaniels |
USA |
Charlotte Hornets |
|
53 |
Justin Wright-Forerman |
USA |
Utah Jazz |
|
54 |
Marial Shayok |
Canada |
Philadelphia 76ers |
|
55 |
Kyle Guy |
USA |
Sacramento Kings |
|
56 |
Jaylen Hands |
USA |
Brooklyn Nets |
|
57 |
Jordan Bone |
USA |
Detroit Pistons |
|
58 |
Mlye Oni |
USA |
Utah Jazz |
|
59 |
Dewan Hernandez |
USA |
Toronto Raptors |
|
60 |
Vanja Marinkovic |
Serbia |
Sacramento Kings |