Minnesota Timberwolves - Justin Patton 17.
During the first round of the Draft on Thursday 16 freshmen were chosen setting a new record.
"In high school I told my trainer Keith I wanted to be the No. 1 player in the country and the No. 1 draft pick, so it was a goal I set out there, and that's what I was striving for", Fultz said. "And that's a Markelle Fultz trait - the passion, the work ethic he has and wanting to give to a community".
IL went up against some of the players selected in the first round of the NBA Draft. Patton is a very athletic center who will become a great compliment to Karl-Anthony Towns in a potentially elite National Basketball Association front court. Among the undrafted was Arizona freshman Kobi Simmons, who entered the draft even though National Basketball Association scouts told him he wasn't ready. Monk, who averaged 19.8 points in his only season at Kentucky, went at No. 11 to the Charlotte Hornets. He'll be looking to sign as a free-agent, too. The NBA is not short on personality, and that comes through with numerous player nicknames.
Now they are hoping for more with the trio of Fultz, Simmons and entertaining center Joel Embiid.
Milwaukee picked Michigan's D.J. Wilson at No. 17, IN selected UCLA forward T.J. Leaf with the 18th pick, Atlanta used the 19th pick on Wake Forest forward John Collins and Portland chose Duke's Harry Giles at No. 20, who was then traded to Sacramento.
Having gone 15th in the 2015 Draft, Devin Booker reminded the draftees that it's not the draft pick that matters, but the situation where they end up. Utah Jazz - Donovan Mitchell 14.
The 76ers selected Markelle Fultz with the overall No. 1 pick and then began making moves that probably thrilled fans of the team's rebuilidng project nicknamed "The Process". He is the first Seminole taken in the top ten of the Draft since 1989. But Fultz had only one thing in mind when he heard it.
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He shot 45 percent from the floor and 85 percent from the free throw line in 33.3 minutes per game. Jackson plays with an edge to his game, something Phoenix coach Earl Watson loves in his players.
"This city has to feel fantastic", coach Brett Brown said.
In all, the first seven and 12 of the first 14 picks were freshmen. Two years later, in their first full seasons in the league, one of the two will most likely win the Rookie of the Year award next week.
As many as 20 freshmen were expected to be selected in the draft, including as many as 16 in the first round.
At the NBA Finals earlier this month, Commissioner Adam Silver addressed the issue, saying the one-and-done rule isn't working out for the league or college teams.
From left, Markelle Fultz, De'Aaron Fox and Donovan Mitchell gather with other draft prospects on stage for a group photo before the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 22, 2017, in NY. They were Derrick White of Colorado and Josh Hart of Villanova. Arizona senior Kadeem Allen was taken in the second round by the Boston Celtics in one of the surprises of the draft. Announced trades denoted with a letter.
Bam Adebayo was the last lottery pick; he went 14th to Miami, joining n Fox and Monk in the National Basketball Association.
"I don't think the other guys in this draft really care as much as I do", Jackson said.
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