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Three Winners, Three Losers From the First Round of the NBA Draft
- The initial phase of the 2025 NBA Draft wrapped up on June 26, 2025, at the Barclays Center in New York, featuring several significant player selections.
- Teams entered the draft with specific needs, such as New Orleans rebuilding after trading Brandon Ingram and CJ McCollum, and Brooklyn holding five first-round picks to add playmakers.
- Duke had three top-10 picks including Cooper Flagg going first overall to Dallas, the 76ers drafted Baylor's V.J. Edgecombe third overall, while Rutgers made program history with Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey selected as highest picks.
- Jazz’s GM Ainge praised Bailey, saying, "We really like him as a player and a fit in our program," while the Pelicans’ trio of picks pressures them to succeed with Zion Williamson.
- The draft's outcome suggests focused roster rebuilding for teams like Brooklyn and New Orleans, with the second round set for June 27, 2025, to finalize remaining picks.
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Denver GazetteThree winners, three losers from the first round of the NBA Draft
The Hawks were the big winners of the first round of the NBA Draft but not for the player they picked Wednesday, while the Hornets and Magic were among the losers. The draft resumes for the second round on Thursday night. The Nuggets enter Thursday without a pick.
·Colorado Springs, United States
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Winners, losers from first round of 2025 NBA Draft - NBC Los Angeles
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The American basketball team continues to love young French men with the selections in the first round of Noa Essengue, Joan Beringer and Nolan Traoré.
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