One year after leading all agencies with six first-round picks in the NBA Draft, CAA Sports continued to stand out above the rest, this time representing both the No. 1 and No. 2 overall selections in T’Wolves F Karl-Anthony Towns and Lakers G D’Angelo Russell. CAA and BDA Sports combined to represent more than 50% of the players taken in the top half of last night’s Round 1 with four apiece. ASM and Priority Sports also represented four first-round prospects, while Excel Sports Management, Roc Nation Sports and Wasserman Media Group each represented two of the top 30 players. The following lists the full first round (THE DAILY).
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PK
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TEAM |
PLAYER/POS/SCHOOL |
AGENCY |
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1
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T'Wolves |
Karl-Anthony Towns/F/Kentucky |
CAA Sports |
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2
|
Lakers |
D'Angelo Russell/G/Ohio State |
CAA Sports |
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3
|
76ers |
Jahlil Okafor/C/Duke |
BDA Sports |
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4
|
Knicks |
Kristaps Porzingis/F/Latvia |
ASM |
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5
|
Magic |
Mario Hezonja/G/Croatia |
Wasserman Media Group |
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6
|
Kings |
Willie Cauley-Stein/F/Kentucky |
CAA Sports/Roc Nation Sports |
|
7
|
Nuggets |
Emmanuel Mudiay/G/China |
Rival Sports Group |
|
8
|
Pistons |
Stanley Johnson/F/Arizona |
BDA Sports |
|
9
|
Hornets |
Frank Kaminsky/F/Wisconsin |
BDA Sports |
|
10
|
Heat |
Justise Winslow/F/Duke |
Roc Nation |
|
11
|
Pacers |
Myles Turner/C/Texas |
ASM |
|
12
|
Jazz |
Trey Lyles/F/Kentucky |
Klutch Sports Management |
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13
|
Suns |
Devin Booker/G/Kentucky |
CAA Sports |
|
14
|
Thunder |
Cameron Payne/G/Murray State |
Relativity Sports |
|
15
|
Hawks* |
Kelly Oubre Jr./F/Kansas |
BDA Sports |
|
16
|
Celtics |
Terry Rozier/G/Louisville |
Verus Management Team |
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17
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Bucks |
Rashad Vaughn/G/UNLV |
Excel Sports Management |
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18
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Rockets |
Sam Dekker/F/Wisconsin |
Priority Sports |
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19
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Wizards* |
Jerian Grant/G/Notre Dame |
IAM Sports |
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20
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Raptors |
Delon Wright/G/Utah |
Wasserman Media Group |
|
21
|
Mavericks |
Justin Anderson/F/Virginia |
The Neustadt Group |
|
22
|
Bulls |
Bobby Portis/F/Arkansas |
Priority Sports |
|
23
|
Trail Blazers* |
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson/F/Arizona |
Excel Sports Management |
|
24
|
Cavaliers* |
Tyus Jones/G/Duke |
Landmark Sports |
|
25
|
Grizzlies |
Jarell Martin/F/LSU |
ASM |
|
26
|
Spurs |
Nikola Milutinov/C/Serbia |
Entersport |
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27
|
Lakers |
Larry Nance Jr./F/Wyoming |
Priority Sports |
|
28
|
Celtics |
R.J. Hunter/G/Georgia State |
Priority Sports |
|
29
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Nets |
Chris McCullough/F/Syracuse |
ASM |
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30
|
Warriors |
Kevon Looney/F/UCLA |
Stealth Sports |
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NOTE: * = Pick was subsequently traded.
