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CAA Sports Reps NBA Draft's First Two Picks; BDA, ASM, Priority Each Rep Four In Round 1

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).

PK
TEAM PLAYER/POS/SCHOOL AGENCY
1
T'Wolves Karl-Anthony Towns/F/Kentucky CAA Sports
2
Lakers D'Angelo Russell/G/Ohio State CAA Sports
3
76ers Jahlil Okafor/C/Duke BDA Sports
4
Knicks Kristaps Porzingis/F/Latvia ASM
5
Magic Mario Hezonja/G/Croatia Wasserman Media Group
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
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
17
Bucks Rashad Vaughn/G/UNLV Excel Sports Management
18
Rockets Sam Dekker/F/Wisconsin Priority Sports
19
Wizards* Jerian Grant/G/Notre Dame IAM Sports
20
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
27
Lakers Larry Nance Jr./F/Wyoming Priority Sports
28
Celtics R.J. Hunter/G/Georgia State Priority Sports
29
Nets Chris McCullough/F/Syracuse ASM
30
Warriors Kevon Looney/F/UCLA Stealth Sports
       

NOTE: * = Pick was subsequently traded.

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