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CAA Sports Reps Top Two NBA Draft Picks, Four Total 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, respectively. 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 DAILY).

The following lists the top five picks; see today’s issue of THE DAILY for the full first round.

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
 Sixers Jahlil Okafor/C/Duke BDA Sports
4
 Knicks Kristaps Porzingis/F/Latvia ASM
5
 Magic Mario Hezonja/G/Croatia Wasserman Media Group

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