Excel Sports Management represented the most first-round picks in last night's NBA Draft with six overall, including three European players repped through Excel's partnership with BeoBasket and No. 2 overall pick Brandon Ingram (Lakers). Klutch Sports Group repped No. 1 overall pick Ben Simmons (76ers). Agents for the top five picks are listed below (THE DAILY).

PICK	TEAM	PLAYER	AGENT(S)
1	76ers	Ben Simmons/F/LSU	Rich Paul/Klutch Sports Group
2	Lakers	Brandon Ingram/F/Duke	Jeff Schwartz/Excel Sports Management
3	Celtics	Jaylen Brown/G/Cal	none*
4	Suns	Dragan Bender/F/Croatia	Doug Neustadt/The Neustadt Group
5	T'Wolves	Kris Dunn/PG/Providence	Ty Sullivan/CAA Sports

* = Brown decided to go without an agent for contract representation. See today's issue of THE DAILY for the full first-round chart.

Trades "had been heavily rumored all week, but blockbusters did not shake up the top of the draft" (N.Y. TIMES, 6/24).

ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel: “Basically the NBA Draft is the rose ceremony from ‘The Bachelor,’ but for dudes. … Some teams are looking for a big scorer, some teams are looking for a strong defender with a big body, some want point guards, others teams just want a good listener. You know, that’s worth something too” (“Jimmy Kimmel Live,” ABC, 6/23).

The UFC today will announce it has agreed to a multiyear partnership with Snapchat in which the social media company will cover select events through its "Live" product. The deal will give UFC fans with the Snapchat mobile app on their iOS or Android devices the opportunity to contribute their experiences through photo and video snaps to one collective Snapchat "Live Story." The partnership will launch at UFC 200 in Las Vegas on July 9.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is "demanding answers from NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman about the league's effort to reduce head trauma." Blumenthal in a letter sent to Bettman yesterday wrote, "The NHL understands the prevalence and danger of concussions in the sport but has chosen not to take them seriously." Blumenthal "gave Bettman one month to supply answers to nine questions about head injuries." The NHL is "under pressure from a federal class-action lawsuit in which former players accuse the league of not adequately informing players of the neurological danger players face" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 6/24).

An NHL spokesperson declined to comment "on Blumenthal's letter or his allegations." Blumenthal is a member of the Senate subcommittee "with jurisdiction over sports" (HARTFORD COURANT, 6/24).

Former San Diego City Council member Carl DeMaio today will unveil a plan to pay for a $1.5B new Chargers stadium "without a tax increase or a convention center annex." DeMaio said that the proposal "involves fans and investors, investing in the stadium for $5,000 to $700,000 each." In contrast to the team's "convadium" ballot initiative, this alternative plan would feature "a 250-room hotel whose rooms would overlook the stadium field, and a 200,000-square-foot retail center" (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 6/24).

Univ. of Pittsburgh AD Scott Barnes has "put his 19-sport department on notice" with a "17-page document – nearly a year in the making – that lists priorities, goals and expectations that reach into the next decade." The plan lists six goals generated by a total of 113 "coaches, student-athletes, faculty and staff members." It is the "first time the athletic department has revealed a long-range plan in such a public forum." One goal was for 90% or greater "renewal of season tickets for football and men's and women's basketball" (PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW, 6/24).

Read the full document on Pitt's athletic website. 

The Greenbrier Resort Owner Jim Justice yesterday afternoon said that the venue was "experiencing severe flooding" heavy enough to "obliterate the golf course" ahead of the PGA Tour Greenbrier Classic, which is scheduled to start July 4. Justice said the tournament is "on the back burner." He added, "First and foremost we'll deal with the people, we'll deal with the Classic later" (BLUEFIELD DAILY TELEGRAPH, 6/24).

Golfer Bubba Watson posted harrowing video of the flood waters on his Twitter feed:

Hope @The_Greenbrier drys out soon!! #GreenbrierClassic #hole18-17-1 pic.twitter.com/n2HRUTYpw7

— bubba watson (@bubbawatson) June 23, 2016

Reebok and Texans DE J.J. Watt announced the release of the JJ I training shoe, which will be available for $99.99 beginning July 15 at Reebok.com, Academy stores and other retailers (Reebok).

ELeague – the e-sports venture formed by Turner and WME-IMG – will host its inaugural semifinals and championship at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre outside Atlanta on July 29-30 (Turner).

Sports Authority will "have until Sept. 28 to file a Chapter 11 plan that outlines financial distributions to its creditors." The retailer "previously had until June 30" (DENVER POST, 6/24).

Kering Chair & CEO François-Henri Pinault "slapped down persistent rumours that the French luxury group is preparing to sell athletics goods maker Puma, saying the group plans to hold on to its majority stake" until at least '18 (FT.com, 6/23).

Health food brand GoGo Squeez announced a multiyear partnership with former U.S. Olympic gymnast Dominique Dawes (GoGo Squeez).

Tigers C James McCann signed on as a brand ambassador for Detroit-based startup Lawrence Hunt Dress Shirts (Lawrence Hunt).

A full-page ad in today's USA TODAY promotes tomorrow night's Premier Boxing Champions bout between Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter on CBS (THE DAILY).

"The golf tour isn’t like the circus. It is a circus. Ringling Brothers hasn’t got anything on us. Around here, you’re liable to see or hear anything" – Golfer Rory Sabbatini, on the atmosphere associated with the PGA Tour (WASHINGTON POST, 6/24).

"I could use the rest" – Cavaliers F LeBron James, on his decision not to play for Team USA in the Rio Games (CLEVELAND.com, 6/23).

"It’s definitely a big concern, no question about it. It’s a health risk. Winning a medal for your country, it’s a big thing, and you just got to take precautions and just be OK with it. I know it’s tough for guys that probably haven’t grown up in that region" – Golfer Jhonattan Vegas, on his decision to represent Venezuela at the Rio Games despite the risks associated with the Zika Virus (USA TODAY, 6/24).

"I have had such an interesting relationship with my body and it has really evolved over time, so I felt this was a real challenge for me and a great way to celebrate where I am at right now" – Duathlete Chris Mosier, on being the first transgender athlete to be featured in ESPN The Magazine's "Body Issue" (NYTIMES.com, 6/23).

"President Obama is considering owning an NBA team. They say Obama wants to be an NBA owner because it's his only chance to get someone on the court" – TBS' Conan O'Brien, on the White House Press Secretary's claim that Obama has discussed being part of an NBA ownership group after his term (“Conan,” TBS, 6/24).

ESPNW.com notes in light of incidents at Baylor, Stanford and Yale, it has "become easy to examine what colleges and universities are doing wrong" in handling sexual assault, but pointing to schools that are "doing a good job of handling their Title IX and sexual assault cases is significantly more difficult."

Elsewhere, the Raleigh NEWS & OBSERVER wonders if the current student-athlete model is "a flawed vestige of another era."

Also:

• Media execs at Cannes are "pitching marketers" on branded VR content.
• Football is poised to change in "once unthinkable ways" to protect players.
• Turner wants to find out whether e-sports will "ever work on TV."
• Texans' new sports science department is a "closely guarded secret."
• USGA's apology for U.S. Open rules debacle nice, but "wasn't enough."
• WNYW-Fox has "moved away from sports highlights" on its nightly newscasts.

I just spoke to Sam Hinkie. Really. Asked him if he'd come on tonight's draft show. He said "out of respect to Sixers, he's avoiding media".

— Brian J. Haddad (@BrianJHaddad) June 23, 2016

JC Penney was an 80-1 underdog to be the first brand to be mentioned in the NBA Draft.

— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) June 24, 2016

Huge Int'l night. 24 yrs later, this is a direct result of the Dream Team worldwide influence. Boris Stankovic must be beaming. All his idea

— Bob Ryan (@GlobeBobRyan) June 24, 2016

I'm surprised Donald Trump hasn't weighed in about all these immigrants taking our damn professional basketball jobs.

— Kami Mattioli (@kmattio) June 24, 2016

If you see a tweet we will not want to miss, send it to us at editorial@sportsbusinessdaily.com

The Hawks will break ground on their $50M practice facility in the Atlanta suburb of Brookhaven.

The Packers will release their preliminary financial results for the '15 season at 4:00pm CT.

Last night’s “Final Jeopardy!” category was “Actresses.”

“She won a 2006 Oscar and a 2015 Tony for playing the same monarch, though in different productions.”

Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski was a guest on CBS’ “Late Late Show” and said of his brother Glenn getting drafted by the Bills, “We’re from Buffalo, so it’s cool to see one of us play for our hometown, even though I don’t really, you know, they're one of my rivals.” Gronkowski said of hosting a new show called “Crashletes” on Nickelodeon, “It's about sports bloopers, it can be about athletes, professional athletes, wannabe athletes, animal athletes, just anything that has something with a blooper in it. It could be someone just walking down the street, tripping and falling and then we sit there and commentate, imitate them too, make fun of them, crack some jokes. … It’s for the kids.” Gronkowski then showed off the “Crashletes” socks he was wearing.

Actor Luke Wilson also was a guest and said, “Gronk’s like, he’s finishing a game, winning and then going out for what I call the fifth quarter. It starts at midnight.” Wilson also said he and his brothers “wanted to have a cage match with the Gronk brothers.” Wilson: “They said either in Tijuana or Dubai, that's where they wanted the setting to be. … I’m going to let them know I saw you, and I don't think it's a good idea.” Gronkowski, Wilson and actor Liev Schreiber later played a game called “Target Practice” in which they attempted to throw footballs through holes on a spinning wheel that host James Corden was strapped to (“Late Late Show,” CBS, 6/24).

NBC’s Jimmy Fallon said of the Knicks trading for G Derrick Rose, “I guess the Bulls approached the Knicks, looked them in the eyes and said, ‘Will you accept this Rose?’ OMG, Chicago B. just gave Knick a Rose last night” (“The Tonight Show,” NBC, 6/23).

ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” showed a music video featuring Basketball HOFer Dikembe Mutumbo and performer Aloe Blacc singing to the show’s co-host, Guillermo (“Jimmy Kimmel Live,” ABC, 6/23).

“Who is Helen Mirren?”

Mirren won awards for portraying England's Elizabeth II in the film “The Queen” and the Broadway play “The Audience.”