BDA Sports Management had the most picks in the first round of the NBA Draft in Brooklyn last night with five. Last year, Excel Sports Management and CAA tied for the most first rounders with four. CAA had four first round picks in this year’s Draft, while Excel and Priority Sports & Entertainment each had three. Roc Nation, Octagon, Catalyst Sports & Media and Pensack Sports/The Higgins Group each represented two players drafted in the first round. A total of 14 agencies represented picks in this year’s first round, down from 18 agencies last year. BDA’s Nima Namakian and Bill Duffy repped No. 1 overall pick Deandre Ayton (Suns), and Excel’s Jeff Schwartz repped No. 2 pick Marvin Bagley III (Kings).
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PK
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TEAM
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PLAYER/POS./SCHOOL
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AGENT(S)/FIRM
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1
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Suns
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Deandre Ayton/C/Arizona
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Nima Namakian, Bill Duffy/
BDA Sports Management
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2
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Kings
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Marvin Bagley III/C/Duke
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Jeff Schwartz/Excel Sports Management
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3
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Hawks
(traded to Mavericks)
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Luka Doncic/G/Real Madrid
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Bill Duffy/BDA Sports Management
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4
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Grizzlies
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Jaren Jackson Jr./F/Mich. St.
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Austin Brown, Leon Rose/CAA
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5
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Mavericks
(traded to Hawks)
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Trae Young/G/Oklahoma
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Omar Wilkes, Jeff Austin/Octagon
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6
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Magic
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Mohamed Bamba/C/Texas
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No agent
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7
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Bulls
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Wendell Carter Jr./C/Duke
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Joby Branion, Michael Siegel/
Vanguard Sports Group
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8
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Cavaliers
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Collin Sexton/G/Alabama
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Austin Brown, Leon Rose/CAA
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9
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Knicks
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Kevin Knox/F/Kentucky
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Aaron Turner/Verus Management Team
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10
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76ers
(traded to Suns)
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Mikal Bridges/F/Villanova
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Sam Goldfeder, Jordan Gertler/
Excel Sports Management
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11
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Hornets
(traded to Clippers
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander/
G/Kentucky
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Thaddeus Foucher/Wasserman
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12
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Clippers
(traded to Hornets)
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Miles Bridges/F/Mich. St.
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Rich Paul/Klutch Sports Group
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13
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Clippers
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Jerome Robinson/
G/Boston College
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Aaron Mintz, Austin Brown, Michael Tellem/CAA
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14
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Nuggets
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Michael Porter Jr./F/Missouri
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Mark Bartelstein/Priority Sports & Entertainment
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15
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Wizards
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Troy Brown Jr./G/Oregon
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Mike Higgins/The Higgins Group
& Adam Pensack/Pensack Sports
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16
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Suns
(traded to 76ers)
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Zhaire Smith/G/Texas Tech
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Roger Montgomery/Roc Nation
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17
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Bucks
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Donte DiVincenzo/
G/Villanova
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John Noonan, Chris Emens/Octagon
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18
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Spurs
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Lonnie Walker IV/G/Miami
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Happy Walters, George Langberg/
Catalyst Sports & Media
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19
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Hawks
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Kevin Huerter/G/Maryland
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Andy Shiffman/Priority Sports & Entertainment
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20
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T'Wolves
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Josh Okogie/G/Georgia Tech
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Calvin Andrews/BDA Sports Management
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21
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Jazz
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Grayson Allen/G/Duke
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Mitch Nathan, Steven Heumann,
Aaron Mintz/CAA
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22
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Bulls
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Chandler Hutchinson/
F/Boise St.
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Kiernan Piller/Priority Sports & Entertainment
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23
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Pacers
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Aaron Holiday/G/UCLA
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Charles Briscoe/Premier Sports Council
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24
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Blazers
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Anfernee Simons/
G/IMG Academy
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Drew Rosenhaus, Bobby Petriella/
Rosenhaus Sports
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25
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Lakers
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Moritz Wagner/C/Michigan
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Joe Branch/Roc Nation
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26
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76ers
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Landry Shamet/
G/Wichita State
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Happy Walters, George Langberg/
Catalyst Sports & Media
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27
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Celtics
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Robert Williams/C/Texas A&M
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Kevin Bradbury/BDA Sports Management
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28
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Warriors
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Jacob Evans III/F/Cinncinati
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Mike Higgins/The Higgins Group
& Adam Pensack/Pensack Sports
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29
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Nets
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Dzanan Musa/F/Cedevita
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Jordan Gertler/Excel Sports Management
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30
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Hawks
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Omari Spellman/F/Villanova
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Bill Duffy, Marlon Harrison/
BDA Sports Management
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Staff writer Liz Mullen also contributed to this report.
