By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The latest from the first round Wednesday at the NBA draft: Risacher goes No. 1 overall to Atlanta Another year, another French prospect goes No. 1 in …
Zaccharie Risacher, right, greets NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the first overall pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in New York.
Potential first-round draft picks stand together for a photo at Barclays Center before the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in New York. The 6-foot-9 wing technically was a teammate of Wembanyama in France during in the 2021-22 season — though they never appeared in a league game there together.
The learning process for the class of NBA freshmen starts with the draft, and don’t expect much right away when next season starts. Clingan wore a shiny gray suit with a black bow tie. The lining of his jacket was decorated with a montage of pictures of his family. Booker is 27 years old. Yes, Sheppard said he watched Booker as a “little kid.” And it adds up. Booker played his lone season for Kentucky in 2014-15, and Sheppard just turned 20 on Monday.
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