BROOKLYN – The first round of the 2025 NBA Draft was held Wednesday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn:\u00a0
\nJazz add another guard, go with Florida\u2019s Walter Clayton Jr. after trade<\/p>\n
Walter Clayton Jr. won a national championship with Florida and now he\u2019s headed to join the rebuild in Utah.<\/p>\n
Washington took Clayton with the No. 18 pick, but a trade will wind up sending him to the Jazz.<\/p>\n
High praise from his college coach, Todd Golden: \u201cThere\u2019s not another player in America you would rather have right now than Walter Clayton with the ball in his hands in a big-time moment,\u201d the Gators coach said during the NCAA tournament.<\/p>\n
Magic add to guard depth, get Michigan State\u2019s Jase Richardson at No. 25<\/p>\n
Jason Richardson played for the Orlando Magic. And so will his son.<\/p>\n
Orlando took Michigan State\u2019s Jase Richardson at No. 25 in Wednesday\u2019s draft. The lefty guard averaged 12.1 points per game in his one college season.<\/p>\n
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