The 2019 NBA draft is here and outside of the top two picks, many NBA insiders are expecting the unexpected Thursday evening from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Duke phenom Zion Williamson is a lock to go No. 1 to the New Orleans Pelicans, followed by electric point guard Ja Morant out of Murray State going second to the Memphis Grizzlies.
Beyond that, anything could happen.
Locally, the Portland Trail Blazers, fresh off a Western Conference finals appearance, own just the 25th pick in the first round. Will they keep it? Trade up or trade down? We’ll find out tonight.
Follow along for live updates from each pick, draft rumor and trade report below. And here are the details for Thursday’s draft:
What: 2019 NBA draft
When: 4:30 p.m. PT, Thursday, June 20
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
TV: ESPN
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First round order
1. New Orleans Pelicans – Zion Williamson | Duke
2. Memphis Grizzlies – Ja Morant | Murray State
3. New York Knicks – RJ Barrett | Duke
4. Atlanta Hawks (via New Orleans Pelicans) – De’Andre Hunter | Virginia
5. Cleveland Cavaliers – Darius Garland | Vanderbilt
6. Minnesota Timberwolves (via Phoenix Suns) – Jarrett Culver | Texas Tech
7. Chicago Bulls – Coby White | North Carolina
8. New Orleans Hornets (via Atlanta Hawks) – Jaxson Hayes | Texas
9. Washington Wizards – Rui Hachimura | Gonzaga
10. Atlanta Hawks (via Dallas Mavericks) – Cam Reddish | Duke
11. Phoenix Suns (via) Minnesota Timberwolves – Cameron Johnson| North Carolina
12. Charlotte Hornets – PJ Washington | Kentucky
13. Miami Heat – Tyler Herro | Kentucky
14. Boston Celtics (via Sacramento Kings) – Romeo Langford | Indiana
15. Detroit Pistons – Sekou Doumbouya | France
16. Orlando Magic – Chuma Okeke | Auburn
17. New Orleans Hornets (via Atlanta Hawks) – Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Virginia Tech
18. Indiana Pacers – Goga Bitadze | Georgia
19. San Antonio Spurs – Luka Samanic | Croatia
20. Boston Celtics (via LA Clippers) – Matisse Thybulle | Washington
21. Oklahoma City Thunder (Proposed Trade to MEM) – Brandon Clarke | Gonzaga
22. Boston Celtics – Grant Williams | Tennessee
23. Memphis Grizzlies (via Utah Jazz) – Darius Bazley | United States
24. Philadelphia 76ers – Ty Jerome | Virginia
25. Portland Trail Blazers – Nassir Little | North Carolina
26. Cleveland Cavaliers (via Houston Rockets) – Dylan Windler | Belmont
27. Brooklyn Nets (Proposed Trade to LAC) – Mfiondu Kabengele | Florida State
28. Golden State Warriors – Jordan Poole | Michigan
29. San Antonio Spurs (via Toronto Raptors) – Keldon Johnson | Kentucky
30. Detroit Pistons (via Milwaukee Bucks) – Kevin Porter Jr. | USC
Second round order
31. New Jersey Nets – Nic Claxton | Georgia
32. Phoenix Suns (proposed trade to the Heat) – KZ Okpala | Stanford
33. Philadelphia 76ers (proposed trade to the Celtics) – Carsen Edwards | Purdue
34. Philadelphia 76ers – Bruno Fernando | Maryland
35. Atlanta Hawks (proposed trade to the Pelicans) – Marcos Louzada Silva | Brazil
36. Charlotte Hornets – Cody Martin | Nevada
37. Dallas Mavericks – Deividas Sirvydis | Lithuania
38. Chicago Bulls – Daniel Gafford | Arkansas
39. New Orleans Pelicans (proposed trade to the Warriors) – Alen Smailagic | Santa Cruz Warriors
40. Sacramento Kings – Justin James | Wyoming
41. Atlanta Hawks (proposed trade to Warriors) – Eric Paschall | Villanova
42. Philadelphia 76ers (proposed trade to the Wizards) – Admiral Schofield | Tennessee
43. Minnesota Timberwolves – Jaylen Nowell | Washington
44. Atlanta Hawks (proposed trade to the Nuggets) – Bol Bol | Oregon
45. Detroit Pistons – Isaiah Roby | Nebraska
46. Orlando Magic (proposed trade to the Lakers) – Talen Horton-Tucker | Iowa State
47. Sacramento Kings (proposed trade to the Knicks) – Ignas Brazdeikis | Michigan
48. Los Angeles Clippers – Terance Mann | Florida State
49. San Antonio Spurs – Quinndary Weatherspoon | Mississippi State
50. Indiana Pacers (proposed trade to the Jazz) – Jarrell Brantley | College of Charleston
51. Boston Celtics – Tremont Waters | LSU
52. Charlotte Hornets – Jalen McDaniels | San Diego State
53. Utah Jazz – Justin Wright-Foreman | Hofstra
54. Philadelphia 76ers – Marial Shayok | Iowa State
55. New York Knicks (proposed trade to the Kings) – Kyle Guy | Virginia
56. Los Angeles Clippers (proposed trade to the Nets) – Jaylen Hands | UCLA
57. New Orleans Pelicans (proposed trade to the Pistons) – Jordan Bone | Tennessee
58. Golden State Warriors (proposed trade to the Jazz) – Miye Oni | Yale
59. Toronto Raptors – Dewan Hernandez | Miami
60. Sacramento Kings – Vanja Marinkovic | Serbia
