The NBA Draft of 2025 He has left several interesting news. The main one, and the great confirmation to the predictions, is that Cooper Flagg has been chosen by the Dallas Mavericks In the first position.
Those of Texas were graceful with the largest prize in the draft lottery, and have not let out the opportunity to get one of the most important player projects in the league in the coming years. Flagg has averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists by match at Duke University, and although it reaches a team in which stars such as Anthony Davis y Kyrie Irving, He is called to be one of the leaders of the team in the medium term.
Hugo González was drafted by the Celtics
This draft also raised interesting for the Spanish public, since the Madrid player Hugo González It started with many possibilities of being chosen in the first round. Finally, this happened, and the Boston Celtics selected him in the 28th place. The eaves, who raised the Endesa League a few hours ago with the white team, will play at the Garden next season, as General Manager of the franchise admitted, Brad Stevens.
A success, of the Real Madrid quarry, and a hope for Spanish basketball that had only been left with Santi Aldama and Jordi Fernández as national representatives in the best basketball league on the planet. In addition, the exmadridista Egor demin He will also play the next campaign in the NBA after being chosen by the Brooklyn Nets in the eighth position.
Jakucionis, Barca representative in the draft
Another of the names that were expected in this first round of the draft was that of Kaspar Jakucionis. The Lithuanian exterior left Barça last summer to sign for the Illinois University. In just one year in American university basketball, the ex -Azulgrana left great sensations, averaging 15 points, 4.7 assists and 5.7 rebounds in 33 games. Despite being 'Rookie', he started in all of them, and leaves the team with the record of success in free throws for a first -year player (84.5%).
Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois player / TWITTER
Miami Heat elige a ‘Jaku’
After that good performance, but somewhat weighed by the early elimination in the last 'March Madness', Jakuccionis fell something about the predictions, but was selected in the Twenty position by the Miami Heat. The team of Erik spoelstra ended in the eighth position of the conference this last season, and fell in the first round of playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers for a forceful 4-0.
Kasparas Jakucionis was chosen in the twentieth position of the draft / LAP
What the former Barça player highlights
“We didn't count on finding Jakucionis available in that position. We were with him in Chicago, and what we highlight most about him is His great ball handling, his reading of the game to build plays, his hardness and that ability to end in the hoop “, Adam Simon, Vice President of Operations of the Heat commented.
In Miami, Jakucionis will share costumes with some league stars like Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo orrew Wiggins. His commitment to find his opportunity in the NBA has come out correctly, and now he will see if in the future, Dame Sarr, Mathieu Grujicic or Raul Villar, They have abandoned Barca discipline in this 2025 can also succeed.
