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The youngest player to ever play in the NBA was Andrew Bynum who played his first game at the age of 18 years and 6 days old. [80] Bynum, who was also the youngest player ever selected in the NBA Draft, went into the NBA straight out of high school. [81] Jermaine O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, both drafted in 1996, were the second- and third-youngest ...
Chukwuma Julian "Chuma" Okeke (/ ˈ tʃ uː m ə oʊ ˈ k eɪ k eɪ / CHOO-mə oh-KAY-kay; [1] born August 18, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Okeke played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers before being drafted 16th overall in the 2019 NBA draft ...
Grant Dean Williams (born November 30, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Williams played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers. He was drafted 22nd overall in the 2019 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics and reached the NBA Finals with the team in 2022.
Okpala was drafted by the Phoenix Suns with the 32nd overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft but was soon after traded to the Miami Heat. [23] On July 7, 2019, Miami Heat announced that they had signed Okpala. [24] He played in two of the Heat's first four games, but missed 19 games due to an Achilles strain.
International players that had declared this year and did not previously declare in another prior year can drop out of the draft about 10 days before the draft begins on June 10. By the April 23 deadline, a record-high 58 international prospects, including an international Canadian university player, expressed interest in the 2019 NBA draft. [101]
Following a freshman-year stint with the Duke Blue Devils, Williamson was selected by the Pelicans with the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2020. In 2021, he became the fourth youngest NBA player to be selected to an All-Star game. [2]
On June 20, 2019, Poole was drafted 28th overall in the first round of the 2019 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors. [58] His guaranteed contract was $6.2 million over three years. On July 11, the Warriors signed Poole to his rookie scale contract. [ 59 ]
On June 20, 2019, the Chicago Bulls drafted Coby White with the seventh overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft. [16] White is the first player from North Carolina to be drafted in the first round by the Bulls since Michael Jordan in 1984. [17] On July 1, 2019, White signed with the Bulls. [18] White participated in the 2019 NBA Summer League with ...