The Oklahoma City Thunder chose Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren with the No. 2 overall pick in the NBA draft on Thursday night and hit the accelerator on their rebuild by adding three of the top 12 selections.
Forwards are expected to dominate Thursday's NBA draft, starting with the trio of Gonzaga's Chet Holmgren, Auburn's Jabari Smith and Duke's Paolo Banchero.
Gonzaga stars Chet Holmgren and Andrew Nembhard announced Thursday that they will enter the NBA draft. Holmgren is expected to be a top five pick, while Nembhard is projected as a likely second-rounder.
Gonzaga forward Julian Strawther said Monday that he will enter the NBA draft and skip his junior year. Strawther tweeted the news but did not indicate whether he would hire an agent.
To chase his dream, 19-year-old Efe Abogidi's global journey start from the West Africa to the West Coast landing at Washington State and playing for the Cougars in the Pac-12.