The Philadelphia 76ers began a trend in the 2017 NBA Draft by drafting prolific freshman guard Markelle Fultz.
A year after almost half the draft - a record 27 of the 60 picks - were worldwide players, French guard Frank Ntilikina and Finnish forward Lauri Markkanen, who played a year at Arizona, are two of the top global players.
The Kings' first pick at No. 5 was guard De'Aaron Fox of Kentucky and they selected Zach Collins of Gonzaga at No. 10 with the pick obtained from New Orleans for DeMarcus Cousins.
Known for his all-round offensive ability and athleticism, Fultz starred in his lone year at the University of Washington, averaging 23 points per game, along with more than five rebounds and five assists.
The 76ers had the No. 1 pick for the second straight year after trading with the Boston Celtics on Monday. Forbes reported that Fultz will earn a maximum of $33.7 million on his rookie deal, including more than $15.3 million guaranteed in its first two years.
Fultz says that he's just happy to be part of it.
Both Plum and Fultz are the first No. 1 draft picks in Washington basketball history.
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National Basketball Association players took to twitter an provided commentary throughout the night-making the draft experience that much more special for fans.
After the announcement of Ball's selection by the Lakers, he said he "just wants to get on the court". "He just said guys that are my size and are versatile offensively and defensively, it's hard not to play those guys". It became even more apparent the Lakers were going to select him once D'Angelo Russell was traded to Brooklyn for Brook Lopez.
Forwards Josh Jackson of Kansas and Jayson Tatum of Duke are two players frequently mentioned as possibilities at the No. 3 spot, and Celtics president Danny Ainge said Boston could get the player there they might have taken at No. 1.
The first seven picks of the draft entered as college freshman and 18-year-old Frenchman Frank Ntilikina was taken by the New York Knicks with the eighth choice.
"It was unbelievable, really", said Fultz when asked about the feeling of crossing the stage after being announced as top pick.
The annual draft did not have any huge block buster trades with household names changing uniforms with the exception of Butler moving over to Minnesota from Chicago.
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