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Draft Selection Order For The 2017 NBA Draft

The NBA Draft is coming up on Thursday, June 22nd and some players dreams will turn into reality. According to http://www.nba.com/draft/board this is what the draft order looks like for the 1st round. 

1. Boston Celtics

2. Los Angeles Lakers

3. Philadelphia. 76's  

4. Phoenix Suns 

5. Sacramento Kings 

6. Orlando Magic 

7. Minnesota Timberwolves 

8. New York Knicks 

9. Dallas Mavericks 

10. Sacramento Kings 

11. Charlotte Hornets 

12. Detroit Pistons

13. Denver Nuggets

14. Miami Heat

15. Portland Trail Blazers

16. Chicago Bulls

17. Milwaukee Bucks

18. Indiana Pacers

19. Atlanta Hawks

20. Portland Trail Blazers

21. Oklahoma City Thunder

22. Brooklyn Nets

23. Toronto Raptors

24. Utah Jazz

25. Orlando Magic

26. Portland Trail Blazers

27. Brooklyn Nets

28. Los Angeles Lakers 

29. San Antonio Spurs 

30. Utah Jazz 

The teams without a first round pick include Cleveland, Golden State who were in the NBA Finals this season with Golden State winning it all.  Other teams with a first round pick are Houston, Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis, New Orleans and Washington. "according to http://www.nba.com/draft/board

The 2nd round looks like this. "according to http://www.nba.com/draft/board

31. Atlanta Hawks 

32. Phoenix Suns 

33. Orlando Magic 

34. Sacramento Kings 

35. Orlando Magic 

36. Philadelphia 76ers 

37. Boston Celtics 

38. Chicago Bulls 

39. Philadelphia 76ers

40. New Orleans Pelicans 

41. Charlotte Hornets 

42. Utah Jazz

43. Houston Rockets 

44. New York Knicks 

45. Houston Rockets 

46. Philadelphia 76ers 

47. Indiana Pacers 

48. Milwaukee Bucks 

49. Denver Nuggets 

50. Philadelphia 76ers 

51. Denver Nuggets

52. Washington Wizards

53. Boston Celtics

54. Phoenix Suns

55. Utah Jazz

56. Boston Celtics

57. Brooklyn Nets

58. New York Knicks

59. San Antonio

60. Atlanta Hawks

Teams without a second round pick include Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Golden State, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis, Miami, Minnesota, Oklahoma City, Portland, and Toronto.  "according to http://www.nba.com/draft/board

The players from Duke that entered the draft include freshman guard Frank Jackson, forward Jayson Tatum and sophomore guard  Luke Kennard. 

In his lone season at Duke, Frank Jackson averaged 10.9 points per game along with 2.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. "according to http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4065651/frank-jackson

Luke Kennard spent two season's at Duke but  his sophomore season stands out as  Luke Kennard averaged 19.5 points per game to go along with 5.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. "according to http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/3913174/luke-kennard

Jayson Tatum  in his one  season at Duke averaged 16.8 points, 7.3 rebounds to go along with 2.1 assists per game. "according to http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4065648/jayson-tatum

Harry Giles meanwhile averaged 3.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game in his one season at Duke. "according to http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4065649/harry-giles

As for North Carolina who is eight miles down the road from Duke freshman Tony Bradley was the only player who entered the draft after helping North Carolina win the 2017 National Title in Phoenix Arizona. In his lone season in Chapel Hill, he averaged 7. 1 points, 5.1 rebounds to go along with 0.6 assists per game. "according to http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4065673/tony-bradley

What round and what number will the players from Duke and North Carolina be drafted? Out of the thirty teams in the league where will the players from these two programs take their talents next as they start their pro careers?