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Tony Bradley To Utah As The 28th Pick In The 2017 NBA Draft

Tony Bradley was selected in the 2017 NBA Draft as he went 28th overall to the Los Angeles Lakers, who later traded Bradley to the Utah Jazz. 

Jackson and Bradley are the 48th and 49th Tar Heels selected in NBA Draft first-round history. UNC has the most first-round selections in NBA Draft history. "according to http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=211634513&_ga=2.196377704.537720744.1498229675-1127014109.1470754128

This is the 11th time in NBA Draft history two or more Tar Heels were picked in the first round (1977, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2012 and 2017). "according to http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=211634513&_ga=2.196377704.537720744.1498229675-1127014109.1470754128

They are the 17th and 18th Tar Heels to play for head coach Roy Williams drafted in the first round. Williams has coached 29 first-round picks – 11 at Kansas and 18 at North Carolina. "according to http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=211634513&_ga=2.196377704.537720744.1498229675-1127014109.1470754128

Overall, Jackson and Bradley are the 111th and 112th Tar Heels selected in the NBA Draft, third-most among any school in the nation. "according to http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=211634513&_ga=2.196377704.537720744.1498229675-1127014109.1470754128