Zion Williamson, Ja Morant and <br />RJ Barrett Highlight 2019 NBA Draft The 2019 NBA Draft took place <br />on Thursday night. Duke's Zion Williamson was drafted No. 1 overall <br />by the New Orleans Pelicans as expected. Ja Morant from Murrary State went <br />No. 2 to the Memphis Grizzlies, and Wiliamson's Duke teammate, RJ Barrett, <br />was drafted by the New York Knicks at No. 3. The Pelicans traded the No. 4 pick, acquired <br />from the Lakers via the Anthony Davis trade, <br />to the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks drafted De'Andre Hunter <br />from Virginia and the Pelicans took <br />Jaxson Hayes from Texas at No. 8. Vanderbilt's Darius Garland, Texas Tech's <br />Jarrett Culver and UNC's Coby White <br />were the No. 5, No. 6 and No. 7 picks. Duke's Cam Reddish was drafted by the Hawks <br />at No. 10, giving Duke three picks in the top 10. Duke was the second school ever to accomplish <br />this feat, following Florida in 2007, when Al Horford, Corey Brewer and <br />Joakim Noah were all top-10 selections. The Oklahoma City Thunder drafted Darius Bazley at <br />No. 24. Bazley signed a deal with New Balance and sat out last season instead of playing in college.
