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Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Johnson comes from the University of Texas. The Washington Wizards selected Texas guard Richard “Tre” Johnson, III at No. 6 overall on Wednesday in the 2025 NBA Draft. Johnson was a five star recruit in high school where he first played in Texas but transferred to Link Academy in Missouri before going to college. At Texas, Johnson … [Read more...] about NBA Draft 2025: Wizards select Tre Johnson No. 6 overall

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images The Wizards will also get second round picks. The Washington Wizards selected Walter Clayton, Jr. No. 18 overall on Wednesday in the 2025 NBA Draft from the University of Florida. In his senior season in 2024-25, Clayton led the Gators to the NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship and was the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. … [Read more...] about Wizards select Walter Clayton No. 18 overall before trade to Jazz

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Riley, a forward, played for the Illinois Fighting Illini in the 2024-25 NCAA college season The Utah Jazz selected Will Riley at No. 21 overall on Wednesday in the 2025 NBA Draft. Riley played college basketball at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Riley is with the Jazz in name only, because he is expected to be traded to … [Read more...] about Jazz select Riley No. 21 overall, reportedly will be traded to Wizards

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images The No. 18 for No. 21 draft pick swap is unofficially official. On Wednesday, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced that the Washington Wizards traded Walter Clayton, the No. 18 overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft for Will Riley, the No. 21 overall pick along with the No. 43 pick. So Washington will have the No. 40 and No. 43 picks … [Read more...] about NBA Draft 2025: Wizards and Jazz trade of Clayton and Riley announced

Photo by Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images Watch the 2025 NBA Draft with us! The 2025 NBA Draft is tonight at 8 p.m. ET. You can watch it on ESPN and ABC (WJLA-TV in the D.C. area). You can also join Kevin Broom on for a Wizards-centric watch party on Playback for tonight’s game. It will be simulcast with our own Matt Modderno who also hosts the Bleav in Wizards … [Read more...] about NBA Draft 2025: Your tracker tonight on whom the Wizards could pick tonight