A streak of Minnesota natives taken in the NBA Draft was broken last week after three straight years of hearing local names called on draft night.
A draft that was dominated by the massive hype of 7-5 French sensation Victor Wembanyama going No. 1 to San Antonio ended last Thursday with two Timberwolves picks but no Minnesotans for the first time since 2019.
A year ago, former local prep stars Chet Holmgren (Minnehaha Academy), David Roddy (Breck School) and Kendall Brown (East Ridge) were picked in the 2022 NBA Draft, making 12 Minnesotans drafted since 2015 — and all but three of them taken in the 202-2022 drafts.