Last night’s NBA draft was one of the stranger drafts in recent memory. Multiple pre-draft rumors and gamesmanship gave way to multiple pre-draft trades. Those trades ultimately made almost all of the incessant mock drafts utterly pointless.
However, by the end of the night the North Carolina men’s basketball program was able to add three more first round selections to its illustrious history. Coby White, Cameron Johnson, and Nassir Little accounted for the 50th, 51st, and 52nd first round draft picks in Tar Heel history. It was the fourth time that Roy Williams has had three or more first round picks in a single season, after the draft classes of 2005, 2009, and 2012.