Darius Bazley, who made a shocking move to de-commit from the Syracuse basketball squad and spend the 2018-19 campaign away from college to get ready for the NBA Draft, became a first-round pick on Thursday evening when the Oklahoma City Thunder elected to take him at No. 23 overall.
The Thunder, whose roster features former ‘Cuse star Jerami Grant, acquired the 23rd selection in a trade with the Utah Jazz, according to numerous media reports.
I fully recognize that an abundance of SU faithful felt, among other things, disappointment when the 6-foot-9 forward out of Princeton High School in Cincinnati opted to renege on his commitment to the Orange’s 2018 recruiting class.