The draft also received much media coverage from ESPN pertaining to eventual second overall pick Lonzo Ball and his outspoken father, LaVar Ball, much to the chagrin of many sports fans and even some ESPN employees. It was the third time, and the second in a row, that three players were selected from Serbian team KK Mega Basket in the same draft ( Vlatko Čančar, Ognjen Jaramaz, Alpha Kaba), with it previously occurring during the 20 NBA draft. The draft class was the youngest draft class to date, with the most freshmen and fewest seniors selected in the first round the top seven picks in the draft were college freshmen. On June 19, four days before the NBA draft began, the Celtics and 76ers traded their top first round picks to each other, meaning the holders of the top four picks of this year's draft would be exactly the same as the previous year's draft. 3 pick due to the Sacramento Kings moving up in the draft, which activated pick swapping rights the 76ers had from an earlier trade. The Los Angeles Lakers, who had risked losing their 2017 first round pick to the Philadelphia 76ers, moved up two spots to get the Second overall pick, while Philadelphia moved up to receive the No. The 53–29 Boston Celtics, who were also the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference and reached the Eastern Conference Finals at the time of the NBA draft lottery, won the #1 pick with pick swapping rights thanks to a previous trade with the Brooklyn Nets, who had the worst record the previous season. The draft lottery took place during the playoffs on May 16, 2017. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting U.S. The 2017 NBA draft was held on June 22, 2017, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
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