The Utah Jazz capitalized when one of the most talented prospects in the draft fell to the fifth pick earlier in the night. But to add to their first-round haul, the Jazz made their own luck, too. Utah traded up from No.

Walter Clayton Jr. etched his name into the history books in Gainesville this year, and now he's officially a first-round pick.

A curious and unpredictable predraft process for one of the 2025 NBA Draft's most talented players ended fittingly in a curious and unpredictable way Wednesday night as Ace Bailey, the Rutgers wing who canceled a meeting with the Philadelphia 76ers (who held pick No.