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BREAKING: Nuggets select Christian Braun with 21st pick in first round

With the 21st pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, the Denver Nuggets select Christian Braun out of Kansas. Braun joins the Nuggets following a three year career at Kansas where he helped lead the Jayhawks to a national title this past season.

Denver has Christian Braun at the top of its draft board at No. 21, source tells ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 24, 2022

Braun put together a phenomenal junior season last year averaging 14.1 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2.8 assists, while shooting 38.