I was personally more disappointed in losing Drake Powell to the NBA draft than I was losing Ian Jackson to Rick Pitino and St. John’s. But the NBA saw Drake’s potential, and that’s what The League is all about.
Fellow Tar Heel Blog scribe Brandon Anderson wrote a great announcement of the pick, so let’s now dive in to how Drake fits in at his new landing spot.
Drake was selected with the 22nd pick by the Atlanta Hawks, but before you could even contemplate how it would look with him on the wing playing with Trae Young — oh, he’s traded to the Brooklyn Nets, in a trend that is happening more and more often in the NBA draft.