Tag: Hogs In the NBA

LOOK: NBA Draft selections from Arkansas since 2001

Jaylin Williams became the 9th former Razorback since 2001 to be selected in the NBA Draft. Who are the other eight?

Arkansas is no stranger to developing talent that carries over to lengthy careers at the next level. The Razorbacks have continued that trend since the turn of the century.

With the selection of Jaylin Williams in the 2nd round by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2022 NBA Draft, the total number of Razorbacks selected to the NBA Draft since 2001 has risen to nine.

Out of those eight prior selections, there have been two NBA Champions, as well as a handful of players who have gone on to play eight-plus seasons in the NBA.

Currently, A Razorback has been taken in four straight NBA Drafts (Jaylin Williams, Moses Moody, Isaiah Joe, Daniel Gafford), and seven are currently on NBA rosters.

Here’s a look at every Razorback taken in the NBA Draft since 2001.

PHOTO GALLERY: First look at Jaylin Williams as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder

Jaylin Williams is officially a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder!

Arkansas forward [autotag]Jaylin Williams[/autotag] became the third player in the [autotag]Eric Musselman[/autotag] era to be selected in the NBA Draft last Thursday when he was selected 34th overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder.

“He’s going to be a great fit with the Thunder. He is a player that should be able to come in right away and contribute due to his high basketball I.Q., his ability to rebound and his play on dribble-handoffs,” said Musselman following Williams’ selection. “Our staff is extremely happy for Jaylin and his family.”

Williams has been a valuable member of Razorbacks Basketball over the last two seasons. In 63 career games at Arkansas, Williams has scored 499 points, pulled down 485 rebounds, and has a free throw percentage of 0.731.

During his sophomore campaign in 2021-22, Williams scored 10.9 points per game to go along with 9.83 rebounds per game for head coach Eric Musselman’s squad that ended their season in the Elite 8 for the second straight season.

Some notes of Williams’ introduction to the Thunder franchise, he met with fellow player of the same name who was also drafted by Oklahoma City, Jalen Williams. He also received his jersey number, he will wear No. 6 as a member of the Thunder.

PHOTO GALLERY: First look at Jaylin Williams as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder

Jaylin Williams is officially a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder!

Arkansas forward [autotag]Jaylin Williams[/autotag] became the third player in the [autotag]Eric Musselman[/autotag] era to be selected in the NBA Draft last Thursday when he was selected 34th overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder.

“He’s going to be a great fit with the Thunder. He is a player that should be able to come in right away and contribute due to his high basketball I.Q., his ability to rebound and his play on dribble-handoffs,” said Musselman following Williams’ selection. “Our staff is extremely happy for Jaylin and his family.”

Williams has been a valuable member of Razorbacks Basketball over the last two seasons. In 63 career games at Arkansas, Williams has scored 499 points, pulled down 485 rebounds, and has a free throw percentage of 0.731.

During his sophomore campaign in 2021-22, Williams scored 10.9 points per game to go along with 9.83 rebounds per game for head coach Eric Musselman’s squad that ended their season in the Elite 8 for the second straight season.

Some notes of Williams’ introduction to the Thunder franchise, he met with fellow player of the same name who was also drafted by Oklahoma City, Jalen Williams. He also received his jersey number, he will wear No. 6 as a member of the Thunder.

Stanley Umude, Detroit Pistons agree to Exhibit 10 deal

Umude joins Jaylin Williams as members of last season’s roster to earn a chance to compete at the next level.

After the thrill of the NBA Draft settled, one former Razorback signed a free agent deal with an NBA franchise.

[autotag]Stanley Umude[/autotag], who spent one season at Arkansas following a four-year career at South Dakota, has signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Detroit Pistons.

The deal means that Umude will receive a one-year, league-minimum salary that will count towards the team’s 20-man roster. However, the contract can be altered to become a two-way contract, where Umude would split time between the Pistons and their G-League affiliate, the Motor City Cruise.

In one season at Arkansas, Umude scored 11.9 points per game, 4.6 rebounds per game, and shot 72% from the free-throw stripe in 37 games, making 26 starts.

Umude thrived against SEC competition. He scored over 20 points in six games last season, with five of them being against conference foes. His best game of the season came against Georgia on February 2, where he dropped 31 points in 36 minutes of action.

Umude joins [autotag]Jaylin Williams[/autotag] as players from last season’s roster to earn a chance to play at the next level. Williams was drafted 34th overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder.

[listicle id=9615]

[mm-video type=video id=01g5ksj9ybf14yg543xd playlist_id=01fc3h383th881vsf1 player_id=01f5k5y2jb3twsvdg4 image=https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/video/thumbnail/mmplus/01g5ksj9ybf14yg543xd/01g5ksj9ybf14yg543xd-1dbea5d55e038c2548c54d2435542da8.jpg]

Steve Kerr: “Moses Moody is Undoubtedly a Long-Term Starter In This League”

Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr discussed Moody’s development on “Dubs Talk”, a podcast dedicated to Golden State Warriors basketball.

Former Arkansas Razorback and current rookie for the Golden State Warriors Moses Moody has gotten significant playing time during his first season in the National Basketball Association and has been productive by scoring 3.3 points per game in 9.5 average minutes played per game.

How big of an impression has Moody left on his head coach, Steve Kerr? Kerr discussed Moody’s development on “Dubs Talk”, a podcast dedicated to Golden State Warriors basketball from NBC Sports Bay Area by saying that Moody has adjusted well to the NBA.

“Moses, in a lot of ways, is the most advanced of the rookies including James Wiseman when you throw him in the mix given where he is in his development,” says Kerr. “Moses is really far along just because he has an advanced feel for the game.”

Kerr says he has an idea of why Moody is so advanced in his game, it is because of his time as a Razorback.

“He has the most experience of James (Wiseman) and Jonathan (Kuminga) by playing a full season at Arkansas and playing for Eric Musselman, a former NBA coach,” says Kerr. “Playing games that really matter, NCAA Tournament games playing in front of 12,000-15,000 people, that all matters. Moses came in at a more developed stage than James and Jonathan, and his game shows that.”

Wow. What a compliment by one of the best coaches in the league.

To hear everything that Kerr had to say, click the tweet below.

[mm-video type=playlist id=01fc3h383th881vsf1 player_id=none image=https://razorbackswire.usatoday.com/wp-content/plugins/mm-video/images/playlist-icon.png]