With the No. 21 overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft, the Brooklyn Nets selected [autotag]Noah Clowney[/autotag] from the University of Alabama. Clowney was a key part of the Tide’s success in 2022-2023 as he started all 36 games and averaged 25.4 minutes a night, pretty impressive for only a true freshman. At only 18 years old, Clowney averaged 9.8 PPG, 7.9 RPG, and 0.8 APG.
Brandon Miller was selected No. 2 overall earlier in the evening, and now with Clowney coming off the board, they become the first pair of Alabama players to be drafted in the first round since 1995.
The Nets have entered a bit of a rebuilding phase after moving off of Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving in the past year and a half. They still have some really talented players such as Mikal Bridges and Ben Simmons, but Clowney will get plenty of opportunities to see the court as a rookie.