The Nets made their third pick of the NBA Draft on Thursday night at Barclays Center, selecting forward Jalen Wilson with the No. 51 selection.
The second-round pick broke through during his senior season at the University of Kansas, averaging 20.1 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.
Jalen Wilson shakes hands with NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum after getting selected by the Nets in the second round of the NBA draft on June 22. NBAE via Getty ImagesWilson was a consensus All-American and won the Julius Erving Award for being the nation’s top small forward.
Wilson, who won a national title in 2021, finished as the 14th-best rebounder (802) in school history.
Earlier in the night, the Nets selected Noah Clowney and Dariq Whitehead in the first round.
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