NBA Draft wrap-up: League honors Clarke; Jackson, Boston both part of trades
Kentucky’s 2021 NBA Draft night included a touching tribute to Terrence Clarke, who died after a car accident shortly after the Cats’ season ended.
Shortly after Clarke was honored with a ceremonial pick, Isaiah Jackson was the first UK player officially selected. And Brandon Boston was chosen late in the second round.
Here are the links to all of our draft night coverage:
▪ NBA Draft updates: Isaiah Jackson goes in first round, B.J. Boston late in second
▪ NBA honors Terrence Clarke’s ‘extraordinary talent, commitment and dedication’
▪ Isaiah Jackson the first Kentucky player off the board in NBA Draft
▪ Grading the pick: How analysts view Pacers’ addition of Isaiah Jackson in NBA Draft
▪ Here’s what every first-round pick in the 2021 NBA Draft will make next season
▪ It was a long wait for Brandon Boston on draft night; he’s headed to the Clippers
▪ Kentucky still leads the nation in first-round NBA Draft picks. Here’s the list.
▪ Louisville’s David Johnson, the 2019 Sweet 16 MVP for Trinity, drafted by Raptors
▪ 76ers make Western Kentucky center Charles Bassey a second-round pick
▪ Kentucky’s Olivier Sarr goes undrafted, likely to get audition via NBA’s summer league
Pre-draft coverage
▪ Kentucky’s Isaiah Jackson welcomes mock drafts putting him with ex-Cats on Knicks
▪ ‘A lot of potential.’ UK’s Brandon Boston remains man of mystery entering NBA Draft.
▪ ‘My heart has guided me back,’ Mintz says of return to Kentucky basketball
▪ As he exits Kentucky, Olivier Sarr says he’s excited ‘to take on new challenges’