Three Tar Heels in ESPN's 2025 NBA Mock Draft

Posted Feb 29, 2024
ESPN revealed its first 2025 NBA Mock draft, and analyst Jonathan Givony has three UNC players getting selected. Incoming 5-star recruit Drake Powell is first off the board, going No. 10 overall to the Utah Jazz. Fellow 5-star Ian Jackson goes No. 19 to the Indiana Pacers, while freshman Elliot Cadeau goes in the second round, No. 35, to the Spurs. (Inside Carolina)

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