NBA Commissioner Adam Silver with Anthony Black (left photo) and Nick Smith Jr.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. Anthony Black (#6 overall to the Orlando Magic) and teammate Nick Smith Jr. (#27 overall to the Charlotte Hornets) were the first Razorbacks taken in the first round of the same NBA Draft since 1992. In the second round, Arkansas had Jordan Walsh go with the 38th overall pick by the Boston Celtics.
Overall, Arkansas had three players selected in the 2023 NBA Draft, the most since 1992 (4), just the fourth time as many as three went in the same year with 1982 (3) and 1979 (2) and the 10th time more than one Razorback was picked in the same draft.
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