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This is one of my favorite things—to see a player who maybe isn’t sure if they’re going to be taken or not in the first round, and to go anyway, to attend at Barclays Center, to be out in the stands. Can you take us through what was going through your head when you finally heard your name called? Yang Hansen: I mean, for sure, it’s a big shock for me. I was surprised when Adam called my name. That surprised me. I was just sitting there finishing my fried chicken. I didn’t even put my suit on. Suddenly they told me, "Hansen, Hansen—take your suit off." I said, "Huh?" And they just took it out, and suddenly when the camera caught me, I was still trying to make the suit look good. Before I touched my suit, I still used my T-shirt to clean my hands—I didn’t want the oil to mess up my suit.
Ian Begley: These prospects will be in the Green Room at Barclays Center tonight for the 2nd round of the draft:
These prospects will be in the Green Room at Barclays Center tonight for the 2nd round of the draft: pic.twitter.com/AxCB46iwvI
— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) June 26, 2025
Wasserman and CAA tied for the most first-round picks of the 2025 NBA Draft with six selections from each agency. Though Wasserman pulled ahead in the early hours at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, CAA mounted a late comeback with more than half of the overall selections through the 22nd and 30th picks. Wasserman was a consistent agency throughout the early two thirds of the draft, seeing clients like Baylor G VJ Edgecombe (3rd pick), South Carolina F Collin Murray-Boyles (9th pick), Arizona F Carter Bryant (14th pick), Cedevita Olimpija C Joan Beringer (17th pick), Saint-Quentin G Nolan Traore (19th pick) and Illinois G Kasparas Jakucionis (20th pick) get selected.
“I just had emotions in the moment,” Maluach told Andscape from Barclays Center on Wednesday night. “I’m still flashing back. I’m still enjoying it because this is my day. I’m just excited and ready to go to work. I’m flashing back to the tough moments I had. The moments where I had to push myself. The moments where I had the wall in front of me where will was the only way through. “I was just telling myself, ‘Thank you for being delusional in your dreams. So, stay true to yourself. Never change it.’ ”
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NBA helping Khaman Maluach navigate legal situation amid State Department action against South Sudanese citizens
On April 5, hours before the Blue Devils lost in the national semifinals of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and nearly three months before the NBA draft, that future appeared in flux. All visas held by South Sudanese passport holders were being revoked, the State Department announced. Questions immediately arose about whether Khaman Maluach would be eligible to be selected. But thanks to a little-known division of the NBA few have heard of, he’s set to walk across the Barclays Center stage in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday night.
Before hearing their names called by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver at Barclays Center in Brooklyn next week, Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey will be taking center stage at two other iconic New York sports venues. The former Rutgers basketball stars will each throw out the first pitch at a local MLB game over the next week.
Even after closing the book on a season only a handful of days ago, the Brooklyn Nets are still doing their part to grow the game of basketball, specifically with how its consumed. Thursday, in partnership with Ticketmaster and OneCourt, the team announced it’ll begin offering what’s called “braille for sports,” tactile broadcasts to blind and low vision fans during home games at Barclays Center free of charge. Powered by technology from OneCourt, a Seattle-based startup, the tactile broadcast communicates live gameplay data audibly via an earpiece with live updates on the score and play outcomes. It also does so haptically: trackable vibrations that occur on tablet-sized devices. Collectively, this allows blind and low vision fans to follow along with the on-court action.
Risacher lit up the court at the Barclays Center on Thursday night with one of his best performances of his rookie season. The newly turned 20-year-old eclipsed his career high for the second time in seven games. In 35 minutes, Risacher scored 38 points, the most points by an Eastern Conference rookie since Magic forward Franz Wagner in 2021.
The Brooklyn Nets fan experience will receive several upgrades for the 2025-26 season. BSE Global, the team's parent company, unveiled details on the second phase of a previously announced five-year plan for over $100 million in renovations for Barclays Center. The addition will feature new fan spaces in two areas of the Nets' arena.
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Erik Slater: Jason Kidd reacts to seeing Vince Carter's No. 15 in the rafters at Barclays Center: “It’s really cool... He means a lot to the Nets organization... He made the game easy for myself. A lot of the lobs were probably bad passes that he turned into highlights... To say that I had the opportunity to play with the best is an honor... I just wish I could’ve been here in person to celebrate with him and his family and friends.” pic.x.com/S9rPQ5bVnl
“Hope? Yeah. (But) I just want to be in the NBA,” Russell said before the Nets’ 115-113 loss to the Celtics at Barclays Center. “I don’t think I’ve ever been a free agent. I look back on it, I’ve never been. For me, it’s a weird feeling, but see how it goes. I signed an extension with the Lakers, two years — one-plus-one, player option. I just never hit (free agency). So I’m excited to see.” The point guard, who had 11 points and eight assists in Saturday’s loss, is in the final season of a two-year, $36 million deal he signed with the Lakers in 2023.
The 2025 NBA draft is scheduled for June 25-26 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the league announced Tuesday. Coverage on both nights will begin at 8 p.m. ET.
Scott Agness: The NBA will hold a two-day draft for the second year in a row. First round on June 25 Second round on June 26 Both at Barclays Center
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