The Wizards select Walter Clayton Jr. with the 18th overall pick, will play for Jazz | 2025 NBA Draf

The Wizards select Walter Clayton Jr. with the 18th overall pick, will play for Jazz | 2025 NBA Draf

yeah this pick at number 18 is actually being traded to the Utah Jazz and the Utah Jazz want a shooter at this position someone that can help them they’re identifying Walter Clayton Jr out of Florida at this uh at this pick potentially but that process is still going on but this number 18th overall pick is going to the Utah Jazz okay the the pick is in let’s send We have another trade to announce as part of a deal to be finalized later the Portland Trailblazers are trading to the Memphis Grizzlies the draft rights to Cedric Coward the 11th pick and the Grizzlies are trading to the Trailblazers the draft rights to Yang Hansen the 16th pick [Music] and with the 18th pick in the 2025 NBA draft the Washington Wizards select Walter Clayton Jr from the University of Florida he gets the call and we get to see it in real time absolutely emotions building up you can tell he been waiting to get his name called and all of a sudden he get a golden opportunity to go to Washington and that young man is going to perform he’s going to get those minutes and just trade Jordan Pool he’s going to go in there is going to be who he is and a guy that’s going to produce at a high level nba ready right now this is the confusing part about the hats remember Sham’s reported this being rerouted here heading to Utah so the final four most outstanding player and his daughter Leilani he he got buckets in the NCAA tournament everybody took notice andrea and to say he averaged 22 points in the big dance doesn’t do his performance justice he put up 30 in the Elite 8 against Texas Tech 34 in the national semifinal against Auburn incredible score washington Utah it does it doesn’t matter he’s ready to play on whatever team that he is going to and he’s efficient in every situation with the ball in his hands pick and roll ball handler spot up off screens ISO he’s also very dangerous in transition he hunts shots in transition which also opens up opportunities for his teammates in early offense and Malikica to your point on the NCAA tournament he had three 30-point games in the tournament on the way to the national championship uh he had 35 clutch points in one tournament uh he he set the single season record for scoring in the Florida program and they’ve had some great pros especially under Billy Donovan now under Todd Golden but with Walter Clayton Jr you’re talking about an elite shot maker a guy that can score on all three levels he’s got speed he’s not big but he’s got speed he’s got strength and he’s got a lot of pop into that shot andrea when you mention in transition he can come down and he steps right into a three-point shot yeah or he can use his his shiftiness to get around and get to the basket where he’s a pretty creative finisher around the bucket i think he needs to become uh uh he improved as a defender but I think he still needs to become a better defender because he is undersized so he’s got to be a little bit more disruptive but there’s a lot to like with his offensive game and look at his baby girl Leilani his girlfriend Tatiana that’s daddy yeah he’s Dad’s up there that’s right that is absolutely right dad’s up there and you know who else is proud the Utah Jazz the fans of the Utah Jazz and they should be think about it ace Bailey right and now Walter Clayton Jr two exciting players right there that’s going to Utah austin H first time league with far as him being the lead in charge he actually making a little splash and a little noise in this draft right now walter Clayton Jr is now with our Monica McNut

Watch as Adam Silver announces that the Washington Wizards have selected Florida’s Walter Clayton Jr. with the eighteenth overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. He will play for the Utah Jazz because of a trade.

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