Jonathan Mogbo has been selected 31st overall by the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Draft.
Toronto then took Jamal Shead 45th overall with a pick acquired from the Sacramento Kings in a trade earlier in the day.
The Raptors reportedly sent small forward Jalen McDaniels to the Kings for point guard Davion Mitchell and power forward Sasha Vezenkov.
Toronto also received the pick used to select Shead and the Portland Trailblazers’ second-round selection in next year’s draft.
Another late deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves allowed the Raptors to take Ulrich Chomche with the 57th overall pick.
Neither deal was official, pending a trade call to the NBA’s head office. Those calls were expected to be made on Friday.
Mogbo averaged 14.2 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists as a centre for the University of San Francisco last season.
Shead averaged 12.9 points, 6.3 assists and 3.7 rebounds as a guard for the University of Houston Cougars last season.
A 6-foot-10 centre from Cameroon who played for NBA Academy Africa, Chomche was the youngest player eligible for the 2024 NBA Draft.
Comche only played three games for the NBA Academy Africa during the Basketball Africa League qualifiers when he averaged 13 points, nine rebounds, three assists, three blocks and one steal per game
Toronto picked Baylor University swingman Ja’Kobe Walter 19th overall in the first round on Wednesday night.
McDaniels averaged 3.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 10.8 minutes of play over 50 games last season.
Mitchell had 5.3 points, 1.9 assists and 1.3 rebounds per game in 72 appearances last season.
Vezenkov averaged 5.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists over 42 games in Sacramento.
Lakers choose Bronny James with 55th pick
Bronny James was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the NBA draft on Thursday, bringing his father LeBron one step closer to fulfilling his long-held dream of playing alongside his son.
Bronny, 19, was taken with the 55th pick of the draft in New York and was informed of the decision with a phone call from Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka.
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No father-son duo have ever played alongside each other in the league before and while Bronny is not expected to log significant minutes in his rookie season, it will no doubt be a special moment when they appear together for the first time on the NBA hardwood.
The Lakers are waiting for LeBron to decide his plans for next season. James’ deadline to exercise his player option with the Lakers is Saturday. He’s expected to opt out of the deal and enter free agency before signing a short-term deal for his 22nd season.
“Wherever Bronny is at, that’s where I’ll be,” he said in 2022. “I would do whatever it takes to play with my son for one year. It’s not about the money at that point.”
Represented by Klutch Sports and Rich Paul like his father, the agency made clear prior to the draft that Bronny James and LeBron James are not planning to be a package deal.
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