UCLA contributes three freshmen to record number in NBA draft
A record number of college freshmen were selected in the 2017 NBA draft on Thursday night.
UCLA contributed its fair share.
Two of the record-high 16 freshmen in the first round were Bruins, including the highest draft pick from UCLA in 38 years.
After much anticipation, the Lakers did indeed make Southern California product Lonzo Ball the No. 2 overall pick. The last Bruin selected that high in the NBA draft was David Greenwood, who went No. 2 in 1979.
After setting UCLA’s school record w
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