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Drake Powell’s sky-high defensive ceiling makes him a standout boom-or-bust prospect in the Brooklyn Nets’ 2025 draft class.
Drake Powell, an NC native, emerged as a key starter for North Carolina in the later half of the year thanks to his defensive ...
The Brooklyn Nets have selected Drake Powell with the No. 22 pick in the 2025 NBA draft. Powell entered this past collegiate ...
Drake Powell's first round selection in Wednesday's NBA Draft marked a first in Hubert Davis' UNC basketball coaching career.
A ll five draft picks will be on the court in Las Vegas when the Brooklyn Nets open Summer League play Wednesday. They’re ...
Wednesday night marked the second consecutive year UNC had a player drafted, with Harrison Ingram taken 48th overall by the ...
Pittsboro's Drake Powell accomplished his dream of playing for nearby UNC. Now he's living his next one with the Brooklyn ...
The Brooklyn Nets selected UNC basketball's Drake Powell in the 2025 NBA Draft. Powell is the first Tar Heel to be picked in ...
Powell had 24 starts in 37 games as a Tar Heels player. That is not a large sample size, but it was still enough to give the Nets all they needed to see. They were impressed with his defense as ...
* Subpar for his size and tools; rarely impacts the glass on either end.
Drake Powell was the 22nd overall selection in the NBA Draft. He joins former UNC stars Cameron Johnson and Day'Ron Sharpe on ...
"Drake Powell is an athletic and competitive wing with a wealth of tools that translate to both ends of the floor. He has good positional size at over 6-foot-7 with shoes on, ...