US Edition2025 NBA Draft: Cleveland Cavaliers Select Duke's Tyrese Proctor, Italy's Saliou Niang in 2nd Round
- On June 26 at Brooklyn's Barclays Center, the Cleveland Cavaliers used the 49th overall pick to draft Tyrese Proctor, a guard from Duke, and later added Senegalese wing Saliou Niang with the 58th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.
- The Cavaliers entered the draft without a first-round pick due to a 2022 trade sending that pick to the Utah Jazz for Donovan Mitchell, which shaped their focus on developmental second-round prospects.
- Proctor is anticipated to agree to a multi-year contract favorable to the team and aims to earn a spot on the bench quickly under head coach Kenny Atkinson, while Niang will continue developing his defensive abilities and overall play in Italy with Virtus Bologna.
- General Manager Mike Gansey praised both picks, saying Proctor fell to 49 despite nearly earning a first-round grade and that Niang has made significant progress, with Niang thanking the team for believing in him.
- The Cavaliers, who went 64-18 in 2024-25 and lost in the second playoff round to Indiana, aim to contend next season amid NBA salary cap restrictions as a second-apron team and are preparing for the Summer League in Las Vegas from July 10 to 20.
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The Morning JournalCavs select Duke guard Tyrese Proctor, wing Saliou Niang of Senegal in NBA draft
The Cavaliers selected 6-foot-4 guard Tyrese Proctor from Duke with the 49th pick and 6-foot-8 wing Saliou Niang from Senegal with the 58th pick in the second round of the NBA draft June 26.
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