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Basketball: Japanese guard Tominaga not picked in NBA draft – The Mainichi

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Basketball: Japanese guard Tominaga not picked in NBA draft – The Mainichi

Names of all 30 first round picks fill the NBA basketball draft board at the end of the first round, on June 26, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)


NEW YORK (Kyodo) — Recently graduated college basketball standout Keisei Tominaga was not selected by an NBA team when the second round of the draft was held Thursday.


The 23-year-old University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate hopes to receive an NBA offer after playing for Japan at the upcoming Paris Olympics. The sharp-shooting guard won this year’s National Collegiate Athletics Association three-point contest.


Also on Thursday, the Los Angeles Lakers selected Bronny James, the eldest son of LeBron James, with the 55th overall pick in the second round.


The 19-year-old guard for the University of Southern California averaged 4.8 points and 2.1 assists last season. LeBron and Bronny James will become the first father-son teammates in NBA history.

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