With the No. 52 pick, the Warriors selected forward Alex Toohey out of Australia. Toohey is a 21-year-old forward who averaged 10.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per game for the Sydney Kings in the National Basketball League. He is 6-foot-8 and 223 pounds, and made 26 of 86 3-point field goals.

NBA Draft took place at the Barclays Center in New York on June 25-26. Round 1 coverage: Catch up on grades for every team’s first-round picks, plus a night of wheeling and dealing by Phoenix, and Portland’s surprise deal-and-pick.

Round 1 of the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday night brought plenty of surprises. It started when Ace Bailey was unexpectedly chosen by the Utah Jazz at No. 5 and continued when the Portland Trail Blazers pulled a shocker by selecting Yang Hansen, a relatively unknown 7-footer from China, at No. 16 overall.