MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - After trading up to select Cedric Coward in the first round, the Grizzlies own two picks in the second round Thursday night.
On a night where nearly every team elected to trade their pick, the Grizzlies kept their 48th pick and selected Javon Small, a guard from West Virginia.
West Virginia's Javon Small dribbles during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game...
West Virginia's Javon Small dribbles during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Colorado in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament, Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)(Charlie Riedel | AP)
Small in his senior year averaged 18.6 points, 4.1 rebounds. and 5.6 assists on 42% shooting from the field.
Small scored at least 20 points in 14 games and carries experience playing for West Virginia as well as East Carolina, and Oklahoma State.
ESPN’s Shams Charania announced right before Pick No. 56 that the Grizzlies decided to trade pick No. 56 to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for pick No. 59.
With that pick, they selected Jahmai Mashack out of Tennessee.
Maschack, known for his defense, was a SEC All-Defensive team selection and was named the National Defensive Player of the Year by Field of 68.
Tennessee's Jahmai Mashack (15) pauses during the first half in the Elite Eight round of the...
Tennessee's Jahmai Mashack (15) pauses during the first half in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA college basketball tournament against Houston Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)(Michael Conroy | AP)
He held opposing players to 32.8% according to Synergy and was one of 15 players named to the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List.
In other news, former Evangelical Christian School Star Kam Jones, who just finished his NCAA career with Marquette, was drafted with the 39th pick by the San Antonio Spurs.
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