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We were promised NBA Draft surprises — here’s what happened instead

By
Howie Kussoy
Published June 26, 2025, 7:52 a.m. ET
Egor Demin poses with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected eighth by the Nets in the NBA draft on June 25, 2025. AP

The first round of the 2025 NBA Draft is in the books.

It the first-round grades from The Post’s Zach Braziller).

Here are the takeaways from draft Night 1 in Brooklyn:

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