Timberwolves select Leonard Miller, Jaylen Clark in 2023 NBA Draft
MINNEAPOLIS -- Two new players are heading to Minnesota after the 2023 NBA Draft.
On Thursday evening, the Timberwolves traded up to acquire draft rights for forward Leonard Miller with the No. 33 overall pick in the draft. The Wolves sent two future second-round draft picks to the San Antonio Spurs in order to get the pick.
Miller, 19, averaged 16.9 points and led the NBA G League Ignite with 10.1 rebounds per game. The 6-foot-10 athlete also recorded one steal and 0.8 blocks in 29.7 minutes per contest in 38 games during the 2022-23 campaign.
NEWS: @Timberwolves Acquire Draft Rights to Forward Leonard Miller from the San Antonio Spurs
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CBS Sports' Sam Quinn notes Miller is a "lottery-level talent" who will fit in nicely as the team builds around Anthony Edwards.
Later in the draft, the Wolves selected guard Jaylen Clark out of UCLA with the No. 53 pick.
𝐉𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐤'𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐭𝐚.
— UCLA Men’s Basketball (@UCLAMBB) June 23, 2023
Congratulations to Jaylen Clark on being selected as the No. 53 overall pick in the @NBADraft by the Minnesota Timberwolves.#NBABruins 🏀 pic.twitter.com/1Q6zvpQxXj
The 21-year-old two-time All-Pac 12 defense honoree is a "disruptive defensive presence worth betting on," according to CBS Sports.
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Miller is from Toronto, Ontario while Clark is from Riverside, California.
NOTE: Video is from Wednesday, before the NBA Draft.