The 2017 NBA draft was held on June 22, 2017, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. It was the youngest draft class to date, with the most freshmen and fewest seniors selected in the first round.
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The 2017 NBA draft was held on June 22, 2017, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. The draft class was the youngest draft class to date, with the most freshmen and fewest seniors selected in the first round. It was the third time, and the second in a row, that three players were selected from Serbian team KK Mega Basket in the same draft. This was one of the rare occasions where a player drafted from their year did not win Rookie of the Year; the award went to 2016 first overall pick Ben Simmons, the first player since Blake Griffin in 2011 to win the award in a year he was not drafted. Players who were not automatically eligible for the draft had to declare their eligibility by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than 60 days before the draft.
Under NCAA rules, players had until May 24 to withdraw from the draft and retain college eligibility. A player who hired an agent forfeited his remaining college eligibility regardless of whether he was drafted. At the end of the May 24 deadline, 73 draft candidates from college decided to return to their respective colleges for at least another year, leaving 64 underclassmen to officially enter the draft this year. As a result, 73 total underclassman entered the 2017 NBA Draft, leaving only 10 international players staying in the NBA Draft. The CBA that ended the 2011 lockout instituted no immediate changes to the draft, but called for a committee of owners and players to discuss future changes. The NBA has since expanded the draft combine to include players with remaining college eligible to return in 2017–18.
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