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Good morning! It’s been a fun past couple of days watching college basketball’s best have their big moment. Let’s get to the news.

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1. Biggest headlines from NBA Draft Day 2

The 2026 NBA Draft is officially in the books after the second round wrapped up in Brooklyn on Wednesday night.

While the first round featured the stars, day two is often where teams find rotation pieces and grab potential steals like Nikola Jokic and Jalen Brunson. This year’s second round was no different, and several notable storylines emerged.

We’ll get to those, but first, here’s a look at picks 31-60:

The most glaring outcome from day two was North Carolina big man Henri Veesaar falling to the 52nd pick. He could’ve stayed with the Tar Heels and been the centerpiece of a Blue Blood program while making upwards of $5 million.

Instead, he’ll earn much less and likely have to fight for a spot on Atlanta’s roster. That, or perhaps find a favorable local judge. You never know these days.

We also saw the start of a potential trend for college basketball with the Clippers selecting Auburn signee and French big man Narcisse Ngoy with the 57th pick. Due to the NCAA’s new rule passed in April, Ngoy is able to maintain his college eligibility because he didn’t opt into the draft.

The Clippers’ move is most commonly referred to as a “draft-and-stash,” and they now own Ngoy’s rights whenever he declares. But don’t fret Auburn fans, the 7-footer will still be a Tiger next season.

With that, here’s a few more notes from the draft as a whole:

• The Big 12 set a conference record with 13 draft picks and led all conferences in overall selections. Nine of those were first-rounders. The Big 12 was followed by the ACC (12), Big Ten (11), Big East (3) and WCC (2).

• Nine of the top 10 picks were college freshmen, tying the record set in 2017 and 2025. The first 20 selections also all came from college for the first time since 1994. The game is thriving.

• Players to earn two-way contracts included: Arizona’s Tobe Awaka (Bulls), Creighton’s Josh Dix (Thunder), George Washington’s Rafael Castro (Bucks), Gonzaga’s Graham Ike (Warriors), Miami Ohio’s Pete Suder (Lakers), Miami’s Tre Donaldson (Heat), Miami’s Ernest Udeh (Cavaliers), Michigan State’s Carson Cooper (Grizzlies), NC State’s Quadir Copeland (Rockets), Providence’s Jaylin Sellers (Bulls) and Vanderbilt’s AK Okereke (Lakers).

2. Lamont Paris’ odd flex

Jeff Goodman has noted several times during our offseason shows how deep the SEC will be next year with several programs spending big NIL money.

Even a recent bottom feeder like South Carolina, which has just six SEC wins over the past two seasons, had money to spend this offseason, reportedly somewhere in the $10-15 million range.

And it looks like head coach Lamont Paris isn’t shying away from that fact. He talked at length on Wednesday about the “dogfights” he had in the transfer portal this offseason:

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