Drake Powell is league-bound.
The former Tar Heel standout, who spent his lone college season with UNC, was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft Wednesday night. The Hawks then dealt Powell to the Brooklyn Nets.
THE PICK IS IN ‼️
Drake goes at pick No. 22, which is traded to the Brooklyn Nets. #NBADraft | #ProHeels pic.twitter.com/iVhElk4GyH
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) June 26, 2025
Powell, a former five-star recruit from Pittsboro’s Northwood High School, elected to stay home and play for UNC – his parents’ alma mater – in college. Though the 2024-25 season as a whole for the Tar Heels was up and down, Powell provided a boost with his defensive capabilities and outstanding athleticism. The six-foot-six wing also showed flashes of his offensive game as the season progressed, finishing as the team’s second-best three-point shooter. His 37.9 three-point percentage ranked second on the team, behind only Ian Jackson.
This marks the second straight summer in which a Tar Heel has been selected in the draft, after Harrison Ingram was selected in the second round by the San Antonio Spurs in 2024. Powell is the 121st Tar Heel to be selected, which ranks UNC third among all schools for all-time NBA Draft picks. Only Kentucky and UCLA have more.
With Brooklyn, Powell will potentially join two other former Tar Heels. Cameron Johnson is currently with the team, while Day’Ron Sharpe is entering free agency after spending the first four years of his career with the Nets.
Featured image via Todd Melet
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