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South Sudan’s Maluach becomes highest drafted ex-NBA Academy Africa and BAL player

Khaman Maluach

Khaman Maluach (right) with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the tenth pick by the Houston Rockets in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, USA on June 25, 2025.

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By  Reuters

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Former NBA Academy Africa and Basketball Africa League (BAL) player Khaman Maluach from South Sudan has been selected 10th overall in the 2025 NBA Draft.

The NBA Draft which took place on Tuesday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, saw Maluach become the highest-drafted former NBA Academy Africa and BAL player ever. As part of a planned trade, the Houston Rockets will send the draft rights to Maluach to the Phoenix Suns.

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