🏀 Season 8 Official Draft Order Announced
It’s your girl Brielle Carter reporting live from the hardwood! The energy is already building as HoopLife tips off Season 8, and today we officially have the full draft order. Teams are gearing up to reload their rosters and scout the best talent from this year’s free-agent pool. Here’s everything you need to know:
📝 Official Draft Order
Round 1
1️⃣ Mavericks (4⭐️) – Open
2️⃣ Jazz (4⭐️) – Open
Round 2
3️⃣ Sonics (3⭐️) – Open
4️⃣ Jazz (3⭐️) – Open
5️⃣ Bulls (3⭐️) – Open
Round 3
6️⃣ Bulls (2⭐️) – Open
7️⃣ Mavericks (2⭐️) – Open
8️⃣ Jazz (1⭐️) – Open
Round 4
9️⃣ Jazz (1⭐️) – Open
🔟 Mavericks (1⭐️) – Open
1️⃣1️⃣ Bulls (1⭐️) – Open
Round 5
1️⃣2️⃣ Jazz (1⭐️) – Open
1️⃣3️⃣ Sonics (1⭐️) – Open
This year’s order gives the Mavericks and Jazz multiple early-round opportunities to make big splashes, while the Bulls and Sonics look to fill key roster gaps with mid-to-late round steals.
🧢 Draft Pool: Free Agents
(Stats are from each player’s last season played)
Here are some of the names on the board as teams get ready to make their selections:
- Anthony Willis – Rookie
- Billy Myers – 3.4 PPG | 35.1 FG% | 00.0 3P% | 2.0 RPG | 1.9 APG
- Brian Anderson – 4.3 PPG | 34.1 FG% | 21.7 3P% | 1.7 RPG | 1.7 APG
- Charlie Brown – 3.0 PPG | 52.2 FG% | 44.4 3P% | 1.2 RPG | 0.3 APG
- Christian Hendry – Rookie
- Colton Gardner – Rookie
- Ethan Grey – Rookie
- Kevin Anthony – Rookie
- Marcus Billiard – Rookie
- Phil Green – 5.5 PPG | 46.7 FG% | 36.4 3P% | 2.5 RPG | 0.6 APG
🔒 Restricted Free Agents (RFAs)
- Da’Jon Avery (Jazz) – 4.8 PPG | 39.5 FG% | 31.6 3P% | 1.8 RPG | 0.4 APG
- Kyle Tarrant (Bulls) – 5.8 PPG | 41.3 FG% | 34.1 3P% | 1.0 RPG | 1.4 APG
- Lucky Stefanos (Bulls) – 2.3 PPG | 28.6 FG% | 13.3 3P% | 2.4 RPG | 2.1 APG
With so much talent available and multiple teams holding key picks, the Season 8 Draft is shaping up to be one of the most exciting yet. Who will become the next breakout star? Stay tuned — this is Brielle Carter bringing you the latest from the hardwood.