NBA drafts Two Nigerian Victor Oladipo And Giannis Adetokunbo

Two Nigerians, Victor Oladipo & Giannis Adetokunbo have been drafted into the NBA this morning [Jun 28] during the annual NBA draft event.

Victor Oladipo was taken in at Number 2 by the Orlando Magic while Adetokunbo was the 15th pick, selected by the Milwaukee Bucks.

Victor Oladipo

Both will hope to have successful NBA careers like Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon, who was the 1st pick of the ’84 draft.

Giannis Adetokunbo

21-year old Oladipo previously played for the basketball team at Indiana University, while 18-year old small forward Adetokunbo was selected out of Greece.