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Duke basketball's Sion James was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the No. 33 overall pick in the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft on June 26 in Brooklyn.

After taking Duke’s Kon Knueppel and UConn’s Liam McNeeley in the first round of NBA Draft, Hornets selected Duke’s Sion James and Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner in second round Thursday night.

A Duke brotherhood chapter is forming in Charlotte. The Hornets went back to Durham for their first pick of the second round of the NBA draft and took Sion James at No. 33.

Sion James plays defense like Jalen Ramsey played defensive back at his peak. Tough, physical, in-your-face coverage that mirrors his matchup like he's making the movements for them.

In his lone season at Duke, James averaged 8.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game while shooting 51.6% from the field and 41.3% from beyond the arc on 1.9 attempts per contest.