2023 NBA DRAFT: HAWKS SELECT KOBE BUFKIN WITH THE NO. 15 PICK, SETH LUNDY NO. 46 PICK AND ACQUIRE THE DRAFT RIGHTS TO MOUHAMED GUEYE

The Atlanta Hawks selected 6-4 guard, Grand Rapids, Michigan native Kobe Bufkin from the University of Michigan with the 15th pick in the 2023 NBA Draft and native of Paulsboro, New Jersey Seth Lundy from Penn State with the 46th pick on Thursday night. Atlanta has agreed in principle to acquire the draft rights to 6-11 forward, Dakar, Senegal native Mouhamed Gueye (the 39th player selected in the 2023 NBA Draft) from Boston in a trade to be finalized at a later date.

Bufkin helped lead the Wolverines to back-to-back postseason appearances, reaching the Sweet 16 in the 2022 NCAA Tournament and the second round of the 2023 NIT.

“I’ve mentioned before about Hawks DNA. Hawks DNA is about being in love with this game and giving it your all and you’d be surprised about how many guys do that and how many don’t. But he’s a guy that there’s no doubt about it … That’s a guy that loves this game. He’s an unbelievable person,” said Hawks General Manager Landry Fields.

Lundy finished his Penn State career ranking sixth all-time in school history in carer three-pointers (229), ninth in career free throw percentage (.814 FT%) and 20th in career points (1,283). Lundy became the 39th member of Penn State’s 1,000-career point club on Jan. 11, 2023, scoring his 1,000th in a win against Indiana.

“He was here for our last workout and he’s a guy we monitored. He really caught our eye at the combine and has an elite skill in shooting. He plays with toughness and he came out here and lit it up in front of us. That’s part of who he is. He’s been doing that for a long time at Penn State,” said Fields.

Named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team in 2021-22, Gueye started in 33 of Washington State’s 35 games played in the 2021-22 season, tying Klay Thompson’s program record for most starts by a true freshman. He recorded 33 blocks during his freshman campaign (fourth-most in program history by a freshman), 181 steals (fifth-most by a freshman) and 29 steals (10th-most by a freshman).

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