Pro Dawgs Reach 2023 NBA Playoffs
April 11, 2023 | Men's Basketball
SEATTLE – Four Washington Huskies enter the 2023 NBA Playoffs when postseason play begins Tuesday night.
Jaylen Nowell and Jaden McDaniels will appear in the postseason with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the second consecutive year. Both made their NBA postseason debuts a season ago. Nowell, who was recognized before a Husky game this season, was selected in the second round of the 2019 NBA Draft. The Seattle native and 2019 Pac-12 Player of the Year scored 24 points in Game 6 of the Timberwolves' first-round series last season.
McDaniels, a fellow Washington native, was selected 28th overall in 2020 and is in the midst of a career season. The Timberwolves play the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday night in a Western Conference Play-In.
Seattle native Dejounte Murray is playing in his sixth professional season and first with the Atlanta Hawks. The 29th overall pick in the 2016 draft has advanced as far as the Western Conference Finals with the San Antonio Spurs. Murray averaged over 20 points per game for the second consecutive season. The Hawks face the Miami Heat Tuesday night in the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament.
Terrence Ross, who was the No. 8 overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, will make his sixth appearance in the playoffs and first with the Phoenix Suns. Ross and the Suns will take on the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday in the first round.
Elsewhere around The Association, Markelle Fultz had his best pro season in 2022-23, averaging 14.0 points and 5.7 assists while shooting over 51 percent in his fourth season with the Orlando Magic.
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Jaylen Nowell and Jaden McDaniels will appear in the postseason with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the second consecutive year. Both made their NBA postseason debuts a season ago. Nowell, who was recognized before a Husky game this season, was selected in the second round of the 2019 NBA Draft. The Seattle native and 2019 Pac-12 Player of the Year scored 24 points in Game 6 of the Timberwolves' first-round series last season.
McDaniels, a fellow Washington native, was selected 28th overall in 2020 and is in the midst of a career season. The Timberwolves play the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday night in a Western Conference Play-In.
Seattle native Dejounte Murray is playing in his sixth professional season and first with the Atlanta Hawks. The 29th overall pick in the 2016 draft has advanced as far as the Western Conference Finals with the San Antonio Spurs. Murray averaged over 20 points per game for the second consecutive season. The Hawks face the Miami Heat Tuesday night in the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament.
Terrence Ross, who was the No. 8 overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, will make his sixth appearance in the playoffs and first with the Phoenix Suns. Ross and the Suns will take on the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday in the first round.
Elsewhere around The Association, Markelle Fultz had his best pro season in 2022-23, averaging 14.0 points and 5.7 assists while shooting over 51 percent in his fourth season with the Orlando Magic.
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