Much of the attention heading into the NBA Draft was deservedly on Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, and V.J. Edgecombe, who were selected with the first three picks of the draft. However, there were plenty of other talented players who were selected later in the NBA draft,

Nique Clifford was picked by the Sacramento Kings after a trade with the Thunder. How do experts view the selection? A look here at draft grades.

Clifford is the second CSU Ram to be drafted in the first round in the past four years. David Roddy was selected with the 23rd pick in the 2022 draft. Prior to Roddy, CSU’s last first-round draft pick was Jason Smith, who was selected 20th overall in 2007.