CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Cavaliers selected guard Tyrese Proctor (Duke) with the 49th overall pick and guard/forward Saliou Niang (Trento - Italy) with the 58th overall pick in the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft.
Proctor (6-4, 183) appeared in 38 games (all starts) as a junior for Duke this past season, averaging 12.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 29.9 minutes. Proctor also ranked fourth in the ACC in three-point percentage (.405) and three-point field goals made per game (2.34) while also ranking fourth in program history (25th in NCAA Division I) in assist-turnover ratio (2.33). Proctor also led Duke to its 23rd ACC Tournament championship, contributing 19 points on a career-high six three-pointers made in the game and was named a 2024-25 All-ACC Third Team selection and ACC All-Tournament Second Team pick. In his career with the Blue Devils, Proctor appeared in 106 games (97 starts), averaging 10.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 29.9 minutes. The NBA Academy alumnus was the 14th player to be drafted or sign with an NBA team.
Niang (6-8, 204), a native of Senegal, appeared in 29 games (10 starts) for Trento in Italy, averaging 8.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 20.3 minutes. Niang was named the Most Improved Player in the Lega Basket Serie A and was a 2025 Italian National Cup winner.