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Where every Australian men's player was selected

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Peter Brown

basketball.com.au

Where every Australian men's player was selected
Where every Australian men's player was selected

Australians Tyrese Proctor, Lachlan Olbrich, Alex Toohey and Rocco Zikarsky were selected in the 2025 NBA Draft.

These are the four Australian men's basketball stars selected in the 2025 NBA Draft

Australian men's basketballers Rocco Zikarsky, Tyrese Proctor, Alex Toohey and Lachlan Olbrich are now NBA players.

Zikarsky, 18, Proctor, 21, Toohey, 21, and Olbrich, 21 were selected in the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft on Friday June 27, 2025.

It is the first time in 28 years, four Australians have been selected in the same Draft class. The last time was in 1997 when Chris Anstey, CJ Bruton, Paul Rogers and Ben Pepper were drafted.

Rocco Zikarsky — Minnesota Timberwolves

Born: July 11, 2006 (age 18)
Where: Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Height: 220 cm (7 ft 3 in). He will be the third tallest player in the NBA
Weight: 117 kg (258 lb)
Team:
Minnesota Timberwolves
Position: Centre
High school: Brisbane Grammar School (Brisbane, Queensland)
Drafted by: Chicago Bulls — 2nd Rd.
Career history: BA Centre of Excellence (2023); Brisbane Bullets (2023-2025); Minnesota Timberwolves (2025-)

Tyrese Proctor — Cleveland Cavaliers

Born: April 1, 2004 (age 21)
Where: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height: 198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight: 83 kg (183 lb)
Team: Cleveland Cavaliers
Position: Point guard / Shooting guard
High school: Trinity Grammar School (Sydney, NSW); Lake Ginninderra (Canberra, ACT)
College: Duke (2022–2025)
Drafted by: Cleveland Cavaliers — 2nd Rd, 49th overall (2025)
Career history: BA Centre of Excellence (2021–2022); Duke University (2022-25); and Cleveland Cavaliers (2025–)

Alex Toohey — Phoenix Suns

Born: May 5, 2004 (age 21)
Where: Canberra, ACT, Australia
Height: 203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight: 101 kg (223 lb)
Team: Golden State Warriors
Position: Small forward
High school: Marist College Canberra (Canberra, ACT)
Drafted by: Phoenix Suns — 2nd Rd, 52nd overall (2025)
Career history: Sydney Kings (2023–2025); and Golden State Warriors (2025–)
Career highlights: NBL Next Generation Award (2025)

Lachlan Olbrich — Chicago Bulls

Born: December 30, 2003 (age 21)
Where: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Height: 208 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Weight: 107 kg (236 lb)
Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Position: Power forward / Centre
High school: Reynella East College (Adelaide, South Australia)
College: UC Riverside (2022–2023)
Drafted by: Los Angeles Lakers — 2nd Rd, 55th overall (2025)
Career history: BA Centre of Excellence (2021); Southern Tigers (2021–2022); Adelaide 36ers (2021–2022); West Adelaide Bearcats (2023); Illawarra Hawks (2023–2025); Canterbury Rams (2024); and Los Angeles Lakers (2025–)

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