Five takeaways from the second round of the NBA Draft

The second round of the NBA Draft is in the books, with plenty of trades, bargains and unexpected selections peppering the night. Here are five takeaways from the second night of NBA drafting.

1. Almost no one made their own pick

Out of the 29 selections in the second round (the New York Knicks forfeited their second-rounder for tampering), only four picks were made by the team who actually had the pick. The Warriors traded down from No. 41, then up from No. 59 to No. 56. The Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers both moved up twice.

It's the result of how NBA teams use second-round picks as ballast, when trades are uneven. It makes the draft difficult to track, especially since the NBA can't make many of these draft-night trades official, so players are routinely interviewed wearing the cap of a team who they aren't going to play for next season.

2. Duke players were a hot commodity — especially in Charlotte

After the Duke Blue Devils had three players selected in the top 10 on Wednesday night, two more Duke players were selected in the top 49. Tyrese Proctor gave the Cleveland Cavaliers more wing shooting at the No. 49 pick, while the Charlotte Hornets followed up drafting Duke's Kon Knueppel with the fourth pick of the first round by taking Duke's Sion James with the third pick of the second round.

It's a testament to Duke coach Jon Scheyer that he's still getting players draft in the post-Coach K era. It's also perhaps a sign that the Hornets scouts don't like traveling outside of North Carolina.

3. Dropping in the draft helped some key players

Tennessee's Chaz Lanier may have hoped to get drafted higher than No. 37, but the three-point specialist has landed in a great spot with a Detroit Pistons team that can use his size and shooting and can cover for his defensive limitations. 

Center Ryan Kalkbrenner fell out of the first round to No. 34, but ended up on a Hornets team that just traded starting center Mark Williams, giving him a great path to playing time. Plus, the NCAA's leading dunker is now playing with one of the NBA's best alley-oop passers, LaMelo Ball.

Marquette wing Kam Jones dropped to No. 38, but he ended up on the Indiana Pacers, who have a history of giving chances to older draft prospects, and should have a role for backup guards in Tyrese Haliburton's absence next season. 

It might cost these players some short-term money, but many early second-rounders are getting a better long-term chance at an NBA career.

4. When in doubt, take a Final Four player

We're not saying NBA scouts don't watch a ton of college basketball, but it certainly helped a player's chances of getting drafted in the second round if they were in the Final Four last season. Duke had two players picked, as did national-champion Florida, with Will Richard being a surprise selection of the Golden State Warriors. Auburn's Johni Broome is joining the Philadelphia 76ers' stable of Joel Embiid's backups as well.

The only thing more popular than a Final Four player was an international player. Some of these players were chosen in order to stash overseas for payroll purposes, but nine foreign-born players went in Round 2. That group was headlined by French forward Noah Penda, who the Orlando Magic traded four second-rounders to select at No. 32, and three Australian players.

5. Day 2 of the draft isn't great television

The NBA shifted to a two-day draft, but it hasn't figured out how to make it a compelling viewing experience. Not that panelists Kendrick Perkins and Jay Bilas were providing entertaining commentary during the first round, but the second round was a real snooze.

If the network broadcasting the second round doesn't care enough to put all 29 of the selections on television, with multiple picks being announced while commercials were playing, it's hard to argue the draft necessitates a whole second night of coverage.

As an example of the general lack of effort in ESPN's broadcast, stagehands were still moving background pieces behind expert Jonathan Givony as he was live on "SportsCenter."