Draft by the numbers

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Since 2007, all but one No. 1 draft pick has been a college freshman. Blake Griffin (2009) is the only first overall pick during that time to play more than one year of college basketball.

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Players who grew up overseas among the first five picks: forward Kristaps Porzingis in Latvia and guard Mario Hezonja in Croatia.

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Karl-Anthony Towns was Kentucky's third No. 1 pick in the past six years, joining Anthony Davis in 2012 and John Wall in 2010.

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Towns becomes the fourth No. 1 overall pick since 2008 who was coached in college by John Calipari. The previous three — Derrick Rose (Memphis, 2008), Wall and Davis — either won the Rookie to the Year award or finished second in ROY voting in their first season in the NBA.

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The Timberwolves' selection of Towns marks the 14th time since 2000 that a player 20 or younger was selected with the first overall pick. Only Kenyon Martin (2000) and Yao Ming (2002) were 21 or older.

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First-round picks who played at Duke for coach Mike Krzyzewski. That's the most in NBA history.