The Nets drafted rookie Israeli guard Ben Saraf with the 26th pick in this year’s NBA draft. He was quickly followed on Monday by Israeli forward Danny Wolf at number 27.
The two couldn’t be happier, as their move marks the first occasion in which two Jewish players have been picked in the same round by one NBA franchise.
The New York Post reports Saraf grew up 18 miles from Tel Aviv, the city with the world’s biggest Jewish population. He is now looking forward to calling the world’s second biggest Jewish city his home away from home.
“It was amazing. I got a lot of messages, getting a lot of love from the Jewish community here,” Saraf said…
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