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Georgia’s Asa Newell ends up with the Hawks in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft

By Connor Riley, DawgNation
Asa Newell (UGA Sports Comm) Georgia forward Asa Newell (14) during Georgia's game against Florida at Stegeman Coliseum in Athen, Ga., on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (Olivia Wilson/UGAAA) (Olivia Wilson/Olivia Wilson/UGAAA)
By Connor Riley, DawgNation

Asa Newell has a new home, as the former Georgia basketball standout wound up with the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft.

The Hawks took Newell with the No. 23 overall pick in Wednesday’s draft.

Newell becomes the first Georgia basketball player since Anthony Edwards was taken with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft.

Newell becomes Mike White’s first first-round pick at Georgia.

Read more at DawgNation.

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