Noah Penda was sitting inside Barclays Center and could only watch as 30 prospects one-by-one heard their name called by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver in the first round of the draft. Penda, a 20-year-old forward from France,

The Orlando Magic have selected Jase Richardson with the No. 25 pick in the 2025 NBA draft. Richardson earned third-team All-Big Ten honors this past season at Michigan State and was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team.

Jase Richardson grew up watching his father play for the Magic over a decade ago. Now, the No. 25 pick hopes to help Orlando in the future. “It’s a really great group of guys,”