text:  over on ESPN. A year ago, the Spurs chose Victor Wimbanyama number one, and he became rookie of the year. Another 19-year-old forward from France, seven-footer Alex Saar, went number two to the Wizards. The first U.S. player chosen was Kentucky guard Reed Shepard, taken number three by the Rockets. Two-time college player of the year, Zach Eadie of Purdue, went ninth to the Grizzlies.