St. John’s standout RJ Luis Jr., the 2025 Big East Player of the Year who left school early and declared for the draft, was not selected in the second round of the NBA Draft at Barclays Center on Thursday night.

But the night was not a total defeat.

Minutes after the final pick was made, the 6-7 wing signed a two-way contract with Utah, ESPN reported. Luis will play for the Jazz in the NBA Summer League.

According to reports, Kadary Richmond has a deal with Washington and Aaron Scott has one with Boston. Both former St. John’s players are expected to play for those organizations in the Summer League.

St. John’s hasn’t produced a draft pick since Sir’Dominic Pointer went to Cleveland in the second round in 2015.

After leading the Red Storm to a 31-5 record and averaging 18.2 points and 7.2 rebounds, the 6-7 Luis declared for the draft and also put his name into the NCAA transfer portal. He had workouts with 18 NBA teams and had several college opportunities, but opted to stay a draft candidate at the deadline to return to college basketball.

The 6-6 Richmond, a 23-year-old point guard who has exhausted his college eligibility, averaged 12.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 5.3 assist for the Red Storm.. The 6-7 Scott, also out of college eligibility, averaged 8.4 points.

It’s also possible that the other senior from the 2024-25 Red Storm, Deivon Smith, could sign a deal with an NBA team and play in the Summer League. He averaged 9.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 3.9 assists.

Apparently five is enough.

One day after the Nets somewhat surprisingly held on to all of their five first-round picks in the 2025 NBA Draft — in lieu of using one or more in a trade — they traded their last and only second-round pick a few hours before the draft resumed Thursday night at Barclays Center.

The Nets dealt the No. 36 selection to Phoenix and got two future second-round picks in return. The pick changed hands two more times and ended up with the Lakers, who took combo forward Adou Thiero from Arkansas.

In Wednesday’s first round, the Nets took BYU freshman point guard Egor Demin at No. 8. Their other first-round picks were French guard Nolan Traore (No. 19), North Carolina guard Drake Powell (No. 22), Israeli guard Ben Saraf (No. 26) and Michigan junior forward/center Danny Wolf (No. 27).

It’s also possible that the other senior from the 2024-25 Red Storm, Deivon Smith, could sign a deal with an NBA team and play in the Summer League. He averaged 9.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 3.9 assists.

In Wednesday’s first round the Nets made some unexpected selections – based on projections from the cognoscenti – starting with BYU’s 6-8 freshman point guard Egor Demin at No. 8. The Russian import averaged 10.6 points and 5.5 assists for the Cougars. He is considered an elite passer, but shot 41% overall and 27% on three-pointers.

The Nets' other first-round picks were French guard Nolan Traore (No. 19), North Carolina guard Drake Powell (No. 22), Israeli guard Ben Saraf (No. 26) and Michigan junior forward/center Danny Wolf (No. 27). 

“I think it's very high-IQ individuals who are super smart and savvy with the ball,” Wolf said late Wednesday of the Nets’ five picks. “[All] just know how to play the game the right way and are high-character individuals. I'm excited to see how it all comes together.”