The annual NBA draft was held yesterday 18th November, 2020. The ceremony which was originally planned to be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York was now conducted at ESPN’s facilities in Bristol, Connecticut and attended via videoconferencing.
Not less than eight ( young men of Nigeria descent made the draft, in fact, two of them were amongst the top ten. This has never happened before and Oja is happy to inform you that men of direct Igbo ancestry made up most of the super eight.

Meet the Super eight according to positions on the draft pick:


ISAAC OKORO
Isaac Okoro (born January 26, 2001) is an American professional basketball player now playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers.
Okoro was born in Atlanta, Georgia to Nigerian parents Godwin and Gloria who migrated from Nigeria to the United States in the 1980s. Okoro started playing basketball in his local church league.

He is the 5th overall pick.

ONYEKA OKONGWU
Onyeka Okongwu (born December 11, 2000) is an American basketball player who now plays for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the USC Trojans.
Okongwu is the son of Nigerian parents, Kate and Mike Okongwu. His mother, who is a registered nurse, moved to the United States from Nigeria with her family in 1999.
Okongwu plays with the number 21 jersey in honor of his brother, who had worn the same number while playing basketball. Okongwu's older brother, Nnamdi, had also played basketball for Chino Hills High School. In 2014, Nnamdi suffered a brain injury in a skateboarding accident and died after spending three days on life support.
He also has a younger brother, Chukwuemeka, and a younger sister, Chinemya.

He is the 6th overall pick



PRECIOUS ACHIUWA
Precious Achiuwa (born September 19, 1999) is a Nigerian professional basketball player who now plays for the Miami Heat of the NBA.
His parents Donatus and Eunice are both Pentecostal ministers in Port Harcourt Nigeria.
Achiuwa's older brother, God'sgift Achiuwa, played college basketball for St. John's from 2011 to 2014, and his migration to United States on scholarship paved way for Precious to follow. Precious has three other brothers aside God’sgift, they are God'swill, God’slove and Promise, including two sisters, Grace and Peace.

Precious played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers.
Achiuwa was selected with the 20th pick in the 2020 NBA draft by the Miami Heat.


ZEKE NNAJI
Ezekiel Tobechukwu "Zeke" Nnaji (born January 9, 2001)
Nnaji a music lover, played baseball and soccer before he started playing basketball due to his height. He is also very good with the piano.
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https://www.ojamedia.com/2020/11/2020-nba-draft-picks-naija-boys-atugo.html

There were six Nigerians picked overall. Four in the first round and two in second round. Two of those grew up in Nigeria before moving to the U.S. Two of them are born and bred in the U.S. but they both were trumpeting their Nigerian heritage.

What's funny is that all six are Igbo boys. Did I hear somebody say Amakaaaa?

My bad. So they were eight in number. Awesome.