Jase Richardson wasn’t among the two dozen players invited to the green room for the 2025 NBA draft at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The former Michigan State guard watched with his family at home in Florida and learned he’d be staying in the state after one season in East Lansing.

Jase Richardson and Tom Izzo shared an emotional moment together after Jase was drafted by the Orlando Magic. You can watch it here:

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Two players with Michigan ties went in the first round of Wednesday night’s 2025 NBA Draft. Michigan State University’s Jase Richardson and the University of Michigan’s Danny Wolf were taken two picks apart from each other near the end of the first round.