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NBA Draft fashion: Gilgeous-Alexander rocks floral suit, socks are out

Jun 21, 2018, 4:15 PM

2018 draft prospects pose for a picture before the NBA basketball draft in New York, Thursday, June 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen) Kentucky PG Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (NBA Draft / Twitter) Arizona C Deandre Ayton (NBA Draft / Twitter) Miami SG Lonnie Walker (NBA Draft / Twitter) Duke center Wendell Carter (Sporting News / Twitter) Boston College PG Jerome Robinson (NBADraft / Twitter) (Darren Rovell / Twitter) Top NBA Draft prospect, Marvin Bagley III, shows off his style as he heads to the draft in a JF J. Ferrar suit on Thursday, June 21, 2018 in New York. The fully customized suit includes a personalized liner with the acronym "J.R.E.A.M.," meaning "Jesus Rules Everything Around Me." JF J. Ferrar is exclusively available at JCPenney. (Mark Von Holden/AP Images for JCPenney) Top NBA Draft prospect, Marvin Bagley III, shows off his style as he heads to the draft in a JF J. Ferrar suit on Thursday, June 21, 2018 in New York. The fully customized suit includes a personalized liner with the acronym "J.R.E.A.M.," meaning "Jesus Rules Everything Around Me." JF J. Ferrar is exclusively available at JCPenney. (Mark Von Holden/AP Images for JCPenney)  Top NBA Draft prospect, Jaren Jackson Jr., shows off his style as he heads to the draft in a JF J. Ferrar suit on Thursday, June 21, 2018 in New York. The fully customized suit includes a personalized liner with the "Rock the Vote" logo. JF J. Ferrar is exclusively available at JCPenney. (Mark Von Holden/AP Images for JCPenney) Top NBA Draft prospect, Jaren Jackson Jr., shows off his style as he heads to the draft in a JF J. Ferrar suit on Thursday, June 21, 2018 in New York. The fully customized suit includes a personalized liner with the "Rock the Vote" logo. JF J. Ferrar is exclusively available at JCPenney. (Mark Von Holden/AP Images for JCPenney) Top NBA Draft prospect, Mikal Bridges, shows off his style as he heads to the draft in a JF J. Ferrar suit on Thursday, June 21, 2018 in New York. The fully customized suit includes a personalized liner with elements that celebrate Villanova's two championship winning teams. JF J. Ferrar is exclusively available at JCPenney. (Mark Von Holden/AP Images for JCPenney) Arizona's Deandre Ayton speaks to reporters during a media availability with the top basketball prospects in the NBA Draft, Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Duke's Marvin Bagley III speaks to reporters during a media availability with the top basketball prospects in the NBA Draft, Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Oklahoma's Trae Young speaks to reporters during a media availability with the top basketball prospects in the NBA Draft, Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Alabama's Collin Sexton speaks to reporters during a media availability with the top basketball prospects in the NBA Draft, Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Missouri's Michael Porter Jr. speaks to reporters during a media availability with the top basketball prospects in the NBA Draft, Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

 

Deandre Ayton knows his fashion. He brought it Thursday for the 2018 NBA Draft.

The Arizona center’s green pocket square made the pink of his collared shirt pop out of his blue suit-pants combo. Watches, cufflinks and other accessories included, it was a complete look.

Speaking of complete, Oklahoma point guard Trae Young’s outfit wasn’t exactly that — he forgot his pant legs.

More outrageous was Kentucky’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who rocked a floral, tan-ish suit.

Meanwhile, Duke big man Wendell Carter went a different direction with a Black Panther-inspired black suit with a colorful wrap around his shawl.

Marvin Bagley III’s shiny black suit came with a custom liner, as did Jaren Jackson Jr.’s.

And if there was a single theme to the 2018 draft class’ style, it was that socks are on the way out.

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