Will Koby Brea follow in the footsteps of Karl Anthony Towns, a fellow University of Kentucky player today regarded as one of the leading basketball players in the NBA?
Dominican national basketball team player Koby Brea was recently drafted in the 2025 NBA Draft with the 41st overall pick. He was initially selected by the Golden State Warriors but his draft rights were immediately traded to the Phoenix Suns. Koby Brea is expected to make the Suns’ roster next season, initially as a bench player with the opportunity to grow into a more significant role due to his shooting skills.
Brea is known for his elite 3-point shooting, having made 43.5% of his three-pointers in his final college season at the University of Kentucky. He is projected to be a second-round pick who will likely start his NBA career as a reserve.
Sports analysts see him with the potential to develop into a starter. His role will probably focus on spacing the floor and providing shooting off the bench for the Suns, a team that values high-paced, perimeter-oriented play.
Brea has expressed his admiration for Karl Anthony Towns. Both share being from the New York area and then playing for the University of Kentucky Wildcats before being drafted.
They put their differences aside as SEC foes — Horford as a two-time national champion with the Florida Gators in 2006 and 2007 and Brea as a one-and-done sharpshooter for the Wildcats — to celebrate their roots. The 6-7 rookie joins a very short list of players from the Dominican Republic still on active NBA rosters with the current Boston Celtic the oldest and the newest Phoenix Sun the youngest.”
On3 reports on Boston Celtics’ legendary Al Horford’s congratulations: “From one Dominican basketball standout to another, Al Horford wanted to congratulate Kentucky’s own Koby Brea on seeing his NBA dreams become a reality this week.”
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30 June 2025