He speaks four languages and hails from South Sudan. His 7-foot-2 frame and 7-6.75 wingspan are among the largest and longest in the 2025 NBA Draft class. And if not for a handful of chance encounters over the last six years,

Duke basketball product Khaman Maluach will sit in the green room along with two fellow Blue Devils. Despite not taking up the sport until he was a teenager, Duke basketball one-and-done Khaman Maluach has earned a coveted invitation to attend the NBA Draft and sit in the event's green room.

San Antonio owns picks Nos. 2, 14, and 38 in the upcoming draft. The Spurs would be unwise to use their No. 2 pick on Maluach, but perhaps they could use No. 14 to move up in the draft order, as he is expected to be picked before the Spurs can. The Spurs need depth in the big man department, and Maluach could help.