AUBURN — Only one former Auburn basketball player heard his name called in this week’s NBA Draft, but two others are getting professional opportunities.

Miles Kelly, the Georgia Tech transfer whose 3-point shooting sparked the Tigers throughout his lone season on the Plains, and Dylan Cardwell, the winningest player in program history, signed professional contracts with the Dallas Mavericks and Sacramento Kings, respectively, according to multiple reports.

ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Kelly’s signing of a two-way contract with the Mavericks, who are coming off a 39-43 season with no postseason appearance. Auburn announced Cardwell’s signing. He’ll be joining a franchise with a similar campaign, as the Kings went 40-42 without a playoff spot.

Cardwell’s five-year career saw him play in a program-record 166 contests and tally 211 career blocks — fourth-best in the program’s history. In that time, he averaged 4.2 points on 15.1 minutes per night. He blossomed into a defensive stalwart of the Tigers’ latest squad, starting in every game he played and anchoring the interior.

Kelly’s lone season came with perhaps the best team in the program’s existence, and his role was vital. He averaged 11.3 points per game and shot 38.7% from distance, making a team-best 88 triples. His nine 3-pointers made in a 94-78, SEC championship-clinching victory over then-No. 17 Kentucky made for a 30-point performance.

Adam Cole is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at acole@gannett.com or on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @colereporter.To support Adam’s work, please subscribe to the Montgomery Advertiser.

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