Washington's Markelle Fultz, wearing basketball-themed shoes, poses for photos on the red carpet before the start of the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 22, 2017, in NY. The 2017 NBA Draft will be on Thursday, June 22.
Goodman spent some time with star UCLA point guard Lonzo Ball and his family recently in NY at a diner, and it looks like the Ball family is going to get what it hoped for in being selected No. 2 overall by the Los Angeles Lakers, especially after they traded D'Angelo Russell to Brooklyn. All-Stars and Olympic champions such as Paul George and Jimmy Butler are front and center in trade talk that usually isn't this heavy until February. Boston will get the third overall pick from Philly. The Celtics, who traded the top pick to the Sixers and moved down to No. 3, went with the Duke guard, whose scoring ability fits what Boston needs.
More than two dozen picks into Thursday night's National Basketball Association draft and not one senior has been selected.
Embiid told ESPN's Josina Anderson on Thursday night that the Fultz pick was "a blessing" for the Sixers. I would think he'd be even more active next season and improve on his career-high 2.0 defensive box plus/minus.
Thibodeau has enough young players in Minnesota and wanted a veteran like he had during his successful run coaching the Bulls.
Simmons, who missed last season with a broken right foot, and Fultz both failed to lead their teams to the NCAA Tournament and the 23-year-old Embiid has played all of 31 games in three seasons. Fultz was wearing a hat that covered up his haircut, but this was clearly the guy projected to go first overall in the upcoming NBA Draft, just casually sitting there in a way that, say, Lonzo Ball would not have been able to.
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Osborne's family released a statement saying, "We are massively in shock, it's unbelievable, it still hasn't really sunk in". Regulars at his local pub, the Hollybush in Pentwyn, Cardiff, described Osborne being "drunk" on Saturday night.
Goodman, who lives in the Boston area, revealed that he had recently shot an interview with Fultz where they drove together from the Celtics' practice facility to the TD Garden and walked around the arena, in anticipation of Boston taking Fultz first overall.
Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday announced that veteran guard Nick Young has made a decision to opt out of the $5.6 million player option for the 2017-18 season making him an unrestricted free agent.
Smith then said to Ball, "Let's just say the Lakers pick you, here's your chance". Ball already has his own shoe from LaVar's Big Baller Brand, the $495 ZO2.
"Tonight was supposed to be a good night".
"Aye man, LeBron, I like to win, I know you like to win", Ball said. I sensed it, I felt it, and we get that feedback from players, agents, conversations with your colleagues in the marketplace, the 29 other teams. "I think our games could help each other out a lot".
And if any National Basketball Association team is anxious about having the ultimate sports parent in the front row, UCLA coach Steve Alford has repeatedly said LaVar wasn't a problem for him - and Lonzo's two little brothers are both planning to play in Westwood. Ever since the Lakers got the No. 2 choice in the lottery last month, most draft observers have believed Ball will wear a gold jersey in the fall, completing a serendipitous match of player and team.
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