(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File).
Then there was Markelle Fultz.
(AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File). FILE - In this November 20, 2016, file photo, UCLA's Lonzo Ball (2) walks by his father LaVar Ball, right, to greet family members after UCLA defeated Long Beach State in an NCAA college basketball game in Los Angeles. The 76ers are expected to take Markelle Fultz with the first overall pick.
Trading the No. 1 pick is always risky, but the Celtics could end up with a great player in Josh Jackson if everything goes well, and more importantly the one player Celtics GM Danny Ainge wants more than any other. On Tuesday, the Globe spoke with Kansas assistant coach Norm Roberts about Jackson's season with the Jayhawks, and what might make him the ideal fit for the Celtics. "After they got the third pick, we tried to schedule something for me to get out there". "Jayson Tatum, just because he's so versatile and I think his game will translate better in the National Basketball Association than it did in college; and he was already great in college".
He said he had been open to working out for the Celtics and said it was possible they might draft him, anyway. Any number over 8 would be a new record for the conference. What Isaac is not is a playmaker, but Brad Stevens' system should not require him to do anything but score, rebound, and stretch the floor.
Fultz's style to make plays so effortless reminds me of Harden along with the same ability to lead from the front. "It happens nearly every year, so I wasn't shocked about it".
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Is there a guy that's not getting enough buzz that you think teams are eyeing up?
According to ESPN, point guard Ball had a second workout with Los Angeles this week, attempting to quell any lingering concerns the squad might have. "They said they love my dad and left it at that". The Sixers have set themselves up incredibly well through the draft but they still need talent on the perimeter and with a healthy Ben Simmons and the addition of the best player in the draft puts them well on their way to an elite backcourt.
The 20 players invited to the green room at Barclays Center posed on stage about an hour before the telecast was to begin. In exchange, Philadelphia is willing to part with two of their four second-round draft picks, specifically picks No. 36 and 39. The Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies also are without a pick, while Houston, New Orleans and Washington don't have one in the first round.
The Celtics already have Jalen Brown, who was selected with the No. 3 overall pick in last year's draft.
LSU didn't reach the NCAA Tournament in Simmons' lone year in Baton Rouge before becoming the top pick by the Sixers last year, and Washington finished 9-22 this season with Fultz. The Celtics, of course, fall into that category, with players such as Gordon Hayward and Blake Griffin possibly on their radar.
"I try not to think about it too much", Markkanen said. "But I know something big is about to come my way and this year has helped me get ready for that".
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