Jackson's explosiveness off the bounce, combined with his court vision and unselfishness, make him an attractive cog in an offense, and although some of his skills overlap with a young wing the Celtics already have-Jaylen Brown, whom they selected out of Cal in 2016-I think Jackson represents an upgrade on both ends of the floor. Fultz went to the 76ers, and Ball went to the Lakers.
And while some people - among them, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver - may think the one-and-done system needs to be revamped, Calipari disagrees.
The tease of the potential ahead has caused Sixers fans to react with their wallets: the Sixers said Wednesday they have sold a franchise-record 14,000 season ticket packages for next season.
Only two seniors went in the first round - the lowest number in the modern history of the draft.
The T-Wolves also received draft rights to 16th pick Justin Patton of Creighton, while the Bulls beefed up their roster by getting promising Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn and the rights to Arizona's Lauri Markkanen of Finland, the seventh player taken.
Most of the selections Thursday night seem to have fan approval.
The only other player maintaining odds of being taken with the first selection in the 2017 NBA Draft is Jayson Tatum, who trails at a distant +5000.
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We have taken a lot of criticism, so I'm very proud of how the team has pulled through that and the gains we have made. Artemis had been almost flawless in Race 2, leading wire-to-wire and staying on its hydrofoils the whole way.
Picking second, the Los Angeles Lakers selected UCLA's Lonzo Ball. From left, Markelle Fultz, De'Aaron Fox and Donovan Mitchell gather with other draft prospects on stage for a group photo before the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 22, 2017, in NY. Even LeBron James, whose moves to Miami and then back to Cleveland in recent years have been huge stories, could be on the move again, along with top-tier free agents like Indiana's Paul George.
There is a chance that lottery night next season is very interesting with the 2-5 landing spot that Boston has on that Lakers pick.
The 19-year old Fultz, who is the club's 4th top overall pick, averaged 23.2 points, 5.9 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.6 steals over 25 games last season for a Huskies team that was 9-22. He walked across the stage Thursday night at Barclays Center wearing red sneakers made of basketballs. "I mean, say you want to do something, and to go out and do it is unbelievable". Considered by most to be the top talent in this year's draft class, he was coveted by the 76ers as a flawless guard to complement their young core of Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons and Dario Saric.
Philadelphia began its rebuilding project - dubbed The Process - in 2013. The fans at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn were packed with a whole lot of Sixers and Celtics fans.
On a big night for both their teams, Boston and Philadelphia fans appear ready to pack the place for Thursday night's National Basketball Association draft.
On Friday afternoon, Philadelphia 76ers' General Manager Bryan Colangelo introduced the team's newest draft picks to the media in Camden, NJ.
The top pick could have belonged to the Nets, whose home arena hosts the draft.
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