The Boston Celtics made the first move of this year's National Basketball Association draft days before it began when they traded the No. 1 overall pick to Philadelphia in a move to add to an already rich cache of future selections.
In his one season at the Washington University, Fultz led all freshmen with 23.2 points, and also averaged 5.7 rebounds and 5.9 assists in 25 games.
Fultz, Simmons and another recent Sixers high draft pick, Joel Embiid, form a promising young trio that could allow Philadelphia to rise from the lower depths of the league.
Boston added a gifted scorer to their roster with the third overall pick in Duke's Jayson Tatum, but now the fun really begins.
Washington becomes the first school with the top overall pick in both the NBA and WNBA Drafts, with UW guard Kelsey Plum drafted first by the San Antonio Stars back in April.
Ball, expected to be selected No. 2 to the Los Angeles Lakers, wore an all-black suit as did his father, LaVar, who sat with his family at a table near the stage.
After the announcement of Ball's selection by the Lakers, he said he "just wants to get on the court". In the four spot, the Suns went with athletic forward Josh Jackson out of Kansas, who will pair with last year's pick, forward Dragan Bender. "That's something I've been dreaming of since I was a kid", Fultz said. "Definitely was, and now I'm just focused on playing", Lonzo Ball said.
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It's the fourth time in franchise history that the team has had the overall No. 1 pick.
Chicago Bulls traded three-time All-Star Jimmy Butler and the 16th overall pick to Minnesota Timberwolves for Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn and the No. 7 overall draft pick.
Just like, well, nearly every year, there was at least one Duke Blue Devil in the lottery and the first round was loaded with players from the University of Kentucky. Another sophomore followed Kennard when Donovan Mitchell was selected out of Louisville by Denver at No. 13, but was then dealt to Utah in a trade that sent Trey Lyles to Denver. Fittingly, the five lottery picks tied an ACC record set in 2005; the six players taken in the top 15 tied a conference record set in 1997.
Bam Adebayo was the last lottery pick; he went 14th to Miami, joining n Fox and Monk in the National Basketball Association. The Trail Blazers traded him and the 20th pick to the Sacramento Kings for the rights to Collins.
Tom Thibodeau has enough young players in Minnesota and wanted a veteran like he had during his successful run coaching the Bulls.
The Brooklyn Nets picked Texas center Jarrett Allen at the 22nd slot.
The Washington Post has a fantastic, in depth recap of the real winners and losers of the 2017 NBA Draft, but the real victor of every NBA Draft ever is this guy who pretended to be a drafted NBA player for drinks and ladies' phone numbers. Tony Wroten and Terrence Ross went in the first round of the 2012 Draft, later joined by 2014 first round pick CJ Wilcox.
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