So, history had to be made at Barclays Center.
Now colloquially known as "Woj bombs", these scoops are delivered straight to the Twitter feeds of Wojnarowski's 1.8 million followers so that the public can find out breaking National Basketball Association news at the same time as news outlets get their hands on it. They traded down and gave up the chance to draft Markelle Fultz, who was the best player in the draft by far.
Philadelphia 76ers got the player they wanted and Lonzo Ball the team he wanted.
The Sacramento Kings selected Petersburg native Frank Mason III with the fourth pick of the second round and the 34th pick overall.
This is the third consecutive year the Lakers have had the second overall pick.
The NCAA has never really liked it, and earlier this month, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the system as it's now constructed - where players can enter the draft after a year of college - is "not working for anyone". A record 16 freshman were selected in the first round.
Fultz says that he's just happy to be part of it.
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The Sixers kept the project rolling later in the first round, striking a deal with Orlando to acquire the 25th pick, center Anzejs Pasecniks from Latvia.
Kansas guard Josh Jackson went to the Suns with the No. 4 pick.
Fultz averaged 23.2 points, 5.9 assists and 5.7 rebounds, the only Division I player in the country to average at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists. Jackson did not work out with the Celtics in advance of the draft and in a post-pick interview with ESPN acknowledged that may have affected his draft stock.
"When I got to Gonzaga for that first summer session, I wasn't a one-and-done player", Collins said. But he could provide solid defense and surprisingly efficient three-point shooting coming off the bench for what could be one of the West's most improved teams.
After all of the hype and speculation, the future of former Washington basketball star Markelle Fultz became apparent on Thursday night.
"Speed kills and you can't teach it", said Fox. Ball averaged 14.6 points, 7.6 assists and 6 rebounds per game last season at UCLA, and his outspoken father has proclaimed him the next Michael Jordan. Fultz said a crispy chicken sandwich is his good-luck charm, so he was thrilled upon finding out via Google search that his new home has seven Chick-fil-As (including the one at the airport).
The NBA champion Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers didn't have a pick in the two-round draft. Fultz and Simmons will both be rookies this season and you can only imagine the two having even better rookie campaigns than Dario and Joel did.
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