Several trades, surprising picks and a bold LaVar Ball prediction for the Los Angeles Lakers all played a part in a insane Thursday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The 14 lottery picks in Thursday night's National Basketball Association draft have been made, and there were three Wildcats selected.
Embiid could secure the Rookie of the Year award on Monday despite him only playing 31 games. Major companies want to work deals with you -- and throw large chunks of cash so you can promote their product. "I mean, say you want to do something, and to go out and do it is unbelievable". With fellow Husky Kelsey Plum being selected No. 1 in the WNBA Draft earlier this year, it's also the first time that players from the same conference, let alone the same school, were taken with the top picks of the NBA and WNBA drafts. The Suns picked fourth for the second straight year and selected Josh Jackson from Kansas.
Philly, however, is absolutely starving for something to cheer for, and a team with a nucleus of Embiid, Simmons, Fultz and Dario Saric could be just what the doctor ordered.
"We got the goal to turn this program around", Fultz said.
Fultz comes to Philadelphia with plenty of expectations and is already being compared to one of the best players in the league. Now, Philadelphia has a tremendous core in place and legitimate hopes that in the near future, they'll get to raise a banner for the first time since 1983.
Butler was dealt for Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn and the rights to Finland's Lauri Markkanen.
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Smith is the first freshman since UNC's Ed Cota in the 1996-97 season to lead ACC freshmen in points and assists, and the only player in ACC history to register two triple-doubles in the same season.
The first seven picks in in the draft were freshmen, including Markelle Fultz, who was the No. 1 selection by the Philadelphia 7ers. (Move over, stretch-four, stretch-five and three-and-d).
The Bulls basically got a nice shooting 7-footer and two enormous question marks in exchange for an affordable perennial All-Star who wanted to be in Chicago. With the 16th pick, the T-Wolves selected Creighton center Justin Patton.
"Tonight was supposed to be a good night". I really like this kid and at 18 years old, he still has possibly a decade before he is in his prime. It can be done in a brand-new, gorgeous practice facility in Camden and also with players many of whom are around the same age, who possess unimaginable talent.
Rabb is a really nice prospect as a big man, but failed to improve his offensive game significantly during his sophomore year.
Speaking of guys who made mistakes...Ike Anigbogu should have gone back to UCLA. Melchiorre received a misdemeanor and a suspended sentence, but National Basketball Association president Maurice Podoloff banned him and all the other players involved in the CCNY scandal for life. Although he has a 6-10 wingspan he is not known for his defense. Oh, and he had just 5.4 percent body fat.
With Tatum and Kennard coming off the board in the lottery, Duke and Coach K both increased their Draft-record totals of lottery picks to 23.
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