Lonzo Ball will be staying home.
And much like Pierce, Tatum also grew up a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers. The team is now holding three picks from the first-round draft: number 28, 27, and 2.
A record 16 freshmen were taken in Round 1, including a new high for first-year players selected in the lottery. Not surprisingly, Wildcats coach John Calipari was on hand to congratulate the future millionaires.
It's also pretty neat that the third overall pick gets to join a team that just won 53 games and made a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals. Washington went into Thursday night's draft having traded away both of its picks.
The Lakers landed the point guard who's destined to lead them back to the promised land in Lonzo Ball, which is only a slight exaggeration. The Kings got two picks out of it - and took Justin Jackson and Harry Giles.
Philadelphia 76ers point guard Markelle Fultz: "This is something I've been dreaming about since I was a kid - playing in the National Basketball Association - and playing for this organization is going to be great".
The Kings' first pick at No. 5 was guard De'Aaron Fox of Kentucky and they selected Zach Collins of Gonzaga at No. 10 with the pick obtained from New Orleans for DeMarcus Cousins.
The 76ers had the No. 1 pick for the second straight year after trading with the Boston Celtics on Monday.
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".
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After the Boston Celtics took Duke forward Jayson Tatum at No. 3, the Phoenix Suns selected small forward Josh Jackson of Kansas with the fourth pick.
CAMDEN, N.J. Adam Silver stepped to the podium at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn at precisely 7:35 Thursday night to welcome everyone to the 2017 NBA Draft and say that the Sixers were on the clock. He only made 64.9 of his attempt at the line at Washington.
The No. 1 overall pick in this National Basketball Association draft has become an instant fan favorite before signing his rookie contract.
LOVING LONZO AND LAVAR: Ball acknowledged that there might be a "target" on him entering the draft because of all his father's comments.
The Philadelphis 76ers will be a playoff team in 2018. The Source Sports will be tuning to provide full coverage of each pick from each team.
The Celtics had acquired the pick from the Brooklyn Nets in July 2013. The 76ers are expected to take Markelle Fultz with the first overall pick. Experts and scouts compares his game to Orlando Magic's guard Elfrid Payton but Fox will show fans why he is one of the most explosive guards in this class.
According to a source, the LA Clippers are exerting efforts to land a draft pick, but as for now, they still don't have any, which is why they are more likely to resort to trades.
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