Showing posts with label NBA Draft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NBA Draft. Show all posts

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Morris Twin Brothers Selected Back-to-Back


Check out this awesome NBA Draft moment as twin brothers Markieff and Marcus Morris, born 7 minutes apart, are drafted just one round apart with picks 13 and 14.

Big East MVP Kemba Walker to the Bobcats


Check out the Charlotte Bobcats ninth pick in the 2011 NBA Draft Kemba Walker as he greets commissioner David Stern.

NBA Draft 2011: Second Overall Pick D. Williams


Check out the Minnesota Timberwolves second overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft Derrick Williams as he greets commissioner David Stern.

NBA Draft 2011: First Overall Pick K. Irving


Check out the Cleveland Cavaliers first overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft Kyrie Irving as he greets commissioner David Stern.

Raptors grab Lithuanian centre in NBA draft

Photograph by: Mike Stobe, Getty Images
Jonas Valanciunas (R) from Utena, Lithuania greets NBA Commissioner David Stern after he was picked #5 overall by the Toronto Raptors in the first round during the 2011 NBA Draft at the Prudential Center on June 23, 2011 in Newark, New Jersey.

Canadians Thompson, Joseph taken in NBA draft

Photograph by: Mike Stobe, Getty Images

TORONTO — Ro Russell remembers the moment the focus and the determination that propelled Tristan Thompson to the NBA first shined through.

Friday, June 24, 2011

Raptors grab Lithuanian centre in NBA draft

Photograph by: Mike Stobe, Getty Images

When the Toronto Raptors gave general manager Bryan Colangelo a two-year extension, there was a fear that he would try to go for the quick fix in order to get another deal.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Brandon Knight should be top-five pick in NBA Draft

Photograph by: Mike Segar, REUTERS

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Kentucky coach John Calipari says there wasn’t much to discuss about whether Brandon Knight should declare early for the NBA Draft after just one year of college.

"You’re going to put your name in the draft," Calipari told Knight, noting he’d likely be a top-six pick and possibly as high as No. 3 or 4. "So you don’t have an option."

Cavaliers number one pick no slam dunk this time

Photograph by: Aaron Josefczyk, REUTERS

NEW YORK, June 22 (Reuters) - The Cleveland Cavaliers have the top pick in the NBA draft on Thursday but there will be no slam-dunk decision like the last time they had the number one selection.

In 2003, after losing 65 games, the Cavaliers used the number one pick to grab LeBron James and were instantly transformed from league cellar-dwellers into championship contenders.

Derrick Williams Prepares for the NBA Draft


Check out fromer Arizona Wildcat, Derrick Williams, as he watches the draft lottery, attends the pre-draft combine, and prepares himself to be an NBA player. Williams is projected to be one of the top picks in the 2011 NBA Draft.

Big Board: Closer look at all the positions


This is not a predictor of when these players will be taken. These rankings, based on discussions with dozens of NBA and college coaches, and NBA college scouts and team executives, address the question of how ready players are to play the position which they are assigned: in other words, if there was a game tonight, who would play better at that position tonight, not in three years. Players are ranked based on the position that the coaches and scouts believe is their best NBA position, and even then, there is always disagreement between teams.

Friday, June 17, 2011

Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio to join Timberwolves


Ricky Rubio from Spain sits for a television interview after being selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves as the fifth overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft in New York, June 25, 2009.

Photograph by: Lucas Jackson, Retuers


BARCELONA - After pulling out of a move to the NBA two years ago, highly-rated Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio has decided to leave Regal Barcelona to play for the Minnesota Timberwolves next season.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

On the Clock: Spurs


FOXSports.com takes a look at San Antonio's 2011 NBA Draft needs.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Kyrie Irving Prepares for the NBA Draft


Check out Duke's Kyrie Irving as he works out and visits the draft lottery; all in preparation for next week's NBA draft where he is expected to be one of the top picks.

Sunday, May 29, 2011

2011 NBA Draft Combine

Check out the top prospects for this year's Draft as they go through rigorous workouts and reflect on their experience at the Draft Combine in Chicago.

 
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