Boston Wins NBA Draft Lottery 2017 Presented By State Farm; Order Of Selection Set For June 22 Draft
Boston will have the first overall pick in the NBA Draft 2017, which will be held on Thursday, June 22
Boston will have the first overall pick in the NBA Draft 2017, which will be held on Thursday, June 22
Los Angeles Also Receives Draft Rights To Brad Newley
Drafted with the second overall selection of the 2016 NBA Draft in June, Ingram averaged 12.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.8 assists over his five games at the 2016 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas
The Los Angeles Lakers have signed guard Jordan Clarkson, forward Luol Deng, and center Ivica Zubac
The Los Angeles Lakers have signed center Robert Upshaw to a multi-year contract.
Darryl Dawkins, whose board-shattering dunks earned him the moniker “Chocolate Thunder” and helped pave the way for breakaway rims, has died. He was 58.
It might seem temporarily forgotten at the start of the NBA draft. The first three players taken Thursday could easily be a trio of big guys. Karl-Anthony Towns seems the likely pick by Minnesota at No. 1, the Los Angeles Lakers would next figure to snare Jahlil Okafor at No. 2 and it wouldn’t surprise many onlookers if Philadelphia then took Latvian prospect Kristaps Porzingis with the third pick. Give or take an inch, they’re all 7-footers. So after a title series where Cleveland’s LeBron James and Golden State’s Draymond Green — both about 6-foot-8 — spent time at center