James was one of the outstanding players of the NBA Finals, but ended up on the losing team as Golden State Warriors picked up the championship for the second time in three years. Dunn's jump to the pros wasn't always smooth as he didn't get a lot of playing time after he was chosen No. 5 a year ago.
The 76ers had the No. 1 pick for the second straight year after trading with the Boston Celtics on Monday.
Magic Johnson chose to stay home and drafted Lonzo Ball from out of UCLA with the #2 pick.
There's a quartet of touted one-and-done college players along with an 18-year-old worldwide prospect with size and athleticism. Leading his Bruins to an Sweet 16 appearance, Lonzo averaged 14.6 points and 7.0 assists a game.
Known for his all around offensive ability and athleticism, Fultz starred in his lone year at the University of Washington, averaging 23 points per game, along with more than five rebounds and five assists.
"My dad loved him and loved the way the Lakers played". Utah then got the 28th pick from the Los Angeles Lakers and took North Carolina center Tony Bradley, sending back the 30th and 42nd picks in this year's draft in exchange.
Wolves enter draft with Jimmy Butler looming in the distance
Butler averaged 23.9 points, 6.2 rebounds and 5.5 assists a game last season, while shooting.455 from the field. Minnesota is getting one of the best two-way players in the National Basketball Association in Butler.
Phoenix selected versatile forward Josh Jackson from Kansas with the fourth choice before ultra quick point guard De'Aaron Fox of Kentucky was snapped up by the Sacramento Kings.
The Celtics then took Duke's Jayson Tatum at No. 3 after moving down two spots in the trade with Philadelphia, drawing cheers from a large contingent of their fans at Barclays Center wearing green. "But it was just scheduling issues and it was a little delayed for me to get out there". "For the last four years, being one of the worst teams in the National Basketball Association and sticking our chest out like, 'We know better than you and everything's gonna be fine.' I've never seen a group of fans have so much resolve over such a bad period and come out smiling the whole time".
Fultz was a bit of a late bloomer, failing to make his high school's varsity team his freshman and sophomore years. The run of freshmen bettered the 2014 record of four straight first-year players to start the draft, finally ending when the New York Knicks took French guard Frank Ntilikina at No. 8.
Bryan Colangelo has expressed interest to acquire another first rounder and the four second round picks he now has seem like more than enough assets to get that done.
IT'S GOT TO BE THE SHOES: When Fultz walks on stage to shake hands with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, he recommends you check out his feet.
Also, check out the FanSided 2017 NBA Draft Tracker, with scouting reports for all top prospects, as well as analysis and live results during the draft.
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