Bryan Colangelo traded up to No. 1 to take Fultz in front of a gaggle of other guards who would have been available at No. 3, any of whom would have allowed Colangelo to save the conditional first-round pick it cost to land Fultz.
The Philadelphia 76ers have put The Process in the hands of Washington guard Markelle Fultz. "I've got an opportunity to play basketball and that's all I ask for".
Of course, Florida State's Jonathan Isaac, Kentucky's Malik Monk and North Carolina State's Dennis Smith could all sneak in the top five because anything is possible on draft night.
Jayson Tatum (Duke) is introduced by NBA commissioner Adam Silver as the number three overall pick to the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2017 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. "I mean, you can get traded in the blink of an eye, without knowing", Fultz said. Derrick White, who went to the Spurs, and Josh Hart, who went to the Lakers, had to wait until the last two picks of round number one to hear their names called.
While the Cleveland Cavaliers do not have any picks, there are still many reasons to follow the draft if you are a Cavaliers fan.
First things first: The 2018 NBA Draft isn't this year's draft.
Philadelphia also owns four second-round picks, acquired in previous trades with the Dallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks and Utah Jazz.
Los Angeles Lakers- Lonzo Ball, PG, UCLA- Best passer to come into the league since Jason Kidd.
Mike Fiers wins 4th straight decision as Astros beat A's 5-1
Evan Gattis hit a two-run single in the sixth against A's lefty Sean Manaea to break a scoreless tie and back Fiers (5-2). Doctors are administering antibiotics intravenously after medications "plateaued", manager Bob Melvin said.
Clearly, the focus is on the No. 1 choice, also known as Fultz.
The Celtics used the third pick on Duke's Jayson Tatum but also were reportedly in talks with in for Paul George.
It marks the fourth straight year the Blue Devils have produced a top-three pick.
Embiid fired the first salvo between the new-look 76ers and Lakers on Thursday night telling him teammate Simmons through social media to dunk on Ball.
"Fultz would have gone No. 2 in last year's draft behind Simmons", Goodman said.
A bevy of cameras and National Basketball Association advisers were shuttling Markelle Fultz from interview to interview, running down the back hallways of the Barclays Center on Thursday night at a frenzied, fast-break pace.
This is the third consecutive year the Lakers have had the second overall pick.
Valentine battled ankle issues throughout his rookie season, while Zipser had just as much sporadic playing time as anyone else on the roster and then basically became a rotation staple for the Bulls late in the year.
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