With the cameras and lights finally shining on him, Jackson strode to the stage as the 31st pick in the 2017 NBA Draft to open the second round.
A league source confirmed a New York Daily News report that Jackson was asking for Thursday night's No. 3 pick, next year's Brooklyn first-round pick, Jaylen Brown and Jae Crowder. Fultz was selected No. 1 overall by Philadelphia with the pick the 76ers acquired from the Celtics.
A year after almost half the draft - a record 27 of the 60 picks - were worldwide players, French guard Frank Ntilikina and Finnish forward Lauri Markkanen, who played a year at Arizona, are two of the top global players. After Butler had been in trade rumors for seemingly a year, it was very surprising that the Bulls weren't able to get more in return for him.
The Celtics got the No. 3 pick in that deal, which was finalized Monday afternoon.
Boston will receive the 2018 first-round pick of the Los Angeles Lakers - if that selection falls between the No. 2 to No. 5 range.
He's a guy with size who can score while being covered - something the Celtics have needed.
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Duke Forward Jayson Tatum is obviously the best prospect - likely to get his name called in the first three picks.
The Triangle has churned out eight lottery picks over the last five NBA Drafts, with Duke, North Carolina and N.C. State all represented.
The Fayetteville native averaged 18.1 points and 6.2 assists per game in his lone season with the Wolfpack. And he did that on a team where he was the primary focus on the offensive end, while coming off a torn ACL he suffered during high school.
The Celtics should be considered a darkhorse for Smith at No. 3 overall after making their move down from the top spot. And considering the fact Ainge played in Sacramento, he knew that was a waste of time.
If Smith does fall, don't be surprised to see someone trade up ahead of NY at No. 8 overall. As it turned out, New Orleans didn't possess the pick for long, getting it from the Washington Wizards in exchange for point guard Tim Frazier on Wednesday night. Should something insane happen and a prospect like Smith fall, Charlotte could try and swoop in to grab him as depth with Walker and/or best player available. Remember a year ago, Kris Dunn didn't want to come here.
That paved the way for an explosive finish, however, as he averaged almost 15 points in the Blue Devils' last nine contests before ultimately deciding to jump to the National Basketball Association.
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