Poll: Who Will Be Drafted First Overall?
2013/06/poll-who-will-be-drafted-first-overall.html1 for most of the college season, and once New Orleans won the lottery, there was never a doubt that the team would select Davis.
Offseason Outlook: Cleveland Cavaliers
2013/06/offseason-outlook-cleveland-cavaliers.htmlSacramento has posted a dismal 187-371 record over the last seven seasons, landing in the draft lottery every single year.
Offseason Outlook: Charlotte Bobcats
2013/06/offseason-outlook-charlotte-bobcats.htmlStill, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kemba Walker and Bismack Biyombo haven't developed into stars, and neither has Gerald Henderson, the team's lottery pick from 2009 who's up for restricted free agency this summer.
Dario Saric To Withdraw From Draft
2013/06/dario-saric-to-withdraw-from-draft.html11 Ford's list of prospects and at one point was regarded as a lottery pick by many NBA general managers and scouts.
Odds & Ends: Rivers, Saric, Clippers, D-League
2013/06/odds-ends-rivers-saric-clippers-d-league.htmlOne team picking in the lottery promised Dario Saric that they would draft him this year if he guaranteed he'd play in the NBA next year, but he said no, tweets Chad Ford of ESPN.com.
International Prospects’ Draft Decisions
2013/06/international-prospects-draft-decisions.htmlRudy Gobert will also remain in the draft, according to Ford (Twitter link), which is no surprise, considering he projects as a potential lottery pick.
Mavs Very Likely To Trade First-Rounder
2013/06/mavs-very-likely-to-trade-first-rounder.htmlI'm guessing that 2014 first-rounder would be at least lottery-protected, though that's just my speculation.
Offseason Outlook: Memphis Grizzlies
2013/06/offseason-outlook-memphis-grizzlies.htmlAs we saw this past year, the Grizzlies were willing to send a potential lottery pick to the Cavaliers to avoid paying the tax, so committing, say, $5MM annually to Allen would probably mean the Grizzlies would be filling out the rest of the roster with minimum-salary signings, with perhaps one player earning more than the minimum but less than the full mid-level (like Bayless).
Amico On Draft, Cavs, Wolves, Wizards, Pierce
2013/06/amico-on-draft-cavs-wolves-bucks-pierce.htmlInterest around the league is building in lottery picks, particularly in the top three, according to Amico.
Odds & Ends: Billups, Cavs, Felton
2013/06/eastern-odds-ends-billups-nets-felton.htmlOn the draft, Bonnell writes that the lottery could offer the Bobcats a huge payoff, but the Bobcats also have the…
Odds & Ends: Celtics, Gentry, Cavaliers, Warriors
2013/06/odds-ends-gentry-cavaliers-warriors.htmlThe Cavaliers aren't enamored with all the first overall pick has to offer, and they've considered trading it since the lottery.
Offseason Outlook: Minnesota Timberwolves
2013/06/offseason-outlook-minnesota-timberwolves.htmlDrafting Rubio was a great decision, but taking Jonny Flynn in the same lottery? Not so much.
Magic Weighing Trading Down In Draft
2013/06/magic-weighing-trading-down-in-draft.html2 overall pick, while Adrian Wojnarowski notes (via Twitter) that Orlando has been doing plenty of homework on late-lottery/mid-first-round prospects.
Draft Updates: Wednesday Evening
2013/06/draft-updates-wednesday-evening.htmlThe Heat have been told they could possibly trade for a late lottery pick, but team president Pat Riley says…
Offseason Outlook: Utah Jazz
2013/06/offseason-outlook-utah-jazz.htmlThe team's '12/13 season epitomzed the eight-year stretch, as Utah came within one game of making the postseason, finishing ninth in the Western Conference and scoring the worst pick in the lottery, 14th overall.
Ford On Antetokounmpo, Cavs, Jazz, Thunder
2013/06/ford-on-antetokounmpo-cavs-jazz-thunder.html1 overall pick for a veteran plus a 2014 lottery pick, they'll keep attempting to move whomever they draft until all their options have been exercised.
Offseason Outlook: New Orleans Pelicans
2013/06/offseason-outlook-new-orleans-pelicans-1.htmlAfter drafting Anthony Davis first overall a year ago, the Pelicans believed they may have landed their point guard of the future by selecting Austin Rivers with their second lottery pick.
Kennedy On Magic, Noel, Len, McLemore, Cavs
2013/06/kennedy-on-magic-noel-len-mclemore-cavs.htmlSome sources tell Kennedy that Shabazz Muhammad will slip out of the lottery, which lines up with him not being invited to green room.
Wojnarowski On Draft, Len, Zeller, Bucks, Mavs
2013/06/wojnarowski-on-draft-bucks.htmlOther lottery teams are supremely confident that the Magic will take Victor Oladipo at No.
More Draft Rumors: Thunder, Cavs, Raptors, Jazz
2013/06/more-draft-rumors-cavs-raptors-suns-blazers.htmlThe Raptors are finding no traction in their efforts to acquire a lottery pick, tweets Wojnarowski (via Twitter).
Eastern Notes: Sixers, Nets, Deng, Webster
2013/06/eastern-notes-sixers-nets-deng-webster.htmlBased on the direction in which the Sixers are heading, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel doesn't expect the Heat to ever see the lottery-protected first-round pick they acquired a year ago for Arnett Moultrie.
Salaries For 2013 First-Round Picks
2013/06/salaries-for-2013-first-round-picks.htmlClubs with multiple first-rounders, or high lottery picks, will see their draftees take a chunk out of any cap space they have heading into free agency.
Acie Law To Re-Sign With Olympiacos
2013/07/acie-law-to-re-sign-with-olympiacos.htmlFormer NBA lottery pick Acie Law has agreed to re-sign with Greek powerhouse Olympiacos, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.
Pelicans To Acquire Jrue Holiday For Noel, ’14 Pick
2013/07/sixers-pelicans-to-swap-holiday-noel.html7:33pm: ESPN.com's Chad Ford tweets that the 2014 first-rounder headed to Philadelphia is top-three protected, while TNT's David Aldridge tweets it's lottery-protected.
Roundup Of International ‘Draft-And-Stash’ Players
2013/07/roundup-of-international-draft-and-stash-players.htmlVazquez hasn't played a minute in the NBA, and the Magic's use of a lottery pick on him represents perhaps the most prominent and unsuccessful example of the so-called "draft-and-stash" strategy in NBA history.