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Acie Law To Re-Sign With Olympiacos

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Former 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

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7:33pm: 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

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Vazquez 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.

Odds & Ends: Oden, Henderson, Rockets, Raptors

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Grantland's Zach Lowe spoke to new Suns head coach Jeff Hornacek about taking over a lottery team, playing two point guards at the same time, and how Michael Beasley can save his career.

2013 Offseason Trades

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Suns acquire Miles Plumlee, Gerald Green, and a lottery-protected 2014 first-round pick.

Pacers Nearing Trade For Luis Scola

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USA Today's Sam Amick tweets that the pick is lottery protected.

Pacers Acquire Luis Scola From Suns

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Paul Coro notes that the framework of the deal, reported earlier by Amick and Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, will send Gerald Green, Miles Plumlee and Indiana's lottery-protected 2014 first-round draft pick to Phoenix in exchange for Scola (Twitter link).

Eastern Notes: Pacers, Knicks, Scola

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The Pacers' acqusition of Luis Scola from the Suns today involved them sending out Miles Plumlee, Gerald Green and a lottery-protected…… That first-round pick is lottery-protected through 2019, and would become unprotected in 2020, reports Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic

Eastern Notes: Carmelo, Daye, Heat, Pistons

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It may come as no surprise that Ford, a draft expert, gives top marks to the Sixers, who snagged a pair of top-10 prospects in last month's draft and figure to have two lottery picks next year as well.

Southeast Notes: Magic, Wizards, Heat, Hawks

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Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel believes that with so many teams with an eye on the lottery, buyouts could come earlier than usual this season.

Sean May, Others Worked Out For Knicks

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11:02am: Former lottery pick Sean May is working out for the Knicks today, a source tells Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports (Twitter link).

Odds & Ends: Faried, Favors, Henry, Cook

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Xavier Henry, a former lottery pick and three-year veteran, has been impressive in Los Angeles pick up games this summer, but still hasn't latched on with a team.

The Sixers And The Salary Floor

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Overpaying veterans like Chris Duhon, Antawn Jamison, and/or Drew Gooden could bring minimum payroll up to where it needs to be, but would those players sign with a lottery-bound team like the Sixers, even if the price was right? And is Philadelphia even interested in adding that much veteran talent? 2.

Poll: Which Top 2014 Prospect Falls Before Next Year’s Draft?

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But even with these players as supposed locks for the lottery, things can change.

Extension Candidate: Larry Sanders

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The Bucks figure to be a lottery team this year, and they could net a talented player in the rich crop of 2014 draft talent.

Odds & Ends: Collins, Irving, Wolves, Harrington

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Subbing in for David Aldridge at NBA.com, Steve Kerr presents some ideas for how to improve the NBA's draft lottery.

Poll: Changes To The NBA’s Draft Lottery?

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In an Odds & Ends post yesterday, we passed along a piece written by Steve Kerr for NBA.com, in which the former Suns general manager and current TV analyst presented a few ideas for the NBA might alter its draft lottery.

Sixers Notes: Brown, Hinkie, Ownership

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With significant cap space and two potential lottery picks in a loaded draft, Philly could quickly become an appealing destination…

Remaining Unsigned 2013 Draft Picks

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Philadelphia will eventually sign the two lottery picks, but for now the team continues to maintain as much flexibility as possible, should a trade opportunity arise.

Kupchak On D’Antoni, Kobe, Nash, Lakers’ Future

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We're hopeful that Pau and Kobe can continue to play and we'll have options to rebuild the team." Thoughts on the idea of tanking for a lottery pick in 2014: "The ping-pong lottery thing, even if you have the very worst team in the NBA, you're not guaranteed to get the first pick...I'm not sure getting into the lottery and ending up with 10, 11, 12, 13 or 14 is going to give us a top one or two pick in the draft...We still may end up drafting 12, 13 or 14, which is not a great place to draft if you just look back on drafts in this league." More comments about the 2014 offseason: "We'll have a lot of financial resources a year from now...I don't know if we'll get a star player to leave his home team to come here like (Dwight Howard) did to go to Houston.

Cole Aldrich Working Out For NBA Teams

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It was only three summers ago that Cole Aldrich was an NBA lottery pick, selected 11th overall by New Orleans in the 2010 draft.

Daryl Morey Talks Asik, Howard, CP3, Lottery

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Asked to reply to Steve Kerr's suggestions for how to improve the NBA's draft lottery, Morey indicated that he thinks the league rewards losing too much, and that potential alternatives are "something we need to work on." Morey went on to say that "bottoming out" is the highest probability strategy for rebuilding, and that he thinks a team like Philadelphia took the best path available, given the current CBA and draft rules.

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