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NBA Draft – Cleveland Cavaliers & Milwaukee Bucks Very Happy With Andrew Wiggins & Jabari Parker
Despite considering trades up until the deadline, the Cleveland Cavaliers are very happy that they’ve ended up with Andrew Wiggins. There was also no doubt that the Milwaukee Bucks are more than pleased that they’ve ended up taking Jabari Parker with the second overall pick.
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17 Best Memes of the 2014 NBA Draft
As always, the NBA Draft was about making fun of suits and reactions, not just seeing who goes where. Andrew Wiggins dazzled, Joel Embiid and Zach LaVine made everyone laugh while the Miami Heat kept on doing everything they can to make LeBron James happy by adding Shabazz Napier.
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Trades Leading to & During the 2014 NBA Draft
The big trades involving players took place a day before the draft, as the Houston Rockets sent Omer Asik to the New Orleans Pelicans for a future first round selection and a six player deal between the New York Knicks and the Dallas Mavericks was headlined by Tyson Chandler and Jose Calderon switching places.
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2014 NBA Draft – First Round Picks
No surprises in the top 3 of the 2014 NBA draft, as the Cleveland Cavaliers used another first overall pick, this time on Andrew Wiggins coming out of Kansas. Jabari Parker of Duke was soon to follow, going to the Milwaukee Bucks while the Philadelphia 76ers took a chance on an injured center, Joel Embiid, for the second consecutive time.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Hoping to Draft Nik Stauskas or Doug McDermott
Whatever happens for the Chicago Bulls in free agency, they want a shooter in this draft. However, the two players they want – Doug McDermott coming out of Creighton and Nik Stauskas of Michigan will probably be taken before they get a chance to use their 16th and 19th overall selections.
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NBA Rumors – Miami Heat Trading for Kendrick Perkins, Drafting Shabazz Napier
With or without knowing what the Big three are going to do, the Miami Heat have plans of becoming better and retooling for another title run, although everything has to do with the decision the trio makes. One course of action is trading for Kendrick Perkins of the Oklahoma City Thunder and finally having a true center to defend the rim, and another is drafting Shabazz Napier from Connecticut, although that is another action in an attempt to please LeBron James.
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NBA Rumors – Boston Celtics Trying to Trade Rajon Rondo to the Sacramento Kings
The rumors surrounding the impeding departure of Rajon Rondo from the Boston Celtics via trade have been going on for years, but maybe there’s a bit more seriousness to them this time, as the efforts to rebuild might send the point guard for the 8th overall pick the Sacramento Kings have, which will then lead the Celtics to draft Marcus Smart or Elfrid Payton with one of their two first round picks.
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New York Knicks Trade Tyson Chandler to Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets Send Omer Asik to New Orleans Pelicans
The 24 hours leading up to the NBA draft are a hectic period filled with trades and transactions. The biggest move leading to the event was made by the New York Knicks, sending Tyson Chaldner as the headliner in a six-player trade back to the Dallas Mavericks. Meanwhile, the Houston Rockets traded Omer Asik to the New Orleans Pelicans for a first round draft pick. Both Texas teams are thinking the same thing: Making room for a big star.
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The History of Number One NBA Draft Picks in the Lottery Era
When the first pick of the 2014 NBA draft is announced, it’ll be the 30th time in the lottery era that a team has taken a chance on someone through the magic of ping pong balls. It makes for a good chance to review which number one picks have done a great service through their NBA careers, from the likes of Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, Shaquille O’Neal and LeBron James, to others who have been less successful like Pervis Ellison, Michael Olowokandi and Anthony Bennett.
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NBA Rumors – Milwaukee Bucks Promise Jabari Parker They’ll Draft Him
The big names of free agency seem to be stealing the thunder from the NBA draft. However, players like Jabari Parker are going to be the focus of draft night, although it look like the Milwaukee Bucks have made up their minds about their selection (second overall), which means Parker had no motivation to work out for other teams.