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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Looking to Draft a Shooter
There were a lot of things that have went wrong for the Chicago Bulls over the last couple of years, derailing their window of opportunity to win an NBA title, mostly due to injuries. But not having a pure, reliable shooter last season was another issue they’d like to attend to in the 2013 NBA draft, considering using their 20th pick on Shabazz Muhammad, Reggie Bullock, Glen Rice Jr. or Tim Hardaway Jr. to fill that spot.
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NBA Rumors – Detroit Pistons, Portland Trail Blazers & Philadelphia 76ers Interested in Drafting C.J. McCollum
Mid-Major potential tweeners are always difficult to project as to their draft position, but most believe that C.J. McCollum is going to be a lottery pick, maybe even in the top 10, and in the vicinity of first round picks for the Detroit Pistons, Portland Trail Blazers and Philadelphia 76ers.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers Will Draft Alex Len
Rumors, as draft time approaches, tend to get a little bit outrageous, but sometimes they’re spot on, as history tells us. No one really expected Alex Len to be anything beyond a top 10 pick, but according to some who follow the Cleveland Cavaliers up close, they might take a shot at the Maryland Center.
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NBA Rumors – Draft Stock of Nerlens Noel Plummeting
From a guaranteed number one pick, it looks like more and more teams are starting to re-think the whole issue of Nerlens Noel being such a high prospect, with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Washington Wizards and Orlando Magic all looking at other players to use in the top 3.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Drafting Otto Porter, Not Nerlens Noel
The Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t in rebuilding mode. They want to make the playoffs, considering they have a lottery pick for a third straight season. Nerlens Noel has been the popular choice for the number one pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, but if the Cavs wants to win and reach the playoffs now, Otto Porter might be the better choice as the number one pick.
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NBA Rumors – Phoenix Suns Get Cody Zeller, Portland Trail Blazers Get Marcin Gortat
The Phoenix Suns, who have the fifth pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, would really like to see Cody Zeller becoming one of their players, but they won’t use a top 5 pick on him. However, by using Marcin Gortat (who wants to leave) as trade bait, they’re hoping that the Portland Trail Blazers use the 10th pick on the Indiana star before trading between the two.
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Boston Celtics – Doc Rivers Might Want Rajon Rondo to be Traded
One of the more interesting teams to look at this offseason are the Boston Celtics, who are trying to fight gravity and time by keeping the team relevant in the NBA playoff picture for the next few seasons, with Doc Rivers slightly afraid of a full-rebuilding mode, and considering the fact that trading Rajon Rondo while keeping Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett might be the best way to keep the team competitive.
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NBA Rumors – New York Knicks & Brooklyn Nets Want to Draft Gorgui Dieng or Jeff Withey
Both the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks weren’t quite pleased with their end position at the end of the playoffs, both losing in series they had home court advantage in. In order to make sure it doesn’t happen next season, they’re looking to strengthen their front-court depth in the NBA draft, looking at both Jeff Withey and Gorgui Dieng.
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NBA Rumors – Oklahoma City Thunder Want to Draft Steven Adams
It looks like Steven Adams is becoming like one of the hottest commodities in the 2013 NBA Draft for those picking outside the top 5 and in need of a big man, with the next team linked to his future being the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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NBA Rumors – Detroit Pistons Want to Draft Cody Zeller
The Detroit Pistons are going to have a lot of money to spend on new players in the upcoming free agency period, but they once again are “blessed” with a lottery pick, that might land them Cody Zeller out of Indiana.