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  • 2012 NBA Draft Day Trades

    After all the talk of the Houston Rockets moving on up to get top 10 picks for Dwight Howard; After everyone wanted the Charlotte Bobcats’ number 2 pick; After the Boston Celtics wanted to reunite the Rivers family and the Lakers were shopping Paul Gasol, the 2012 NBA Draft didn’t have any real blockbuster kind of draft day trades, only some tweaking here and there.

  • All the Picks From the 2012 NBA Draft First Round

    Draft night was mostly about Anthony Davis picked as number one, but it turned out to be quite a celebration for the Kentucky Wildcats, as he was joined by Michael Kidd-Gilchrist in going 1-2 from the same school and all together 4 players in the first round of the 2012 NBA Draft, which surprisingly had no trades in the top 10.

  • NBA Draft – Great Number 1 Picks in the Lottery Era

    Every time the NBA draft comes up, people bring out two lists – Draft Steals and Draft Busts. Sometimes, it’s easy to forget that players like LeBron James or Tim Duncan were actually number one picks, and sometimes, the teams that pick at the top spot actually get what they asked for.

  • Trade Scenarios for the 2012 NBA Draft

    Anthony Davis is the only sure thing in this draft, the wall-to-wall agreed upon number one pick. Beyond that? Just a bunch of questions, including at number 2 where the Charlotte Bobcats don’t really know what to do with their pick. Keep it and go for Thomas Robinson? Trade down and go for someone else who doesn’t want to play for them?

  • 29 Players Who’ll Be Picked After Anthony Davis in the 2012 NBA Draft

    The one sure thing about the 2012 NBA Draft is this – Anthony Davis, who spent one season with the Kentucky Wildcats, winning the national title and every possible player of the year award, will be the number one pick, making him a New Orleans Hornets player. Beyond that? No one is sure, no one knows.

  • Jared Sullinger – Not a Lottery Pick in the 2012 NBA Draft

    Being a two time All-American and leading the Ohio State Buckeyes to the NCAA final four in 2012 isn’t going to help forward Jared Sullinger be a top 15 pick in the 2012 NBA Draft in a few days, as most of the top picking teams are afraid that his back issues will trouble him in his pro career.

  • Thomas Robinson – Better Than Anthony Davis?

    The pre-draft camp in Chicago is usually somewhat of market of College Basketball players trying to improve their stocks heading into the next NBA Draft. Thomas Robinson, after three years with the Kansas Jayhawks, believes his College Career has been good enough to make him the no.1 pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, ahead of Anthony Davis.

  • Kentucky Wildcats Aim to Set New NBA First Round Draft Record

    Anthony Davis, believe it or not, is going to the NBA. You were surprised too, right? He isn’t the only Kentucky Wildcat to be entering the NBA draft. He’s joined by Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Marquis Teague, Terrence Jones and Doron Lamb, the entire starting lineup of the 2012 College Basketball national champions, entering the 2012 NBA draft.

  • The Best Returning Underclassmen in College Basketball

    Cody Zeller returning to his Sophomore season in Indiana makes him the top candidate for the nation’s best player, and makes the Hoosiers the probable preseason #1 team. Doug McDermott is next in line of some very promising player returning for another year of college hoops.

  • What NBA Team Would Be the Best Fit For Anthony Davis?

    Anthony Davis will be the number one draft pick in 2012. Unless something unpredictable happens – Deciding not to join the NBA or actually not being the #1 pick. Already some have predicted that his ability to turn a team around will be nothing short of magical, worth 50 wins, no matter where he gets to play.