Irving
Williams
Kanter
Valanciunas
Knight
Vesely
Biyombo
Thompson
Singleton
Fredette

Milwaukee have been reportedly been active in trading in a three-way deal involving Sacramento and Charlotte.

- Milwaukee gets Stephen Jackson, Shaun Livingston, Beno Udrih & the 19th pick from the Bobcats in today's draft.
- Charlotte gets Sacramento's 7th pick in today's draft & Corey Maggette.
- Sacramento gets the 10th pick in today's draft & John Salmons.

ESPN: Sources: Stephen Jackson to Bucks

Seem like a good trade for the Bucks get rid of two terrible contracts and get 2 good players back.

I also think Cavs might take Williams hoping Kahn (Wolves GM) takes Kanter as they don't need another pg, meaning utah have to take Irving and Cavs get the second best PG Knight at 4 (consider third best player in the draft.

Iving, Williams and Kanter as top 3 in that order. I wonder if Kemba Walker will slide as much as predicted, ridiculous that he could fall so low when he is one of the top prospects. Also excited to see where Jimmer lands!

Just minutes to go now folks...

Cav's are on the clock - there 5min gaps between each pick in the first round, then just 2 minutes in between each pick in the 2nd round.

#1 Cleveland: PG Kyrie Irving (Duke)

Next: #2 Minnesota

UPDATED: Herald-Sun article: Melbourne-born Kyrie Irving is pick #1 in NBA draft

Worth noting that Kyrie Irving is 2nd Australian born player taken at #1 in NBA draft since Bogut in 1995!

#2 Minnesota: PF Derrick Williams (Arizona)

Next: #3 Utah

#3 Utah: C Enes Kanter (Turkey)

Next: #4 Cleveland

#4 Cleveland: PF Tristan Thompson (Texas)

Next: #5 Toronto

#5 Toronto: C Jonas Valanciunas (Lithuania)

Next: #6 Washington

Valanciunas is set to play in the U19 World Championships in Latvia, and is the centrerpiece to what is a very strong team tipped as one of the gold medal favourites. He was also a team mate of Brad Newley at Lietuvos Rytas this past season.

#6 Washington: SF Jan Vesely (Czech Republic)

Next: #7 Charlotte

It is worth noting that Vesely was a team mate of Nathan Jawai's at Partizan Belgrade.

#7 Charlotte: PF Bismack Biyombo (Spain)

Next: #8 Detroit

Wow - Thompson is a surprise at 4?

Trade maybe?

4 Internationals (5 if you include Irving) taken in the top 7 so far...

#8 Detroit: PG Brandon Knight (Kentucky)

Next: #9 Charlotte

Can't Believe Knight fell all the way to 8 suppose to be 2nd best PG in the field, I hope Jimmer is drafted soon

#9 Charlotte: PG Kemba Walker (Connecticut)

Next: #10 Milwaukee

So LC, the proposed Trade above has happened I am assuming?

I'm not 100% sure...

#10 Milwaukee: PG Jimmer Fredette (BYU)

Next: #11 Golden State

Yeah, a bit confussing NBA.com has the teams the suppose to pick in those positions picking there but Draft Express has it down has if the trade has gone through, I guess we wait and see

NBA.com has now at the bottom of the picks that are in the trade they are likly bound to the other team in 3 way deal, so pretty much going to happen

#11 Golden State: SG Klay Thompson (Washington State)

Next: #12 Utah

#12 Utah: SG Alec Burks (Colorado)

Next: #13 Phoenix

Burks started alongside Australia's own Nate Tomlinson at Colorado this past season in a team also boasting Aussie Shane-Harris-Tunks who essentially sat out last season with a knee injury.

Thanks Big Sexy for checking it out further.

#13 Phoenix: PF Markieff Morris (Kansas)

Next: #14 Houston

#14 Houston: PF Marcus Morris (Kansas)

Next: #15 Indiana

I have to leave for an hour or so, so if someone else would like to help by updating the picks as they happen, then please feel free to chime in.

Top 10 seelctions summary:

#1 Cleveland: PG Kyrie Irving (Duke)
#2 Minnesota: PF Derrick Williams (Arizona)
#3 Utah: C Enes Kanter (Turkey)
#4 Cleveland: PF Tristan Thompson (Texas)
#5 Toronto: C Jonas Valanciunas (Lithuania)
#6 Washington: SF Jan Vesely (Czech Republic)
#7 Charlotte: PF Bismack Biyombo (Spain)
#8 Detroit: PG Brandon Knight (Kentucky)
#9 Charlotte: PG Kemba Walker (Connecticut)
#10 Milwaukee: PG Jimmer Fredette (BYU)

The Twins taken is consecutive picks would make them happy

I will be LC for an hour

#15 Indiana: SF Kawhi Leonard (San Diego State)

Next: #16 Philadelphia

#16 Philadelphia: PF Nikola Vucevic (USC)

Next: #17 New York

#17 New York: PG/SG Iman Shumpert (Georgia Tech)

Next: #18 Washington

Chris Singleton still waiting in the Green Room

#18 Washington: SF Chris Singleton (Florida State)

Next: #19 Charlotte (most likely Bucks selection)

#19 Charlotte: SF/PF Tobias Harris (Tennessee)

Next: #20 Minnesota

Has stated probably the Bucks pick as part of the 3 way trade (yet to be confirmed)

#20 Minnesota: PF/C Donatas Motiejunas (Lithuania)

Next: #21 Portland

Actually 6 of the top 7 draft picks are internationals if you include Irving. Tristan Thompson is from Canada and was very impressive at the U19 WCs two years ago. An animal on the boards.

Top 20

#1 Cleveland: PG Kyrie Irving (Duke)
#2 Minnesota: PF Derrick Williams (Arizona)
#3 Utah: C Enes Kanter (Turkey)
#4 Cleveland: PF Tristan Thompson (Texas)
#5 Toronto: C Jonas Valanciunas (Lithuania)
#6 Washington: SF Jan Vesely (Czech Republic)
#7 Charlotte: PF Bismack Biyombo (Spain)
#8 Detroit: PG Brandon Knight (Kentucky)
#9 Charlotte: PG Kemba Walker (Connecticut)
#10 Milwaukee: PG Jimmer Fredette (BYU)
#11 Golden State: SG Klay Thompson (Washington State)
#12 Utah: SG Alec Burks (Colorado)
#13 Phoenix: PF Markieff Morris (Kansas)
#14 Houston: PF Marcus Morris (Kansas)
#15 Indiana: SF Kawhi Leonard (San Diego State)
#16 Philadelphia: PF Nikola Vucevic (USC)
#17 New York: PG/SG Iman Shumpert (Georgia Tech)
#18 Washington: SF Chris Singleton (Florida State)
#19 Charlotte: SF/PF Tobias Harris (Tennessee)
#20 Minnesota: PF/C Donatas Motiejunas (Lithuania)

Montiejunas being traded to Houston - more details coming

#21 Portland: PG/SG Nolan Smith (Duke)

Next: #22 Denver

Nolan smith to Portland - Patty Mills will be looking for a new team

#22 Denver: PF Kenneth Faried (Morehead State)

Next: 23 Houston

#23 Houston: PF Nikola Mirotic (Montenegro)

Next #24 Oklahoma City

Houston Trade Brad Miller, pick 23 & a Future First for Johnny Flynn & pick 20 (Montiejunas)

Reported Trade: Rockets' deal with Minnesota sends Brad Miller, Nos. 23 and 38 picks and future first from Memphis to Wolves for Jonny Flynn and Montiejunas pick

No Deal you beat me to it :-)

#24 Oklahoma City: PG Reggie Jackson (Boston College)

Next: #25 Boston

#25 Boston: SG MarShon Brooks (Providence)

Next: #26 Dallas

Reported trade Between Portland and Denver Miller for Felton (and possible swap of picks)

Should read rumoured not reported trade

#26 Dallas: SF Jordan Hamilton (Texas)

Next: #27 New Jersey

Sorry couldn't access hoops for a while

#27 New Jersey: PF/C JaJuan Johnson (Purdue)


#28 Chicago: PG Norris Cole (Clevland State)

#29 San Antonio: G Cory Joseph (Texas)

Next: #30 Chicago

Lots of trades happening, Boston New Jersey trading picks. Portland trading a lot Rudy to Dallas as part of the Denver deal.

#30 Chicago: SF/PF Jimmy Butler (Marquette)

End of first Round

First Round Selections

#1 Cleveland: PG Kyrie Irving (Duke)
#2 Minnesota: PF Derrick Williams (Arizona)
#3 Utah: C Enes Kanter (Turkey)
#4 Cleveland: PF Tristan Thompson (Texas)
#5 Toronto: C Jonas Valanciunas (Lithuania)
#6 Washington: SF Jan Vesely (Czech Republic)
#7 Charlotte: PF Bismack Biyombo (Spain)
#8 Detroit: PG Brandon Knight (Kentucky)
#9 Charlotte: PG Kemba Walker (Connecticut)
#10 Milwaukee: PG Jimmer Fredette (BYU)
#11 Golden State: SG Klay Thompson (Washington State)
#12 Utah: SG Alec Burks (Colorado)
#13 Phoenix: PF Markieff Morris (Kansas)
#14 Houston: PF Marcus Morris (Kansas)
#15 Indiana: SF Kawhi Leonard (San Diego State)
#16 Philadelphia: PF Nikola Vucevic (USC)
#17 New York: PG/SG Iman Shumpert (Georgia Tech)
#18 Washington: SF Chris Singleton (Florida State)
#19 Charlotte: SF/PF Tobias Harris (Tennessee)
#20 Minnesota: PF/C Donatas Motiejunas (Lithuania)
#21 Portland: PG/SG Nolan Smith (Duke)
#22 Denver: PF Kenneth Faried (Morehead State)
#23 Houston: PF Nikola Mirotic (Montenegro)
#24 Oklahoma City: PG Reggie Jackson (Boston College)
#25 Boston: SG MarShon Brooks (Providence)
#26 Dallas: SF Jordan Hamilton (Texas)
#27 New Jersey: PF/C JaJuan Johnson (Purdue)
#28 Chicago: PG Norris Cole (Clevland State)
#29 San Antonio: G Cory Joseph (Texas)
#30 Chicago: SF/PF Jimmy Butler (Marquette)

Great story on #30 pick Jimmy Butler

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2011/columns/story?columnist=ford_chad&page=Butler-110618

I am hoping LC is back, I am out

I'm back now....but all too late ;(

Interesting move, houston traded pick 38 to the wolves as part of the miller/flynn deal then went and bought it straight back off of them.

2nd Round...catchup...

#31 Miami: SF Bojan Bogdanovic (Croatia)
#32 Cleveland: PF Justin Harper (Richmond) - team mate of Aussie Josh Duinker
#33 Detroit: SF Kyle Singler (Duke)
#34 Washington: PG Shelvin Mack (Butler)
#35 Sacramento: SF Tyler Honeycutt (UCLA)
#36 New Jersey: C Jordan Williams (Maryland)
#37 LA Clippers: PF Trey Thompkins (Georgia)
#38 Houston: SF Chandler Parsons (Florida)
#39 Charlotte: PF Jeremy Tyler (Japan)
#40 Milwaukee: PF Jon Leuer (Wisconsin)
#41 LA Lakers: PF Darius Morris (Michigan)
#42 Indiana: SF Davis Bertrans (Slovenia)
#43 Chicago: PG Malcolm Lee (UCLA)
#44 Golden State: SG Charles Jenkins (Hofstra) – team mate of Aussie Brad Kelleher
#45 New Orleans: PF Josh Harrelson (Kentucky)
#46 LA Lakers: PG Andrew Goudelock (Charleston)

Next: #47 LA Clippers

#47 LA Clippers: G Travis Leslie (Georgia)

Next: #48 Atlanta

#48 Atlanta: C Keith Benson (Oakland)

Next: #49 Memphis

#49 Memphis: G Josh Selby (Kansas)

Next: #50 Philadelphia

#50 Philadelphia: PF Lavoy Allen (Temple)

Next: #51 Portland

#51 Portland: SF Jon Diebler (Ohio State)

Next: #52 Detroit

#52 Detroit: PF Vernon Macklin (Florida)

Next: #53 Orlando (their only pick in the draft)

Summary of some NBA Draft day trades to date:

Pacers send No. 15 pick Leonard to Spurs
Indiana receives: George Hill
San Antonio receives: No. 15 pick (Kawhi Leonard)

Nets, Celtics complete Draft day trade
New Jesery receives: No. 25 pick (MarShon Brooks)
Boston receives: No. 27 pick (JaJuan Johnson), 2014 second-round pick

Bobcats, Bucks and Kings in three-way trade
Charlotte receives: Corey Maggette, No. 7 pick (Bismack Biyombo)
Milwaukee receives: Stephen Jackson, Beno Udrih, Shaun Livingston, No. 19 pick (Tobias Harris)
Sacramento receives: No. 10 pick (Jimmer Fredette), John Salmons

Blazers, Nuggets and Mavs make deal
Portland receives: Raymond Felton, No. 57 pick
Denver receives: Andre Miller, No. 26 pick (Jordan Hamilton), future second-round pick
Dallas receives: Rudy Fernandez, 2007 No. 30 pick (Petteri Koponen)

Patty Mills days in Portland are all but over now I'm afraid.

I was a little surprised that Bogdanovic dropped to the second round, that boy can hoop!

#53 Orlando: SG DeAndre Liggins (Kentucky)

Next: #54 Cleveland

#54 Cleveland: C Milan Macvan (Israel)

Next: #55 Boston

Some interesting selections across the board Paul that's for sure.

#55 Boston: SG E'Twaun Moore (Purdue)

Next: #56 LA Lakers

#56 LA Lakers: PF Chukwudiebere Maduabum (Nigeria)

Next: #57 Dallas

#57 Dallas: SF Targuy Ngombo (Qatar)

Next: #58 LA Lakers

WHAT THE HELL? ATOK MAJOK got drafted to the lakers!

#58 LA Lakers: PF Ater Majok (UConn, Australia)

Next: #59 San Antonio

Oops that was supposed to say Ater

Does not mean Majok will be signed, it means his rights will be held by the Lakers.

Majok! He just got ripped by the ESPN 'experts' lol.

#59 San Antonio: SG Adam Hanga (Hungary)

Next: #60 Sacramento

Congratulations to Majok. I know he's not signed, but the Lakers see some value in drafting his rights.

Wow, don't the Wildcats look stupid. They could have had a genuine NBA star in their team. Hope he doesn't get lost on the way to the Staples Center....

#60 Sacramento: PG Isaiah Thomas (Washington)

The draft is now done and dusted for 2011. Who were the surprises, the winners, the losers and those that just plain unlucky?

The entire Draft Board for 2011:

1st Round
#1 Cleveland: PG Kyrie Irving (Duke)
#2 Minnesota: PF Derrick Williams (Arizona)
#3 Utah: C Enes Kanter (Turkey)
#4 Cleveland: PF Tristan Thompson (Texas)
#5 Toronto: C Jonas Valanciunas (Lithuania)
#6 Washington: SF Jan Vesely (Czech Republic)
#7 Charlotte: PF Bismack Biyombo (Spain)
#8 Detroit: PG Brandon Knight (Kentucky)
#9 Charlotte: PG Kemba Walker (Connecticut)
#10 Milwaukee: PG Jimmer Fredette (BYU)
#11 Golden State: SG Klay Thompson (Washington State)
#12 Utah: SG Alec Burks (Colorado)
#13 Phoenix: PF Markieff Morris (Kansas)
#14 Houston: PF Marcus Morris (Kansas)
#15 Indiana: SF Kawhi Leonard (San Diego State)
#16 Philadelphia: PF Nikola Vucevic (USC)
#17 New York: PG/SG Iman Shumpert (Georgia Tech)
#18 Washington: SF Chris Singleton (Florida State)
#19 Charlotte: SF/PF Tobias Harris (Tennessee)
#20 Minnesota: PF/C Donatas Motiejunas (Lithuania)
#21 Portland: PG/SG Nolan Smith (Duke)
#22 Denver: PF Kenneth Faried (Morehead State)
#23 Houston: PF Nikola Mirotic (Montenegro)
#24 Oklahoma City: PG Reggie Jackson (Boston College)
#25 Boston: SG MarShon Brooks (Providence)
#26 Dallas: SF Jordan Hamilton (Texas)
#27 New Jersey: PF/C JaJuan Johnson (Purdue)
#28 Chicago: PG Norris Cole (Clevland State)
#29 San Antonio: G Cory Joseph (Texas)
#30 Chicago: SF/PF Jimmy Butler (Marquette)
2nd Round
#31 Miami: SF Bojan Bogdanovic (Croatia)
#32 Cleveland: PF Justin Harper (Richmond)
#33 Detroit: SF Kyle Singler (Duke)
#34 Washington: PG Shelvin Mack (Butler)
#35 Sacramento: SF Tyler Honeycutt (UCLA)
#36 New Jersey: C Jordan Williams (Maryland)
#37 LA Clippers: PF Trey Thompkins (Georgia)
#38 Houston: SF Chandler Parsons (Florida)
#39 Charlotte: PF Jeremy Tyler (Japan)
#40 Milwaukee: PF Jon Leuer (Wisconsin)
#41 LA Lakers: PF Darius Morris (Michigan)
#42 Indiana: SF Davis Bertrans (Slovenia)
#43 Chicago: PG Malcolm Lee (UCLA)
#44 Golden State: SG Charles Jenkins (Hofstra)
#45 New Orleans: PF Josh Harrelson (Kentucky)
#46 LA Lakers: PG Andrew Goudelock (Charleston)
#47 LA Clippers: G Travis Leslie (Georgia)
#48 Atlanta: C Keith Benson (Oakland)
#49 Memphis: G Josh Selby (Kansas)
#50 Philadelphia: PF Lavoy Allen (Temple)
#51 Portland: SF Jon Diebler (Ohio State)
#52 Detroit: PF Vernon Macklin (Florida)
#53 Orlando: SG DeAndre Liggins (Kentucky)
#54 Cleveland: C Milan Macvan (Israel)
#55 Boston: SG E'Twaun Moore (Purdue)
#56 LA Lakers: PF Chukwudiebere Maduabum (Nigeria)
#57 Dallas: SF Targuy Ngombo (Qatar)
#58 LA Lakers: PF Ater Majok (UConn, Australia)
#59 San Antonio: SG Adam Hanga (Hungary)
#60 Sacramento: PG Isaiah Thomas (Washington)

The Situation - ha ha

Majok To-Do-List

Buy - Watch
- GPS
- Jumpshot

thedoctor, those things may be on his to-do list but who is he going to borrow the money off to buy them?

Found an interesting backgrounder on Majok's college recruitment, which also features the name of another (former) NBLer which many will recognise.

T-Wolves win the "Most useless trades" award

Cavs win the David Kahn Award
"Best Reach for a position of Depth"

We have Jamison, Hickson and Varajeo so lets draft another PF about 5 picks early

Bulls pulled a big trade to get the man they wanted - Nikola Mirotic - reportedly contracted to Real Madrid until 2015?!

LOL at Majok's college being listed as Gold Coast Blaze. Mmmmm, Connecticut anyone?

"Maduabum, listed at 6 feet 9, is from Nigeria and played three games last season with Bakersfield of the Development League, averaging 0.7 points and 0.3 rebounds.

Majok, listed at 6 feet 10, is from Sudan and abruptly left the University of Connecticut last September. He averaged 2.3 points and three rebounds in 26 games with the Huskies before leaving after one season to play professionally in Turkey and Australia."

Based on the Lakers' final two picks, they're not overly fussed about scoring. Luckily they have Metta World Peace on the roster to introduce these guys to the NBA, should they make it.

Ladies and gents, your 2011/12 Lakers.

what do people think of stephen jackson for john salmons ( rest is pretty much frills)

i dont see how that is a move forward even if jackson is pretty good. bogut might need to get out of that shithole, some nba teams will always be comfortable with being nobodies indefinately.

i love bball but i hate the system.

teams should always be trying to move forward but you constantly see puzzling things going on like cash trades and strange moves... like shuffling pieces of crap around a board.

what do people think of stephen jackson for john salmons ( rest is pretty much frills)

i dont see how that is a move forward even if jackson is pretty good. bogut might need to get out of that shithole, some nba teams will always be comfortable with being nobodies indefinately.

i love bball but i hate the system.

teams should always be trying to move forward but you constantly see puzzling things going on like cash trades and strange moves... like shuffling pieces of crap around a board.

Jackson is a better WINNER then Salmons.
Should add some attitude and killer instinct to Bucks.
Salmons and Maggette were dead weight, didn't seem to be used correctly and are paid way to much money.
Udric will be a good backup PG as well

Should have taken Faried or Montiejunas with the 19th Pick though

Man, the T'Wolves are useless.

Every year, they make some really left field decisions. Like when they drafted Flynn and Rubio together..They could have gotten a decent big from that draft class.

And then today, it seems as though they think that it is best to acquire as many draft picks as possible.
Van Gundy made a really good point, saying that youth alone doesn't win you games.

I support his view that the T'Wolves need to go and get some veterans or some guys with experience. Not overloading the roster with Vets, but putting in 3-4 vets to help guide the young guys.

salmons was good, good defender. i know jackson isnt a move backwards but i dont see how they have gone anywhere lately. udrih as back up pg?? wasnt their first draft pick (# 10) that they traded a pg? so udrih is a better option than than 10th best pick??

nobody ever wants to do the hard yards, just wait til free agency and sign as many guns as possible.

They basically traded Salmons for Jackson, as you say a borderline improvement.

But also traded the 10th pick, plus dumped Maggette (who wasn't playing very well)
for Udric and the 19th pick.

SO it depends if you think they would be better off with Salmons, Maggette and Klay Thompson/Alec Burks or Jackson, Udric and Tobias Harris + some cap relief.


I think you may be right in the long term, but they may be pushing for the playoffs, assuming Bogut is fit and wanted the Vet leadership

Agree with you Aussiebballer, you pretty much summed up the Bucks decision-making process. I think it is a marginal improvement for them, provided Jackson shows up and buys in. I think he will though, because he is a hard nut who will do what it takes to win and that is Skiles kind of player. Udrih will also be useful for them as he will reprise the Ridnour role from two seasons back. The cap relief is also important.

With regard to not getting Jimmer Fredette, the Bucks made the deal before they knew he'd be available. In any case, its clear that Hammond is shaping a roster that is ready to compete now and is not interested in waiting on talent like Fredette to develop.

Get my own name?