Category: Draft Diary
The Philadephia 76ers, after selecting Louisiana-Lafayette point guard Elfrid Payton with the 10th overall selection, have agreed to a trade with the Orlando Magic for European star Dario Saric, who was taken with the 12th overall selection. Orlando, who needed to draft a point guard after passing on Dante Exum for Aaron Gordon at pick […]
Doug McDermott, selected #11 by the Denver Nuggets, will be traded to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for the #16 and #19 picks. The Bulls save a little bit of money by drafting one guy rather than two (about $350,000 total), but he also makes Mike Dunleavy. Jr. expendable, and trading him would free up […]
Lakers’ dream is to add LeBron & Melo this summer. If that fails would go for CBosh & Melo, sources say. That’s assuming Bosh opts out via Chris Broussard of ESPN on Twitter
Sacramento and Boston discussing a trade sending Ben McLemore to Celtics for the 6th pick, league source tells Yahoo Sports. via Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports on Twitter
Noah Vonleh is on the slide in this draft, front office sources tell Yahoo Sports. Best first chance to be picked: Lakers. via Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports on Twitter
Grizzlies, I’m told, have swatted down Clippers’ attempt to trade for defensive ace Tony Allen. via Marc Stein of ESPN on Twitter
New Orleans is shopping forward Ryan Anderson and guard Austin Rivers, league sources tell Yahoo Sports. via Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports
Aaron Gordon is almost assuredly to be drafted before forwards Noah Vonleh and Julius Randle, front office sources tell Yahoo. via Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports
Some believe Jazz will take Aaron Gordon or Noah Vonleh (assuming Embiid/Exum are off board) ahead of Marcus Smart. Decisions, decisions. via Jody Genessy of the Deseret News
Knicks have told a few prospects that they are trying to get into the first round, so a number of players think they may be NY-bound in 1st via Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders on Twitter
