With the 16th pick in the 2011 NBA draft the Philadelphia 76ers selected center Nikola Vucevic from the University of Southern California. The 7’0” 260 pound center is the biggest player in the draft. Vucevic has a 7’5” wingspan. This […]
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Breaking: Pacers trade Kawhi Leonard to Spurs
We have our first trade of the night. The Indiana Pacers will send the draft rights of San Diego State small forward Kawhi Leonard,the 42nd overall pick, and the rights to Erazem Lorbek to the San Antonio Spurs. In return […]
Indiana Pacers select Kawhi Leonard
With the 15th pick in the 2011 NBA draft the Indiana Pacers selected small forward Kawhi Leonard from San Diego State University. The 6’7” 227 pound Leonard is a hybrid forward with good length. In 36 games Leonard averaged 15.5 […]
Houston Rockets select Marcus Morris
They were born 7 minutes apart and now they have been drafted just 5 minutes apart. With the final lottey selection and the 14th pick in the 2011 NBA draft the Houston Rockets selected forward Marcus Morris from Kansas University. […]
Phoenix Suns select Markieff Morris
With the 13th pick in the 2011 NBA draft the Phoenix Suns selected forward Markieff Morris from Kansas University. Markieff is the first of the Morris twins to be selected in the draft. Morris led the big 12 with a […]
Utah Jazz select Alec Burks
With their second lottery selection and the 12th pick in the 2011 NBA draft the Utah Jazz shooting guard Alec Burks from the University of Colorado. e 6’6” 193 pound Burks is a natural scorer who set Colorado’s single season […]
Golden State Warriors select Klay Thompson
With the 11th pick in the 2011 NBA draft the Golden State Warriors selected Klay Thompson from Washington State University. The 21-year old Thompson is one of the top pure shooters in this draft class. His father Mychal was the […]
Sacramento Kings select Jimmer Fredette (via Bucks)
The college basketball player of the year has found a home in the NBA. With the tenth pick in the 2011 NBA draft the Sacramento Kings selected point guard Jimmer Fredette from Brigham Young University. Sacramento acquired the pick from […]
Charlotte Bobcats select Kemba Walker
With the second selection and the 9th pick of the 2011 NBA draft the Charlotte Bobcats selected point guard Kemba Walker from the University of Connecticut. He had an outstand junior season in which he won the 2011 Final Four […]
Detroit Pistons select Brandon Knight
With the 8th pick in the 2011 NBA draft the Detroit Pistons selected point guard Brandon Knight from the University of Kentucky. Knight had been projected to go as high as third overall to the Utah Jazz but dropped to […]