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Complete results, reactions and more from the 2011 NBA Draft. The full list of draft picks can be found here.
For the most part, anyone who's followed the run-up to the NBA Draft knows the first round picks well enough to at least recognize names and faces, while quickly rattling off the strengths and weaknesses of each prospect. With workouts, mock drafts and all the scouting reports one can handle, it's not hard to get intimately familiar with the top-flight prospects. But in the second round of the 2011 NBA Draft, and especially the back-end of the round, players come out of nowhere, and evaluations get a bit more dicey.
This year's draft was a prime example. Some of the familiar college names -- Shelvin Mack, Kyle Singler and many more -- were taken in the second round, but towards the end it appeared as though teams were flexing their scouting muscles and taking fliers on players who may or may not pan out. If the first round was about limiting risk and finding a capable contributor, the second was about the "upside" or any other buzzword you can think of.
Take, for example, picks No. 26 through No. 29. In order, Chukwudiebere Maduabum, Targuy Ngombo, Ater Majok and Adam Hanga were taken as the ESPN analysts threw their hands up and scrambled to find tape. Ngombo was a name that suddenly appeared just a few days before the draft and played last in Qatar. It was an interesting and fun way to end the draft, to say the least.
Here is the list of second round picks from ESPN. Hover over the T icon for trade details.
| 1 | Miami  |
Bojan Bogdanovic (SF) |
| 2 | Cleveland |
Justin Harper (PF) Richmond |
| 3 | Detroit | Kyle Singler (SF) Duke |
| 4 | Washington | Shelvin Mack (PG) Butler |
| 5 | Sacramento | Tyler Honeycutt (SF) UCLA |
| 6 | New Jersey | Jordan Williams (C) Maryland |
| 7 | LA Clippers | Trey Thompkins (PF) Georgia |
| 8 | Houston | Chandler Parsons (SF) Florida |
| 9 | Charlotte |
Jeremy Tyler (PF) |
| 10 | Milwaukee | Jon Leuer (PF) Wisconsin |
| 11 | LA Lakers | Darius Morris (PG) Michigan |
| 12 | Indiana |
Davis Bertans (SF) |
| 13 | Chicago |
Malcolm Lee (PG) UCLA |
| 14 | Golden State | Charles Jenkins (PG) Hofstra |
| 15 | New Orleans |
Josh Harrellson (C) Kentucky |
| 16 | LA Lakers | Andrew Goudelock (SG) Col Charl |
| 17 | LA Clippers | Travis Leslie (SG) Georgia |
| 18 | Atlanta | Keith Benson (C) Oakland |
| 19 | Memphis | Josh Selby (PG) Kansas |
| 20 | Philadelphia | Lavoy Allen (PF) Temple |
| 21 | Portland | Jon Diebler (SG) Ohio St |
| 22 | Detroit | Vernon Macklin (PF) Florida |
| 23 | Orlando | DeAndre Liggins (SG) Kentucky |
| 24 | Cleveland | Milan Macvan (PF) Serbia |
| 25 | Boston | E'Twaun Moore (SG) Purdue |
| 26 | LA Lakers | Chukwudiebere Maduabum (PF) Nigeria |
| 27 | Dallas | Targuy Ngombo (SF) |
| 28 | LA Lakers | Ater Majok (PF) |
| 29 | San Antonio | Adam Hanga (SG) |
| 30 | Sacramento | Isaiah Thomas (PG) Washington |
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Jordan Hamilton found himself sliding fast during the 2011 NBA Draft and nobody was quite sure why. Finally, with the 26th pick in the draft, the Dallas Mavericks ended Hamilton's misery and snatched him up, sending him to Portland where he was then shipped to Denver as part of a three-team trade. But why did Hamilton fall so far, nearly ending up on the outside of the first round altogether?
The 2011 NBA Draft began the way we all expected as the Cleveland Cavaliers made Duke point guard Kyrie Irving the No. 1 overall pick. The first three picks followed the order many predicted, with Derrick Williams at No. 2 and Enes Kanter at No. 3. And while the the top-10 wasn't too hard to predict, the draft took a turn for the nutty in the first round as the Minnesota Timberwolves traded as if there was no tomorrow, with deals coming at a rapid-fire rate.
Internationals dominated the top-seven, with Enes Kanter, Jonas Valanciunas, Jan Vesely and Bismack Biyombo all coming off the board early. Canada's Tristan Thompson was taken with the fourth pick, and though he played his college ball at Texas, he's still an international, technically.
The Morris twins also provided a fun quirk in the 2011 NBA Draft. Markieff Morris was taken first, at No. 13 by the Phoenix Suns, and was immediately followed by his brother Marcus, taken at No. 14 by the Houston Rockets.
Here is the full list of picks for the first round of the 2011 NBA Draft (via ESPN). The T means trade, and you'll be seeing plenty of those throughout the draft. Hover over it for details about the pick.
| 1 | Cleveland | Kyrie Irving (PG) Duke |
| 2 | Minnesota | Derrick Williams (PF) Arizona |
| 3 | Utah | Enes Kanter (C) Turkey |
| 4 | Cleveland | Tristan Thompson (PF) Texas |
| 5 | Toronto | Jonas Valanciunas (C) Lithuania |
| 6 | Washington | Jan Vesely (SF) |
| 7 | Sacramento |
Bismack Biyombo (PF) Spain |
| 8 | Detroit | Brandon Knight (PG) Kentucky |
| 9 | Charlotte | Kemba Walker (PG) UConn |
| 10 | Milwaukee |
Jimmer Fredette (PG) BYU |
| 11 | Golden State | Klay Thompson (SG) Wash St |
| 12 | Utah | Alec Burks (SG) Colorado |
| 13 | Phoenix | Markieff Morris (PF) Kansas |
| 14 | Houston | Marcus Morris (PF) Kansas |
| 15 | Indiana |
Kawhi Leonard (SF) SDSU |
| 16 | Philadelphia | Nikola Vucevic (C) USC |
| 17 | New York | Iman Shumpert (PG) Ga Tech |
| 18 | Washington | Chris Singleton (SF) Florida St |
| 19 | Charlotte |
Tobias Harris (PF) Tennessee |
| 20 | Minnesota |
Donatas Motiejunas (PF) Lithuania |
| 21 | Portland | Nolan Smith (SG) Duke |
| 22 | Denver | Kenneth Faried (PF) Morehead St |
| 23 | Houston |
Nikola Mirotic (SF) Serbia |
| 24 | OK City | Reggie Jackson (PG) BC |
| 25 | Boston |
Marshon Brooks (SG) Providence |
| 26 | Dallas |
Jordan Hamilton (SF) Texas |
| 27 | New Jersey |
JaJuan Johnson (PF) Purdue |
| 28 | Chicago |
Norris Cole (PG) Clev St |
| 29 | San Antonio | Cory Joseph (PG) Texas |
| 30 | Chicago | Jimmy Butler (SF) Marquette |
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The 2011 NBA Draft finished on a high note with very interesting players going late in the second round.
The Los Angeles Lakers selected D-League prospect Chukwudiebere "Chu Chu" Maduabum with the No. 56 pick, drawing guffaws from ESPN's panel. "Tough to crack the Bakersfield Jam rotation," Jay Bilas quipped with erudite snark.
At No. 57, on behalf of the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Dallas Mavericks took possible mirage Congolese forward Tanguy Ngombo. His name might be Targuy. ESPN used a head shot found on Google Images and a highlight reel from YouTube. Fran Fraschilla actually mentioned Sid Finch.
The Lakers took another mystery, former UConn big man Ater Majok of the Sudan, at No. 58. The telecast showed a completely bored or confused Lakers fan wearing a Duke ballcap. He was hoping Kyle Singler would slip.
The San Antonio Spurs took Hungarian prospect Adam Hanga at No. 59. Fraschilla was pleased with this selection.
With the final pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Sacramento Kings took Washington point guard Isaiah Thomas, leaving Fraschilla longing for the days of the No. 59 pick.
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Who is Targuy/Tanguy Ngombo? Well, he played in Qatar and nobody, outside of few a savvy Internet people, knew who he was. The ESPN broadcasters shrugged and laughed while Jeff Goodman tweeted this:
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Welcome to the end of the draft, where the hidden internationals surface suddenly.
The second round of the 2011 NBA Draft moved on without interruption on Thursday night.
The Portland Trail Blazers picked up Ohio State shooter Jon Diebler with the No. 51 pick. To announce it, Adam Silver referenced "the Ohio State University," proving that he is far, far more hip than David Stern, his boss. Reportedly, there was one Diebler fanatic at the Prudential Center who went wild with the pick. That is not made-up.
The Detroit Pistons picked up Florida player Vernon Macklin at No. 52. He becomes the first player picked that I had never heard of.
With the No. 53 pick, the Orlando Magic took DeAndre Liggins from the University of Kentucky. He is the second Wildcat taken in the second round, joining a man known for his penchant to wear jorts.
At No. 54, the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Milan Macvan, a Serbian forward who starred for Maccabi Tel Aviv. Fran Fraschilla said that Macvan is as tough as nails. Chad Ford commented that he is built like a tank. Macvan destroyed the Nike Hoop Summit in 2009.
The Boston Celtics cornered the market on Purdue Boilermakers by taking E'Twaun Moore at No. 55. He joins teammate JaJuan Johnson in Beantown. Brad Miller and Brian Cardinal are pleased.
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The 2011 NBA Draft's second round moved along swiftly, thanks to the expert stylings of NBA deputy commissioner Adam Silver.
At No. 46, the Lakers picked up College of Charleston wing Andrew Goudelock, a proven shooter who can help immediately ... if he gets any playing time on a veteran-laden team. L.A.'s depth has a way of making promising second-round picks disappear. Ask Devin Ebanks and Derrick Caracter.
At No. 47, the Los Angeles Clippers picked up Georgia guard Travis Leslie, who made the first round in a few legit NBA mock drafts. Leslie is a strong leaper, like new teammates Blake Griffin and Eric Gordon. L.A.'s guard depth is poor, and Leslie could get some minutes -- Randy Foye's minutes, perhaps -- right out of the gate.
The Atlanta Hawks took Keith Benson at No. 48, a polished center out of Oakland. "Polished" is a double-edged sword: Benson is considered to lack strength and, sometimes, effort. He's no Al Horford or Zaza Pachulia.
With the No. 49 pick, the Memphis Grizzlies picked up Kansas guard Josh Selby, once considered one of the top high school players in the nation. The Memphis backcourt looks pretty full with O.J. Mayo, Mike Conley, Greivis Vasquez, Tony Allen and Xavier Henry, but Selby could be a steal if he develops.
At No. 50, the Philadelphia 76ers took Lavoy Allen, a power forward out of Temple.
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The Los Angeles Lakers finally got involved in the 2011 NBA Draft in the middle of the second round, no doubt drawing a chorus of cheers in Hollywood.
With the No. 41 pick, the Lakers picked up 6'5 Michigan point guard Darius Morris, a prospect considered a solid passer but an iffy shooter. The Lakers are light at point guard in terms of talent, but have struck out on a number of raw point guards, including Javaris Crittendon and Jordan Farmar.
The San Antonio Spurs picked up Davis Bertans, a Latvian forward prospect, with the No. 42 pick, acquired from the Indiana Pacers in the George Hill-Kawhi Leonard trade.
With the No. 43 pick, the Chicago Bulls selected UCLA wing Malcolm Lee, a promising defensive role player. But Lee was shipped to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the messy Nikola Mirotic trade.
The Golden State Warriors picked up Hofstra point guard Charles Jenkins with the No. 44 pick. It's unclear whether they will keep him, given the 2,000 guards on their roster. (That's a slight exaggeration.)
At No. 45, the New York Knicks picked up Kentucky forward Josh Harrellson. He is a lot of fun.
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The second round of the 2011 NBA Draft looks like it will feature many mid-level players from the past season in college basketball.
The New Jersey Nets took Maryland big man Jordan Williams with the No. 36 pick; Williams' most notable career moment to this point may have been the bizarre saga kicked up by an offhand comment about how ESPN's Scott Van Pelt impacted his decision to enter the NBA Draft.
Trey Thompkins, a forward from Georgia, went to the Clippers with the No. 37 pick. Thompkins has skills as a face-up tweener, but serious worries about his conditioning likely pushed him to the second round.
The Houston Rockets took Chandler Parsons from Florida with the No. 38 pick. Parsons is a offensively skilled forward who has some skills as a rebounder, but would seem to be a less athletic version of Chase Budinger.
The Charlotte Bobcats added a promising question mark to their imposing frontcourt by taking Jeremy Tyler, who played in Israel and Japan after skipping his senior year of high school. Tyler has height, bulk, and talent, but has been dogged by maturity questions for years.
At the No. 40 pick, the Milwaukee Bucks selected Jon Leuer from Wisconsin. With his size and face-up skills, he could be a useful reserve and stretch the floor for Milwaukee.
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The second round of the 2011 NBA Draft began with a player who could very well never play in the NBA.
Bogan Bogdanovic went to the New Jersey Nets at No. 31. The pick belonged to the Miami Heat, but was moved to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the trade for Norris Cole that also involved Nikola Mirotic, Donatas Motiejunas and Nicolas Sarkozy. (Not really.) The Wolves reportedly sold No. 31 for cash. Bogdanovic may not ever come to the NBA.
Justin Harper, a stretch power forward from Richmond, went to the Cleveland Cavaliers at No. 32.
Kyle Singler, the Most Oustanding Player in the 2009 NCAA Final Four for Duke, went to the Detroit Pistons at No. 33. Blue Devil teammates Kyrie Irving (No. 1) and Nolan Smith (No. 21) went in the first round.
The Washington Wizards took Butler point guard Shelvin Mack at No. 34.
The Sacramento Kings followed up with UCLA wing Tyler Honeycutt, who was projected to go in the first round by many.
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With the No. 30 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Chicago Bulls selected Jimmy Butler, a small forward from Marquette.
Butler's all-around game is a very interesting one. He's a jack of all trades and master of none who went from being a scorer in junior college to an estimable creator and rebounder late in his Marquette career. Butler's also got maybe the greatest backstory in the 2011 NBA Draft: kicked out of his house as a teen by his biological mother, Butler was adopted by a Texas family who he now calls his own.
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With the No. 29 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the San Antonio Spurs selected Texas point guard Cory Joseph.
Joseph was not projected to go in the first round in many mock drafts; in fact, DraftExpress recently had Joseph falling to the very last pick in the draft, the Sacramento Kings' No. 60 pick. That Joseph went just three picks after Texas teammate Jordan Hamilton, considered a lottery pick by many, is nothing short of shocking.
The Spurs traded George Hill for Kawhi Leonard earlier on Thursday.
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With the No. 28 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Chicago Bulls selected Cleveland State point guard Norris Cole for the Miami Heat as a part of the convoluted Nikola Mirotic trade.
Cole is an athletic guard who averaged 20 points, five rebounds and five assists a game at Cleveland State. The Heat reportedly wanted Boston College guard Reggie Jackson, but the Oklahoma City Thunder picked him up at No. 24. Miami then traded up for Cole, apparently offering the No. 31 pick and an extra second-rounder for Minnesota.
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With the No. 27 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the New Jersey Nets selected JaJuan Johnson, who will be traded to the Boston Celtics for Marshon Brooks, as broken by SB Nation's Scott Schroeder and confirmed by Yahoo!'s Marc Spears.
Johnson proved his worth as a skilled big man for Purdue. He has range that extends to 20 feet or so, and occasionally past the three-point line, but also doesn't have the bulk to bang against the heavier NBA power forwards inside. So Johnson will have to rely on his good face-up game to make himself a reliable NBA player.
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With the No. 26 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Dallas Mavericks selected Texas small forward Jordan Hamilton.
Hamilton slipped from the lottery, so needless to say he's a great pick-up for the NBA Champions. He's a bigtime scorer, or at least he was in college. Whether he's given offensive freedom in Dallas remains to be seen. He's also a good rebounder, and could be a defender of note -- he has good size for the position. Caron Butler is an unrestricted free agent and coming off of a blown-out knee.
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With the No. 25 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Boston Celtics took Providence guard Marshon Brooks. But Brooks may never put on Celtic green because, as SB Nation's Scott Schroeder broke, the New Jersey Nets have a trade in place for Brooks.
Either way, Brooks should provide an infusion of instant offense. He was a prolific scorer and slasher for the Friars, and shot great percentages at Providence despite being one of the nation's most-used players, shooting on more than 30 percent of the Friars' possessions.
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With the No. 24 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Oklahoma City Thunder selected Boston College point guard Reggie Jackson.
Jackson is notable because he hid from all NBA teams for two months, as the Thunder had apparently promised to make him the No. 24 pick. Jackson even snaked his way out of the NBA Draft Combine, claiming an injury. He worked out for no teams according to public knowledge, and measurements were never taken and distributed. Sam Presti got sneaky.
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With the No. 23 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Houston Rockets selected Nikola Mirotic, a prospect from Montenegro who has played for Real Madrid in Spain.
Mirotic was seen as one of the best talents in the NBA Draft, at 6'10" with a face-up game. But Mirotic was also seen as a risk, because his contract with Real Madrid has an enormous buyout clause, and isn't a great fit with the Rockets, who are looking to win sooner rather than later.
So it might make sense if Mirotic is included in Houston's trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves, as ESPN's Ric Bucher reported on-air during the channel's NBA Draft coverage. Minnesota's fantastic foreign scouting would no doubt have sniffed out Mirotic as a potential star, and the Wolves have a few more years to wait.
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With the No. 22 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Denver Nuggets selected Morehead State big man Kenneth Faried.
Faried could be moved to the Portland Trail Blazers in a rumored trade involving Andre Miller and Raymond Felton. Faried is an amazing rebounder and perhaps the most energetic defender in college basketball last season. He's undersized at the NBA level, but figures to follow in the path of doppelgangers Kevin Love and Kris Humphries and make a great per-minute impact in the pros.
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With the No. 21 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Portland Trail Blazers selected Duke point guard Nolan Smith.
Smith played four years as a scoring guard at Duke, helping the Blue Devils win the 2010 NCAA Championship. His teammate Kyrie Irving -- a player who took over point guard duties as a freshman until a toe injury put Irving on the shelf for much of the season -- went No. 1 to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Smith could be headed to the Denver Nuggets, as a rumor has suggested the Blazers and Nuggets will swap Raymond Felton, Andre Miller and the first-round draft picks.
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With the No. 20 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves selected Lithuanian big man Donatas Motiejunas.
Motiejunas is a stretch power forward, a deft shooter who doesn't rebound well and has plenty of work to do on the defensive end. It's unclear whether Minnesota -- loaded at power forward with Kevin Love and No. 2 pick Derrick Williams, and nominal small forward Michael Beasley -- will keep Motiejunas or hope he stokes his value in Europe in preparation of a trade.
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With the 19th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Charlotte Bobcats have selected Tobias Harris, who will be shipped to the Milwaukee Bucks as a result of a trade that happened Thursday afternoon.
Harris, a 6'8" forward who played well for Tennessee in college for one year, has a well-rounded game that could translate on both the offensive and defensive ends in the NBA, making him a solid, if unspectacular, contributor. He's also very young, just 18 years old, which makes concerns about his ability to put on weight and bang against larger NBA forwards premature at best.
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With the No. 18 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Washington Wizards selected Florida State wing Chris Singleton.
Singleton is rated as a masterful defender and a solid spot-up shooter. He joins Jan Vesely, picked at No. 6 by the Wizards, in a revamped frontcourt that should give point guard John Wall more weapons on offense. If JaVale McGee remains in D.C., the Wizards could become a very good defensive team going forward, provided that someone teaches McGee how to avoid goaltending calls.
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With the 17th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the New York Knicks selected Georgia Tech point guard Iman Shumpert.
Shumpert has great size and athleticism for a point guard, but is not known as a scoring guard, partly because of poor shooting. His vertical leap, tacked onto a long-limbed 6'5" frame, makes him a potent defender, and his stellar work in workouts in the pre-Draft process sent his stock skyward in May and June. Shumpert has been compared to Rajon Rondo and other large pass-first point guards, but is slightly more selfish than Rondo; it remains to be seen how well he will handle Mike D'Antoni's system on offense.
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With the No. 16 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Philadelphia 76ers selected USC center Nikola Vucevic.
Vucevic was considered a late first-round pick or worse before impressing at the NBA Draft Combine in early May. Vucevic measured as one of the biggest players in the draft and figures to have a quick impact on defense and the glass for a Sixers team without remarkable depth in the frontcourt. Philadelphia has Elton Brand on a long-term deal, but starting center Spencer Hawes is a restricted free agent.
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With the No. 15 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Indiana Pacers selected San Diego State forward Kawhi Leonard.
Leonard, 6'7 with a long reach and massive hands, figures to bounce between the forward positions, though his height might dictate his role as a small forward in the early going. The problem there is his lack of range -- he shot 29 percent on three-pointers for the Aztecs in 2010-11 -- and ball skills. He allayed many concerns about his offense during workout sessions, drawing positive remarks.
Whether that will hold up against NBA competition is a real question mark. Defensively, his length and quickness indicate good things, but the strength of NBA forwards -- think LeBron James, Shawn Marion and Carmelo Anthony -- will test him on many nights.
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With the No. 14 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Houston Rockets selected Kansas big man Marcus Morris, who went one pick after his twin brother, Markieff.
Three years at Kansas under Bill Self saw Morris dedicated to more of a post-up, back to the basket role than the forward is expected to play at the NBA level. After playing power forward almost exclusively in the Big 12, Morris has billed himself a small forward in the mold of Carmelo Anthony. He's definitely a legit scorer, and gaudy point totals could make him a Rookie of the Year contender. But (as usual) it's all in how he's used and in what ways he develops. Because he wants to play the wing, don't think that means he avoids contact: he may be the toughest player in the draft, aside from perhaps his twin brother Markieff. It's not a generalization to say that most players who come up from Philadelphia (as Morris did) are tough, because it's true. Morris should continue that legacy in the NBA.
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With the No. 13 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Phoenix Suns selected Kansas forward Markieff Morris.
Morris has a twin brother in the draft, Marcus. Marcus has consistently been considered the better NBA prospect; at Kansas, Marcus was a stud scorer and billed himself as an NBA small forward. Markieff has been considered a true power forward and a banger in the paint. Ergo, he leaped above his brother in the lottery. Marcus could slide on out, as only the Houston Rockets have a lottery pick left.
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With the No. 12 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Utah Jazz selected Alec Burks, a sophomore shooting guard from Colorado.
Burks, 6'6" with ball skills and decent ability from medium range, could provide offensive pop for the Jazz. He can create his own looks, and will likely be one of the Jazz's better slashers. Burks is also one of the 2011 NBA Draft's less-discussed prospects, coming out of high school as a lightly-regarded recruit and attending Colorado, a program not known as a major producer of NBA talent. But the last Colorado guard to be taken in the lottery, Chauncey Billups, turned out to be a fairly good player.
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With the No. 11 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Golden State Warriors selected Washington State wing Klay Thompson.
Thompson is a skilled shooter and could play an important role backing up Monta Ellis at two-guard ... provided that the Warriors keep Ellis around. The high-scoring guard has been the subject of rampant trade rumors over the past few weeks, and could still be moved heading into the next NBA season. If so, Thompson would be asked to slot in next to superlative point guard Stephen Curry.
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With the 10th pick of the 2011 NBA Draft, the Milwaukee Bucks took BYU point guard Jimmer Fredette, and will ship him to the Sacramento Kings as a result of a draft day trade.
Fredette, the 2011 National Player of the Year for his work leading BYU into the NCAA Tournament and high on the college basketball rankings all season long, is considered a big-time shooting threat with major questions about his playmaking ability and defense. Jimmer shouldered an inordinate offensive load for the Cougars, and as such reserved energy and avoided fouls on defense. He won't have that luxury in the NBA, and many fear that the task of chasing faster, more athletic matchups around the floor could sap his polished offense of its power. He has billed himself a point guard in the draft prep season -- much like Kemba Walker, against whom he worked out in Utah last week -- but his playmaking ability remains untested in a competitive setting. The better bet is considering him a scoring guard who can handle, like a Joe Johnson or Tyreke Evans.
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With the No. 9 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Charlotte Bobcats selected UConn guard Kemba Walker.
Walker is well-known to those who follow college basketball even loosely. He led the UConn Huskies to the 2011 NCAA Championship, scoring by the truckload on the way. He played a scoring guard role in college, but has repeatedly defended his record and potential as point guard through the draft workout season.
His ability to distribute the ball and facilitate an offense will be the second-biggest question he faces in the pros, however, as his defense leaves some worry. Walker is quicksilver in sneakers, but that doesn't always translate to defensive agility, and his limited size and frame might be as much a hindrance on defense as it is an asset on offense.
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With the No. 8 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Detroit Pistons selected Kentucky point guard Brandon Knight.
Knight is the youngest player in the draft at 18; he turns 19 on December 2. He's considered a bright player with maturity and strong basketball IQ; DraftExpress lists his "best-case" comparison as prime Chauncey Billups, which is lofty praise. Knight didn't have a fantastic regular season at Kentucky, shooting just 42 percent from the floor and 3.2 turnovers against 4.2 assists per game. But he had a good NCAA Tournament (including masterful clutch play) and good measurements launched him near the top of the board. (That so many top prospects delayed their NBA entrance also didn't hurt.) Knight definitely appears to fall below the standard of previous John Calipari point guard products Derrick Rose, John Wall and Tyreke Evans, but he has the potential to develop into a special lead guard if guided properly.
For more on the Pistons, visit SB Nation's Detroit blog, Detroit Bad Boys.
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With the No. 7 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Charlotte Bobcats selected Congolese forward-center Bismack Biyombo. The Bobcats acquired the pick from the Sacramento Kings in a draft day trade.
Biyombo was 2011's prospect almost no one had heard of in 2010. Hailing from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Biyombo zipped from the Yemeni pro leagues to Spain's top division (the ACB) in just months, knocking down every hurdle in his way with what's reported as uncanny maturity, leadership and -- of course -- outrageous athleticism and length. In April, Biyombo became the first player to ever register a triple-double at the Nike Hoop Summit, as the big man rejected 10 shots attempted by American high schoolers.
Questions about Biyombo's age have circulated, but his agent had made results of a bone age study available, allaying most serious concerns that Biyombo was 22 or older instead of his listed 18. The most popular NBA comparison for Biyombo is Ben Wallace. Skeptics bring up Saer Sene, who has much taller than Biyombo.
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With the No. 6 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Washington Wizards selected high-flying Czech Jan Vesely.
Vesely is a long, 6'11 small forward hailing from Ostrava in the Czech Republic. He has spent the past three season with Serbian powerhouse Partizan Belgrade, helping the team advance to the Euroleague Final Four in 2010. In that season, he won FIBA's "Young Men's Player of the Year" award recognized as the best up-and-coming European talent. His offense is considered a work in progress (to put it nicely); he shot just 54 percent on free throws in the Adriatic League last season. DraftExpress compares him to Andrei Kirilenko. Vesely is considered a good fit for an up-tempo attack and a strong prospect on the defensive side of the ball.
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With the fifth pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Toronto Raptors selected Lithuanian big man Jonas Valanciunas.
Valanciunas played for Lithuanian side BC Lietuvos Rytas, based in Vilnius, for the 2010-11 season. He turned 19 in May, and fought fears of a sticky buyout situation in the entire 2011 draft run-up. He's considered a tough, defensive-minded center who should be a strong rebounder right out of the gate. But his offensive repertoire remains a work in progress, and he can't be expected to score much from Day 1, assuming he enters the NBA in 2011. Lithuania has a record of solid NBA men, including Zydrunas Ilgauskas and the great Arvydas Sabonis (who spent his prime playing for European clubs but did do time with the Blazers). The only current Lithuanian in the NBA is the Raptors' Linas Kleiza; Valanciunas' countryman Donatas Motiejunas should be picked in the middle of the first round in this draft.
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With the No. 4 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Texas big man Tristan Thompson.
Thompson played one season at Texas under Rick Barnes, excelling on the defense end and becoming one of the best big men in the nation in drawing fouls. He blocked 2.4 shots a game in about 30 minutes. He wowed Cleveland in a workout earlier this week, and became the Cavs' pick over Lithuanian center Jonas Valanciunas. Sam Amick of SI.com was the first reporter to put Thompson at No. 4 in a major mock draft this week.
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With the No. 3 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Utah Jazz selected Turkish center Enes Kanter.
Kanter, a 19-year-old who didn't play competitively in the 2010-11 season due to collegiate ineligibility, is considered a legit option at center at 6'11. Despite the lack of a competitive track record, the reports on Kanter as a prospect have been good. He made his largest American splash when he dominated the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit in Portland to the tune of a Summit-record 34 points and 13 rebounds.
He was recruited to play at Kentucky under John Calipari, but the NCAA ruled him ineligible after discovering $33,000 in benefits afforded him while playing with Turkish squad Fenerbahce Ulker as a 16-year-old. His other notable experience came in FIBA play, where was the MVP for the European Under-18 championship in 2009, outclassing rival Jonas Valanciunas of Lithuania, a top-10 prospect in this draft class.
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With the No. 2 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves selected Arizona forward Derrick Williams.
Williams, a 6'9 forward, was the 2010 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, and rose his game to another level in 2011. He became the nation's most efficient scorer, scoring 19 points per game on .690 True Shooting percentage. He was named Pac-10 Player of the Year and made the All-American team. He led Arizona through defending national champion Duke in the Sweet 16 -- gaining a metric ton of notoriety in the process -- before the Wildcats fell to eventual national champion UConn in the Elite 8.
Williams almost immediately declared for the 2011 draft and was slotted as a top-five pick. The decision of fellow forwards Harrison Barnes, Jared Sullinger, John Henson and Perry Jones to remain in college shot Williams up to No. 2 on most mock drafts in short order.
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With the No. 1 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Duke point guard Kyrie Irving.
Irving played just 11 games for Duke as a freshman due to a toe injury suffered in December 2010. He returned for Duke's brief NCAA Tournament repeat attempt, and was the leading scorer in the Blue Devils' Sweet 16 loss to Arizona with 28 points on 9-15 shooting. He's considered a point guard in the mold of Deron Williams and Raymond Felton.
Given Duke's propensity to keep star players longer than other top-flight schools, Irving's entry in the 2011 draft was a bit of a surprise, especially considering his limited season. Fellow Blue Devils Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith are expected to be taken late in the first or early in the second round on Thursday.
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Television coverage of the 2011 NBA Draft begins at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN3.com. The actual draft begins at 7:30 p.m., with the first pick expected to be announced at 7:35 p.m. Each team has five minutes to make their selection, beginning at the point when NBA commissioner David Stern announces the previous selection.
The first round is 30 picks deep, and the second round -- which is also aired on ESPN and ESPN3 -- should begin around 10 p.m. ET. Adam Silver, the league's deputy commissioner and someone much better with foreign names than Stern, takes over for the second round.
ESPN's coverage of the draft can be confusing because Stern almost never acknowledges trades until well after the fact, and ESPN's crew is typically well behind the Internet -- including ESPN's own web reporters like Chad Ford and Marc Stein -- in covering trades. That leads to situations where the analysts on the crew, like Jay Bilas and Fran Fraschilla, discuss how a prospect fits on the team that drafted him when most viewers know that player's already been traded to another team.
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The 2011 NBA Draft begins Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET. Follow this StoryStream for full draft results and visit our 2011 NBA Draft hub for full coverages of the rumors, trades and storylines from this year's event.
NBA Draft 2011: Knicks President Donnie Walsh Fails In Final Draft With New York
by Bryan Gibberman
The New York Knicks could have restocked from the Carmelo Anthony trade in the 2011 NBA Draft. Instead, the team treaded water.Continue reading »
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