2013 NBA Draft

[sinobball]

Mystery man Giannakis Antetoukounmpo (OK I tried with the spelling) first non-NCAA international drafted 15th by the Bucks!

Other internationals drafted include Steven Adams going to OKC and Kelly Olynyk going to BOS (via trade).

[BBallfanJ]

I'm rooting for Bennett, but I did not see #1 overall coming for him. Hope the shoulder will be all good for season opener.

[rikhardur]

Mystery man Giannakis Antetoukounmpo (OK I tried with the spelling)

You got the surname right (!), but got the first name wrong: that's the last name of your NT coach

[sinobball]

You got the surname right (!), but got the first name wrong: that's the last name of your NT coach

Giannis? My bad, I was too focused on the surname

So 12 international drafted in round 1, including 5 who played in the NCAA last year and the #1 Canadian pick.

[carlo]

Good read on undrafted.

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/85899/right-call-10-undrafted-players

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9429321/renardo-sidney-cautionary-tale-nba-draft-early-entries-college-basketball

[Federoy]

Shabazz Muhammad slid all the way down to 15th overall where he was drafted by Utah.

Fair or unfair, the knock on Shabazz is that he's a selfish player. In the few games that I saw him compete in, when he had the rock, UCLA's possessions tended to die in his hands. Not only is his assist output low, but his offensive efficiency is poor. Also, there was an ugly incident after UCLA's last-second win over Washington in which he was visibly upset with his teammate, Larry Drew, Jr., for not passing him the ball in the dying seconds. After Drew hit the buzzer-beater, instead of celebrating with his teammates, SM was off to the side shaking his head in consternation. That sort of posture looks EXTREMELY bad in the eyes of NBA GM's/executives who are investing millions of $$$ in young draftees. I wish Shabazz all the best, but it may take some doing before he can shake the negative image.

[sinobball]

Good read on undrafted.

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/85899/right-call-10-undrafted-players

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bask...ege-basketball

I had been wondering about the same thing half a year before this ESPN guy!

http://forums.interbasket.net/showthread.php?431-The-greatest-player-that-never-played-in-the-NBA&p=771877&viewfull=1#post771877

[Panathinaikos]

According to basketballinsiders predicions.
THE 60 players that they will be drafted.

ordan Adams UCLA
Kyle Anderson UCLA
Thanasis Antetokounmpo Delaware / Greece. (D-League) (No 60 pick for S.A.SPURS)
Isaiah Austin Baylor
Jordan Bachynski Arizona State
Cameron Bairstow New Mexico
Khem Birch UNLV
Alec Brown Wisconsin Green Bay
Jabari Brown Missouri
Markel Brown Oklahoma State
Deonte Burton Nevada
Jahii Carson Arizona State
Semaj Christon Xavier
Jordan Clarkson Missouri
Aaron Craft Ohio State
DeAndre Daniels Connecticut
Spencer Dinwiddie Colorado
Cleanthony Early Wichita State
Melvin Ejim Iowa State
Tyler Ennis Syracuse
Danté Exum Australia
C.J. Fair Syracuse
Aaron Gordon Arizona
Jerami Grant Syracuse
P.J. Hairston Texas (D-League)/UNC
Gary Harris Michigan State
Joe Harris Virginia
Rodney Hood Duke
Cory Jefferson Baylor
Nick Johnson Arizona
DeAndre Kane Iowa State
Sean Kilpatrick Cincinnati
Alex Kirk New Mexico
Zach LaVine UCLA
Devyn Marble Iowa
James Michael McAdoo North Carolina
K.J. McDaniels Clemson
Doug McDermott Creighton
Mitch McGary Michigan
Jordan McRae Tennessee
Shabazz Napier Connecticut
Johnny O’Bryant III LSU
Lamar Patterson Pittsburgh
Adreian Payne Michigan State
Elfrid Payton Louisiana-Lafayette
Dwight Powell Stanford
Julius Randle Kentucky
Glenn Robinson III Michigan
LaQuinton Ross Ohio State
Marcus Smart Oklahoma State
Russ Smith Louisville
Nik Stauskas Michigan
Jarnell Stokes Tennessee
Xavier Thames San Diego State
Noah Vonleh Indiana
T.J. Warren North Carolina State
Kendall Williams New Mexico
C.J. Wilcox Washington
James Young Kentucky
Patric Young Florida

[Joško Poljak Fan]

[Khalid80]

Haha! How lucky could Cleveland and the State of Ohio get?!! 3 number 1 drafts in 4 years!!! Craaaazy!!

I guess this means there's a great chance Lebron might head back to the Cavs sooner or later especially since his Heat team are getting quite old while the Cavs have lots of exciting upcoming young talented players on the rise.

[Joško Poljak Fan]

Well, they haven't realy done much with those 1st round picks in Cleveland. Irving is by some rumours on the way out, Bennet never got in and now they've got a no.1 pick again.

I believe Philly might actualy be in better position overall. with the 3rd pick "sure thing" as Parker, Exum, Gordon and some others are available, with 10th they might be able to draft either Šarić or Nurkić (way underated so far) and with 5 2nd round picks they can gamble and one of those 5 might just work out for them. I am not all that fammiliar with NCAA prospect that would fall in the 2nd, but as far as europeans go Tavares, Micić, Bogdanović might pan out great as 2nd rounders.

I was wondering did it ever happen that the team with no.1 pick would trade down for... let's say no.5 and no.6 pick?