The NBA Draft is heading into its final hours of preparation and with teams going crazy about trade rumors and propect picks, it will finally be time for the rubber to hit the road and a number of players will be in attendance on draft night, including Nerlens Noel, Alex Len, Ben McLemore, Otto Porter, Victor Oladipo, Trey Burke and Michael Carter-Williams at the Barclays Center.
The draft starts up at 7 PM and the first pick will be for the Cleveland Cavaliers unless they decide to trade it and they have been very willing about doing that so far. The following teams include the Orland Magic, Washington Wizards, Charlotte Bobcats and Phoenix Suns. The following picks include the New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings, Detroit Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves and Portland Trail Blazers rounding out the top 10.
Trades have been bouncing around the league with the Clippers, Celtics, Raptors, Pacers, Timberwolves, Sixers, Knicks, Cavaliers, Magic and others being mentioned, including names like Danny Granger, Luol Deng, LaMarcus Aldridge and many others. The draft can be a crapshoot at times and while the top picks aren't looked at like past classes, this could be a very deep draft for teams picking in the later round.
The full list of players invited to the draft includes:
Victor Oladipo, Indiana
Otto Porter, Georgetown
Cody Zeller, Indiana
Steven Adams, Pittsburgh (not on the original list; added later)
Anthony Bennett, UNLV
C. J. McCollum, Lehigh
Ben McLemore, Kansas
Nerlens Noel, Kentucky
Trey Burke, Michigan
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Georgia (not on the original list; added later)
Michael Carter-Williams, Syracuse
Sergey Karasev, B.C. Triumph Lyubertsy (not on the original list; added later)
Alex Len, Maryland
Here is a look at the full draft order for the first round.
First Round:
1. Cleveland Cavaliers
2. Orlando Magic
3. Washington Wizards
4. Charlotte Bobcats
5. Phoenix Suns
6. New Orleans Pelicans
7. Sacramento Kings
8. Detroit Pistons
9. Minnesota Timberwolves
10. Portland Trail Blazers
11. Philadelphia 76ers
12. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Toronto)
13. Dallas Mavericks
14. Utah Jazz
15. Milwaukee Bucks
16. Boston Celtics
17. Atlanta Hawks
18. Atlanta Hawks (from Houston via Brooklyn)
19. Cleveland Cavaliers (from Los Angeles)
20. Chicago Bulls
21. Utah Jazz (from Golden State via Brooklyn)
22. Brooklyn Nets
23. Indiana Pacers
24. New York Knicks
25. Los Angeles Clippers
26. Minnesota Timberwolves (from Memphis via Houston)
27. Denver Nuggets
28. San Antonio Spurs
29. Oklahoma City Thunder
30. Phoenix Suns (from Miami via L.A. and Cleveland)
