Lakers defeat Sixers in showdown of top two NBA Draft picks - Yahoo News LAS VEGAS (AP) -- It's July, and it's the NBA Summer League.But Saturday night the Thomas and Mack Center felt more like a playoff game, with a near-capacity crowd taking in the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers, as the game featured the top two picks from last month's NBA Draft.No. 1 pick Ben Simmons, … [Read more...]

Lakers defeat Sixers in showdown of top two NBA Draft picks - Elko Daily Free Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — It's July, and it's the NBA Summer League. But Saturday night the Thomas and Mack Center felt more like a playoff game, with a near-capacity crowd taking in the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers, as the game featured the top two picks from last month's NBA Draft. No. 1 pick Ben … [Read more...]

Lakers defeat Sixers in showdown of top two NBA Draft picks (Jul 10, 2016) - FOXSports.com LAS VEGAS (AP) It's July, and it's the NBA Summer League. But Saturday night the Thomas and Mack Center felt more like a playoff game, with a near-capacity crowd taking in the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers, as the game featured the top two picks from last month's NBA Draft. No. 1 pick Ben … [Read more...]

Suns ink 2016 NBA Draft picks Bender, Chriss and Ulis - Arizona Sports (registration) (blog) From left to right, Phoenix Suns' second-round draft pick Tyler Ulis and first-round draft picks Dragan Bender and Marquese Chriss are introduced to the media, Friday, June 24, 2016, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York) The Phoenix Suns announced Thursday they have formally signed 2016 NBA Draft picks … [Read more...]

Second-round NBA picks hope to defy odds - Fredericksburg.com ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Just two weeks into his NBA career, Orlando Magic rookie center Stephen Zimmerman isn't quite sure how he will fit in with his new team. What the 19-year-old, who was taken by the Magic in the second round of last month's draft, knows is he is willing to do whatever is required while sitting behind the veteran … [Read more...]

NBA Twitter explodes like fireworks after Kevin Durant picks Warriors over Thunder - CBSSports.com Fittingly on July 4, Kevin Durant's decision to join the Golden State Warriors set fireworks throughout the NBA on Monday. Other players and the NBA community at large reacted to Durant's decision on Twitter with plenty of surprise: "Kevin Durant ruined his legacy!"How about you let him work on … [Read more...]

2016 NBA draft: Ben Simmons, Brandon Ingram top two picks; Serge Ibaka traded to Magic - Washington Post Top overall pick Ben Simmons has his moment with Commissioner Adam Silver. (Brad Penner/USA TODAY Sports)The 2016 NBA draft is underway on ESPN from Barclays Center in New York. In addition to the predicted top two picks, we got a big surprise as the Oklahoma City Thunder dealt key player … [Read more...]

NBA Mock Draft 2016: LSU's Ben Simmons to the Sixers at No. 1 looks to be done - CBSSports.com Ben Simmons' decision to finally meet with the Sixers last week, and to work out for the Sixers this week, should just about do it. He's going to be the top pick of Thursday's NBA Draft. And then Brandon Ingram will go second. And then the draft will really get interesting because the next six … [Read more...]

Celtics will inject intrigue into NBA draft topped by predictable picks - The Providence Journal The NBA draft specializes annually in suspense, but on Thursday night its arrival will be delayed, overtaken by an initial spasm of predictability. Super-sized, hybrid playmaker Ben Simmons already knows the Philadelphia 76ers plan to select him with the first overall pick, according to widespread … [Read more...]

Top two NBA picks appear set; Bulls trade Rose to Knicks - STLtoday.com NEW YORK • While the first two picks in Thursday’s NBA draft are essentially locked in, where the drama should start to unfold is pick No. 3. With Ben Simmons and Brandon Ingram looking to go No. 1 and No. 2 overall, the Boston Celtics will have a variety of options with the third pick in the draft at the Barclays Center in … [Read more...]