Sparks Get First Pick in W.N.B.A. Draft
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The Los Angeles Sparks won the WNBA draft lottery Tuesday for the No. 1 pick in the spring draft. The Chicago Sky will have the second pick, followed by the Minnesota Lynx.
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The Toronto Raptors took Italy&#039;s Andrea Bargnani first overall in the National Basketball Association draft, making him the first European top pick ever.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- All-Star Vince Carter was traded by the Toronto Raptors to the New Jersey Nets for Alonzo Mourning, Eric Williams, Aaron Williams, and a pair of first-round draft picks yesterday.
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Chinese basketball officials gave a mixed reaction on Friday to the Milwaukee Bucks selecting Yi Jianlian as the number six pick in the NBA draft, insisting he must get on court playing time.
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The best value in the first round of this week's NBA draft might come from a wing player picked in the top five who left college early. The worst value might be a senior big man selected late in the lottery.
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Oakland gets three young players for the star, a free-agent-to-be who would rather have stayed. By Tim Casey -- Bee Staff Writer. It&#39;s not too late to get into a Fantasy Sports League.
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The Seattle SuperSonics acquired the veteran forward Kurt Thomas and the Phoenix Sunsâ first-round draft choices in 2008 and 2010 yesterday in exchange for a conditional second-round draft choice.Thomas, who turns 35 in October, averaged a career-low 4.6 points in 67 games last season. He provides Seattle the veteran presence it was seeking to tutor Kevin Durant and Jeff Green, the second and fifth overall selections in last monthâs draft.
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West, who was the 24th overall selection in the 2004 draft, has not played this season. He was placed on the injured list on November 1 with a broken right thumb.
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The Capitals trade center Dainius Zubrus and a minor leaguer to the Buffalo Sabres for center Jiri Novotny and a first-round pick.
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On the night of the 2007 NBA draft, Wally Szczerbiak wanted to chill out. He didn't even plan on watching the festivities from New York. His focus was to continue rehabbing from a major ankle operation in the spring and be ready for what he thought would be his second full season with the Celtics.
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For the first time in draft history, Americans go 1-2 as Chicago selects Patrick Kane and Philadelphia picks James vanRiemsdyk.
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The Wizards will begin working out draft prospects starting Thursday with Florida's Taurean Green and Duke's Josh McRoberts among the invitees.
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The Trail Blazers have a 25 percent chance of taking the first pick in the June 28 allocation selections of new talent by NBA clubs but 13 other clubs that failed to make this year&#039;s playoffs will be hoping to buck the odds.
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The skinny: The Giants&#39; first-round pick (30th overall) in the 2001 draft, Lowry owns the second-longest career-opening winning streak in Giants history to Hooks Wiltse&#39;s 12-0 run in 1904.
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Portland center Greg Oden, the top pick in last monthâs N.B.A. draft, needs to have his tonsils removed and is expected to miss the rest of the Trail Blazersâ summer-league games.
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Kevin Durant and Jeff Green, the second and fifth overall choices in last weekâs N.B.A. draft, signed contracts with the Seattle SuperSonics on Wednesday.
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Syracuse was the runaway preseason pick of Big East coaches Wednesday on the strength of a team that has all its starters back after reaching the round of 16 last season.