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Some executives believe that McLemore could end up being the best player to come out of this draft class. He is an all-around talent and he has plenty of potential at 20 years old. Not only is he an exceptional shooter, he’s also a terrific athlete, as evidenced by his 42-inch vertical. McLemore showed glimpses of greatness during his one season at Kansas and he averaged 15.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steal in 32.2 minutes. He would be a quality pick for Orlando and someone who could play alongside the Magic’s young core of Maurice Harkless, Tobias Harris and Nikola Vucevic. HoopsWorld

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Daryl Morey: Best draft interview answers ever part 1: player, can you pass a drug test? [grabs table] TODAY?!? Twitter @dmorey

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Daryl Morey: More best answers: "anyone who is projected ahead of U that U think U R better than?" ALL OF THEM "Have you ever seen them play?" NEVER Twitter @dmorey

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In this edition of the new video series LBTV, Packers hall of famer LeRoy Butler talks with former Milwaukee Bucks GM Larry Harris, now a consultant with the Golden State Warriors, about the NBA draft process, Andrew Bogut, coaching searches, player contracts, free agency and and more. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

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The Dallas Mavericks, with their first lottery draft pick in a dozen years firmly in hand, have their eyes on a bigger prize. Multiple sources have told ESPN.com's Chad Ford the Mavs are likely to shop the pick in hopes of creating the cap space necessary to make a run at Dwight Howard in free agency. The 13th overall pick has a cap hold of $1,655,300. ESPN.com

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The hope is to sell Howard or Chris Paul -- who would each have to sacrifice a fifth year on the max contract that he could get from the Lakers and Clippers, respectively -- on the possibility of building a championship contender. "We'd love to get one of the main guys," Nowitzki said last week. "It's going to be tough to get them out of the situation that they're in. I think that's pretty easy [to see]. I think both are in L.A., where you want to play basketball, and both are in great positions and situations. We'll just have to wait and see." ESPN.com

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This year’s field, which may actually feature a number of solid role players if not franchise changers, is particularly fluid. Ainge will draft the best player available instead of attempting to fill a need. He could use a rebounder, scorer and even a backup point guard — that last position a concern now that Terrence Williams is in legal trouble, thus clouding his Celtics future. Boston Herald

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The Cleveland Cavaliers won the lottery and the right to pick No. 1 overall. "I'd be telling you how happy I was if we'd have gotten one (the first overall pick), so I'm not going to completely lie to you," Dumars said. "But ... I'm good with it. I just talked to Tom Gores about five minutes (ago) and I basically said the same thing ... there are no franchise changers, there's no franchise guy, really, that you're looking at in this particular draft. "So to be at seven or eight, we're going to get a good player. We'll add another really nice piece to the core we that already have and we'll move forward. So like I said, I'm very, very comfortable with it and OK with it -- totally OK with it." Booth Newspapers

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It's been 20 years since the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft was traded, when the Orlando Magic moved Chris Webber, but it's possible that streak could end this year. The Cleveland Cavaliers, who scored the top pick at Tuesday night's draft lottery, will be willing to listen to trade offers for it. "You want to look at all your options and make the best decision for your team," Cavs general manager Chris Grant said. "This is a valuable asset that we can add to the group, whether it's in trade or keep it and add a player." ESPN.com

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Oh, the Wolves will have their options, even after the top shooting guards -- Kansas' Ben McLemore and Indiana's Victor Oladipo -- go top 5 probably. They could choose Lehigh's C.J. McCollum, who's a great shooter but is point-guard sized at 6-3, or Georgia's Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who would fill Wolves need for both shooters and real 2-guard size. But don't be surprised if the Wolves end up going for a shotblocker -- Maryland center Alex Len if he drops that far, or maybe 7-2 French center Rudy Gobert -- for a team that lacks a rim defender. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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Chad Ford: Scouts frustrated with Phil Pressey. Great passing but too many bad, bad shots. Has got to change his mentality. He's not a scorer in NBA Twitter @chadfordinsider

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Lang Greene: Vegas sets line Nerlens Noel will be top pick of this year's draft. Otto Porter is the other player they believe has best shot at No. 1 Twitter @LangGreene

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Pick acquired from Raptors: There is increasing chatter among NBA executives that the Thunder -- with two first- round picks and young talent in Jeremy Lamb and Perry Jones on the roster -- will look to make a major move on draft night. If they keep this pick, Saric, a smooth, mobile big man one executive describes as "the best passing big in the draft" is a nice find. Saric isn't the bruising back-to-the-basket scorer that Oklahoma City craves, but he is exactly the kind of high potential talent GM Sam Presti loves to develop. SI.com

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Dan Gilbert: On plane back from NYC. Did that just happen? Again! @cavs will be force in east for years to come. Happy for best fans in world: Cavs fans! Twitter @cavsdan

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Noel's timing wasn't planned but has worked out perfectly. He was originally in the class of 2014 but reclassified and then graduated from Tilton (N.H.) before selecting Kentucky over Syracuse and Georgetown. Had he stayed in high school, any chance of his being the top pick in 2014 probably wouldn't have occurred with the arrival of Andrew Wiggins. The season at Kentucky, the ACL injury, the possibility of being a top pick, the rehab and ultimately the chance to play with All-Star Kyrie Irving in Cleveland is all overwhelming. "It has been surreal,'' Noel said. "It's crazy. I could be graduating high school right now, walking out on stage. I definitely made the best decision for myself. My year at Kentucky was the best year I've ever had.'' ESPN.com

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Wilk said the recovery is looked at in blocks of time. Noel is shooting on the court now. He will work toward jumping and landing before they can get to scrimmaging. "We're about three major steps away,'' Wilk said of Noel being cleared. "The advantage of waiting is maturation of the graft, and as that happens, the graft matures and gets stronger. Theoretically it will be stronger at 10-12 months more than six. The muscles can get bigger, the quads and hips can get stronger to take the pounding off the knee. That's the advantage of waiting. "But the disadvantage is that there can be a confidence issue and competitiveness,'' Wilk said. "You don't want to lose confidence in your leg.'' ESPN.com

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Noel didn't hesitate to come down here full time. He didn't want to commute from Boston. He wanted to show teams his commitment to his rehab. He spoke with Orlando, Charlotte, Phoenix, New Orleans and his hometown Boston Celtics in Chicago last week. He's hoping he has to interview only one place on the road -- in Cleveland. "I want everyone to know that I want to play this game, the game I love as soon as possible,'' Noel said. "I want to be ready. I've really benefited by being here. I want to come back as strong as possible.'' Noel said he likes being in Birmingham where no one bothers him and there aren't distractions. There was no crew hanging here with him. After the lottery show Tuesday night, he sat with his same group of four -- his friend Ricky, Shenbaum, Driscoll and his mom -- having a quiet dinner. ESPN.com

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Mary Schmitt Boyer/Jodie Valade: #Cavs GM Chris Grant on possibility of trading No. 1 pick: "We're open. We're looking at all our options." Twitter @PDcavsinsider

Cleveland Cavaliers, Draft, Trade, Chris Grant 

Grant conceded that the Cavaliers are open to any player, saying there's no consensus No. 1 selection. "For us, it's wide open," he said. "A number of these guys are injured, so there's still an enormous amount of due diligence that's got to be done." Cleveland Plain Dealer

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Jason Lloyd: Per multiple reports, winning #s tonight were 8-3-6-7. Two years ago, winning #s were 14-3-7-8. So #Cavs lucky #s clearly 3, 7 and 8 Twitter @JasonLloydABJ

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