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Paul Coro: #Suns GM Ryan McDonough: "My philosophy is always to draft the best player available." Twitter @paulcoro

Phoenix Suns, Draft, Ryan McDonough 

Scott Howard-Cooper: Cavaliers win the lottery for the second time in three years. Took Kyrie Irving in 2011. Heading right for Nerlens Noel in 2013. Twitter @SHowardCooper

Cleveland Cavaliers, Draft, Dan Gilbert, Kyrie Irving, Nerlens Noel 

Daniel Gibson: WoW!!! NICK the Quick does it again! #1.. Twitter @BooBysWorld1

Cleveland Cavaliers, Draft, Dan Gilbert, Daniel Gibson 

Joakim Noah: That Gilbert family is really something... Twitter @JoakimNoah

Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Draft, Dan Gilbert, Joakim Noah 

John Mitchell: Source: Sixers to begin working out draft prospects this Friday. Twitter @JmitchInquirer

Philadelphia 76ers, Draft 

Colton Iverson doesn't have to look too far into the past to know just how far he has come. "If you would have asked me two years ago, or anyone else in America, if I would be in this position," Iverson said recently during a phone interview, "they would probably say no." But now, the meter for the former Colorado State center is pointed up. Way up. Iverson revived his college career in one massive, award-winning season in Fort Collins, and in the process breathed new life into his NBA prospects. And after a solid showing at the NBA combine last week, Iverson's NBA future is at its most optimistic point. Denver Post

Draft, Colton Iverson 

According to his agent, Adam Pensack, Iverson is scheduled to work out with the Nuggets on June 3. Iverson said he has already worked out with the Los Angeles Lakers. "This is the time of my life right now," Iverson said. "I'm enjoying being everywhere I've been. Some people look at it as a tiring process and a drag, but I look at every opportunity as a positive and take it for what it is — it's fun." Denver Post

Draft, Workouts, Colton Iverson 

Shooting guards will dominate the first Bucks workout of draft prospects on Tuesday at the Cousins Center. Glen Rice Jr., who has been rising on draft charts after leading his Rio Grande Valley team to the D-League championship, headlines a workout session that also includes New Mexico guard Tony Snell, Iowa State guard Will Clyburn and Syracuse small forward James Southerland. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Milwaukee Bucks, Draft, Workouts, Tony Snell, James Southerland, Will Clyburn, Glen Rice Jr 

While no one I spoke with declared him the top player on their draft boards, a number of GMs told me Oladipo was their favorite player in the draft, possibly the player with the most upside of anyone on the board. "Athletically he's so gifted," one GM said. "And he combines that with hard work both in the game and in practice. He keeps working on his game and getting better. His attitude was just special in the interview we had. He's humble, but confident. He doesn't draw attention to himself, but when he speaks he sounds like a leader. I worry about his jump shot a little and his ball handling, too. But I really feel like he's going to get better. And if he does? We'll all regret not taking him. All of us." ESPN.com

Draft, Victor Oladipo 

I wouldn't be surprised if, by the end of this process, Oladipo ends up No. 1 or No. 2 on a number of boards. ESPN.com

Draft, Victor Oladipo 

Indiana's Cody Zeller stopped his slide in the rankings on Friday with a terrific performance in the athletic testing. While NBA teams take the athletic testing with a grain of salt, Zeller's numbers were hard to ignore. Not only were his numbers terrific for a big man, they were great for a guard. Zeller's stock dropped, in part, because there were several games in which he really struggled against long, athletic front lines. Seeing how well he performed in Chicago has given pause to NBA scouts and GMs who were ready to write him off. If Zeller can come into workouts and show teams he has a real perimeter game (he and his agents are promising he does) he'll can make a stronger argument he has the foot speed and athletic ability to make the transition to the four. If Zeller can convince scouts and GMs of that, he could very well move back into the top five. ESPN.com

Draft, Cody Zeller 

Gery Woelfel: Glen Rice Jr. James Southerland and Will Clyburn will be among those who audition for Bucks Tuesday morning. Twitter @GeryWoelfel

Milwaukee Bucks, Draft, Workouts, Glen Rice Jr 

Tate Moore will be on a private jet this afternoon with Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert as part of the team’s traveling party for tonight’s NBA draft lottery in New York City. Moore, 20, a 2011 Wadsworth High graduate, won a contest Gilbert held on Twitter in which Cavs fans were asked to submit a 30-second video detailing why they should be selected to attend the lottery, which will be held at ABC Disney’s Times Square Studios. “He tweeted it at noon Friday and the contest was only open for seven hours,” Moore said Monday evening. “I was sitting at my parents’ home in Wadsworth doing nothing, so I thought I had as good a shot as anyone.” Medina County Gazette

Cleveland Cavaliers, Draft, Dan Gilbert, Tate Moore 

On the day before the NBA Draft Lottery, the NBA’s senior director of scouting operations says it’s officially time to get excited. “We’ve got one of the deepest drafts in years,” Ryan Blake said in an interview with Andy Baskin and Jeff Phelps on 92.3 The Fan on Monday. fanmonster.com

Draft 

Bill Oram: GM Dennis Lindsey said Jazz are open about what they'll do in first round. "Open is a good thing," he said. Could pick, move up, move down. Twitter @tribjazz

Utah Jazz, Draft, Trade, Dennis Lindsey 

Bill Oram: Lindsey said No. 21 can be a good player and he isn't sure there is enough separation from 14 caliber guy to higher picks to use 21. Twitter @tribjazz

Utah Jazz, Draft, Dennis Lindsey 

Bill Oram: But, Lindsey said, "I think we can move up. I think we've already had a few loose conversations around that so there's some potential there" Twitter @tribjazz

Utah Jazz, Draft, Trade, Dennis Lindsey 

Ryan Lillis: #NBAKings team representative tells me Coach Keith Smart will represent team at tomorrow's #NBA draft lottery Twitter

Sacramento Kings, Draft, Coaching, Keith Smart 

There are no concerns among the Lottery teams that Noel won't make anything but a complete recovery from the ACL tear, suffered Feb. 12 against Florida. A cynical view would be that it would be good for a bad team to take Noel this year and hope he doesn't play this season, making that team more likely to have another high Lottery pick for a 2014 Draft that potentially will be one of the best in recent memory. NBA.com

Draft, Nerlens Noel 

NBA types think Bebe Nogueira may be able to put on and keep on more weight once he's in a regimented offseason program in the States. "When he's 25, he's not going to weigh 200 pounds," the Pacific Division man said. "But he has to work at it. He hasn't gotten that great weight training and conditioning that we would give him. He lives like a college kid. He's probably eating pizza and (junk). He's not going to be 280 but he's going to get bigger and stronger and work out ... could he guard, like, Nick Collison, Lavoy Allen? Yeah, he could guard those fours." NBA.com

Draft, Lucas Nogueira