It's possible the Denver Nuggets may have landed the best center in the 2003 NBA draft.
No, not second-round pick Xue Yuyang from the Hong Kong Flying Dragons. Rather, it's a prospect they didn't even spend a draft pick on, Western Kentucky's Chris Marcus.
The 7-foot-1, 325-pounder arrived in Denver on Saturday and plans to spend the summer with the Nuggets, hoping to make the team as a free agent.
Marcus began receiving national notice in 2000 as a freshman in the Sun Belt Conference when he was named to the all-league team and was the defensive player of the year and newcomer of the year. As a sophomore, he led the nation in rebounding, averaging 12.1, and was named Sun Belt player of the year.
There was talk Marcus should have turned pro after his sophomore season, but he decided to stay in school. That's when his basketball career took a turn for the worse. Marcus led the Hilltoppers in scoring (15.9), rebounding (8.9) and (2.6) blocked shots his junior season, including 20.8 points and 9.5 rebounds the last six games. But he also missed two months with a stress fracture in his left foot.
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He was supposed to be a top 10 lock, perhaps going as high as No. 5 to the Heat.
He was supposed to be the next coming of Dirk Nowitzki, and surely no general manager in his right mind would let that slip through his hands.
He was supposed to shake David Stern's hand on the stage at Madison Square Garden.
Instead, Polish forward Maciej Lampe wound up shaking Deputy Commissioner Russ Granik's hand Thursday night after the Knicks picked him with the first pick in the second round on the NBA draft.
Now, the player many believed the Heat would select is going to find it difficult just to play in the NBA next season.
Lampe, a 7-0 forward with unlimited shooting range, fell in the draft in part because teams were afraid it would be difficult for him to get out of his contract with Real Madrid, which runs through 2008.
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There was a long line Saturday morning outside the Pepsi Center, and people weren't waiting for tickets for Cher, Stars on Ice, the Rolling Stones, Jay-Z or Tony Robbins. Rather, it was a chance for Nuggets fans to welcome Carmelo Anthony to Denver.
The Nuggets selected Anthony on Thursday with the third pick in the NBA draft. While the second annual Nuggets open tryout took place outside the Pepsi Center, fans braved a long line in hot weather to meet the Syracuse star.
"I never thought that line was going to end, and I have no problem with it because I love signing autographs," Anthony said. "They made me feel welcomed and excited. I wish I could have gone on the court and showed them what I can do."
Anthony signed numerous basketballs, pieces of hardwood, newspapers and Sports Illustrated covers. Colorado Springs native Derek Haynes and his 8-year-old son, D.J., were the first in line.
"(Anthony) was hot in college," Haynes said. "I followed him when he was in high school. I'm pretty excited. Real excited. I'm a big fan. He's worth the wait. Plus, I am in front in the shade."
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Jun 2003 Archive
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Chicago Tribune | Jun 29, 2003
The basketball hoops got erected early and, in a nod to those chilling west Iowa winters, strategically.
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Detroit News | Jun 29, 2003
With a successful draft under his belt, graded as best in the league by several media sites, Pistons President Joe Dumars now looks to the free-agent season.
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New York Times | Jun 29, 2003
After surviving the first round of cuts for the United States junior national team earlier this month, Al Jefferson, a 6-foot-9 high school senior, wrote USA Basketball a letter saying he would not be joining the team.
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New York Times | Jun 29, 2003
Zoran Planinic woke up to air-raid sirens when he was 10 years old and followed his mother and older sister downstairs into the basement.
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Toronto Star | Jun 28, 2003
The water bottles were sweating and so was the press.
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Arizona Republic | Jun 28, 2003
Zarko Cabarkapa and Leandro Barbosa, international men of mystery, made their first appearances Friday as members of the Suns, and everybody got through the news conference without a Serbian phrase book or an English-to-Portuguese dictionary.
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Deseret Morning News | Jun 28, 2003
If he had stayed at the University of Alabama for another season or two, Mo Williams might have been taken in the first round of a future NBA Draft.
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Globe & Mail | Jun 28, 2003
The day after his humiliating draft experience was played out on televisions and in newspapers across Canada, Carl English finally managed to drum up some interest in the National Basketball Association.
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Toronto Star | Jun 28, 2003
It's not going to take long for Chris Bosh to show his Raptor teammates what he can do on the court.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Jun 28, 2003
Dusan Pavlovic first saw NBA potential in his son four or five years ago, and watched him progress every year since then.
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Newsday | Jun 28, 2003
The biggest upset of the NBA draft might have been that all three picks made by Knicks general manager Scott Layden received cheers instead of the customary boos.
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New York Daily News | Jun 28, 2003
Lenny Cooke hopes to settle an old score with LeBron James when he joins the Celtics' entry in the NBA's Boston summer league next month.
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Daily Herald | Jun 28, 2003
Bulls general manager John Paxson did not cancel a scouting trip to France two weeks ago so he could work on a blockbuster trade involving one of the team's point guards.
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New York Daily News | Jun 28, 2003
The Knicks could be looking at a new starting power forward come fall, and we're not talking about Antonio McDyess.
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Memphis Commercial Appeal | Jun 28, 2003
Troy Bell spent his NBA draft day Thursday at his family's home in Minnesota, helping arrange tables and chairs for his draft party.
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The Tennessean | Jun 28, 2003
Former University of Tennessee basketball standout Ron Slay signed a free-agent contract with the Miami Heat yesterday, agent Shedrick Howard said.
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Rocky Mountain News | Jun 28, 2003
Carmelo Anthony never has been a big jewelry guy.
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Palm Beach Post | Jun 28, 2003
Before coach Pat Riley proudly introduced guard Dwyane Wade, the player the Heat selected with the fifth pick in Thursday's NBA Draft, he planted a seed.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 28, 2003
It is the most desired and lacking skill in the NBA - the ability to shoot from the perimeter.
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Boston Herald | Jun 28, 2003
For Marcus Banks and Kendrick Perkins, it wasn't all about the money.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter | Jun 28, 2003
It was a day in which the itinerary seemed as clear as the skies over Seattle.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Jun 28, 2003
In describing Mickael Pietrus, agent Herb Rudoy recalled the words of an NBA scout.
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Rocky Mountain News | Jun 28, 2003
Denver Nuggets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe believes Carmelo Anthony has the "star quality" necessary to attract free agents.
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St. Petersburg Times | Jun 28, 2003
For the first time in a long time, there was no need to put a happy face on the Magic's draft, no need to dredge up its history of failed picks.
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Detroit Free Press | Jun 28, 2003
Not a small person by any means, Joe Dumars was dwarfed Friday when he stood with 6-foot-7 Carlos Delfino, 7-1 Darko Milicic and 7-1, 265-pound Andreas Glyniadakis to pose for pictures.
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Chicago Tribune | Jun 28, 2003
New Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich will be unveiled to the media at a Tuesday news conference at the United Center.
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Star-Ledger | Jun 28, 2003
Call it just another Knicks draft aftermath: What many believed was very good fortune may turn out to be a very bad headache.
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Washington Times | Jun 28, 2003
The second round of the NBA Draft is a numbers game for those players not good enough to earn the guaranteed contracts meted out to first-rounders.
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Florida Today | Jun 28, 2003
Welcome to the NBA, Reece Gaines.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jun 28, 2003
All the Orlando Magic draft acquistions -- Reece Gaines, Zaur "Zaza" Pachulia and Keith Bogans -- reported to the RDV Sportsplex on Friday.
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Houston Chronicle | Jun 28, 2003
The Rockets might not know when second-round draft choice Malick Badiane will appear on a regular-season roster, but the team confirmed Friday when he would wear a Rockets practice uniform for the first time.
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Dallas Morning News | Jun 28, 2003
Josh Howard was asked about Tim Duncan, the last Wake Forest player taken in the first round of the NBA draft until Howard on Thursday night.
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New York Times | Jun 28, 2003
The wait seemed endless for Maciej Lampe.
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Mobile Register | Jun 28, 2003
When the moment finally came Thursday night, the crowded room was quiet and the man of the hour was nowhere to be seen.
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The Beacon Journal | Jun 27, 2003
The moment belonged to LeBron James.
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Oakland Tribune | Jun 27, 2003
The Warriors, steeped in the tradition of puzzling decisions, made another questionable choice on Thursday.
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Toronto Sun | Jun 27, 2003
Just because the Raptors kept their top draft pick doesn't mean a cavalcade of trades isn't on the way.
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Toronto Sun | Jun 27, 2003
He has drawn comparisons with Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett for his ability to handle the ball, step out on the perimeter and knock down shots.
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Charlotte Observer | Jun 27, 2003
Charlotte Bobcats owner Bob Johnson said Thursday that if he were Michael Jordan, he'd buy an NBA team rather than work for someone else.
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Portland Oregonian | Jun 27, 2003
OK, OK.
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Dallas Morning News | Jun 27, 2003
Teenagers and unpronounceable foreign projects were in vogue Thursday night during the NBA draft.
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Los Angeles Times | Jun 27, 2003
In the end, the Clippers took the safe route Thursday in the NBA draft.
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Los Angeles Times | Jun 27, 2003
The Lakers believe they started back on Thursday night, from a six-game loss in the Western Conference semifinals, from the roster erosion that killed their run of NBA championships at three, finally able to do something after six weeks of pondering.
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Florida Today | Jun 27, 2003
Three years in a row the Orlando Magic have been knocked out of the playoffs, not just because of their lack of rebounding and poor post play, but also because they were battered at the point guard position.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 27, 2003
In a late flurry of activity, the 76ers went for shooting in last night's NBA draft.
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Sun-Sentinel | Jun 27, 2003
Amid all the pre-draft bluster offered by the Heat (wasn't Polish forward Maciej Lampe supposed to be on the way?), coach Pat Riley apparently was speaking with sincerity when he mentioned getting bigger with his backcourt.
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Seattle Times | Jun 27, 2003
Howard Schultz smiled a devilish grin as he drove his Volkswagen convertible through the parking lot of the Sonics' practice facility yesterday, confident that his team acquired the draft picks that will return Seattle to the NBA playoffs.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Jun 27, 2003
The Jazz got their man Thursday night.
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Times-Picayune | Jun 27, 2003
All the Hornets want us to read into the selection of David West is that they couldn't have gotten a better player, regardless of position, with the 18th pick in the first round of the NBA draft.
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Newsday | Jun 27, 2003
The wait was excruciating for Maciej Lampe, who was seated on the floor of the Theater at Madison Square Garden last night along with the rest of the projected lottery picks in the NBA draft.
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Rocky Mountain News | Jun 27, 2003
OK, so maybe Chris Andersen will get half a truck for his jersey number.
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Commercial Appeal | Jun 27, 2003
Grizzlies coach Hubie Brown didn't waste his breath after all.
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Rocky Mountain News | Jun 27, 2003
It wasn't anticlimactic for Carmelo Anthony's mother.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Jun 27, 2003
Keeping with a desire to acquire long and athletic players, Hawks director of basketball operations Billy Knight drafted 6-foot-8 French swingman Boris Diaw with the 21st pick in the NBA draft Thursday.
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Denver Post | Jun 27, 2003
Undrafted Western Kentucky center Chris Marcus, once considered a possible lottery pick, is expected to visit the Nuggets this weekend and spend the entire summer in Denver.
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Denver Post | Jun 27, 2003
A potential trade of center Marcus Camby to the Portland Trail Blazers "never got off the ground," Vandeweghe said.
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Tacoma News | Jun 27, 2003
Moments after the Seattle SuperSonics made Kansas power forward Nick Collison the 12th selection of the NBA draft Thursday, ESPN broadcaster Mike Tirico asked Dick Vitale to weigh in on the choice.
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Denver Post | Jun 27, 2003
The Nuggets had the future in mind when they obtained Slovenian guard Sani Becirovic and Chinese forward-center Xue Yuyang in the second round in Thursday's NBA draft.
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Denver Post | Jun 27, 2003
After a month of eager expectation, the Nuggets did the expected Thursday night - but that didn't dim the excitement within the organization.
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Chicago Tribune | Jun 27, 2003
The Bulls' selection Thursday night of Kansas senior point guard Kirk Hinrich as their top pick in the NBA draft sends several messages.
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Arlington Heights Daily | Jun 27, 2003
Kirk Hinrich is well aware that the race issue follows every step of his basketball career.
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Chicago Tribune | Jun 27, 2003
The jersey changed from a John Elway model last year to a retro Reggie Theus model this year, vintage Sacramento Kings.
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Chicago Tribune | Jun 27, 2003
Out of respect for his family and the severity of his injuries, the Bulls have said little publicly about the status of injured guard Jay Williams.
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Pioneer Press | Jun 27, 2003
Even Timberwolves vice president Kevin McHale had to laugh a bit Thursday after Minnesota drafted its second and final player of the night.
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New York Post | Jun 27, 2003
As early plans for The Jason Kidd Summer 2003 Free Agency Tour were being announced on television, the Nets went and drafted a point guard, going overseas for their first round pick for a second straight year.
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Pioneer Press | Jun 27, 2003
It was good to see Kevin McHale and Flip Saunders excited again instead of merely faking it for the cameras.
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New York Post | Jun 27, 2003
ELVIS wore a cream colored suit, a shiny blue cap, and a stony expression that everyone inside The Theater at Madison Square Garden could relate to.
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New York Post | Jun 27, 2003
When Knicks' GM Scott Layden came to bat at No.
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Arizona Daily Star | Jun 27, 2003
The Suns employed a bit of international espionage in picking Serbian forward Zarko Cabarkapa and trading for Brazilian guard Leandrinho Barbosa in Thursday night's NBA draft.
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Detroit News | Jun 27, 2003
It all fell correctly for the Pistons.
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Detroit News Columnist Terry Foster | Jun 27, 2003
While the public praised Pistons President Joe Dumars for bringing in players chiseled in his image, he prepared himself for the day when an immature, controversial figure would come to his team.
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Toronto Star | Jun 27, 2003
The logic of the move suddenly became readily apparent to Glen Grunwald and a difficult decision was made oh, so easy.
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Detroit Free Press | Jun 27, 2003
For most of the day Thursday, Darko Milicic did what every teenager does well: sleep.
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The Globe and Mail | Jun 27, 2003
On a night when the coronation of high school phenom LeBron James became official, the Toronto Raptors ignored the temptation of a trade and selected wispy forward Chris Bosh with the fourth pick of the National Basketball Association draft.
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Detroit Free Press | Jun 27, 2003
Wednesday night at the Manhattan penthouse apartment of his representatives, Marc and Natasha Cornstein, Darko Milicic stretched across a chair.
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Star-Ledger | Jun 27, 2003
As the story gets told now, the waiting began a little more than two weeks ago, when a team and a player found each other but had to hang around to see if their newfound love would be a lasting one.
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Star-Ledger | Jun 27, 2003
Some foreign intrigue nearly forced the Knicks to settle for the same ol', same ol' last night, but it ultimately enabled them to get the two forwards they wanted for the price of one.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jun 27, 2003
LeBron James drove a Hummer while he was still in high school last season.
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Orange County Register | Jun 27, 2003
Lakers coach Phil Jackson considers his team "fortunate" to have drafted Illinois power forward Brian Cook and Arizona small forward Luke Walton on Thursday night, mentioning the unselfishness the youngsters can bring.
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Houston Chronicle | Jun 27, 2003
After more than a three-hour wait, the Rockets finally were able to make their one and only move in the NBA draft Thursday night.
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Orange County Register | Jun 27, 2003
Planning ahead for the expected departure of starting center Michael Olowokandi, the Clippers used the sixth pick in Thursday's NBA draft to select 7-footer Chris Kaman of Central Michigan.
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Cincinnati Enquirer | Jun 27, 2003
David West remained patient Thursday night, as NBA Commissioner David Stern announced the 13 lottery picks and four more before he walked to the podium at The Theater at Madison Square Garden to disclose the New Orleans Hornets' choice.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune | Jun 27, 2003
The Timberwolves already were living in the past Thursday night, selecting in the first round of the NBA draft for the first time since 1999.
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The Beacon Journal | Jun 27, 2003
The moment belonged to LeBron James.
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The Beacon Journal | Jun 27, 2003
The years of building excitement, the months of speculation, and the weeks of anticipation climaxed at 7:37 p.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Jun 27, 2003
The Milwaukee Bucks did not take Polish power forward Maciej Lampe in the National Basketball Association draft Thursday night.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Jun 27, 2003
Wearing a green Milwaukee Bucks cap cocked slightly to the side, guard T.
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Washington Post | Jun 27, 2003
The Washington Wizards filled their dual needs for a small forward and an outside shooter when they selected Georgia's Jarvis Hayes with the 10th pick of last night's NBA draft.
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New York Times | Jun 27, 2003
Twenty-four hours before the N.
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New York Times | Jun 27, 2003
The Nets had been coveting one particular point guard for two weeks, and they secured him tonight with the No.
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New York Times | Jun 27, 2003
As fans streamed into the Theater at Madison Square Garden for the N.
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New York Times | Jun 27, 2003
LeBron James aced his first N.
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| Jun 26, 2003
In the wake of John Stockton's retirement and Karl Malone's pending free agency, tonight's NBA draft could be one of the most important in recent history for the Utah Jazz.
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| Jun 26, 2003
Handicapping the Jazz's first-round possibilities, with odds
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Sacramento Bee Columnist Mark Kreidler | Jun 26, 2003
Meanwhile, over at the Kings' offices, you could slice the tension with a warm hunk of Velveeta.
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Los Angeles Daily News | Jun 26, 2003
There is rebuilding to be done, an image to buff up, a measure of pride to be restored, and chances are the deflated, humbled Lakers will achieve none of those objectives through tonight's NBA draft.
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San Antonio Express-News | Jun 26, 2003
With $14 million in salary-cap room and just five players under contract, the Spurs' offseason work figures to extend well beyond tonight's NBA Draft.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jun 26, 2003
With the top prospects sequestered in New York for tonight's draft, several offered insight at Wednesday's interview session into their interactions with the Heat.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jun 26, 2003
There will be two NBA drafts tonight.
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St. Petersburg Times | Jun 26, 2003
The Magic has no idea what kind of player the team will get with the 15th pick in tonight's NBA draft.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Jun 26, 2003
For most NBA prospects, relief won't come until David Stern calls their name tonight--if they're fortunate enough to be selected in the first round.
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | Jun 26, 2003
Owner Mark Cuban denied published reports out of Chicago that the Mavericks have discussed a trade that would send guard Michael Finley to the Bulls for forwards Marcus Fizer and Donyell Marshall, another player and the No.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Jun 26, 2003
One year ago tonight, the futures of Jay Williams and the Bulls crossed paths at the NBA draft, fueling visions of quick and lasting success for both parties.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Jun 26, 2003
On the edge of Broadway, where the eve-ning lights flashed in Dwyane Wade's hotel room as if beckoning his new life, a delightful little script is ready.
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Arizona Republic | Jun 26, 2003
The NBA draft has always been shrouded in a certain amount of secrecy.
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Los Angeles Times | Jun 26, 2003
The Clippers could use a little help starting today.
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Los Angeles Times | Jun 26, 2003
If all goes as planned, today's NBA draft will start with a high school player, a Euro child and a college freshman, so imagine how it looks at Nos.
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San Francisco Chronicle Columnist Glenn Dickey | Jun 26, 2003
As the Warriors wait for their turn in today's NBA Draft, serious questions surround the team.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Jun 26, 2003
Swingman Paul Pierce was projected to go as high as second in the 1998 NBA Draft.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press | Jun 26, 2003
Rick Rickert and his agent, Bill Duffy, seem to have reached a glum conclusion about tonight's NBA draft: Rickert will not be a first-round pick.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press | Jun 26, 2003
Before his recent 15-city pre-NBA draft workout tour, point guard Troy Bell's only other job interview was at FootLocker.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press Columnist Charley Walters | Jun 26, 2003
Look for the Timberwolves to make Troy Bell of Minneapolis their first pick in tonight's NBA draft, if he's available.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune | Jun 26, 2003
Bob Bass strode to the podium for one last pre-draft gathering with the media Wednesday looking dapper in a multi-colored, open-collared sports shirt that seemed timely and appropriate.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune | Jun 26, 2003
The hoopla surrounds the new, and there's nothing wrong with that.
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Miami Herald | Jun 26, 2003
Decisions, decisions.
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Cincinnati Enquirer | Jun 26, 2003
Plenty of uncertainty remains for Cincinnati's three prospects as tonight's NBAdraft approaches.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer | Jun 26, 2003
You can see it in his manly 6-8, 240-pound build and his unflinching poise.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Jun 26, 2003
Hawks director of basketball operations Billy Knight isn't silly enough to think he will be able to find a player who can come in and give the team 15 points a night --- not when he has the 21st and 37th picks in tonight's NBA draft.
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newsday | Jun 26, 2003
If New York fans in the Theater at Madison Square Garden could boo Knicks general manager Scott Layden for trading the seventh pick for former All-Star Antonio McDyess during last year's NBA draft, then Kansas forward Nick Collison figures he has reason to worry if the Knicks call his name with the No.
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Memphis Commercial Appeal | Jun 26, 2003
Don't be surprised to see NBA commissioner David Stern walk toward the draft podium and announce:
With the 13th pick, the Memphis Grizzlies select.
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Dallas Morning News | Jun 26, 2003
With rumors from the mildly believable to the incredibly silly swirling about the NBA on the eve of the annual draft, the Mavericks soaked it all in Wednesday, ending the day the same way they started it – owning the 29th overall pick.
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Boston Globe | Jun 26, 2003
Bryce Drew.
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Boston Globe | Jun 26, 2003
Technically speaking, tonight will be Danny Ainge's first official draft as the Man in Charge.
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Indianapolis Star | Jun 26, 2003
"With the fourth pick of the 2003 NBA draft .
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Indianapolis Star | Jun 26, 2003
The Indiana Pacers could have a worse fate than holding only a late second-round pick in tonight's NBA draft.
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New York Daily News | Jun 26, 2003
LeBron James to Cleveland.
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New York Daily News | Jun 26, 2003
Negotiations cannot take place until July 1, but Nets president Rod Thorn plans to have an informal conversation with Jason Kidd's agent, Jeff Schwartz, perhaps today.
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New York Daily News | Jun 26, 2003
Milos Vujanic is on the move again, but the Yugoslavian point guard is not headed to New York.
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New York Daily News | Jun 26, 2003
Scott Layden used last year's NBA draft to get a veteran power forward with the potential to immediately alter the landscape in the Eastern Conference.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 26, 2003
Penn's Ugonna Onyekwe had just finished working out for the New York Knicks.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 26, 2003
Inside the Westin Hotel just off Broadway, in a ballroom overflowing with media representatives who came to rave about someone else, sat Dwyane Wade, the perfect amalgam of class, professionalism - and obscurity.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 26, 2003
The 76ers have no illusions entering tonight's NBA draft.
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Boston Herald | Jun 26, 2003
The Celtics will be gazing to the NBA sky tonight in search of falling objects of their desire.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter | Jun 26, 2003
Point guards don't come prepackaged, but perhaps they are predestined.
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Seattle Times | Jun 26, 2003
From his Inglewood, Calif.
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Seattle Times | Jun 26, 2003
And on the 26th day (of June), Luke Ridnour will relax.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jun 26, 2003
Heading into tonight's NBA draft, all the Monday morning general managers -- you know, the fans who have the local sports-talk shows on speed dial -- insist that the Orlando Magic must grab a point guard.
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Denver Post | Jun 26, 2003
Considering the Nuggets dealt their franchise player in Antonio McDyess on draft night last year and the fact general manager Kiki Vandeweghe has shown he isn't scared to make trades, there is always a chance for a surprise, right?
Don't count on it during tonight's NBA draft.
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Denver Post Columnist Mark Kiszla | Jun 26, 2003
After a lost decade, the Nuggets dare to dream big.
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Denver Post | Jun 26, 2003
As much as high school phenom LeBron James has been hyped leading up to tonight's NBA draft, one prospect has made fans and those within the NBA debate whether "King James" is the best player available.
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Rocky Mountain News | Jun 26, 2003
Anthony has yet to play an NBA game, but he already has become quite a businessman.
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Rocky Mountain News | Jun 26, 2003
When the Denver Nuggets put Carmelo Anthony's No.
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Washington Times | Jun 26, 2003
When a team holds the 10th selection in a draft that becomes convoluted after the top three, what Eddie Jordan and the Washington Wizards are preparing to do sounds pretty smart.
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Chicago Tribune | Jun 26, 2003
Close your eyes.
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Chicago Tribune | Jun 26, 2003
On the eve of his first draft as Bulls general manager, John Paxson sat in his office talking on the phone as another line rang and his cell phone followed suit.
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Detroit Free Press | Jun 26, 2003
Darko Milicic is in love.
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Detroit Free Press | Jun 26, 2003
For Joe Dumars and his staff, tonight's real excitement starts about the time the last lottery pick goes in the NBA draft.
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New York Post | Jun 26, 2003
JUST call me a draft dodger.
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New York Post | Jun 26, 2003
As the Nets await tonight's NBA Draft with the No.
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Houston Chronicle | Jun 26, 2003
As many sleepless nights as will be spent deciding among the NBA draft's headliners, the real challenge would seem to be choosing when there are few real choices.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune | Jun 26, 2003
Kevin McHale, vice president of Timberwolves basketball, and coach Flip Saunders looked back to the 1995 draft when they gambled by taking high school senior Kevin Garnett, who turned into an NBA star.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Jun 26, 2003
On the eve of the National Basketball Association draft, Reece Gaines wasn't playing favorites.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Jun 26, 2003
Maciej Lampe, a poised 6-foot-11 Polish power forward, sat at his station in a hotel meeting room here Wednesday, fielding questions on the eve of the National Basketball Association draft.
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Washington Post | Jun 26, 2003
The question as to whom the Washington Wizards will pick with the 10th and 38th picks in tonight's NBA draft is nearly as intriguing as who will be making decisions for the team.
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Washington Post | Jun 26, 2003
When the NBA draft begins tonight at 7 at New York's Madison Square Garden, Michael Sweetney will be sitting in the Green Room, the invitation-only, backstage pad for players expected to go early in the first round.
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New York Times | Jun 26, 2003
Rod Thorn, the Nets' president, will accept phone calls from league executives on draft day as usual, but one call will draw more interest than any young shooter, backup point guard or big man the Nets are coveting at No.
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New York Times | Jun 26, 2003
The most promising prospects in tonight's N.
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New York Times | Jun 26, 2003
Donn Nelson, an assistant coach and the president of basketball operations for the Dallas Mavericks, has been a major figure in the booming development of international basketball players.
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New York Times | Jun 26, 2003
For the three heralded teenagers caught up in the heady world of stock exchange openings, news conferences and photo shoots in Manhattan for the past two days, there is little suspense left in tonight's N.
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Deseret News | Jun 25, 2003
Expected No.
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Deseret News | Jun 25, 2003
The Jazz have altered their usual NBA Draft-night party plans.
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Deseret News | Jun 25, 2003
Sharpshooter Aleksander Pavlovic, Xavier star David West and North Dakota power-forward Jerome Beasley top a crop of seven pro prospects scheduled to work out for the Jazz in advance of Thursday's NBA Draft.
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Deseret News | Jun 25, 2003
Darko Milicec of Serbia & Montenegro stands 7-foot and should play power forward after Detroit takes him second overall behind top-pick LeBron James.
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Deseret News | Jun 25, 2003
For every tale of a lie told by those intricately involved in the NBA Draft, it seems there is the story of a promise.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer | Jun 25, 2003
LeBron James' workout with the Cavaliers last week was merely for show.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press | Jun 25, 2003
If there were an exact science to the NBA draft, Timberwolves vice president Kevin McHale said recently, a dozen teams would not have passed on Karl Malone in 1985, John Stockton wouldn't have fallen to No.
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Cincinnati Enquirer | Jun 25, 2003
A 30-day jail sentence imposed Tuesday might jeopardize former University of Cincinnati basketball center Donald Little's chance of being drafted by the NBA on Thursday.
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Daily Herald | Jun 25, 2003
Maciej Lampe will be the first Polish-born player drafted into the NBA.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune | Jun 25, 2003
The New Orleans Hornets have been preparing for the NBA draft since their season came to an end in early May.
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Miami Herald | Jun 25, 2003
As much as having the No.
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Toronto Star | Jun 25, 2003
Glen Grunwald is making one last quick trip to New York today to check out the latest hot commodity the Raptors might take in tomorrow's NBA draft.
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Los Angeles Times Columnist Bill Sharman | Jun 25, 2003
Thursday is draft day in the NBA and draft day usually makes for interesting stories.
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Newsday | Jun 25, 2003
There is no quick fix for the salary-cap problems that have anchored the Knicks in lottery land the past two seasons.
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Dallas Morning News | Jun 25, 2003
With many teams trying to digest a huge platter of uncertainty about Thursday's NBA draft, the Mavericks have a better-than-usual chance of trading their first-round pick, president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson said Tuesday.
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Boston Globe | Jun 25, 2003
Danny Ainge emerged from his bunker yesterday to offer his thoughts on tomorrow night's NBA draft.
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Daily Herald | Jun 25, 2003
Why draft the Euro Finley if you can trade for the real thing?
The Bulls are negotiating with Dallas to acquire Chicago-area native Michael Finley, according to a league source.
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New York Daily News | Jun 25, 2003
The Toronto Raptors are acting more and more like the team that will make the first major move in what is expected to be an active night of trades during tomorrow's NBA draft.
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New York Daily News | Jun 25, 2003
The Nets may be miles away from the lottery when they pick 22nd in tomorrow's draft.
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New York Post | Jun 25, 2003
The Nets' problem with tomorrow's night NBA Draft is, basically, about 17 or 18 problems.
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New York Post | Jun 25, 2003
Across the street from the Garden yesterday, T.
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New York Post | Jun 25, 2003
Latrell Sprewell has lobbied Knicks management for a big post-up player to dump the ball inside and take heat off the perimeter.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter | Jun 25, 2003
Vladimir Radmanovic is in Seattle, just like he has been for the past three weeks as he prepares to play for the Sonics' summer-league team.
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Rocky Mountain News | Jun 25, 2003
best he's hoping for is to hear his name called in the second round of Thursday's NBA draft.
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Boston Herald | Jun 25, 2003
The way Troy Bell sees it, he's done everything he can do to get ready for tomorrow night's NBA draft.
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Boston Herald | Jun 25, 2003
There is an eternal list of qualities that separate the Celtics from New Jersey, the team directly responsible for their demise the last two years.
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Boston Herald | Jun 25, 2003
Danny Ainge didn't tip his hand on his plans for tomorrow night's NBA draft, but he opened a bay window into the way he'll run the Celtics when speaking about the trade rumors that have been circulating lately.
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Memphis Commercial Appeal | Jun 25, 2003
Barring an 11th-hour trade that would significantly improve their draft position or help land a veteran big man, the Grizzlies are poised to keep the 13th pick in Thursday's draft.
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Florida Today | Jun 25, 2003
Collecting players with potential might sound like a logical idea on draft night.
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Indianapolis Star | Jun 25, 2003
Owning the 49th selection in the NBA draft doesn't exactly inspire hope for adding a LeBron James to your roster.
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Chicago Tribune | Jun 25, 2003
We've heard all the reasons why Dwyane Wade might not succeed in the NBA, and most of them have to do with the idea that he can't consistently hit the outside shot.
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Chicago Tribune | Jun 25, 2003
The Bulls have a lot of options, probably more than they would like heading into Thursday's NBA draft.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune | Jun 25, 2003
When Rick Rickert leaves the Miami Heat's practice facility this afternoon, the audition will be complete.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Jun 25, 2003
Kirk Penney's work is done.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Jun 25, 2003
Gary Payton said recently that he would be watching the Milwaukee Bucks very closely on draft day.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Columnist Dale Hoffman | Jun 25, 2003
My last memory of Kirk Hinrich is watching him go 6 for 20 against Syracuse, and I'm wondering which of the Milwaukee Bucks' problems he's supposed to solve.
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Detroit News | Jun 25, 2003
Dumars also dismissed some bogus rumors.
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Detroit News | Jun 25, 2003
The No.
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Detroit News | Jun 25, 2003
When Pistons President Joe Dumars talks about 18-year-old Darko Milicic, the 7-foot-1 Serbian-born forward he will select with the second overall pick in the NBA draft on Thursday, he chooses his words carefully.
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Washington Times | Jun 25, 2003
With the 10th pick in an NBA Draft that is expected to be rife with selections of foreign players, the Washington Wizards brain trust worked late last night trying to make final a plan for tomorrow's draft.
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Washington Post | Jun 25, 2003
The Washington Wizards concluded pre-draft workouts yesterday, and over the last 10 days, got a first-hand look at prospects Kirk Hinrich, Dwyane Wade, Jarvis Hayes and Maciej Lampe, but missed out on the personal drills with Nick Collison, Michael Sweetney and T.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jun 25, 2003
Pat Williams and Marty Blake, two NBA talent evaluators from way back, were chatting on Williams' radio show recently.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jun 25, 2003
A runaway pituitary gland and a motorcycle accident have dramatically affected the NBA draft order, and the Orlando Magic may feel the aftershocks Thursday night.
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New York Times | Jun 25, 2003
Chris Bosh had a brief conversation with his role model during the N.
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New York Times | Jun 25, 2003
Until one night in December, Chris Kaman was in the middle of the United States and as out of the minds of the National Basketball Association experts as any prospect toiling in some small town in the most remote corner of Siberia.
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Portland Oregonian | Jun 25, 2003
Bob Whitsitt still has work to do for the Trail Blazers.
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Toronto Star | Jun 25, 2003
Houston wants to get bigger.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jun 25, 2003
Count Alonzo Mourning among those who will be paying keen attention to Thursday's NBA Draft.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Jun 25, 2003
They may have saved the most important workouts for last.
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Contra Costa Times | Jun 25, 2003
Conventional wisdom suggests that if you're an NBA team with an inclination to select a point guard in Thursday's draft, a competent one should be there for the taking.
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Arizona Republic | Jun 25, 2003
There doesn't figure to be much drama at the top of Thursday's NBA draft, where the first three picks are pretty much nailed down.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Jun 24, 2003
John Paxson's phone was quiet over the weekend.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press | Jun 24, 2003
The dark clouds encircling the Timberwolves since the Joe Smith fiasco don't look so ominous in hindsight.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press | Jun 24, 2003
With the NBA draft on Thursday and the Timberwolves having the No.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Jun 24, 2003
A year ago this week, Steve Logan donned a Warriors hat and talked about competing for minutes at point guard.
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Birmingham News | Jun 24, 2003
He has proven durability.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Jun 24, 2003
When the Hawks get good again, we'll look back on this pre-draft briefing as the moment when the climb began.
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Tacoma News Tribune | Jun 24, 2003
Up until the weekend, the Seattle SuperSonics were having discussions with the Chicago Bulls about acquiring one of the Bulls' two point guards: Seattle native Jamal Crawford or Jay Williams, the second pick in the draft last season.
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Chicago Tribune | Jun 24, 2003
Eighteen years later, Jerry Krause remembers vividly his first NBA draft as Bulls general manager.
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Chicago Tribune | Jun 24, 2003
Bulls general manager John Paxson spent most of Monday morning talking about how he would use the team's first-round draft pick, acknowledging that Jay Williams' serious injuries have affected the team's trade flexibility.
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New York Daily News | Jun 24, 2003
Don Chaney described Antonio McDyess as being "ahead of the game" in his rehabilitation from left knee surgery, but the Knicks coach admitted yesterday that no one can say for certain when McDyess will return.
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Baltimore Sun | Jun 24, 2003
Steve Blake spent four seasons running the Maryland offense as a starting point guard, became the school's all-time assists leader, led the Atlantic Coast Conference in three-point shooting as a senior and helped the Terrapins win their first NCAA championship a year earlier.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 24, 2003
When San Antonio guard Steve Kerr came off the bench to hit big shots in the Western Conference finals and the NBA championship series, it might have given the 76ers optimism.
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Rocky Mountain News | Jun 24, 2003
Chris Bosh has several appointments before Thursday's NBA draft in New York.
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Denver Post | Jun 24, 2003
Syracuse forward Carmelo Anthony may feel like a Denver native by the time the Nuggets' season begins.
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Detroit Free Press | Jun 24, 2003
John Hammond remembers a trip overseas nine years ago to scout former Piston Rafael Addison.
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New York Post | Jun 24, 2003
Sounds as if Don Chaney is hoping for another blockbuster.
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New York Post | Jun 24, 2003
Cav coach Paul Silas was impressed that LeBron James heeded his advice at recent workout - as if a kid obeying a coach should be such a big event.
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Boston Herald | Jun 24, 2003
One might think that the Celtics learned their lesson when it came to duplication.
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Boston Herald | Jun 24, 2003
While the Darius Songaila era was coming to an end yesterday, Celtics general manager Chris Wallace was riding a roller coaster in his candidacy for the same position in Portland.
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Indianapolis Star | Jun 24, 2003
Unlike many of the new millionaires minted in the first round of the NBA draft Thursday, Central Michigan center Chris Kaman won't be shopping for an expensive car.
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Indianapolis Star | Jun 24, 2003
With all the international talent flowing into the NBA in recent years, the Indiana Pacers have yet to tap into a gusher on draft night.
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Houston Chronicle | Jun 24, 2003
While much of the planet has been inundated with all things LeBron James in advance of Thursday's NBA draft, there is a different kind of gospel being preached elsewhere in the world.
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Washington Times | Jun 24, 2003
The Washington Wizards will close their week of interviews and workouts for prospective picks in Thursday's draft today, running a Frenchman and a Bosnian through drills at MCI Center.
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Florida Today | Jun 24, 2003
A famous alum of Marquette University, Doc Rivers naturally had an interest in the NBA Draft future of shooting guard Dwyane Wade.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jun 24, 2003
The Orlando Magic's recent track record in the NBA draft begs this burning question: Just who was responsible for selecting Jeryl Sasser, whose jump shot should be banned in 45 states?
You won't see a lot of hands shoot up in a room full of Magic executives, coaches and scouts.
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New York Times | Jun 24, 2003
Scott Layden is at it again.
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New York Times | Jun 24, 2003
Sofoklis Schortsanitis leaves major impressions wherever he goes.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Jun 23, 2003
Two young draft prospects sensed something was wrong at the Berto Center on Sunday, and the arrival of Bulls team orthopedic surgeon Michael Lewis did nothing to dispel that perception.
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New York Post | Jun 23, 2003
Baby Shaq today, Chris Kaman tomorrow, T.
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | Jun 23, 2003
Somewhere in Bora Bora sits the Mavericks' No.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer | Jun 23, 2003
All season, LeBron James has been rated as the best high-school player entering the NBA Draft, and on Thursday he'll become only the second high school player selected first overall.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer Columnist Roger Brown | Jun 23, 2003
LeBron James may al ready be a multimil lionaire, but the soon-to-be Cavaliers rookie has the hunger, charisma and humility to actually deserve his hype as a future sports icon.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer Columnist Bill Livingston | Jun 23, 2003
Magic Johnson was a will owy, 6-8, 215-pounder as an NBA rookie in 1979 at age 19.
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Newark Star-Ledger | Jun 23, 2003
Every NBA Draft begins with a theme, and the 2003 version will be no different.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jun 23, 2003
In school, being assigned a project was often a student's worst nightmare.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Jun 23, 2003
In a perfect world, before considering whether to select a center such as Chris Kaman in this week's NBA Draft, Pat Riley would know whether Alonzo Mourning was coming back as a free agent.
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Miami Herald | Jun 23, 2003
In an NBA draft featuring marketing machine LeBron James, NCAA champion Carmelo Anthony and a host of mysterious foreign prospects, Central Michigan center Chris Kaman gets lost.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Jun 23, 2003
When commissioner David Stern steps to the podium Thursday night at Madison Square Garden and tells Chris Bosh which team will make him a millionaire in the NBA draft, it won't be the only time you see Bosh on TV that night.
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Boston Globe | Jun 23, 2003
Jim O'Brien needed soulful singer Sade to make his point about young NBA players perfectly clear.
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Hartford Courant | Jun 23, 2003
When Danny Ainge and coach Jim O'Brien met the media after O'Brien was given a three-year contract extension last month, the Celtics' new general manager could not have been more blunt.
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Boston Herald | Jun 23, 2003
Not surprisingly, the Celtics have run more playmakers through the doors of their practice facility in Waltham over the last two weeks than have played for the team in the last two years.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 23, 2003
Often during the course of a basketball season, St.
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Deseret News | Jun 23, 2003
At 6-foot-8 and 240 pounds, Ohio high school sensation LeBron James is built like an NBA small forward.
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Chicago Tribune | Jun 23, 2003
The intrigue in Thursday's NBA draft starts with Toronto at No.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Jun 23, 2003
Clay Tucker won't be one of the invited guests at Madison Square Garden for the National Basketball Association's player draft Thursday night.
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Florida Today | Jun 23, 2003
The NBA Draft wasn't just due for a boon of talented and ready point guards.
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Orlando Sentinel | Jun 23, 2003
The last time the NBA draft was this certain at the top, a 7-foot-1, 303-pound phenomenon from Louisiana State stood upon hearing his name called first, opened his eyes wide and asked with mock surprise, "Who me?"
Everyone who could pronounce the word "basketball" knew the Orlando Magic would select Shaquille O'Neal No.
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Dallas Morning News | Jun 22, 2003
Now that those awkward high school years are done, LeBron James can work on making a name for himself.
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Dallas Morning News | Jun 22, 2003
It's been a foregone conclusion for two weeks, but Don Nelson's three-year extension as Mavericks coach should become reality this week, probably before Thursday's NBA draft.
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New York Daily News | Jun 22, 2003
Before the Hummer, before the $90 million shoe contract, before he was the No.
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New York Daily News | Jun 22, 2003
Questions and answers as Jason Kidd begins packing his bags:
Why was Kidd recently telling old friends from Cal that he's set on leaving the Nets, if the Spurs meet his salary demands?
The way Kidd was telling it, he's tired of Byron Scott's demanding practices and all the running the Nets do when he'd rather be resting.
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Boston Herald | Jun 22, 2003
It wouldn't be an overstatement to say that Pavel Podkolzine, the 300-pound, 7-foot-4 Siberian with the athleticism of someone half his size, sparked a brief but all-inclusive NBA feeding frenzy over the last three weeks.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Jun 22, 2003
The Bulls were forced to get back to business Saturday as front-office personnel and the coaching staff assembled at the Berto Center to discuss strategy for Thursday's draft.
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Seattle Times | Jun 22, 2003
The uncertainty can be maddening for those who try to predict where each teenager, unknown prospect, college All-American and foreigner will land in Thursday's NBA draft.
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Denver Post | Jun 22, 2003
Despite Bosh's strong workout and numerous trade rumors, Vandeweghe indicated Anthony likely will be drafted by the Nuggets.
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Denver Post | Jun 22, 2003
Georgia Tech forward Chris Bosh, projected to be a high draft pick, and Polish forward Szymon Szewczyk worked out for the Nuggets on Saturday morning at the Pepsi Center.
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Detroit News | Jun 22, 2003
Darko Milicic officially became an adult Friday.
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Hartford Courant | Jun 22, 2003
LeBron James is the acknowledged No.
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Indianapolis Star | Jun 22, 2003
Two constants in T.
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Boston Globe | Jun 22, 2003
We'll call them the Boys from Buducnost.
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New York Post | Jun 22, 2003
A high school player will go first.
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New York Post | Jun 22, 2003
The Knicks could wind up with a rugged Georgetown forward Thursday night after all, but it may not be Mike Sweetney.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune | Jun 22, 2003
The challenge facing the Timberwolves this offseason, beginning with the NBA Draft on Thursday and continuing through three months of trade and free-agent opportunities, is simple: Have a big summer this year or get a big summer thrust upon them next year.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Jun 22, 2003
As National Basketball Association teams continue their early posturing in preparation for Thursday's college draft, one theme is emerging where the Milwaukee Bucks are concerned:
A former Kansas Jayhawk may be in their future.
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Times-Picayune | Jun 22, 2003
Even before Cleveland landed the first pick in the 2003 NBA draft, former Hornets coach Paul Silas was interested in leading the Cavaliers.
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New York Times | Jun 22, 2003
The marquee events in the N.
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Miami Herald | Jun 21, 2003
In case there remained any hint of doubt this draft is critical to the future of the Miami Heat, coach Pat Riley made things unmistakably clear Friday.
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Palm Beach Post | Jun 21, 2003
Coach Pat Riley has been a master politician when it comes to discussing the Heat's No.
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Sun-Sentinel | Jun 21, 2003
Heat coach Pat Riley reiterated Friday the need for patience with the team's rebuilding process.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Jun 21, 2003
The Jazz interviewed one of the most talented guards in the country Friday.
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Morning Journal | Jun 21, 2003
- He can beat Cavaliers trainer Max Benton off the dribble.
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Morning Journal | Jun 21, 2003
During Syracuse's magical run toward the NCAA championship, Orangemen small forward Carmelo Anthony became a household name.
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Miami Herald | Jun 21, 2003
In case there remained any hint of doubt this draft is critical to the future of the Miami Heat, coach Pat Riley made things unmistakably clear Friday.
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Plain Dealer | Jun 21, 2003
T.
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Rocky Mountain News | Jun 21, 2003
On the wall of his family's home is a framed photo of Carmelo Anthony in a Syracuse uniform.
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The Beacon Journal | Jun 21, 2003
Working up a sweat tailing his prized young protege around the court, Paul Silas needled and plucked LeBron James' strings of competitiveness.
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New York Post | Jun 21, 2003
With 7-5 Russian center Pavel Podzokline pulling out of the draft after being diagnosed with a pituitary gland disorder, the Knicks have a new 18-year-old international flavor of the week: Polish 7-foot small forward Maciej Lampe.
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Detroit Free Press | Jun 21, 2003
Darko Milicic's European team is threatening legal action against the Pistons and his agents, but neither seems overly concerned.
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Tacoma News Tribune | Jun 21, 2003
With less than a week to go before the NBA draft, Seattle SuperSonics general manager Rick Sund said things are becoming more muddled rather than more clear.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter | Jun 21, 2003
When not working out for NBA teams during the past month, Luke Ridnour has been home in Blaine, sleeping in the upstairs bedroom where he grew up.
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Indianapolis Star | Jun 21, 2003
On the same day in late May, LeBron James signed a five-year, $5 million contract with Upper Deck, the trading card company, and a seven-year, $90 million deal with Nike that brought a $10 million signing bonus.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Jun 21, 2003
Robert Jackson took his opportunity and ran with it.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Jun 21, 2003
The whirlwind tour of workouts has concluded, the suit's picked out and the travel plans to Madison Square Garden have been finalized.
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Washington Post | Jun 21, 2003
Eddie Jordan spent his first full day as head coach of the Washington Wizards yesterday by meeting a surplus of issues head-on.
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Washington Post | Jun 21, 2003
A prevalent theme at Thursday's NBA draft at Madison Square Garden, when owners, coaches and general managers will choose the future of their teams, will be the foreign talent, as a record 10 of the 29 names called in the first round could belong to international players.
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Newark Star-Ledger | Jun 21, 2003
The process of eliminating Latrell Sprewell as the primary source of Knicks' migraines has begun in earnest (again), according to two NBA general managers familiar with Scott Layden's business, and this time the Knicks president is using the team's antihero as a tool to move up in next Thursday's college draft.
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Desert News | Jun 21, 2003
Should I stay, or should I go now?
Numerous NBA prospects faced the clash in emotions stirred by such words Thursday, the deadline for high school stars, college underclassmen and early entrant foreigners to either remain eligible or withdraw from consideration for next Thursday's draft.
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Mobile Register | Jun 21, 2003
Even though he probably won't be taken in the first round of next week's NBA draft, Alabama sophomore point guard Mo Williams elected to leave school Thursday and remain in the draft.
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New York Times | Jun 21, 2003
While the Knicks have worked out players of every size and position, they have made no secret of their desire to select a big man in the draft on Thursday.
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Toronto Sun | Jun 21, 2003
In basketball's lexicon, Carl English is commonly referred to as a combination guard.
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Lawrence Journal-World | Jun 21, 2003
McDonald's All-American Charlie Villanueva has put his NBA dreams on hold for at least a year.
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ESPN | Jun 20, 2003
It's been one crazy, wild ride for 7-foot-5, 300-pound Russian Pavel Podkolzine.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press Columnist Charley Walters | Jun 20, 2003
Chances are decent the Timberwolves will make Aleksandar Pavlovic, a 6-foot-7 athletic shooting guard from Serbia, their first pick in Thursday's NBA draft.
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Arizone Daily Star | Jun 20, 2003
Blindsided again by the NBA draft's lure Thursday, Arizona basketball coaches vowed to survive.
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Arizona Republic | Jun 20, 2003
While the Suns have expressed an interest in adding a backup point guard this summer, they may be leaning more toward going big with the 17th pick of the first round in the June 26 NBA draft.
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New York Post | Jun 20, 2003
Pavel Podzokline, a 7-foot-5 Russian center, has vanished from the NBA Draft as quickly as he rose into lottery consideration.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Jun 20, 2003
The Warriors' first move in the 2002 NBA Draft was fairly simple: They figured Yao Ming and Jay Williams would be the first two picks, leaving them Mike Dunleavy with the third selection.
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Rocky Mountain News | Jun 20, 2003
Pavel Podkolzine won't be coming to Denver for a workout.
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Toronto Star | Jun 20, 2003
The blond highlights in the hair scream Hawaii.
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Hartford Courant | Jun 20, 2003
A few minutes after UConn was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament in late March, Jim Calhoun was talking about next season.
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Washington Times | Jun 20, 2003
Georgetown's Mike Sweetney signed yesterday with SFX, sports agent David Falk's company, and thereby ended his college career with a season of eligibility left.
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Montgomery Advertiser | Jun 20, 2003
No news is bad news.
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New York Daily News | Jun 20, 2003
Scott Layden, who has added three points guards over the last two seasons, is trying to move up in the NBA draft so the Knicks can select Texas point guard T.
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Avalanche-Journal | Jun 20, 2003
Andre Emmett is back.
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The Sun Herald | Jun 20, 2003
Two underclassmen from Mississippi, including Mississippi State recruit Travis Outlaw, have chosen the NBA lifestyle over college.
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Detroit News | Jun 20, 2003
The European team of Darko Milicic, the Serbian expected to be the No.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Jun 20, 2003
Three players, including University of San Diego center Jason Keep, will work out for the Jazz today at the Zion's Bank Basketball Center.
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Houston Chronicle | Jun 20, 2003
McDonald's All-Americans Ndudi Ebi of Westbury Christian and Kendrick Perkins of Beaumont Ozen are keeping their names in the NBA draft.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 20, 2003
In the end, the thinking man's point guard, whose analytical approach to basketball helps make him a special talent, decided to follow his heart.
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