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They are joined later in the program by J.T. Magee to discuss RealGM's latest mock draft and draft news. Additionally, Bronsteter interviews Kerry Eggers, columnist for the Portland Tribune about the trade demands of Zach Randolph and Darius Miles, as well as the future of the team under coach Nate McMillan. Portland Trail Blazers, NBA Draft, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Knicks To Make Another Run At Ratliff
Larry Brown is reportedly the one leading the charge for the veteran, whom he coached in Philadelphia. The Blazers are looking for expiring contracts and draft picks, leading to a potential draft-day blockbuster. New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets NBA Breaks Ties For NBA Draft 2006 Order Selection
The drawings were conducted live on NBA TV earlier today at the NBA League Office in New York City by Stu Jackson, NBA Senior Vice President, Basketball Operations. The results of the random drawings: - Charlotte (26-56) won a tie-breaker with Atlanta - Minnesota (33-49) won a tie-breaker with Boston - Houston (34-48) won a tie-breaker with Golden State - New Orleans/Oklahoma City (38-44) won a tie-breaker with Philadelphia - Chicago (41-41) won a tie-breaker with Indiana - Sacramento (44-38) won a tie-breaker with Denver - New Jersey (49-33) won a tie-breaker with Memphis Below is the order of selection for the NBA Draft 2006, as well as the number of chances for teams in NBA Draft Lottery 2006, to be held May 23, at the NBA Entertainment studio in Secaucus, New Jersey. 2006 FIRST ROUND DRAFT CHOICE ORDER The teams entered in the lottery, to be held on May 23, 2006, are as follows (note: the first three picks in the Draft will be determined by the lottery and the remainder of the “lottery teams” will select in positions 4 through 14 in inverse order of their consolidated standings at the end of the regular season): Lottery Chances out of 1,000 Portland: 250 New York (To Chicago): 199 Charlotte: 138 Atlanta: 137 Toronto: 88 Minnesota: 53 Boston: 53 Houston: 23 Golden State: 22 Seattle: 11 Orlando: 8 New Orleans/Oklahoma City: 7 Philadelphia: 6 Utah: 5 The order for the remainder of the first round picks is as follows: 15. Milwaukee (To New Orleans/Oklahoma City) 16. Chicago 17. Indiana 18. Washington 19. Sacramento 20. Denver (To New York via Toronto and New Jersey) 21. LA Lakers (To Phoenix via Atlanta and Boston) 22. LA Clippers (To New Jersey via Denver and Orlando) 23. New Jersey 24. Memphis 25. Cleveland 26. Miami (To LA Lakers) 27. Phoenix 28. Dallas 29. San Antonio (To New York) 30. Detroit (To Portland via Utah) 2006 SECOND ROUND DRAFT CHOICE ORDER* 31. Portland 32. New York (To Houston) 33/34. Atlanta 33/34. Charlotte (To LA Clippers) 35. Toronto 36/37. Boston[1] 36/37. Minnesota 38/39. Golden State[2] 38/39. Houston 40. Seattle 41. Orlando 42/43. Philadelphia (To Cleveland) 42/43. New Orleans/Oklahoma City 44. Milwaukee (To Orlando via Cleveland) 45. Indiana 46. Chicago (To Utah via Houston) 47. Utah 48. Washington 49. Denver 50. Sacramento (To Orlando via Utah or to Charlotte) 51. LA Lakers 52. LA Clippers 53. Memphis (To Seattle) 54. New Jersey 55. Cleveland 56. Miami (To Toronto via New Orleans/Oklahoma City and Boston) 57. Phoenix (To Minnesota) 58. Dallas 59. San Antonio 60. Detroit * Please note that teams that finished the regular season with identical records will select in the second round in the reverse of the order in which they select in the first round, provided that if more than two teams are tied, then, as among the tied teams, each tied team will select one position earlier than it selected in the first round, except that the tied team that selected earliest in the first round shall, as among the tied teams, select latest in the second round. With respect to the ties between Atlanta and Charlotte (33 and 34); Boston and Minnesota (36 and 37); Golden State and Houston (38 and 39); and Philadelphia and New Orleans/Oklahoma City (42 and 43): since the order of selection in the first round for each pair of teams may change based on the results of the Draft Lottery, the order of selection in the second round cannot be determined until after the Draft Lottery is conducted (on May 23, 2006). Portland Trail Blazers, General Basketball Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Trail Blazers Apr 2006 Archive
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In this week's edition of the RealGM Radio podcast, Aaron Bronsteter and co-host James Gould run down their predictions for the NBA Playoffs and awards.
The Knicks were interested in acquiring Theo Ratliff from Portland in Februray and according to the New York Post, they will try once again to complete a trade for the center.
Seven ties among teams that finished the 2005-06 NBA regular season with identical records were broken today through random drawings to help determine the order of selection for NBA Draft 2006, which will be held on Wednesday, June 28 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.