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ESPN’s Chris Broussard is reporting that the Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Detroit Pistons are discussing a three-way trade that would drastically shake up the lottery of the 2011 NBA Draft. Here’s a breakdown why the potential deal does or does not make sense for each team.

According to Broussard, the Pistons…

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After going through a messy divorce with the Hall of Fame coach Jerry Sloan and then losing their All-Star point guard Deron Williams to the New Jersey Nets four days later, Utah Jazz’s new head coach Tyrone Corbin is hopeful for an immediate boost when the number 3 NBA draft pick enters their ranks in late June.

Jazz had a miserable 2010-11[...]

This NBA Draft Lottery is like working out on a stair-master- guaranteed to make the calves stronger. (That joke works a lot better when it’s said, not typed). The Cleveland Cavs will get much stronger come June 23rd when they’ll have the 1st and 4th overall picks.

Yes, the Cavaliers have the #1 and #4 overall choices in this year’s NBA Draft. It’s a nice way for the Cavaliers to start rebuilding…

Now that the regular season is over, the NBA universe can turn its attention to the playoffs, which start on Saturday. But for fans of the 14 non-playoff teams, the focus is now on the upcoming NBA Draft and the offseason. With that in mind, the percentages for the upcoming NBA Draft Lottery are set, so here’s a look at the teams, their chances at getting the No. 1 pick and the needs of the teams…

Larry Bird was very disappointed of the latest news that has just happened. According to the Associated Press, Indiana Pacers’ second-round draft pick from this year’s draft Lance Stephenson was arrested for hitting his girlfriend. Stephenson will be playing point guard this year, but these latest events could make a twist and turn things around for the young prodigy.[...]

“With the number 2 pick in the 2010 NBA draft the Philadelphia 76ers select, Evan Turner from Ohio State University.” This is the statement that Sixers fans have been waiting to hear since the draft lottery occurred on May 18th when the Sixers defied the odds and landed the second overall pick. This could possibly be one of the easiest draft decisions the Sixers have ever made and also one [...]

The topic of a draft day trade seems to appear as often as Elton Brand on the injured list, but unlike Brand’s consistent knack of injuring himself, a draft day trade is much more of an unexpected wonder. Now don’t get me wrong, draft day trades have been occurring at a more frequent rate in [...]

After seeing insult added to the Nets lousy season I think its time to do away with the NBA Draft Lottery. The Nets were only able to muster 12 wins last season and now instead of having the number 1 pick like they would in any other sport they now get the 3rd pick in the draft. This is just out of reach of both premier players John Wall and Evan Turner. This happens all to often[...]

Either you’re in or you’re out.* The 2010 NBA Draft class is set in stone.* Saturday night was the deadline for underclassmen to withdraw their name and decide to return to school if they had not hired an agent.* 25 of the 80 players who originally declared chose to pull their names out of the [...]