Raptors get #1 pick in NBA draft

[Black_Smoke]

The lottery is going on today,my bro jus told me the raptors got the #1 pick

who yall think r gonna be the best players in the draft?


SECAUCUS, N.J. (CP-AP) - New general manager Bryan Colangelo got a huge boost in his effort to rebuild the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night, winning the NBA lottery and the No. 1 pick in next month's draft.

The Raptors, who had the NBA's fifth worst record at 27-55, jumped four slots in winning the lottery for the first time.

''For us to have this kind of luck is a symbol of a reversal of fortune going forward,'' Colangelo said.

The Chicago Bulls added to the Knicks' season of misery by getting the second pick for the June 28 draft in New York.

The Knicks traded their first-round pick to the Bulls in a pre-season trade for centre Eddy Curry. Chicago (41-41) obviously got the best of the deal, getting rid of an unhappy player, making the playoffs in the process and getting the No. 2 pick, which New York had earned with a 23-59 record in Larry Brown's first season.

The mark was the Knicks' worst since 1985-86, Patrick Ewing's rookie season.

Charlotte will have the third pick, which coincides with its third-worst record.

Portland, which had the league's worst record at 21-61, was big loser in the lottery. Despite a 25 percent chance of winning the pingpong ball drawing, the Trail Blazers slipped all the way to fourth.

Atlanta dropped from No. 4 to fifth. The other nine teams in the lottery stayed in the same order as their records.

Minnesota is sixth and will be followed by Boston, Houston, Golden State, Seattle, Orlando, New Orleans, Philadelphia and Utah.

There doesn't seem to be a definitive No. 1 pick for the June 28 draft to be held in New York.

Underclassmen Adam Morrison of Gonzaga, Texas centre LaMarcus Aldridge and LSU forward Tyrus Thomas are considered top candidates.

Under the NBA's new collective bargaining agreement, this is the first year high school players won't be eligible for the draft.

The Raptors were in the lottery for a fourth-straight season. They picked seventh last year (Charlie Villanueva), eighth in 2004 (Rafael Araujo) and fourth in 2003 (Chris Bosh).

Along with their first overall selection, the Raptors also pick 35th and 56th in the second round. They also had the 20th pick, but traded it to the New York Knicks in the Jalen Rose-Antonio Davis trade Feb. 3.

Colangelo has dropped few hints about his plans, saying that he planned to keep all options open.

The Raptors are a team with no shortage of holes, with size up-front to complement star forward Bosh among the key needs. The team may also need a point guard, with free agent Mike James saying publicly that he'd like to go to Houston.

Colangelo was hired by the Raptors in February after resigning as general manager and president of the Phoenix Suns - a team in which his father, Jerry Colangelo, is chairman and chief executive.

Colangelo was the NBA's 2005 executive of the year after the Suns' retooled roster won a league-high 62 games.

Toronto fired Rob Babcock on Jan. 26.

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[Teddy Roosevelt]

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Okay? I posted the NBA lottery order, he didn't...I've done it the same for the last 3 years.

[Teddy Roosevelt]

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He posted before you did.

Okay? I posted the NBA lottery order, he didn't...I've done it the same for the last 3 years.

So what if you posted the last 3 years? there's no reserves for starting topics. But to be honest I don't really care. If it makes you feel better I'll post in yours (I already did actually).

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

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He posted before you did.

Okay? I posted the NBA lottery order, he didn't...I've done it the same for the last 3 years.

So what if you posted the last 3 years? there's no reserves for starting topics. But to be honest I don't really care. If it makes you feel better I'll post in yours (I already did actually).

LOL...WTF are you talking about? We made 2 different threads. He made a thread specifically about the Raptors and how they got the number 1 pick, I made a thread about the NBA draft and detailing the order of the lottery...What are you on about?

[Teddy Roosevelt]

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He posted before you did.

Okay? I posted the NBA lottery order, he didn't...I've done it the same for the last 3 years.

So what if you posted the last 3 years? there's no reserves for starting topics. But to be honest I don't really care. If it makes you feel better I'll post in yours (I already did actually).

LOL...WTF are you talking about? We made 2 different threads. He made a thread specifically about the Raptors and how they got the number 1 pick, I made a thread about the NBA draft and detailing the order of the lottery...What are you on about?

If they are so diffrent why did you post and point out your thread?

[PLANT]

LOL @ NIK

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=110943.new#new

He posted before you did.

Okay? I posted the NBA lottery order, he didn't...I've done it the same for the last 3 years.

So what if you posted the last 3 years? there's no reserves for starting topics. But to be honest I don't really care. If it makes you feel better I'll post in yours (I already did actually).

LOL...WTF are you talking about? We made 2 different threads. He made a thread specifically about the Raptors and how they got the number 1 pick, I made a thread about the NBA draft and detailing the order of the lottery...What are you on about?

If they are so diffrent why did you post and point out your thread?

FOR PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO SEE THE DRAFT ORDER...LMAO. It's not rocket science.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

LOL @ NIK

...still waiting.

[herpes]

the bulls got the 2nd pic.... *quagmire voice* allllright

[Teddy Roosevelt]

http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=110943.new#new

He posted before you did.

Okay? I posted the NBA lottery order, he didn't...I've done it the same for the last 3 years.

So what if you posted the last 3 years? there's no reserves for starting topics. But to be honest I don't really care. If it makes you feel better I'll post in yours (I already did actually).

LOL...WTF are you talking about? We made 2 different threads. He made a thread specifically about the Raptors and how they got the number 1 pick, I made a thread about the NBA draft and detailing the order of the lottery...What are you on about?

If they are so diffrent why did you post and point out your thread?

FOR PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO SEE THE DRAFT ORDER...LMAO. It's not rocket science.

Why didn't you just post the draft order here since he already started a draft topic?

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=110943.new#new

He posted before you did.

Okay? I posted the NBA lottery order, he didn't...I've done it the same for the last 3 years.

So what if you posted the last 3 years? there's no reserves for starting topics. But to be honest I don't really care. If it makes you feel better I'll post in yours (I already did actually).

LOL...WTF are you talking about? We made 2 different threads. He made a thread specifically about the Raptors and how they got the number 1 pick, I made a thread about the NBA draft and detailing the order of the lottery...What are you on about?

If they are so diffrent why did you post and point out your thread?

FOR PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO SEE THE DRAFT ORDER...LMAO. It's not rocket science.

Why didn't you just post the draft order here since he already started a draft topic?

Because it needs it's own topic, why should I just include it in a Raptors topic? LOL...And why are you complaining so damn much?

[Javier]

It could be done either way. 

[Teddy Roosevelt]

http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=110943.new#new

He posted before you did.

Okay? I posted the NBA lottery order, he didn't...I've done it the same for the last 3 years.

So what if you posted the last 3 years? there's no reserves for starting topics. But to be honest I don't really care. If it makes you feel better I'll post in yours (I already did actually).

LOL...WTF are you talking about? We made 2 different threads. He made a thread specifically about the Raptors and how they got the number 1 pick, I made a thread about the NBA draft and detailing the order of the lottery...What are you on about?

If they are so diffrent why did you post and point out your thread?

FOR PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO SEE THE DRAFT ORDER...LMAO. It's not rocket science.

Why didn't you just post the draft order here since he already started a draft topic?

Because it needs it's own topic, why should I just include it in a Raptors topic? LOL...And why are you complaining so damn much?

It needs it's own topic? Okay maybe it does. But why would you post the link to that topic here? You said yourself these are 2 diffrent threads.