NBA DRAFT
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, N.J.
When: 6 p.m. Thursday
TV: ESPN
FIRST-ROUND ORDER
1. New Orleans
2. Charlotte
3. Washington
4. Cleveland
NBA draft
June 25, 2012 at 1:39AM
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5. Sacramento
6. Portland *
7. Golden State
8. Toronto
9. Detroit
10. New Orleans **
11. Portland
12. Milwaukee
13. Phoenix
14. Houston
15. Philadelphia
16. Houston ***
17. Dallas
18. Timberwolves ****
19. Orlando
20. Denver
21. Boston
22. Boston *****
23. Atlanta
24. Cleveland ******
25. Memphis
26. Indiana
27. Miami
28. Oklahoma City
29. Chicago
30. Golden State *******
* from Brooklyn
** from Wolves
*** from New York
**** from Utah
***** from L.A. Clippers
****** from L.A. Clippers ******* from San Antonio
Wolves picks Round 1, 18th overall (from Utah). Round 2, 58th (from Oklahoma City).
Top-rated prospects
º Anthony Davis
PF • Kentucky
Thomas Robinson
PF • Kansas
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
SF • Kentucky
Bradley Beal
SG • Florida
Andre Drummond
C • Connecticut
Harrison Barnes
SF • North Carolina
Dion Waiters
SG • Syracuse
Jeremy Lamb
SG • Connecticut
Damian Lillard
PG • Weber State
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