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Danny Ainge: Jayson Tatum would have been Boston Celtics' pick at No. 1
MassLive.com
That's not necessarily fair to either player, but it's the reality of the situation after the Boston Celtics traded the No. 1 overall pick -- and the right to select Fultz -- for the third pick where they landed Tatum on Thursday night. The Celtics ...

NBA Draft Grades 2017: Full Results, Analysis and Reaction
Bleacher Report
The Golden State Warriors finished off the business of winning the NBA championship last week, and their fans celebrated their second title in three years with another victory parade. With those events accounted for, the NBA was all about the 2017-18 ...

Sixers take Washington PG Markelle Fultz with No. 1 pick
ESPN
Markelle Fultz said during the draft process he wanted to be the top pick in the draft "really bad," and on Thursday the Philadelphia 76ers made that a reality. Fultz, a 6-foot-5 point guard, is headed to Philadelphia after being selected with the No ...

Bulls send Jimmy Butler to Wolves; Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn to Chicago
ESPN
The Minnesota Timberwolves have acquired three-time All-Star Jimmy Butler from the Chicago Bulls in a draft-night deal that reunites him with former coach Tom Thibodeau. The Wolves received the No. 16 overall pick in Thursday night's draft, which was ...

Long-suffering Knicks fans get used to the sadness on the court, madness off of it
Washington Post
NEW YORK He began to speak on Thursday evening in Brooklyn, and soon he had ushered the listener down a haunted corridor of affliction, all related to two basic questions that might be relevant even to sociologists: What's it like to be a New York ...

Golden Knights expansion draft picks spark rumors, trades by Islanders, Hurricanes
Washington Post
A year after the NHL welcomed owner Bill Foley's 31st franchise into the league, the Golden Knights finally have the core of the team they'll put on the desert ice this fall 37 players in all, one from every existing NHL team and seven more acquired ...

Bradley Beal happy for friend Jayson Tatum, but disowns him for going to Celtics
Washington Post
The roots between Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal and Jayson Tatum run deep. They're both from St. Louis. They attended the same high school, five years apart, and both brought home Missouri state championships. They both have great taste and ...

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