<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Doug Collins, <a href="https://twitter.com/BillSimmons">@BillSimmons</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/JalenRose">@JalenRose</a> all have <a href="https://twitter.com/JoelEmbiid">@JoelEmbiid</a> atop their draft boards. <a href="http://t.co/4gfztwMZru">pic.twitter.com/4gfztwMZru</a></p>— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/statuses/468895256940130304">May 20, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Buzz kill RT <a href="https://twitter.com/NateSilver538">@NateSilver538</a>: Since 1998, no team with the #1 overall pick has since won a title. <a href="http://t.co/v2xCpDTn2n">http://t.co/v2xCpDTn2n</a></p>— Chad Ford (@chadfordinsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/chadfordinsider/statuses/468888071149465600">May 20, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>MT <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelgrange">@michaelgrange</a>: Why do teams tank? Since 1980 only team to win NBA title without player taken in top-3 was 2008 Celtics. <a href="https://twitter.com/NateSilver538">@NateSilver538</a></p>— RealGM (@RealGM) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealGM/statuses/468895311738699776">May 20, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Teams in Top 10 that would likely take Wiggins No. 1 if draft was today according to sources: Bucks, Sixers, Magic, Celtics, Lakers</p>— Chad Ford (@chadfordinsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/chadfordinsider/statuses/468900440189730816">May 20, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Teams in Top 10 that would likely take Parker No. 1 if draft was today according to sources: Jazz, Pistons, Cavs, Pelicans</p>— Chad Ford (@chadfordinsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/chadfordinsider/statuses/468900593361514498">May 20, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Teams in Top 10 that would likely take Embiid No. 1 if draft was today according to sources: Kings … however ….</p>— Chad Ford (@chadfordinsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/chadfordinsider/statuses/468900688970674177">May 20, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Bucks, Celtics, Lakers all seriously considering Embiid No. 1 if his back gets a clean bill of health</p>— Chad Ford (@chadfordinsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/chadfordinsider/statuses/468900843363008513">May 20, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Dante Exum is in the mix for No. 1 w/ the Bucks, Magic & Lakers. But he’s gonna have to prove it in workouts</p>— Chad Ford (@chadfordinsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/chadfordinsider/statuses/468901671889031169">May 20, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
teams not in the playoffs can make trades right now. Remember several seasons again the Rockets traded Juwan Howard I believe to the wolves for Mike James (again) during the NBA finals -- as long as both teams have finished their season they can make deals -- (which again why its possible to make deals on draft night) most teams dont right now because presumably they've made all the deals they needed to make to stay under the cap/lux tax lines back in feb and do not want to change that and primarily because they may not be able to trade a pick under the draft happens so they can at least make the selection and then trade the draft rights.
Cousins was projected to be a PF/C when at Kentucky. Cousins and Embiid can be a cheap version of Duncan/Robinson.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Cave get the 1st pick again? <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23haha&src=hash">#haha</a></p>— Patrick Patterson (@pdpatt) <a href="https://twitter.com/pdpatt/statuses/468904965499785216">May 21, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
