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Portland's Leapfrog Gambit Nets ... Victor Claver?

Let me never doubt Kevin Pritchard's slapping skills, but Portland really tossed a curve into their leapfrog gambit by selecting fairly underhyped Spanish forward Victor Claver with the No. 22 pick. Claver has made it clear he won't be in the NBA for at least one more year, perhaps two. And there had been talk his agent...

NBA Draft Notes, June 2: Dell Curry? Never Heard of Him

* DraftExpress' Jonathan Givony reports Dallas loves Jordan Hill and could work out a deal with Washington for the No. 5 pick.* Hasheem Thabeet discusses the difficult transition from soccer to basketball with The Baseline's Sean Deveney.* More from The Baseline, this time reported by the incomparable Chris Littmann: one...

NBA Mock Draft: Lottery Edition

Now that the 2009 NBA Draft order is set, it's time for the second FanHouse Mock Draft of the season.The Clippers have won the first pick, with Memphis and Oklahoma City rounding out the top three spots. Several teams, including Minnesota, Sacramento and Chicago, have multiple picks in the first round.After the jump, find...

NBA FanHouse Mock Draft, Version 1

FanHouse covers the 2009 NBA Draft.All mock drafts are not created equal. And why would you want them to be? That'd be awful boring, just reading lists of names over and over. At FanHouse, we emphasize the commentary -- so in our mocks we'll (try to) explain why we think certain players fit in their theoretical slots. We...