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Phoenix Suns select Arizona center Deandre Ayton with No. 1 pick in NBA draft.

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Duke's Marvin Bagley III speaks to reporters during a media availability with the top basketball prospects in the NBA Draft, Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Good to be a King? Eyes on Sacramento at No. 2 in NBA draft

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

Arizona's Deandre Ayton, right, poses with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after he was picked first overall by the Phoenix Suns during the NBA basketball draft in New York, Thursday, June 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

Phoenix Suns take Deandre Ayton first in NBA draft

By Brian Mahoney - Associated Press

Signs illuminate draft night for the Phoenix Suns as the Suns picked Deandre Ayton with the first selection in the NBA basketball draft Thursday, June 21, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Issuf Sanon, Ukrainian combo guard, drafted by Wizards, 44th overall

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Maryland forward Justin Jackson, center, tries to maintain possession as he is pressured by Butler guard Henry Baddley during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in College Park, Md., Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Magic acquire Justin Jackson, Maryland forward, after selection by Nuggets

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

NBA draft prospect Troy Brown Jr., right, from Oregon, smiles during a media availability after an NBA pre-draft basketball workout Monday, June 11, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Wizards draft Troy Brown Jr., Oregon guard, 15th overall

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) gestures during the second half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Toronto Raptors, Friday, April 20, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Wizards to play Knicks in London

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Kelly Oubre Jr., right, poses for photos with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being selected 15th overall by the Atlanta Hawks during the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 25, 2015, in New York. Oubre was traded on draft night to the Washington Wizards (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) **FILE**

NBA shows less is more with draft, unlike NFL counterpart

By Deron Snyder

Hold or deal? T-wolves mulling options entering draft

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FILE - In this Dec. 12, 1964, file photo, Boston Celtics' Bill Russell, left, is congratulated by coach Arnold &quot;Red&quot; Auerbach after scoring his 10,000th career point during an NBA basketball game against the Baltimore Bullets at the Boston Garden in Boston. Russell was a No. 2 pick in the NBA draft. (AP Photo, File)

The all-time NBA draft _ the best pick from every slot

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 10, 2018, file photo, Arizona's Deandre Ayton reacts after a dunk against Southern California during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game for the Pac-12 men's tournament championship, in Las Vegas. Ayton was a force in his lone college season and looks like the favorite to land with Phoenix as the No. 1 overall pick in Thursday's NBA Draft. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File) **FILE**

Arizona’s Deandre Ayton top choice among bigs in NBA draft

By Aaron Beard - Associated Press

The Latest: Mayor hopes lawsuit improves police conduct

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Texas A&amp;M's Robert Williams (44) celebrates on the bench during the second half of a second-round game against North Carolina in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, March 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)

Robert Williams says Wizards ‘could use a big like me’

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 25, 2018 file photo, New York Knicks' Enes Kanter, right, a former Oklahoma City Thunder center, talks with Mark Bryant, left, a Thunder assistant coach, before Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series between the Utah Jazz and the Thunder in Oklahoma City. Turkey's official news agency says a court has accepted an indictment charging the father of NBA player Enes Kanter with &quot;membership in a terror group.&quot; Anadolu Agency said Monday, June 18 that an investigation of Mehmet Kanter was completed and prosecutors would seek a conviction and a prison term of five to 10 years at trial. Enes Kanter, who plays for the New York Knicks, is a follower of a U.S.-based Turkish cleric who the government accuses of masterminding a 2016 failed coup. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, file)

Turkey charges father of NBA’s Kanter as terror group member

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Arson suspected at bar where Zach Randolph’s brother killed

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Ex-NBA player faces armed robbery charge in Georgia

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Ben Del Fante crowd-surfs as Golden State Warriors fans celebrate outside Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., Friday, June 8, 2018. The Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 108-85 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Josh Edelson)

Oakland again celebrates NBA champion Warriors

By LORIN ELENI GILL - Associated Press

Fans wait for the parade to start in honor of the Golden State Warriors, Tuesday, June 12, 2018, in Oakland, Calif., to celebrate the team's NBA basketball championship. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

The Latest: Warriors mingle with fans, pose for photos

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Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman, and Chris Volo, right, arrive at Singapore's Changi Airport on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

‘I’m so happy’: Dennis Rodman weeps as Trump and Kim meet

By DAN GELSTON and JILL COLVIN and HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

Golden State Warriors beat Cleveland Cavaliers 108-85 in Game 4 for third NBA title in four years

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