All eyes on Boston on this draft night

It has also sent Quinton Coples (UNC) to the NFL.

FILE – In this January 9, 2016, file photo, Duke’s Brandon Ingram (14) dribbles the ball as Virginia Tech’s Shane Henry (0) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C. Ben Simmons and Brandon Ingram look to be the first two picks in the NBA draft, leaving most of the drama Thursday night around who be the No. 3 pick.

Jan 2, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; LSU Tigers forward Ben Simmons (#25) will be selected by the Philadelphia 76ers at number one overall in tonight’s NBA Draft. While Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak has somewhat assured Russell he will not be traded, many still find it interesting especially if it is for Cousins, who seems to have renewed his displeasure with the Kings after trading the No. 8 pick to the No. 13 and 28 overall picks and the rights to guard Bogdan Bogdanovic.

“You hear the words “great kid” said a lot, but this kid is different”, Kinston coach Perry Tyndall told The Free Press in the summer of 2014, before Ingram’s senior high school season, when Ingram chose to play with his high school team at a camp rather than Stackhouse’s AAU event in Atlanta. Brandon is very special. He’s the 27th first round pick to be coached by Roy Williams at either North Carolina or Kansas.

Gonzaga’s 6-foot-10 forward Domantas Sabonis, son of former Lithuanian Olympian and National Basketball Association star Arvidas Sabonis, is another coveted player.

Duke’s 21 lottery picks, all of which have come under the leadership of head coach Mike Krzyzewski, are NBA Draft records for both a school and a head coach.

Ingram is the ninth Duke freshman selected in the NBA Draft, joining Corey Maggette (1999), Luol Deng (2004), Kyrie Irving (2011), Austin Rivers (2012), Jabari Parker (2014), Tyus Jones (2015), Jahlil Okafor (2015) and Justise Winslow (2015).

Ingram’s status rose dramatically throughout Duke’s season.

Can’t get enough of Campus Sports? There’s plenty of all-around polishing needed for him, too, as you’d expect for an 18-year-old with just a year of college experience. He’s had an wonderful – a terrific year.

“I’m just so happy, man”.

Ingram’s brief college career ended in disappointment, with a Sweet 16 loss to OR, a loss he took particularly hard, as chronicled by Yahoo Sports. You can wonder why the Blazers drafted him – probably some combination of the league’s constant thirst for big men, and the presence of star Clyde Drexler at Michael Jordan’s position of shooting guard – but you will never wonder as much as Blazers fan do about the possibility of Michael Jordan going to Portland at No. 2.

He is set to join a young dynamic roster which Laker fans have high hopes in this post Kobe Bryant era. Brandon will continue to get better and better.

The Duke product has a ridiculous 7-foot-3 wingspan which helps make him an excellent defender. He’s unsafe in isolation but thrives in a team atmosphere as an adaptable player who excels at working in space. He’s been compared to Kevin Durant because of his build, dribbling ability, and scoring touch, but that’s an unfair comparison to leap on such a young player.

The Boston Celtics have the third overall pick if Ingram unexpectedly falls. The 6-foot-10, 230-pound forward was a consensus first team All-America selection last season and the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA East Regional. They didn’t try to be too cool.

For Ingram, the key word is develop. And then getting hurt again my rookie year, the last day of training camp and not being able to play. But weighing just 190 pounds, scouts believe Ingram will need to add weight to his frame to compete in the National Basketball Association. But despite its otherwise bleak outward appearance, inside the facility held 20 young adults who would be hearing their name called by National Basketball Association commissioner Adam Silver within the next 24 hours, shaping not only their future, but the future of the teams they’re about to become an integral part of. “You just see the support; it’s a great feeling”. I love the slicked back hair.

When I talk about intangibles I’m looking the players mentality approach to the game. “I want to be remembered for something”.

The 19-year-old Zubac got up at 4 a.m.in Croatia two months ago to watch Bryant’s final game, even though he had practice at 10 a.m.