NEWS/SPORTS: The 2012 @NBA Draft Results

With Miami winning the championship and Lebron finally getting his ring, the NBA off season is ready to kick into gear.

But before the free agency craze and big trades begin, it’s time for what us hoops fans have been waiting for, the 2012 NBA Draft. Tonight’s draft kicked off as expected, with first pick New Orleans Hornets drafting University of Kentucky forward Anthony Davis. Much talk surrounded the Charlotte Bobcats 2nd pick, which was Kentucky’s Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, making it the first time in NBA draft history that the first two picks came from the same school. At 3rd pick, Washington gets their shooter to team up with point guard John Wall, drafting Florida guard Bradley Beal.

Rounding out the top 10, picks include Kansas forward Thomas Robinson to Sacramento, UConn’s Andre Drummond to Detroit, Tar Heel Harrison Barnes to Golden State, and New Orleans drafting Duke guard Austin Rivers.

Any Reaches? Of course. Sleepers? Definitely. 

Round 1
1 – New Orleans Hornets: Anthony Davis (PF) Kentucky
2 – Charlotte Bobcats: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (SF) Kentucky
3 – Washington Wizards: Bradley Beal (SG) Florida
4 – Cleveland Cavaliers: Dion Waiters (SG) Syracuse
5 – Sacramento Kings: Thomas Robinson (PF) Kansas
6 – Portland Trailblazers: Damian Lillard (PG) Weber St

7 – Golden State Warriors: Harrison Barnes (SF) UNC

8 – Toronto Raptors: Terrence Ross (SG) Washington
9 – Detroit Pistons: Andre Drummond (C) UConn
10 – New Orleans Hornets: Austin Rivers (SG) Duke
11 – Portland Trailblazers: Meyers Leonard (C) Illinois
12 – Houston Rockets: Jeremy Lamb (SG) UConn
13 – Phoenix Suns: Kendall Marshall (PG) UNC
14 – Milwaukee Bucks: John Henson (PF) UNC
15 – Philadelphia 76ers: Maurice Harkless (SF) St John’s
16 – Houston Rockets: Royce White (SF) Iowa St
17 – Dallas Mavericks: Tyler Zeller (C) UNC
18 – Houston Rockets: Terrence Jones (PF) Kentucky
19 – Orlando Magic: Andrew Nicholson (PF) St B’nvntre
20 – Denver Nuggets: Evan Fournier (SG) France
21 – Boston Celtics: Jared Sullinger (PF) Ohio St
22 – Boston Celtics: Fab Melo (C) Syracuse
23 – Atlanta Hawks: John Jenkins (SG) Vanderbilt
24 – Cleveland Cavaliers: Jared Cunningham (SG) Oregon St
25 – Memphis Grizzlies: Tony Wroten Jr. (PG) Washington
26 – Indiana Pacers: Miles Plumlee (PF) Duke
27 – Miami Heat: Arnett Moultrie (PF) Miss St
28 – Oklahoma City Thunder: Perry Jones (PF) Baylor
29 – Chicago Bulls: Marquis Teague (PG) Kentucky
30 – Golden State Warriors: Festus Ezeli (C) Vanderbilt

Round 2
31 – Charlotte Bobcats: Jeff Taylor (SF) Vanderbilt
32 – Washington Wizards: Tomas Satoransky (SG) Czech Republic
33 – Cleveland Cavaliers: Bernard James (C) Florida St
34 – Cleveland Cavaliers: Jae Crowder (SF) Marquette
35 – Golden State Warriors: Draymond Green (SF) Mich St
36 – Sacramento Kings: Orlando Johnson (SG) Gauchos
37 – Toronto Raptors: Quincy Acy (SF) Baylor
38 – Denver Nuggets: Quincy Miller (SF) Baylor
39 – Detroit Pistons: Khris Middleton (SF) Texas A&M
40 – Portland Trailblazers: Will Barton (SG) Memphis
41 – Portland Trailblazers: Tyshawn Taylor (PG) Kansas
42 – Milwaukee Bucks: Doron Lamb (SG) Kentucky
43 – Atlanta Hawks: Mike Scott (PF) Virginia
44 – Detroit Pistons: Kim English (SG) Missouri
45 – Philadelphia 76ers: Justin Hamilton (C) LSU
46 – New Orleans Hornets: Darius Miller (SF) Kentucky
47 – Utah Jazz: Kevin Murphy (SF) Tenn Tech
48 – New York Knicks: Kostas Papanikolaou (SF) Greece
49 – Orlando Magic: Kyle O’Quinn (C) Norfolk St
50 – Denver Nuggets: Izzet Turkyilmaz (PF) Turkey
51 – Boston Celtics: Kris Joseph (SF) Syracuse
52 – Golden State Warriors: Ognjen Kuzmic (C) Bosnia
53 – LA Clippers: Furkan Aldemir (PF) Turkey
54 – Philadelphia 76ers: Tornike Shengelia (SF) Georgia
55 – Dallas Mavericks: Darius Johnson-Odom (SF) Marquette
56 – Toronto Raptors: Tomislav Zubcic (SF) Croatia
57 – Brooklyn Nets: Ilkan Karaman (PF) Turkey
58 – Minnesota Timberwolves: Robbie Hummel (SF) Purdue
59 – San Antonio Spurs: Marcus Denmon (SG) Missouri
60 – LA Lakers: Robert Sacre (C) Gonzaga