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NBA Draft: Best players ever selected at No. include a Hall of Famer and more originally appeared on nbcsportswashington.com Although most people in the nation's capital were hoping the Wizards would have some lottery luck on Tuesday night to potentially land the top selection, it wasn't the case and they landed at pick number 9. The Redskins had their man fall to them at 15 in the NFL Draft just last month, but Zion Williamson going No. Continue to Article

May 14, 2019 10:28:pm EST

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden wants to ensure Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter, a Turkish star whom Turkey wants arrested for his criticism of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will be able to safely travel to Canada for a possible NBA championship series against the Toronto Raptors. The Oregon senator wrote Tuesday to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking that his government facilitate Kanter's safe passage to and from Canada if the Blazers advance to the title series. "I also urge your government to state publicly that it will not comply with any Interpol red notice meant to interfere with Mr. Kanter's livelihood and to intimidate him and his family back in Turkey," Wyden wrote. Continue to Article

May 14, 2019 9:36:pm EST

Here's some other things to know going into the Milwaukee-Toronto series: RARITY This is the first East final since 2006 where neither coach was leading his respective team a year earlier. Miami's Pat Riley faced off against Detroit's Flip Saunders in 2006; Riley was in the Heat front office the previous year, and Saunders was getting fired by Minnesota. Raptors coach Nick Nurse was an assistant with the Raptors under Dwane Casey last season, and Budenholzer was in the final year of his stint with Atlanta. Continue to Article

May 14, 2019 6:10:pm EST

Here are 10 things that will go a long way in deciding who comes out of the Eastern Conference for a place in the NBA Finals. Unlike the Orlando Magic and Philadelphia 76ers, the Milwaukee Bucks have maintained a consistent identity over the course of the entire regular season and now into the playoffs and that's what makes their “Fear the Deer” slogan a reality. After years of getting owned by LeBron James in the post-season as head coach of the Atlanta Hawks, Budenholzer now has his own all-world talent to add to his brilliant basketball mind. Continue to Article

May 14, 2019 5:06:pm EST

The NBA playoffs have been swept up in diplomatic drama, with US senator Ron Wyden expressing concern for the safety of Portland Trail Blazers player Enes Kanter if his team play the Toronto Raptors in the NBA finals. Kanter is a fierce critic of Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, calling him the “Hitler of our Century”. The Turkish authorities in turn have accused Kanter of having links with an armed group behind a failed coup in the country in 2016. Continue to Article

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