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NBA CREATES ALL IN DRAFT
BIGGEST TALENT POOL IN HISTORY OF ANY SPORT

Massive salary cap problems? Teams that may never be strong again? Teams that may be strong enough to dominate the competition for 20 years? Sounds like a problem, well today the NBA will have its Talent Pool Draft. Every single player in the NBA will be placed into a draft pool and teams will pick in a massive draft. The teams have been placed in a lottery and will receive 12 picks each. The listing of the first round will be placed here shortly.

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Draft Success says Toronto GM

Officials from Toroto believe they suceeded in todays Massive NBA Draft picking up a wide range of young players to take them into the future. The Raptors first pick was number 7 inwhich they took former San Antonio Guard Manu Ginobilli. The Raptors were ecstatic when hearing first news of the draft and had there eyes set on Ginobilli immediatley, who will be used as the corner stone to build the new Raptors. Below is a fully listing of the Raptors Draft choices.

[1st Pick, 7th Overall] Manu Ginobilli [San Antonio, Guard]
[2nd Pick, 37th Overall] Andre Iguodala [Philadelphia, Forward]
[3rd Pick, 67th Overall] Nene [Denver, Center]
[4th Pick, 97th Overall] Chris Paul [New Orleans, Guard]
[5th Pick, 127th Overall] Travis Outlaw [Portland, Forward]
[6th Pick, 157th Overall] Ike Diogu [Golden State, Forward]
[7th Pick, 187th Overall] Jason Hart [Sacremento, Guard]
[8th Pick, 217th Overall] Trevor Ariza [New York, Guard]
[9th Pick, 247th Overall] Leondra Barbrosa [Phoenix, Guard]
[10th Pick, 277th Overall] Danny Dickau [Boston, Guard]
[11th Pick, 307th Overall] Rasual Butler [Miami, Foward]
[12th Pick, 337th Overall] Jiri Welsch [Boston, Forward]

The Raptors main problem was they had little oppurtunity to pick up some big men, a lot of there season will be relying on Nene, whom if injured will put a massive hole in there team. However they should be happy to pick up Hart, Ariza and Dickau with the picks they used.