2011 NBA Draft Start Time Is Soon So Talk About It Here

by Scott Schroeder on Jun 23, 2025 7:05 PM EDT in NBA Draft 2011

The 2011 NBA Draft start time is at 6 p.m. CT, or at least that's when ESPN plans to begin its coverage, and this is the spot to talk about if that's what the readers are interested in doing. Hint: They are.

I'm not in the business of predicting things, but I have to assume the three-team trade between the Milwaukee Bucks, Charlotte Bobcats and Sacramento Kings probably made even the experts a bit unsure of what's going to happen over the next six hours -- and that's not even counting the draft-night deals that are still be strewn about around the internet.

The storylines I'm interesting in watching are going to be the rumored fall of Kemba Walker, which team takes a gamble on Jeremy Tyler, if Mickey McConnell or Kevin Anderson gets drafted and which player is wearing the prettiest suit. There are plenty of other things I'm intrigued with, but those are the important ones.

I'll try to be in the comments, but I've been commissioned to live-tweet tonight's ordeal for the SB Nation Twitter account so I'll have a few things on my plate. If it's too boring here, tweet me there!

Who's excited?!

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Will someone get drafted straight out of the D-League?

by Norsktroll on Jun 23, 2025 6:20 PM EDT reply actions

Just posted on the only real possibility

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by Scott Schroeder on Jun 23, 2025 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions

I hope Cho & Co, know what they are doing

The Cats can ill afford to mess this up.

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by Julius Coxswain on Jun 23, 2025 6:54 PM EDT reply actions

I think Cho has a pretty good handle on it

But who knows after that trade today. At least he didn’t lose it.

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by Scott Schroeder on Jun 23, 2025 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions

My mock is correct so far,

Irving taken at #1

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by BlackPack-fan on Jun 23, 2025 7:45 PM EDT reply actions

Seems kinda high for Thompson

I wish him the best though. He seems like he has his head on straight.

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by Julius Coxswain on Jun 23, 2025 8:00 PM EDT reply actions

Looks a lot like Tyrus Thomas to me

The canadian version, I guess

by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jun 23, 2025 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Eh,

I think Thomas is a better player, but Thompson seems to have his head on straight which is more than I can say for Thomas.

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by Omaha Sun on Jun 24, 2025 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions

Can Valanciunas do anything other than finish while cutting to the basket?

His highlight video was just alley oops and layups when he had a lane to the rim.

by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jun 23, 2025 8:08 PM EDT reply actions

Not really. But hey, the guy is tall.

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by BlackPack-fan on Jun 23, 2025 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Anyone still here?

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by Scott Schroeder on Jun 23, 2025 8:51 PM EDT reply actions

no

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by Rorschach44 on Jun 23, 2025 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Haha

This doesn’t surprise me!

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by Scott Schroeder on Jun 23, 2025 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Interesting move trading George Hill for Leonard straight up. I really like Hill and didn’t think they would have gave him up unless it was for a chance to get Jonas Valanciunas who they sounded like they were real high on.

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by AV23 on Jun 23, 2025 10:28 PM EDT reply actions

They were trying to trade Parker first, but no one else was interested in taking on Richard Jefferson's contract in the deal.

They were only going to keep 1 PG and use the other one to upgrade a different position.

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by Omaha Sun on Jun 24, 2025 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah I just don’t know that Leonard will be a better player than Hill is.

On Ed Reed:
"I’ve told him to his face many times, ‘You’re the greatest safety ever to play the game,’"
"We all learn from each other, but we all learn most from him."
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by AV23 on Jun 24, 2025 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions