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The draft was held on April 30, 1956, before the 1956–57 season. In this draft, eight NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. In each round, the teams select in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season, except for the defending champion and runner-up, who were assigned the last two picks ...
The New York Knicks traded Dick Atha, Nathaniel Clifton and Harry Gallatin to the Fort Wayne Pistons for Mel Hutchins and Charlie Tyra. The New York Knicks traded Dick McGuire to the Fort Wayne Pistons for a 1958 1st round draft pick (Mike Farmer was later selected).
The Lakers traded Shaq to the Miami Heat for Caron Butler, Brian Grant, Lamar Odom, a 2006 first-round draft pick and a 2007 second-round draft pick. In his first season with Miami, the Heat fell ...
Prior to the start of the season, the Hawks made one of the biggest draft-day deals in NBA history. The Hawks sent 2nd overall pick Bill Russell to the Boston Celtics for Cliff Hagan and second-year star Ed Macauley. [1] Macauley had been a popular player at St. Louis University. The Hawks struggled for most of the season and coach Red Holzman ...
The Mavericks and Nets agreed days before the trade deadline on a deal that sent Kyrie Irving to Dallas for Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith and a package of draft picks. It created a big ...
The St. Louis Hawks chose Russell one spot later; the Hawks traded Russell to the Boston Celtics and the Celtics went on to win 11 of the next 13 NBA titles together. As a rookie in 1956–1957, Green averaged 11.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 14 games for the Royals, he also played some games that season for the Easton Madisons of ...
Brandon Ingram has been traded from the New Orleans Pelicans to the Toronto Raptors, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. In return, the Pelicans receive Bruce Brown Jr., Kelly Olynyk, a first ...
The 1956–57 New York Knicks season was the 11th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). With a 36–36 record that placed them fourth in the Eastern Division, the Knicks failed to qualify for the NBA playoffs .