Last time on The New Millennium, Jason Richardson and Rudy Gay led the New Jersey Nets to another NBA Championship, their second in five years. Now, the offseason is upon us and changes are coming.
Player Retirements
Biding farewell to the NBA this year were the likes of Allen Iverson, Ben Wallace, Chauncey Billups, Marcus Camby, Stephon Marbury, Vince Carter, Peja Stojakovic, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Andre Miller, Ron Artest, Hedo Turkoglu, Trent Samuels and Greg Oden. Iverson, Marbury and Carter were inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Draft Lottery
Somehow, someway, the San Antonio Spurs have done it again. With the sixth best odds, the Spurs got the first overall pick for the third year in a row, luck almost too good to be true. The Bucks and Clippers settle for second and third, while the Raptors and Pelicans round out the top five.
- The San Antonio Spurs trade 2013 1st Overall Pick and 2015 1st Round Pick to the Denver Nuggets for PF Kevin Love(91 OVR) and 2013 11th Overall Pick-
A blockbuster trade sees former NBA Champion Kevin Love sent to San Antonio in exchange for the 1st pick in the draft. Love was rumored to be unhappy in Denver, and with the Nuggets preparing for a potential rebuild, they take the top pick, while San Antonio is overjoyed, getting a true superstar to pair with Kawhi Leonard and Andre Drummond.
2013 NBA Draft
1. SG Victor Oladipo, Denver Nuggets(Denver takes the most NBA ready player first overall)
2. SG C.J. McCollum, Milwaukee Bucks(Milwaukee adds more shooting)
3. C Nerlens Noel, Los Angeles Clippers(That's why they are the Clippers)
4. SF Giannis Antetokoumpo, Toronto Raptors(Giannis and Paul George, oh my)
5. C Steven Adams, New Orleans Pelicans
6. SF Darin Harmon, Sacramento Kings
7. SG Anthony Collinsworth, Phoenix Suns
8. PG Trey Burke, Orlando Magic
9. SF Otto Porter, Phoenix Suns(Solid pick)
10. C Rudy Gobert, Cleveland Cavaliers(Another good pick)
11. SG Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, San Antonio Spurs
12. SF Jay Turner, Portland Trail Blazers
13. PG Michael Carter-Williams, Charlotte Hornets
14. PG Dennis Schroder, Detroit Pistons(Ironically, Schroder will back up Russ)
15. C Alen Len, Seattle SuperSonics
16. SG Ben McLemore, Utah Jazz
17. C Mason Plumlee, Golden State Warriors
18. C Cody Zeller, Philadelphia 76ers
19. SF Shabazz Muhammad, Boston Celtics
20. SG Isaiah Canaan, Minnesota Timberwolves
22. SF Solomon Hill, Los Angeles Lakers
23. SG Tim Hardaway Jr., Chicago Bulls
24. SG Alex Abrines, Houston Rockets
25. PG Lorenzo Brown, Atlanta Hawks
26. SG Allen Crabbe, Miami Heat
27. PG Shane Larkin, Dallas Mavericks
29. SF James Ennis, Seattle SuperSonics
30. C Gorgui Dieng, Detroit Pistons
31. SG Reggie Bullock, Los Angeles Clippers
33. C Joffrey Lauvergne, Denver Nuggets
34. C Kelly Olynyk, San Antonio Spurs
35. SG Andre Roberson, Sacramento Kings
38. PG Raul Neto, Charlotte Hornets
39. SF Tony Snell, Indiana Pacers
43. C Mike Muscala, Vancouver Grizzlies
45. C Lucas Nogueira, San Antonio Spurs
47. SG Carrick Felix, Sacramento Kings
49. C Jeff Withey, Toronto Raptors
50. PG Nate Wolters, Washington Wizards
Free Agency
Here are the players that switched teams in free agency:
PG Jason Coles(88 OVR), Utah Jazz, 4 years, 89 million dollars
PF Thaddeus Young(87 OVR), Denver Nuggets, 4 years, 94 million dollars
C Douglas Norris(86 OVR), Charlotte Hornets, 4 years, 43 million dollars
PG Cliff Hobbs(85 OVR), Orlando Magic, 3 years, 39 million dollars
PF Ersan Ilyasova(84 OVR), Utah Jazz, 4 years, 54 million dollars
C Omer Asik(84 OVR), Sacramento Kings, 4 years, 52 million dollars
PF Yi Jianlian(83 OVR), Charlotte Hornets, 3 years, 36 million dollars
2014 Draft Preview
Next year's class is one for the big man, as Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic should go very high. Andrew Wiggins is, for now, projected to be the top pick, though whether his struggles in real life affect his draft status in game is yet to be determined.
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