NBA draft picks don't get much time to celebrate. They are quickly shipped out to summer leagues, and when it comes to second-round picks there is little pampering and no guaranteed roster spots. Just ask former Miami point guard Guillermo Diaz. Diaz has been busy chasing his NBA dreams in the Las Vegas Summer League. He talks about draft night and his first taste of an NBA-style game in his sixth diary entry. [details]




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The Detroit Pistons didn't have a pick until the last selection of the NBA draft, but for the second year in a row they made good use of it. Point guard Will Blalock could help in Motown down the road, and the Pistons pulled off a trade to get some luxury tax relief. Get ...  


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2006 NBA Draft - Round 1, Pick 1
Andrea Bargnani
Forward
 
Hometown: Rome
Raptors select the top-rated international prospect. He is a skilled shooter who has been compared to Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki. He runs the floor well, can finish and has a quick release on his shot.
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Former N.C. State forward Cedric Simmons averaged 11.8 points last season and has been impressive in pre-draft workouts. Rivals.com has footage of the big power forward prior to him joining the Wolfpack. [Watch video]

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2006 NBA Draft - Round 1
1Toronto Raptors
Andrea Bargnani | F |
2Chicago Bulls
LaMarcus Aldridge | C | Texas
3Charlotte Bobcats
Adam Morrison | F | Gonzaga
4Portland Trail Blazers
Tyrus Thomas | F | LSU
5Atlanta Hawks
Shelden Williams | F | Duke
6Minnesota Timberwolves
Brandon Roy | G | Wash.
7Boston Celtics
Randy Foye | G | Villa.
8Houston Rockets
Rudy Gay | F | UConn
9Golden State Warriors
Patrick O'Bryant | C | Bradley
10Seattle Supersonics
Saer Sene | C |
11Orlando Magic
J.J. Redick | G | Duke
12New Orleans Hornets
Hilton Armstrong | C | UConn
13Philadelphia 76ers
Thabo Sefolosha | F |
14Utah Jazz
Ronnie Brewer | G | Ark.
15New Orleans Hornets
Cedric Simmons | F | N.C. State
16Chicago Bulls
Rodney Carney | F | Memphis
17Indiana Pacers
Shawne Williams | F | Memphis
18Washington Wizards
Oleksiy Pecherov | F |
19Sacramento Kings
Quincy Douby | G | Rutgers
20New York Knicks
Renaldo Balkman | F | USC
21Phoenix Suns
Rajon Rondo | G | Kentucky
22New Jersey Nets
Marcus Williams | G | UConn
23New Jersey Nets
Josh Boone | C | UConn
24Memphis Grizzlies
Kyle Lowry | G | Villa.
25Cleveland Cavaliers
Shannon Brown | G | Mich. St.
26Los Angeles Lakers
Jordan Farmar | G | UCLA
27Phoenix Suns
Sergio Rodriguez | G |
28Dallas Mavericks
Maurice Ager | G | Mich. St.
29New York Knicks
Mardy Collins | G | Temple
30Portland Trail Blazers
Joel Freeland | PF |