Derrick Williams is expected to be among the top picks in draft

Derrick Williams is expected to be among the top picks in tonight's draft. The Arizona star will probably go No. 2 to Minnesota unless they trade the pick.

No. 6 Jan Vesely, Washington; No. 7 Bismack Biyombo, Sacramento (for Charlotte); No. 8 Brandon Knight, Detroit; No. 9 Kemba Walker, Charlotte; No. 10 Jimmer Fredette, Milwaukee (for Sacramento)

No. 11 Klay Thompson (Golden State); No. 12: Alec Burks, Utah; No. 13: Markieff Morris, Phoenix; No. 14: Marcus Morris, Houston; No. 15:

9:00: The Indiana Pacers take Kawhi Leonard from San Diego State at No. 15. Wingspan of a guy 7-3 even though he's 6-7. He'll give you great defense and rebounding. Scoring will have to improve. The size of his hands are freakish. It is nice to have X-Men features when you are a rebounder.8:54: Brother to brother. The Rockets take Kansas' Marcus Morris at No. 14. He looks an awful like the guy the Suns just took. Twins that are five minutes apart (in the draft anyway). Rock, chalk, Jayhawk my friends. Markieff's turn to cry. It is nice when you are a forward and your coach (Kevin McHale) was one of the greatest forwards of all-time.8:46: At No. 13 the Suns select Markieff Morris of Kansas. His twin brother Marcus was projected ahead of him but of course that is the beauty of the draft. Marcus sheds some tears of joy after his brother was named. Markieff will be a guy that gives the Suns some muscle under the boards. The sound you hear is Steve Nash clapping. The Suns like twins since they took Robin Lopez a few years ago.

8:30: The Bucks take Jimmer Fredette with the No. 10 pick. Let the Jimmermania begin in Sacramento who Milwaukee picked for after the trade. Everybody will talk about him not being able to play defense. But this guy is a flat out scorer and that is nothing to sneeze at. And for a guy who use to visit prisons to play I don't want to hear about how they might try to rough him up in the NBA. Guys who are serving 10-20 are tougher than guys with five-year contracts.

8:17: The Pistons, hoping to start a rebuilding project, take Brandon Knight of Kentucky. Finally a guy we've seen play. Detroit is planning to build from the guard up. Worked with Isiah Thomas. Played one season with the Wildcats proving that the NBA loves guys who play as little in college as possible. If you combine the first eight picks they barely played two seasons combined in college. Kentucky coach John Calipari believes the longer a player stays the more holes scouts find in their game. That seems to be proven out year after year.

8:10: The Kings (picking for Charlotte after the trade) take with the seventh pick 6-foot-9 Bismack Biyombo of the Congo. That makes four of the 7 picks in the draft being foreign players. I speak for ESPN's Dick Vitale who asks every year whether NBA scouts have ever seen a college game? Biyombo speaks for himself since he's fluent in six languages. Fraschilla says "he can not score" but he loves him as a defensive player. "High risk, high reward." Hopefully, Charlotte owner Michael Jordan feels the same way. Detroit is now on the clock.

8:07: The Wizards at No. 6 select Jan Vesely of the Czech Republic. Washington gets some height in the 6-11 Vesely who is being compared to Tom Chambers. If you saw the kiss the pick got you would understand what Fran Fraschilla meant when he said he had great taste in women. The Kings are now on the clock picking for Charlotte after the trade.

8:02: The Raptors select Jonas Valanciunas of Lithuania. The 6-11 center is 19 years old and may stay overseas for another season before coming to the NBA. He's being compared to Pau Gasol and Chris Bosh. We happen to love the Lakers and Heat forwards so we'll make no snide comments. My hometown Washington Wizards on the clock and we may get to see that suit Bilas talked about.

7:55: With the 4th pick the Cavaliers take Tristian Thompson of Texas. A bit of a shock here. The 6-8 forward was expected to go a few slots down. Thompson and Irving are now in Cleveland and hopefully can get Cavs fans off their LeBron hate bandwagon and start dreaming of wins. Owner Dan Gilbert promised a title before the Heat and so it has to start with Thompson and Irving. The Raptors are now on the clock.

7:50: The Utah Jazz select Enes Kanter from Turkey. The draftniks are now 3-for-3. Irving played 11 games for Duke which was 11 more than Kanter played for Kentucky after being ruled ineligible by the NCAA. Kanter said he's dedicating his rookie season to Kentucky. The Cavaliers are back on the clock. This is where teams could deviate from the script.

7:48: So far there have been major fashion statements made as in year's past. Both Irving and Williams wore dark suits. Very fashionable but a long way from Jalen Rose's red pinstripes. Maybe Kawhi Leonard will rise to the challenge.

7:44: With the No. 2 pick the Timberwolves take Derrick Williams of Arizona. So far the draft is going to form. Ironic though that the guy who knocked Duke out of the NCAA tournament went after the Blue Devil who came back from injury to play in the tournament. The Utah Jazz are now on the clock.

7:38: The Cleveland Cavaliers select Kyrie Irving. Nobody in the country is shocked right now. The Duke point guard played 11 games averaging 17.5 points and 4.3 assists. Previous overall No.1s in Cleveland: Austin Carr, Brad Daugherty and LeBron James. The Cavaliers also have the No. 4 pick. Minnesota is now on the clock and expected to take Arizona's Derrick Williams.

7:34: David Stern walks out to the podium to some scattered boos. But turns them into cheers by asking for a hand for New Jersey. That is why he's the smartest man in the building.

7:17: Bilas' top five on his board: Irving, Derrick Williams, Enes Kanter, Kemba Walker and Brandon Knight. He's got Jimmer Fredette at No. 13. Jon Barry hints that Minnesota is very interested in Kanter at No. 2 instead of Williams. That would throw the draft into a bit of chaos.

7:10: Analysts have been saying for two weeks that this draft doesn't have a lot of great players but does have a lot of good players. If I had that type of crystal ball I'd be buying stocks and living at the racetrack. Shouldn't we wait to see these guys play before we judge their greatness?

7:08: Ric Bucher says there is a deal with Stephen Jackson going to Milwaukee with Charlotte getting the No. 7 pick and Sacramento getting the No. 10 pick. The Bucks will get the 19th pick. Click here for all the details.

6:54: We would like to see ESPN analyst Jay Bilas at an open mike night. Here's an early draft tweet from him: Kahwi Leonard's suit is an homage to Thurston Howell III, rivaled only by Craig Sager's blue velour sport coat. Is Nixon still President?

6:15: Everyone and their mom has Duke point guard Kyrie Irving going in this spot. The draft gets fascinating quickly if they don't pick him. Minnesota choosing next wants anything but a point guard with Jonny Flynn already on the roster and Ricky Rubio having just got into town from Spain.