tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621083522363882139.post3204058842692728414..comments2023-06-14T01:46:58.819-07:00Comments on Shlake.com: Little-Known FactsJohnnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13243313340011128285noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621083522363882139.post-71493103686277037032009-05-22T08:19:11.000-07:002009-05-22T08:19:11.000-07:00In 2001 the Wizards drafted a center out of HS wit...In 2001 the Wizards drafted a center out of HS without hands. Considered a sure thing despite his disability Kwame never live up to his pre-draft hype and five years and numerous missed passes later they convinced the Lakers to take this 7 foot tall mistake and turned him into Caron Butler. The sixth overall pick of the 2001 draft.Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621083522363882139.post-68343171827656486772009-05-22T10:20:21.000-07:002009-05-22T10:20:21.000-07:00No one named Charles, Darwin, Abraham or Lincoln h...No one named Charles, Darwin, Abraham or Lincoln has ever been the first overall pick in the NBA draft.Megnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621083522363882139.post-51164167949938332752009-05-24T17:01:41.000-07:002009-05-24T17:01:41.000-07:00The first "first round" draft pick ever ...The first "first round" draft pick ever was the "Michelin Man". In 1946 the<br>Syracuse Nationals, owned by Italian immigrant Danny Biasone, didn't quite understand the process.big Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621083522363882139.post-25690386768005984332009-05-25T23:41:56.000-07:002009-05-25T23:41:56.000-07:00The family of Steve Nash moved to Canada when Stev...The family of Steve Nash moved to Canada when Steve was a boy to protect their son from being taken in the Draft. Ironically, Nash is the only Canadian MVP of the NBA.Tonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621083522363882139.post-25261751801932549112009-05-25T23:44:34.000-07:002009-05-25T23:44:34.000-07:00The general manager of the Boston Celtics was runn...The general manager of the Boston Celtics was running late to take his seat at the first NBA Draft. He entered the meeting room at Madison Square Garden and asked if he was in the correct place, coining the phrase, "Is there a draft in here?"Lucanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621083522363882139.post-55801209919205356772009-05-26T05:19:33.000-07:002009-05-26T05:19:33.000-07:00I thought "I must be a great basketball playe...I thought "I must be a great basketball player!" when I was taken in the first round of the draft, but then I got to training camp and they handed me a gun and fatigues.Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621083522363882139.post-45798463704028178632009-05-26T06:39:04.000-07:002009-05-26T06:39:04.000-07:00True, but not to be frowned upon: Jalen Rose in al...True, but not to be frowned upon: Jalen Rose in all his ketchup-y glory: http://www.nba.com/media/suns/jalen_rose_draft.jpgSaminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621083522363882139.post-80852271668935853522009-05-27T00:56:06.000-07:002009-05-27T00:56:06.000-07:00In 2003, the New York Knicks wanted the first over...In 2003, the New York Knicks wanted the first overall pick in the NBA draft so much, they vowed if they got it, they would change the burrow's name to "LeBronx"Lorenzonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621083522363882139.post-74166730097987980112009-05-28T14:11:13.000-07:002009-05-28T14:11:13.000-07:00the first round of the NBA draft was rough!the first round of the NBA draft was rough!Elizabethnoreply@blogger.com