Basketball

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Trail Blazers selected point guard Scoot Henderson of the NBA G League with the third overall pick in the NBA draft on Thursday night.

CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard had a clean up procedure on his right knee in early June and is expected to be ready for the start of Los Angeles Clippers’ training camp in late September.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls expect point guard Lonzo Ball to miss another season because of his left knee injury. “Everything is going well,” executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas said Thursday.

The Boston Celtics, coming off their fifth trip to the conference finals in the last seven seasons, entered Thursday night’s NBA draft having already started the process of retooling for another attempt at the franchise’s 18th title.

NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Wembanyama was the presumed No. 1 pick for months, the rare certainty in an NBA draft process that's often a guessing game. Yet as the clock above the stage he was facing ticked all the way down to zero, butterflies set in.

TORONTO — Gradey Dick aims to make an instant impact for his new team. The Toronto Raptors selected Dick with the 13th overall pick in the NBA draft on Thursday. The Kansas Jayhawks product averaged 14.1 points and 5.

For the first time since 2001, four of the top five picks in the NBA draft did not play college basketball in the United States. No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama will join the San Antonio Spurs after having played in France’s top league.

For a brief moment, Bilal Coulibaly was an Indiana Pacer. Then, he was traded to the Washington Wizards. A whirlwind night for Coulibaly at the NBA draft on Thursday was part of a memorable one for his country.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Canadians Olivier-Maxence Prosper and Leonard Miller heard their names called at the NBA draft on Thursday. The Sacramento Kings selected Prosper 24th overall and Leonard went 33rd to the San Antonio Spurs.

Cam Whitmore was projected by many to be a lottery pick, but he fell to the Houston Rockets at No. 20 in the NBA draft Thursday night. The Associated Press’ mock draft had Whitmore going No. 5 overall. The versatile 6-foot-7 wing averaged 12.