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Police Raided MJ’s Neverland Ranch And Found Some Seriously Messed Up Photos

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Getty Images / Frazer Harrison

Michael Jackson certainly has a complicated legacy, but now never-before-seen reports from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department will definitely ensure that people will remember him as a deeply troubled and sick individual. After SB County investigators raided MJ’s Neverland Ranch with search warrants for a child sex abuse investigation, they found some absolutely disgusting material–ranging from photos of children in perverted positions to dead animals.

The search was conducted as part of the continuing child sex abuse investigation against the Gloved One and turned up everything from Jackson’s twisted porn collection — which included filthy photos and videos of men, women, boys and girls in perverted positions — to drugs to treat sex addiction, with multiple prescriptions written by a variety of physicians for people close to the star.

One private investigator with direct knowledge of the raids said: “The detectives’ report cites Michael even used sexy photos of his own nephews, who were in the band 3T, in their underwear to excite young boys [source].”

These reports were first uncovered by Radar Online, who spoke with Former Santa Baraba Senior Assistant District Attorney Ron Zonen. Ron told the website that “A lot of this stuff was used to desensitize the children, and Michael admitted taking one child after another into bed with him for long periods of time.”

I mean, that’s 100% the kind of stuff you wish you never heard or read about. But we’re going to continue because holy sh*t.

“The documents exposed Jackson as a manipulative, drug-and-sex-crazed predator who used blood, gore, sexually explicit images of animal sacrifice and perverse adult sex acts to bend children to his will,” said [a] source.

“He also had disgusting and downright shocking images of child torture, adult and child nudity, female bondage and sadomasochism.”

“There is one particularly sick photo of a child holding what appears to be a dead goose bludgeoned to death!” said an insider familiar with the report.

“In a book Jackson called Room to Play, there is a deeply disturbing photo of a [murdered child beauty queen] JonBenet Ramsey look-alike with a noose around her neck,” revealed the insider [source].

Today I’m 29-years-old, so I really missed out on the genius that was Michael Jackson the musician and pop star. The MJ that I knew was a troubled person who was in the papers all the time for one bad reason or another. Only after his death did I really start to appreciate his talent and library of #1 hits. But then I read stuff like this, and remember the disgusting person that I once thought he was.


NBA Draft 2016: Boston Celtics Draft Picks, Holes & Needs

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(Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

The Boston Celtics have seen their fortunes change in a big way with the arrival of Brad Stevens as their head coach. Boston went 48-34 during the 2015-16 season and now with a lottery pick via the Brooklyn Nets will be looking to get one of the best players in this year’s NBA Draft. There are some areas of need for the team in the meantime though that can be addressed with that pick.

There is the matter of having Jared Sullinger and Evan Turner being free agents. With that in mind, the team is in need of a few different positions like center, small forward and shooting guard. There have been talks about the team making a big trade with their No. 3 overall pick. Depending on who the Celtics could get in a trade, it may be the most wise move that they make going into the June 23 draft.

If the team keeps their pick however, they will be looking for the best available player. There has been talk about Washington forward Marquese Chriss. A better idea could easily be Oklahoma guard Buddy Hield, who was a scoring machine in college and would bring the team an automatic scoring option that could help out the fact that the team still needs rebounding. There will be a lot of buzz around the Celtics on draft night.

NBA Draft 2016: Brooklyn Nets Draft Picks, Holes & Needs

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(Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

The Brooklyn Nets had a very rough 2015-16 season going just 21-61 and also had the misfortune of watching their top-3 NBA Draft pick go away because of a trade with the Boston Celtics. This leaves Brooklyn looking for answers in the draft and trying to find a way to get back into the first round where they can get the help that they desperately need.

The whole roster is based around Brook Lopez and with the fact that the team’s first round pick is in Boston and their second round pick could be switched out by the Los Angeles Clippers, things aren’t looking so good. The team has eight players that are free agents this summer with none of them really being difference makers. This is going to force the Nets to get very creatively if they want to fix the roster and become a better team next season.

Brooklyn may need to trade Lopez just to get the draft picks that they need to become better sooner. That probably isn’t part of the plan especially with Thaddeus Young and Joe Johnson still on the roster but there is something that will need to be done if the Nets are going to become a much better team moving forward. Lopez is their only major piece so it will be a matter of waiting to see what Brooklyn decides to do.

NBA Draft 2016: Charlotte Hornets Draft Picks, Holes & Needs

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(Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Fans of the Charlotte Hornets were likely caught a bit off guard by the team’s 48-34 season in 2015-16 that resulted in a playoff berth. There are some key players that are free agents this summer that could change the look of the Hornets next season however. This means that there are some big needs in the upcoming NBA Draft that the team will have to look ahead to.

Al Jefferson, Marvin Williams and Nicolas Batum are all free agents and accounted for plenty of scoring and rebounding numbers last season. This will make Charlotte’s quest to get back to the playoffs a challenge of all three of those players leave town. Batum averaged 14.9 points and 6.1 rebounds a game last night while Jefferson and Williams each averaged 12 points and 6.4 rebounds. They are all getting older as well but their experience was one of the biggest keys to them getting to the postseason.

The team has the No. 22 pick in the NBA Draft on June 23. There are experts who think Florida State guard Malik Beasley will fall to the Hornets. Beasley averaged 15 points a game last season for the Seminoles and would definitely bring a big scoring punch to the roster if there are losses in free agency. Charlotte is definitely on their way up and a pick of Beasley may help put those over the top and into the second round of the playoffs next season.

NBA Draft 2016: Chicago Bulls Draft Picks, Holes & Needs

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(Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

There is a lot of turmoil around the Chicago Bulls heading into the June 23 NBA Draft. The team missed the playoffs this season with a 42-40 record and there are reports that Joakim Noah wants no part of re-signing and Jimmy Butler and/or Derrick Rose could be traded. This means that the team has a lot of needs looking ahead at the draft.

With Pau Gasol also a free agent, the team needs scoring and badly along with a point guard and a center to fill Noah’s departure which will happen. Gasol averaged 16.5 points and 11 rebounds a game last season. Noah only played in 29 games but Butler and Rose are the biggest stories. Butler averaged 20.9 points a game while Rose averaged 16.4 points. Those two could be traded though to rebuild the team from the ground up.

It would appear that the player that the Bulls are targeting is Gonzaga forward Domantas Sabonis. He would likely start right away with Noah and Gasol being gone. Fred Hoiberg has a challenge ahead of him with the No. 14 overall pick and a team that is clearly in transition. Chicago wants to get another championship sooner than later. It is going to take a lot of help to get that done though and the drafting is a perfect way to start the rebuilding process.

NBA Draft 2016: Cleveland Cavaliers Draft Picks, Holes & Needs

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(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

It was yet another great season for the Cleveland Cavaliers as they went to the NBA Finals for the second straight year. Cleveland finally got over the hump and won the NBA title over the Golden State Warriors in the rematch from a year ago. The NBA Draft coming up on June 23, Cleveland will be looking to draft another young player to grow around LeBron James and company.

James is technically a free agent this summer and he could decide to leave Cleveland for a second time after having led his hometown team to their elusive NBA title. However there is a strong possibility that James will stay in town just for the hopes to repeat as champions during the 2016-17 season. There are other pieces that are free agents as well in JR Smith and Richard Jefferson with their experience so it will be worth seeing how that changes the Cleveland draft plan whether that may be.

When the Cavaliers do get a chance to draft, they are going to be looking to add a quality defender along with some help at shooting guard and small forward. It would appear that James would be a better spot if he played power forward and allowed the team to get another wing option. The key will be finding out where they get that option from in the draft.

NBA Draft 2016: Dallas Mavericks Draft Picks, Holes & Needs

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(Photo by J Pat Carter/Getty Images)

When people look at the Dallas Mavericks, they see a team that is getting older and a little long in the tooth after having going 42-40 during the 2015-16 season. Dirk Nowitzki is going to be 38 years old soon and many of the other pieces around him on the roster are in their 30s as well. With the NBA Draft coming up on June 23, Dallas is going to be looking to upgrade their roster with some younger players around Nowitzki.

David Lee is an unrestricted free agent while Nowitzki, Deron Williams and Chandler Parsons each have player options. If all three decide to stay in Dallas, there is a solid core there but if any of them leave town, it leaves some major holes on the roster. Nowitzki can’t do everything and especially at his age can’t be expected to carry the whole team either. Williams and Parsons have both shown they can be great NBA players but are getting up there in age.

The team only has one draft pick in the second round with the No. 46 overall pick. This is a problem for the Mavericks and owner Mark Cuban because the team isn’t going to be able to get any of the top talent that is coming out this season. Nowitzki, Williams and Parsons were the team’s top three scorers this season. What does the future hold in Dallas? The draft would be a nice place to start rebuilding this team before Nowitzki retires.

NBA Draft 2016: Denver Nuggets Draft Picks, Holes & Needs

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(Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

It was a very rough season for the Denver Nuggets during the 2015-16 campaign with the team going just 33-49. However, there are some signs of life that have arrived for the Nuggets however with the NBA Draft on June 23. The team has three first-round draft picks and two more in the second round which should allow Denver to rebuild their organization from the bottom up and make it into a playoff contender sooner than later.

It is a Denver team that also doesn’t lose much with free agents so will retain Danilo Gallinari, Will Barton and Emmanuel Mudiay to go with Kenneth Faried in the middle. While the team had several players average in double figures this past season, there simply wasn’t enough for the Nuggets to get into the playoffs in a very difficult Western Conference. Mudiay and Faried need to continue making the next step forward.

The Nuggets have the No. 7, 15 and 19 picks in the draft. There are some experts who believe that California forward Jaylen Brown will be team’s first pick. Brown is a great player but ran into problems with his own attitude in the past. With the picks in the middle of the first round, Denver may look the way of North Carolina forward Brice Johnson along with a foreign player that they can bring along slowly. One way or another, Denver appears to be trending up.


NBA Draft 2016: Detroit Pistons Draft Picks, Holes & Needs

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(Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

It was a very exciting 2015-16 season for the Detroit Pistons and their fans. Detroit made it back to the playoffs and even though they lost to the eventual NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers, the Pistons are making moves that get them into a place where they can challenge the Cavaliers sooner than later. With the NBA Draft coming on June 23, Detroit will be looking to use their No. 18 overall pick on a player that will make the team a real threat in the Central Division and Eastern Conference overall.

One of the team’s biggest weapons, Andre Drummond, is an unrestricted free agent. Drummond averaged 16.2 points and 14.8 rebounds a game for Detroit this past season. He would be a huge loss if he were to go in free agency. The Pistons can’t afford to have that happen because that could also make a huge impact on what Detroit wants to do in the draft. Do the Pistons go after a big man who can rebound or another outside shooter?

With the No. 18 pick, there will be plenty of solid options. The one option that many have been suggesting is a player who wouldn’t have to leave the state in Michigan State swingman Denzel Valentine. He can play both guard and forward which is a major advantage moving forward if the Pistons were to draft him. Detroit would then add another quality outside shooter and Valentine wouldn’t have to go far. Is this the big draft for the Pistons?

NBA Draft 2016: Golden State Warriors Draft Picks, Holes & Needs

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The story of the Golden State Warriors is one of success and epic failure. The team won 73 games in the regular season to break the NBA record but gave up a 3-1 series lead in the NBA Finals to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the biggest collapse in Finals history. Golden State now heads into the NBA Draft on June 23 wondering where to go to upgrade their roster even further to win their second title in three seasons after the crushing defeat.

There are plenty of pieces that are free agents but no huge names outside of restricted free agent Harrison Barnes. After having Stephen Curry average 30.1 points a game, the offense doesn’t need much help along with having a dynamic triple threat in Draymond Green with his 14 points, 9.5 rebounds and 7.4 assists on average. It is going to be very hard for the Warriors to do any better than they did this season without winning the title the next time around.

The Warriors have the No. 30 pick in the first round as their only pick. This leads to where Golden State could go. Some experts have pegged Providence forward Ben Bentil as the player the Warriors will want to take if he is available. Bentil is very similar to what Festus Ezeli has been for Golden State and with Ezeli a free agent, this would allow the Warriors to spend their money in other places to make sure all their key pieces are signed for a long time to come.

NBA Draft 2016: Houston Rockets Draft Picks, Holes & Needs

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(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

There are many ways to look at the Houston Rockets. The team went 41-41 this season and lost in the first round of the playoffs. They have big-time talent with James Harden and Dwight Howard but can’t get over the hump. With the NBA Draft coming up on June 23, Houston is going to be looking to find defensive help along with even more scoring punch. It may be easier said than done with the team not having their first pick until No. 37 overall.

Howard has a player option for next season and may decide to leave Houston which makes the decisions even more difficult on the team moving forward. Do the Rockets want to look for a Howard replacement after seeing him average just 13.7 points and 11.8 rebounds a game this season or will they just want to find another scorer to go with Harden, who averaged 29 points a game? That may be the biggest decision of them all.

The Rockets have to wait until the second round for their first draft pick as well which limits their options. Is Howard going to stay and play in Houston next season? Will Harden grow tired of a team that isn’t going anywhere and want a trade? Can the newest draft pick make a big enough difference to change the fortunes of the Rockets? There are way too many questions and not nearly enough answers for the Rockets moving forward.

NBA Draft 2016: Indiana Pacers Draft Picks, Holes & Needs

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(Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

It was hard to figure out what was expected from the Indiana Pacers this past season with Paul George’s unknown status to begin the year. Indiana would find a way to finish 45-37 but was knocked out of the playoffs in the first round. As the NBA Draft arrives on June 23, the Pacers will be looking to improve on their record from this season along with using the No. 20 overall pick to get a great player to put George and Monta Ellis.

The team’s only major free agent departure could be center Ian Mahinmi, who averaged 9.3 points and 7.1 rebounds a game. This may lead to the team looking for an inside player to add to their No. 3 team defense ranking from this season. Ellis and George are scoring machines but the team still needs more offense to go with those two. Can the Pacers go into the draft and potentially find a two-way player who can add significant offense to go with quality defense?

With the No. 20 pick, experts believe that the Pacers will go after Notre Dame guard Demetrius Jackson. Jackson is clearly a great offensive player who averaged 18 points a game this past college season. Can that translate to the pro game however and can Jackson bring enough defense to the table to help out in a significant way this coming year. Indiana has high hopes of catching the Cavaliers in the East. This draft may be a big sign of what is to come for the Pacers.

NBA Draft 2016: Los Angeles Clippers Draft Picks, Holes & Needs

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(Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

It is hard to argue with any season where a team goes 53-29 being a bad year. The Los Angeles Clippers however may believe that it wasn’t their best season after losing in the first round of the playoffs after having that record. The Clippers will go into the NBA Draft on June 23 trying very hard to find a great player with the No. 25 pick that can add to the talents of Chris Paul and Blake Griffin and get the Clippers to the next level.

There is the matter of seeing what Jamal Crawford decides to do. Crawford averaged 14.2 points a game off the bench last season as one of the best sixth men in the whole NBA. If he leaves, that would be a huge loss for the Clippers. The key is keeping Griffin healthy after playing just 35 games this past year but still averaging 21.4 points and 8.4 rebounds a game. Paul averaged 19.5 points and ten assists a game so finding a great wing player would be the next big step.

With the No. 25 pick, the Clippers aren’t going to have the greatest of options but they may have a chance at St. Joseph’s forward DeAndre Bembry. Bembry showed last season that he can be a big-time scorer and if he is added to the three-headed monster of Griffin, Paul and DeAndre Jordan, it may be very hard to slow the Clippers down at any point this season. This could be one of the big chances for the Clippers to make a huge move in the Western Conference.

NBA Draft 2016: Los Angeles Lakers Draft Picks, Holes & Needs

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The days of glory for the Los Angeles Lakers have gone out of the window in recent years. The team finished a lonely 17-65 this season while watching Kobe Bryant fade into retirement. With the No. 2 overall pick in the NBA Draft on June 23, the Lakers will be looking for the impact player they badly need to replace Bryant and turn the franchise around once again. The question is who will the Lakers end up taking with that pick?

With the Bryant gone, the team’s leading scorer is Jordan Clarkson. The problem is that Clarkson is a restricted free agent and could be gone as well. Clarkson averaged 15.5 points a game this season behind Bryant’s 17.6 a game. There are just six players under contract for next season for the Lakers. D’Angelo Russell and Julius Randle are nice building blocks but a big name needs to show up to give the Lakers any hopes of getting out of the cellar in the Western Conference.

There has been plenty of talk about Ben Simmons falling to the second pick if the Philadelphia 76ers doesn’t take him with the first overall selection. If that doesn’t happen though, the belief is that Brandon Ingram from Duke is the pick. Ingram has been compared to Kevin Durant, who was also the No. 2 draft in the pick many years ago. If Ingram is the pick to go with Russell and Randle, there is some serious potential going on in Los Angeles moving forward.

NBA Draft 2016: Memphis Grizzlies Draft Picks, Holes & Needs

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(Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)

It wasn’t the greatest of seasons for the Memphis Grizzlies as the team struggled to a 42-40 record and a first-round loss to the San Antonio Spurs. With the No. 17 choice in the June 23 NBA Draft, Memphis will be trying to get back to the level that they were at just a few seasons ago where it looked like they could win a NBA title. The team will be looking to avoid major losses in free agency and hoping that one of the better players in the draft falls to them.

The key free agents are Mike Conley and Lance Stephenson. Conley averaged 15.3 points and 6.1 assists a game as one of the best point guards in the whole NBA. Stephenson averaged 14.2 points in 26 games for Memphis. Conley would be the biggest loss of them all because it would force the Grizzlies to look for a new point guard instead of improving on their wing play and finding a three-point threat to open up the offense.

There are plenty of people who believe that Marquette forward Henry Ellenson will be the pick but Denzel Valentine may end up being the better pick with his outside shot. The key will be the Grizzlies finding the right fit. Ellenson would help Marc Gasol on the inside while Valentine would really assist Memphis from the perimeter. This will be a big draft for the Grizzlies and their chances to move up the Western Conference standings.


NBA Draft 2016: Miami Heat Draft Picks, Holes & Needs

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(Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

The Miami Heat won the Southeast Division this season but would lose in the Eastern Conference semifinals to the Toronto Raptors. The team has a host of free agents this summer and exactly zero draft picks in the June 23 NBA Draft as they try to improve their team. That will make it very interesting for Miami to see if they find a way to jump back into the draft or if they just decide to sit this one out and wait to score a pick next season.

The team has ten free agents including Joe Johnson, Luol Deng, Dwyane Wade and Hassan Whiteside. The biggest name is clearly Wade and wondering if he will want to continue on with his career in Miami or if he can convince LeBron James to join him again in South Beach. The other big name is Whiteside, who is going to get a huge free agent deal somewhere. Whiteside averaged 14.2 points and 11.8 rebounds a game this season for the Heat while adding 3.68 blocks per game.

The draft may be the place for the Heat to improve but it will likely be more through free agency than anything for this team to get even better for the 2016-17 season. If the team can jump back in though and get a second-round pick, it could be a big key to adding much-needed depth to the team where they may be more interested in big-name free agents and money will be very tight. The Heat clearly have one of the most odd draft nights around coming up.

NBA Draft 2016: Milwaukee Bucks Draft Picks, Holes & Needs

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There was a ton of optimism around the Milwaukee Bucks going into this past season. Those expectations went out the window early as the team finished just 33-49 and didn’t make the playoffs. As the NBA Draft hits on June 23, the Bucks have the No. 10 pick and need a huge draft to get back to a point where they can be at the .500 mark again. There are things to be happy about with Jabari Parker, Greg Monroe and Giannis Antetokonumpo but it would be a pleasant surprise to add to that combo.

Jerryd Bayless is the team’s biggest free agent and he averaged just 10.4 points a game to be sixth on the team. He is a solid backup point guard however and the team would hate to lose him. There are places where the team can improve though especially with Parker going into his third season and Monroe in his second season in Milwaukee. Monroe averaged 15.3 points and 8.8 rebounds a game this past year while Parker averaged 14.1 points a game.

The team needs another big man and experts are thinking Utah’s Jakob Poeltl is the man that Milwaukee is going to want. He is a scoring and rebounding machine and putting him in with Monroe and Parker would give the Bucks a great frontcourt moving forward. There are also two picks early in the second round for Milwaukee to add to their depth. The Bucks could make a run at the playoffs next season if they make the right pick in the draft.

NBA Draft 2016: Minnesota Timberwolves Draft Picks, Holes & Needs

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(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

One of the up and coming teams in the NBA is the Minnesota Timberwolves. While the team went just 29-53 during the 2015-16 season, the talents of Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins and Zach LaVine are showing through. As the NBA Draft arrives on June 23, Minnesota has the No. 5 overall pick with a chance to improve even more on their young roster and begin making steps towards making the playoffs sooner than later.

The team is only losing two players from this season’s roster and neither one had a major impact on what the Timberwolves were this last year. Wiggins averaged 20.7 points while Towns averaged 18.3 points and 10.5 rebounds a game. LaVine is one of the highest flyers in the whole NBA and continues to improve along with the veteran leadership Ricky Rubio is showing now. This team appears to be just one player away from really making a huge impact.

The No. 5 pick will allow the Timberwolves to get another young superstar and many experts are pointing at Kentucky guard Jamal Murray. Murray could easily be the top player in this year’s draft but is still expected to slide to Minnesota’s spot. It may be a decision that the teams above the Timberwolves learn to regret. Murray is NBA-ready and is another scoring machine out of Lexington. Minnesota is going to make it very close to the playoffs this coming year with the right pick at No. 5 overall.

NBA Draft 2016: New Orleans Pelicans Draft Picks, Holes & Needs

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The New Orleans Pelicans are built on the broad shoulders of Anthony Davis. New Orleans went just 30-52 last season after Davis got injured and missed a large portion of the season. With the NBA Draft coming on June 23, the Pelicans will be looking to find the next big piece of the puzzle to move them back into playoff contention. Here are a few key free agent decisions and draft decisions that the team is facing with the draft upcoming.

Ryan Anderson averaged 17 points a game off the bench for the Pelicans but is an unrestricted free agent that may want to leave town looking for a starting job. Eric Gordon averaged 15.2 points a game as well and is a free agent. These two players can signal whether or not the Pelicans have a serious chance at making the playoffs or not with a healthy Davis, who was dominant all year with 24.3 points and 10.3 rebounds per game.

The team has the No. 6 spot and may find themselves with a scoring machine there in Oklahoma guard Buddy Hield, who lit up the college world last season for 25 points a game. Hield should come right in and score huge points which could be needed if Gordon and/or Anderson leave New Orleans. Hield and Davis have the potential to be a 1-2 punch to reckon with for time to come if the Pelicans decide to go that direction. New Orleans may be just one piece away from the playoffs again.

NBA Draft 2016: New York Knicks Draft Picks, Holes & Needs

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The New York Knicks are one of the glamour franchises in the NBA with the allure of Madison Square Garden. However, the team hasn’t been very good lately and went just 32-50 last season. Carmelo Anthony isn’t the same player that he used to be and rookie Kristaps Porzingis could only do so much. With the NBA Draft coming up on June 23, the Knicks will be looking to find another young player to add to their aging roster.

The Knicks have just six players under contract for the 2016-17 season and were one of the worst offensive teams in the whole NBA even with Anthony on the roster. Arron Afflalo was third on the team in scoring but has a player option for the upcoming season and may want to leave New York. Jose Calderon along with Anthony and Porzingis are going to have to do all the heavy scoring if this team has any hope of making the playoffs.

A major problem that the Knicks have is that they don’t have a single draft pick coming up. This really hurts the team’s chances of improving with the huge salary of Anthony holding them down. There has been talk of trading for Derrick Rose but who knows that the Chicago Bulls could even get in return from the Knicks for him. It would appear there is a major uphill battle coming up still for the Knicks if they want to make Phil Jackson and his triangle offense look good.

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