{"id":17105,"date":"2019-05-06T02:07:02","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T07:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=17105"},"modified":"2019-05-06T02:07:02","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T07:07:02","slug":"2019-big3-draft-results-former-nba-no-1-overall-pick-greg-oden-rockets-draftee-royce-white-among-top-selections-the-big3-basketball-league-held-its-annual-draft-on-wednesday-may-1-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=17105","title":{"rendered":"2019 BIG3 draft results: Former NBA No. 1 overall pick Greg Oden, Rockets draftee Royce White among top selections, The BIG3 basketball league held its annual draft on Wednesday, MAY 1 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"The 2019 BIG3 Draft is in the books. Live from Las Vegas on Wednesday night, one of the four expansion teams, the Enemies, made Royce White the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 draft. White was a former first-round pick in the 2012 NBA <\/strong>Draft, but played just three games in the league after dealing with mental health issues. He most recently played in the National Basketball League of Canada.\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Up next, the Triplets selected Chris Johnson<\/a> with the No. 2 pick, and the 3-Headed Monsters followed up by taking former NBA<\/a> big man Larry Sanders with the No. 3 pick. The other most notable selection from the first round was Greg Oden, who went 7th overall to the Aliens.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oden, of course, was the No. 1 overall pick of the 2007 NBA Draft<\/a>. Back in professional basketball for the first time since 2016, when he played in China, Oden said, “It is fun to be around all these guys I haven’t seen for a while, I am excited to play with these guys.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Notable former NBA players selected later in the draft include Jason Richardson (Tri-State, 4th pick in the second round), Brandon Rush<\/a> (Aliens, 8th pick in the second round), Mario Chalmers<\/a> (3-Headed Monsters, 2nd pick in the third round) and Bonzi Wells (Tri-State, 10th pick in the third round).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"The BIG3 is set to begin its third season this summer, and the 3-on-3 professional basketball league will be bigger than ever after the addition of four expansion teams — the Aliens, Bivouac, Enemies, and Triplets — boosted the total number of teams to 12.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

After announcing that it will be partnering with CBS and CBS Sports as its broadcasting partner<\/a><\/span> for its third season, the BIG3, founded by actor\/rapper Ice Cube, is expected to reach a wider audience. The new season tips off on June 22.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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