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2011 NBA Draft Order: Knicks 17th, Nets 27th In First Round

The 2011 NBA Draft will be held Thursday night (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) with the New York Knicks holding the 17th pick in the first round and the New Jersey Nets holding pick No. 27. SB Nation New York will have pick-by-pick news and analysis of the moves made by the Knicks and Nets.

The Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Draft Lottery and are widely expected to select former Duke point guard Kyrie Irving with the No. 1 selection.

Where Glens Falls native and former BYU scoring machine Jimmer Fredette winds up will be one of the most interesting aspects of the evening. There has, of course, been a great deal of speculation about the high-scoring guard winding up in New York or New Jersey. Former Syracuse big man Rick Jackson could be drafted some time in the second round Thursday night. Former UConn star Kemba Walker, a Bronx native, is a likely lottery pick after leading the Huskies to a national championship.

SB Nation New York has also been following mock drafts for both the Knicks and the Nets.

2011 NBA Draft Order

  1. Cleveland Cavaliers
  2. Minnesota Timberwolves
  3. Utah Jazz
  4. Cleveland Cavaliers
  5. Toronto Raptors
  6. Washington Wizards
  7. Sacramento Kings
  8. Detroit Pistons
  9. Charlotte Bobcats
  10. Milwaukee Bucks
  11. Golden State Warriors
  12. Utah Jazz
  13. Phoenix Suns
  14. Houston Rockets
  15. Indiana Pacers
  16. Philadelphia 76ers
  17. New York Knicks
  18. Washington Wizards
  19. Charlotte Bobcats
  20. Minnesota Timberwolves
  21. Portland Trail Blazers
  22. Denver Nuggets
  23. Houston Rockets
  24. Oklahoma City Thunder
  25. Boston Celtics
  26. Dallas Mavericks
  27. New Jersey Nets
  28. Chicago Bulls
  29. San Antonio Spurs
  30. Chicago Bulls

-- Second round order

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