Cavaliers draft Irving as top pick

Duke University point guard Kyrie Irving was the top pick in this season's NBA draft as the Cleveland Cavaliers followed the expected route.

The Australian-born 19-year-old was seen by most observers as the safest pick in a draft weakened by uncertainty over a potential lock-out which could affect the start of the new campaign.
And he was indeed snapped up and was quickly followed by Texas forward Tristan Thompson as the Cavs made the post of their privileged position of having the first and fourth picks.
Irving told NBA.com: "It's all surreal for me, I'm just glad my family were here to experience it with me. I've been working countless hours in the gym leading up to this moment, so I'm glad I'm here now.
"They picked Tristan and they got two great young guys coming into the organisation. I'm really looking forward to getting to Cleveland."
In between times, the Minnesota Timberwolves took Arizona forward Derrick Williams with the number two pick and the Utah Jazz signed Kentucky's Turkish forward Enes Kanter at three.
Kanter was the first of a host of overseas names high up the draft, with Europeans Jonas Valanciunas (Lithuania) and Jan Vesely (Czech Republic) drafted fifth and sixth by the Toronto Raptors and the Washington Wizards respectively and Congo's Bismack Biyombo chosen seventh by the Sacramento Kings - though he is set to end up with the Charlotte Bobcats after a trade deal.
Kentucky's Brandon Knight (Detroit Pistons), Connecticut's Kemba Walker (Charlotte) and college scoring champion Jimmer Fredette of Brigham Young University - set to be traded by the Milwaukee Bucks to Sacramento as part of the three-team trade involving Biyombo - completed the top 10.
Twin brothers Markieff and Marcus Morris were drafted 13th and 14th by the Phoenix Suns and the Houston Rockets respectively.