The Latest: Proud college coaches all smiles at NBA draft

By foxsports
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NEW YORK (AP) The Latest from the NBA draft at Barclays Center in New York.(all times local):

7:25 p.m.

There are few proud college coaches at Barclays Center for the NBA draft, and they are all smiles.

Washington head coach Lorenzo Romar, Michigan State's Tom Izzo and Kentucky's John Calipari were among the college coaches in attendance. And each of them had multiple players in the draft.

Romar was visiting with Marquese Chriss and Dejounte Murray, Izzo was talking with Denzel Valentine and Deyonta Davis while Calipari took pictures with Jamal Murray and Skal Labissiere and their families.

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7:10 p.m.

All the players invited to New York for the NBA draft got up on stage at Barclays Center for the usual group picture.

A quick fashion take: It seems bow ties are the favorite sartorial item this year.

The ''Green Room'' is full of future NBA players, their parents, friends, college coaches and agents. The crowd at Barclays Center is sparse so far but thanks to a late trade with Indiana, the Brooklyn Nets have a first-round pick at No. 20 so crowd will have something to cheer about - or boo about.

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6:50 p.m.

All eyes will be on long-presumed No. 1 pick Ben Simmons when the NBA Draft gets started, and then it's Brandon Ingram's turn when the Los Angeles Lakers make the No. 2 pick.

After that, the intrigue begins.

Boston holds eight picks in this draft, including the No. 3 selection. And what Danny Ainge does or doesn't do with that selection will likely shape many of the other 57 decisions that will follow over the course of the evening.

It's a night the Celtics have waited some time for, and Ainge holds more cards than anyone else.