Guide to the NBA draft: Picks, profiles and more

June 21, 2018 at 8:45PM
Arizona's DeAndre Ayton, left, speaks to reporters during a media availability with the top basketball prospects in the NBA Draft, Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in New York.
Arizona's DeAndre Ayton, left, speaks to reporters during a media availability with the top basketball prospects in the NBA Draft, Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in New York. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Timberwolves start the draft with the 20th pick in the first round of the NBA draft and the 48th pick in the second round.

While there isn't as much buzz as when they drafted Karl-Anthony Towns in 2015 with the first overall pick or traded last year for Jimmy Butler, there's still the potential for significant activity.

Here are some links to help keep up with tonight's news:

For the latest picks as they're made, click here.

The Star Tribune's draft night Live Blog is here.

Profiles of the players most likely to be taken are here.

News reports on the draft and trades are here.

2017-18 NBA stats are here.

Jerry Zgoda's draft preview story about Tom Thibodeau's two roles is here.

Here are mock drafts from:

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