NEW YORK — Markelle Fultz is still expected to be the No. 1 pick, though the destination has changed.
Lonzo Ball wants to stay home with the Los Angeles Lakers at No. 2, and it seems surer than ever he will.
The intrigue, then, starts with the No. 3 pick in the NBA draft Thursday.
That's where the Boston Celtics are scheduled to pick after moving down two spots in a trade with Philadelphia, giving the 76ers the right to select Fultz with their second No. 1 pick in two years.
Forwards Josh Jackson of Kansas and Jayson Tatum of Duke are two players frequently mentioned as possibilities at the No.