I hold a firm belief that there is no reporter who is further ahead of everyone else in their sport than Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports is with the NBA, and that was proven during last night's NBA Draft. @WojYahooNBA was consistently 10-15 minutes ahead of his counterparts across media platforms, but especially those at the mothership, ESPN, the "Worldwide Leader in Sports" and whatnot. Below is the tweets of Wojnarowski, ESPN's Andy Katz and ESPN's Chris Broussard, who were featured prominently on ESPN's coverage of the draft reporting news that was a solid 20 minutes old. But truthfully this is not about ESPN, this is about the incredible reach of Wojnarowski. Let's see who beat each other to the punch.
Multiple league sources say Nerlens Noel is on the move.
— Andy Katz (@ESPNAndyKatz) June 28, 2013
Noel going to be traded, sources say — Chris Broussard (@Chris_Broussard) June 28, 2013
New Orleans has traded Nerlens Noel to the 76ers, source tells Y! Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) June 28, 2013
Well done ESPN guys, off two a good start. Technically they beat Woj by about a minute, but we'll give 'em a point. 1-0 to the mothership.
Philadelphia sends Jrue Holiday and a first-round pick in 2014 to New Orleans for Noel, league source says. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) June 28, 2013
Philadelphia also sends the 42nd overall pick in this draft to Pelicans with Holiday, source tells Y!
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) June 28, 2013
Noel to Philly for Jrue Holiday and a 2014 first round pick, 1-3 protected, sources say — Chris Broussard (@Chris_Broussard) June 28, 2013
Sixers get Nerlens Noel and 2014 first-round pick. New Orleans gets Jrue Holiday.
— Andy Katz (@ESPNAndyKatz) June 28, 2013
Oh wait. The Woj comes in and SMASHES Katz on the details of the trade, which is probably more important to be honest. Game tied at 1.
Burke going to Utah in trade, sources say — Chris Broussard (@Chris_Broussard) June 28, 2013
Trey Burke is going to the Utah Jazz in a trade, sources tell Y! Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) June 28, 2013
Burke on the move and it's not Portland. League source said it could be Utah. — Andy Katz (@ESPNAndyKatz) June 28, 2013
Solid tie. Well done guys. I'm starting to think they're getting the exact same texts. Let's say we're tied at 2 now.
The Dallas Mavericks and Atlanta Hawks are discussing a deal for the Mavs' 13th pick, league sources tell Y! Sports. Still talking.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) June 28, 2013
Boston has traded for the 13th pick from Dallas, source tells Y! — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) June 28, 2013
The Celtics send Dallas the 16th overall pick and two future second-rounders, league sources tell Y! Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) June 28, 2013
So Boston gets Kelly Olynyk and gives up two second rounders. Dallas gets Boston's 16. — Andy Katz (@ESPNAndyKatz) June 28, 2013
Here is the trade: Boston gets Olynyk. Dallas gets 16 more second-round picks going to Dallas, too.
— Andy Katz (@ESPNAndyKatz) June 28, 2013
Oh dear. Woj smashes Katz here by close to 10 minutes. Kelly Olynyk ended up being the 13th pick, as Katz didn't have until after the selection, and then Katz was still five minutes late on the trade for pick No. 16. It's 4-2.
Dallas has traded the 16h overall pick to Atlanta, league source tells Y! — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) June 28, 2013
Dallas has traded the 16th pick and Jared Cunningham to Atlanta for the 18th pick and No. 44, source says.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) June 28, 2013
The way it works is Celtics were told by Dallas to pick for Atlanta at No. 16. — Andy Katz (@ESPNAndyKatz) June 28, 2013
Dallas - ATL trade: Dallas sends 16th pick (Lucas N), Jared Cunningham and 44th pick to ATL for 18th pick (Larkin)
— Chris Broussard (@Chris_Broussard) June 28, 2013
Oy. It's getting ugly. Woj beats Katz by 15 minutes, although it appears Katz knew he was well behind. 5-2 to Woj over ESPN. Also, Chris Broussard? Just 30-plus minutes late buddy. Good job, good effort.
Minnesota is moving the 26th pick, per team source. — Andy Katz (@ESPNAndyKatz) June 28, 2013
Minnesota sends the 26th pick to Golden State. Warriors weren't in the draft.
— Andy Katz (@ESPNAndyKatz) June 28, 2013
Oklahoma City has made a deal for the 26th pick, league source tells Y! Sports. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) June 28, 2013
Golden State has made a deal with Oklahoma City to get the 29th overall pick, league source tells Y! Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) June 28, 2013
Golden State made a deal with Minnesota for the 26th pick, and then made a deal with OKC to trade 26 for 29. Or something. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) June 28, 2013
OK, so Wolves picked for Warriors with Roberson and then Warriors say they moved it to OKC and are picking at 29.
— Andy Katz (@ESPNAndyKatz) June 28, 2013
OK, so at first it seems Katz has a scoop that Minnesota traded their 26th pick to Golden State. But then Woj comes on and says Oklahoma City is getting the 29th pick. What?? Woj, however, then comes on and clarifies that Minnesota did trade their pick to Golden State, and then that Warriors flopped that pick to Oklahoma City for No. 29. Katz doesn't get this until, again, 15 minutes later. I'll give him a point for being first that pick No. 26 was on the move, but then I have to give one to Woj for being right about where it was going and another one to Woj for being right about where the Warriors ended up. It's now 7-3.
The Golden State Warriors are discussing a trade of the 29th pick, league source tells Y! — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) June 28, 2013
Golden State has moved back to No. 30, cutting a deal with the Suns, a source tells Y!
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) June 28, 2013
Warriors now say they have moved down to 30. — Andy Katz (@ESPNAndyKatz) June 28, 2013
And we wrap up with Woj beating Katz once more on the Warriors again trading down to 30. You're final: 8-3 to Woj and Yahoo. Rather than cutting to Chris Broussard and Andy Katz every seven minutes, ESPN would have been better off just showing a live feed of Woj's twitter.
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