NBA Essentials ranks our six favorite stories of the day.1. The Association: Shameless, sure, but this Brook Lopez "wired" video might be the greatest highlight from Draft night.
2. Sporting News: A nice and tidy roundup of all the draft day dealings that went down.
3. NetsDaily: Detailing the youth movement (i.e., LeBron James preparations) in New Jersey.
4. Tom Sorensen, Charlotte Observer: Defending the Bobcats' D.J. Augustin Pick.
5. Tim Kawakami, Mercury News: And questioning the Warriors' Anthony Randolph selection.
6. NextRound.net: A must-see photo essay of David Stern's all-time awkward draft handshakes.
