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Live updates: 2017 NBA draft picks, breaking news and trade rumors

Keep track of the picks as they happen and get all the latest trade rumors and breaking news here.

The NBA draft has finally arrived. Keep track of the picks as they happen and get all the latest trade rumors and breaking news below.

There are five minutes between picks in the first round and two minutes between picks in the second round.

As expected, the Sixers took Washington guard Markelle Fultz with the No. 1 overall pick.

[What they're saying about Markelle Fultz: 'A James Harden clone on the offensive end']

The Sixers then traded to get another pick in the first round, acquiring the No. 25 pick from Orlando. The Magic made the pick on the Sixers' behalf, selecting Latvian big man Anzejs Pasecniks. The Sixers gave up a protected 2020 first-round draft pick in the deal. Click here for the full details.

The Sixers started the night with four picks in the second round, and traded two away. They kept the No. 6 pick in the round (No. 36 overall) and No. 20 (No. 50 overall). With the first of those, they took Australian forward Jonah Bolden, who played college basketball at UCLA before spending a year playing professionally in Serbia. With the second, they took French forward Matthias Lessort.
[What they're saying about Anzejs Pasecniks, Jonah Bolden and Mathias Lessort]
The first of the picks traded away was the ninth in the round (No. 39 overall), sent to the Los Angeles Clippers reportedly for cash considerations. The second was the 16th pick in the round (No. 46 overall), sent to the Milwaukee Bucks for terms not known yet.

Television coverage was on ESPN and NBA TV. Here's each network's roster of on-air talent:

ESPN: Rece Davis (host), Jay Bilas, Fran Fraschilla, Tom Penn, Jalen Rose, Michael Wilbon, Jay Williams, Jeff Goodman (reporter), Allison Williams (reporter).

NBA TV: Casey Stern (host), Scott Howard-Cooper, Seth Davis, Eric Pincus, Kenny Smith, Steve Smith, Jared Greenberg (reporter) and Trey Kerby (reporter). 

    Jonathan Tannenwald
    I'm The Inquirer's soccer reporter, covering the Union, the U.S. men's and women's national teams, MLS, the NWSL, and Philadelphia's place in the world's game. I also cover college basketball, the WNBA, and occasionally other things.
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