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Lakers will rue day Kidd-Gilchrist got away

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist - photo by Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/MCT

– photo by Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/MCT

Of all the young players paraded on-stage with Commissioner David Stern on draft night last month, 's Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was the one most suited to join the Lakers, or any other serious contender, and help right away.  Given owner 's track record as a talent evaluator, it's almost amazing the took Kidd-Gilchrist second overall, after his NCAA champion teammate Anthony Davis went first to New Orleans. But it was the right spot for Kidd-Gilchrist, who won't be 19 until September.  The Minnesota Timberwolves, who intelligently want to add Pau Gasol's veteran presence to their young core of players, tried to swap last year's No. 2 overall pick, tweener forward Derrick Williams, to the Bobcats to get the pick and send it to the Lakers for Gasol.

 

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On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.

 

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