The 2010 NBA draft included the player from Kentucky who now plays for which New Orleans team being drafted in the first round?
Pelicans
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Latavious Williams (born March 29, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Valencia Basket of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.  After graduating from high school, he played with the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League before being drafted by the Miami Heat with the 48th pick in the 2010 NBA draft.  After the draft, his draft rights were immediately traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA affiliate of the 66ers.  However, the Thunder did not sign him to a contract and Williams returned to the D-League with the 66ers.  On February 19, 2015, his draft rights were traded to the New Orleans Pelicans.
The 1979 NBA draft was the 33rd annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  The draft was held on June 25, 1979, before the 1979–80 season.  In this draft, 22 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players.  The first two picks in the draft belonged to the teams that finished last in each conference, with the order determined by a coin flip.  The Los Angeles Lakers, who obtained the New Orleans Jazz' first-round pick in a trade, won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Chicago Bulls were awarded the second pick.  The remaining first-round picks and the subsequent rounds were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season.  A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible for selection.  If a player left college early, he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated.  Larry Bird would have been eligible to join this draft class because his "junior eligible" draft status from being taken by Boston in 1978 would expire the minute the 1979 draft began, but Bird and the Celtics agreed on a 5-year contract in time to avoid that.  Before the draft, five college underclassmen were declared eligible for selection under the "hardship" rule.  These players had applied and gave evidence of financial hardship to the league, which granted them the right to start earning their living by starting their professional careers earlier.  Prior to the draft, the Jazz relocated from New Orleans to Salt Lake City and became the Utah Jazz.  The draft consisted of 10 rounds comprising the selection of 202 players.
DeMarcus Amir Cousins (born August 13, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  Nicknamed "Boogie", he played college basketball for the University of Kentucky, where he was an All-American in 2010.  He left Kentucky after one season, and was selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings.  In his first season with the Kings, Cousins was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and from 2015 to 2017, he was named an NBA All-Star.  He is also a two-time gold medal winner as a member of the United States national team, winning his first in 2014 at the FIBA Basketball World Cup and his second in 2016 at the Rio Olympics.
The 1967 National Football League expansion draft was a National Football League (NFL) draft held on February 9, 1967 in which a new expansion team named the New Orleans Saints selected its first players.  On November 1, 1966, (All Saints Day), NFL owners awarded its 16th team franchise to the city of New Orleans, Louisiana.  The expansion draft included future Hall of Famer running back Paul Hornung, who set an NFL record by scoring 176 points in only 12 games in 1960 for the Green Bay Packers, but did not play in Super Bowl I.  Hornung never played a down for the Saints and retired in the preseason due to a neck injury.
The 1974 NBA draft was the 28th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  The draft was held on May 28, 1974, before the 1974–75 season.  In this draft, 18 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players.  The first two picks in the draft belonged to the teams that finished last in each conference, with the order determined by a coin flip.  The Portland Trail Blazers won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Philadelphia 76ers were awarded the second pick.  The remaining first-round picks and the subsequent rounds were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season.  Prior to the draft, the Capital Bullets were renamed the Washington Bullets.  An expansion franchise, the New Orleans Jazz, took part in the NBA Draft for the first time and were assigned the tenth pick in each round.  A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible for selection.  If a player left college early, he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated.  Before the draft, 20 college underclassmen were declared eligible for selection under the "hardship" rule.  These players had applied and gave evidence of financial hardship to the league, which granted them the right to start earning their living by starting their professional careers earlier.  The draft consisted of 10 rounds comprising the selection of 178 players.
Lance Stephenson Jr. (born September 5, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  He attended Lincoln High School in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn.  Stephenson won city basketball championships in all four years of high school, and is New York State's all-time leading scorer in high school basketball.  He was named Mr. New York Basketball after his senior year and appeared in the 2009 McDonald's All-American Game.  He was drafted with the 40th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers and played for the franchise until signing with the Charlotte Hornets in 2014.  After three years splitting time with the Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans and Minnesota Timberwolves, Stephenson returned to the Pacers in March 2017.
The 2010 NBA draft was held on June 24, 2010, at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.  The draft, which started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (2300 UTC), was broadcast in the United States on ESPN.  In this draft, National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players.  This draft set a record with five players being drafted from the same school in the first round.  The players were John Wall (first), DeMarcus Cousins (fifth), Patrick Patterson (fourteenth), Eric Bledsoe (eighteenth), and Daniel Orton (twenty-ninth), all from the University of Kentucky.  This draft also marked the second time that an NBA D-League player was drafted, with the first case coming in 2008.
The original Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) were established in 1988 as an expansion team, based in Charlotte, North Carolina.  The team's roster was filled with unprotected players at the 1988 NBA Expansion Draft, and five days later the Hornets made their first picks out of college players at the 1988 NBA draft.  The Hornets remained in Charlotte for 14 seasons before relocating to New Orleans in 2002.  Two years after the Hornets' departure, the Charlotte Bobcats were established in 2004.  The Bobcats first participated in the 2004 NBA draft, two days after their expansion draft was held.  The franchise's name was changed back to the Hornets at the conclusion of the 2013–14 season, one year after the team in Louisiana renamed itself the New Orleans Pelicans.  The history and records of the original Charlotte Hornets were conveyed to the newly named Charlotte Hornets.
The Iowa State Cyclones college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and represents the Iowa State University in the Big 12 Conference (Big 12).  ISU has had 123 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the first draft held in 1936, through the 2016 NFL Draft.  ISU has only seen one player taken in the first round, George Amundson with the 14th overall pick in the 1973 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers.  Troy Davis was drafted in the third round of the 1997 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints, he has since been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.  Kelechi Osemele was drafted in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens; he went on to win Super Bowl XLVII with the Ravens as their starting right tackle.  Six former Cyclones who were drafted have been selected to a Pro Bowl or AFL All-Star Game.
Earl Joseph "J. R." Smith III (born September 9, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  He played high school basketball at New Jersey basketball powerhouse Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark.  He entered the NBA out of high school after being selected in the first round of the 2004 NBA draft with the 18th overall pick by the New Orleans Hornets (now known as the New Orleans Pelicans).  Over his NBA career, Smith has also played for the Hornets, Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks.  Smith also played overseas for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association due to the 2011 NBA lockout.  Smith won an NBA championship with the Cavaliers in 2016.
Latavious Williams 1979 NBA draft DeMarcus Cousins 1967 NFL expansion draft 1974 NBA draft Lance Stephenson 2010 NBA draft Charlotte Hornets draft history List of Iowa State Cyclones in the NFL Draft J. R. Smith
Latavious Williams (born March 29, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Valencia Basket of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.  After graduating from high school, he played with the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League before being drafted by the Miami Heat with the 48th pick in the 2010 NBA draft.  After the draft, his draft rights were immediately traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA affiliate of the 66ers.  However, the Thunder did not sign him to a contract and Williams returned to the D-League with the 66ers.  On February 19, 2015, his draft rights were traded to the New Orleans Pelicans.
Latavious Williams
The 1979 NBA draft was the 33rd annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  The draft was held on June 25, 1979, before the 1979–80 season.  In this draft, 22 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players.  The first two picks in the draft belonged to the teams that finished last in each conference, with the order determined by a coin flip.  The Los Angeles Lakers, who obtained the New Orleans Jazz' first-round pick in a trade, won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Chicago Bulls were awarded the second pick.  The remaining first-round picks and the subsequent rounds were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season.  A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible for selection.  If a player left college early, he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated.  Larry Bird would have been eligible to join this draft class because his "junior eligible" draft status from being taken by Boston in 1978 would expire the minute the 1979 draft began, but Bird and the Celtics agreed on a 5-year contract in time to avoid that.  Before the draft, five college underclassmen were declared eligible for selection under the "hardship" rule.  These players had applied and gave evidence of financial hardship to the league, which granted them the right to start earning their living by starting their professional careers earlier.  Prior to the draft, the Jazz relocated from New Orleans to Salt Lake City and became the Utah Jazz.  The draft consisted of 10 rounds comprising the selection of 202 players.
1979 NBA draft
DeMarcus Amir Cousins (born August 13, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  Nicknamed "Boogie", he played college basketball for the University of Kentucky, where he was an All-American in 2010.  He left Kentucky after one season, and was selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings.  In his first season with the Kings, Cousins was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and from 2015 to 2017, he was named an NBA All-Star.  He is also a two-time gold medal winner as a member of the United States national team, winning his first in 2014 at the FIBA Basketball World Cup and his second in 2016 at the Rio Olympics.
DeMarcus Cousins
The 1967 National Football League expansion draft was a National Football League (NFL) draft held on February 9, 1967 in which a new expansion team named the New Orleans Saints selected its first players.  On November 1, 1966, (All Saints Day), NFL owners awarded its 16th team franchise to the city of New Orleans, Louisiana.  The expansion draft included future Hall of Famer running back Paul Hornung, who set an NFL record by scoring 176 points in only 12 games in 1960 for the Green Bay Packers, but did not play in Super Bowl I.  Hornung never played a down for the Saints and retired in the preseason due to a neck injury.
1967 NFL expansion draft
The 1974 NBA draft was the 28th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  The draft was held on May 28, 1974, before the 1974–75 season.  In this draft, 18 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players.  The first two picks in the draft belonged to the teams that finished last in each conference, with the order determined by a coin flip.  The Portland Trail Blazers won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Philadelphia 76ers were awarded the second pick.  The remaining first-round picks and the subsequent rounds were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season.  Prior to the draft, the Capital Bullets were renamed the Washington Bullets.  An expansion franchise, the New Orleans Jazz, took part in the NBA Draft for the first time and were assigned the tenth pick in each round.  A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible for selection.  If a player left college early, he would not be eligible for selection until his college class graduated.  Before the draft, 20 college underclassmen were declared eligible for selection under the "hardship" rule.  These players had applied and gave evidence of financial hardship to the league, which granted them the right to start earning their living by starting their professional careers earlier.  The draft consisted of 10 rounds comprising the selection of 178 players.
1974 NBA draft
Lance Stephenson Jr. (born September 5, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  He attended Lincoln High School in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn.  Stephenson won city basketball championships in all four years of high school, and is New York State's all-time leading scorer in high school basketball.  He was named Mr. New York Basketball after his senior year and appeared in the 2009 McDonald's All-American Game.  He was drafted with the 40th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers and played for the franchise until signing with the Charlotte Hornets in 2014.  After three years splitting time with the Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans and Minnesota Timberwolves, Stephenson returned to the Pacers in March 2017.
Lance Stephenson
The 2010 NBA draft was held on June 24, 2010, at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.  The draft, which started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (2300 UTC), was broadcast in the United States on ESPN.  In this draft, National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players.  This draft set a record with five players being drafted from the same school in the first round.  The players were John Wall (first), DeMarcus Cousins (fifth), Patrick Patterson (fourteenth), Eric Bledsoe (eighteenth), and Daniel Orton (twenty-ninth), all from the University of Kentucky.  This draft also marked the second time that an NBA D-League player was drafted, with the first case coming in 2008.
2010 NBA draft
The original Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) were established in 1988 as an expansion team, based in Charlotte, North Carolina.  The team's roster was filled with unprotected players at the 1988 NBA Expansion Draft, and five days later the Hornets made their first picks out of college players at the 1988 NBA draft.  The Hornets remained in Charlotte for 14 seasons before relocating to New Orleans in 2002.  Two years after the Hornets' departure, the Charlotte Bobcats were established in 2004.  The Bobcats first participated in the 2004 NBA draft, two days after their expansion draft was held.  The franchise's name was changed back to the Hornets at the conclusion of the 2013–14 season, one year after the team in Louisiana renamed itself the New Orleans Pelicans.  The history and records of the original Charlotte Hornets were conveyed to the newly named Charlotte Hornets.
Charlotte Hornets draft history
The Iowa State Cyclones college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and represents the Iowa State University in the Big 12 Conference (Big 12).  ISU has had 123 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the first draft held in 1936, through the 2016 NFL Draft.  ISU has only seen one player taken in the first round, George Amundson with the 14th overall pick in the 1973 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers.  Troy Davis was drafted in the third round of the 1997 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints, he has since been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.  Kelechi Osemele was drafted in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens; he went on to win Super Bowl XLVII with the Ravens as their starting right tackle.  Six former Cyclones who were drafted have been selected to a Pro Bowl or AFL All-Star Game.
List of Iowa State Cyclones in the NFL Draft
Earl Joseph "J. R." Smith III (born September 9, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  He played high school basketball at New Jersey basketball powerhouse Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark.  He entered the NBA out of high school after being selected in the first round of the 2004 NBA draft with the 18th overall pick by the New Orleans Hornets (now known as the New Orleans Pelicans).  Over his NBA career, Smith has also played for the Hornets, Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks.  Smith also played overseas for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association due to the 2011 NBA lockout.  Smith won an NBA championship with the Cavaliers in 2016.
J. R. Smith
The 2010 NBA draft included the player from Kentucky who now plays for which New Orleans team being drafted in the first round?
The 2010 NBA draft included the player from Kentucky who now plays for which New Orleans team being drafted in the first round?
The 2010 NBA draft included the player from Kentucky who now plays for which New Orleans team being drafted in the first round?