The top three selections in this year's NBA Draft were made without much of a surprise on Wednesday.

The Minnesota Timberwolves selected Anthony Edwards from the University of Georgia in the first overall pick.

Minnesota already have D'Angelo Russell and Karl-Anthony Towns as their core pair, meaning they don't crave another orchestrator. Meanwhile, James Wiseman already made it clear that he has no interest joining Towns and he did not even do any drills for Minnesota.

Therefore, the team decided to go with Edwards, a 1.96-meter tall, 102-kilogram shooting guard. The 19-year-old has remarkable athleticism and a stronger body than most college players. His 3-point rate was below 30 percent but Edwards is a big-heart scorer and never backs off from making bold choices. When he was hot, Edwards could be very explosive on the floor – he scored 33 points in the second half of the game against Michigan State last year.

After selecting Edwards, Minnesota reached a deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder by sending the No. 17 pick to OKC in exchange for the No. 25 and No. 28 first-rounders as well as Ricky Rubio.

Minnesota selected Rubio with the No. 5 pick in 2009. The Spanish golden boy played six seasons there before he was sent to the Utah Jazz, the Phoenix Suns and then OKC. After three seasons, Rubio returned to the Target Center, regardless of his will.

The Golden State Warriors selected Wiseman from the University of Memphis with the second overall pick.

Right before Golden State made their decision, there were reports about them negotiating with the Chicago Bulls over trading the No. 2 pick for Wendell Carter Jr. and the No. 4 pick. The deal did not happen in the end.

Nonetheless, what happened later made Golden State fans draw their breath: Klay Thompson who just recovered from a torn ACL in his left knee, suffered lower leg injury during a workout in Southern California. He is currently undergoing tests to determine the severity.

Multiple NBA reporters said Thompson's injury did not look good.

The sudden bad news raised one question: Should Golden State select someone who can contribute immediately instead of betting on future possibility?

Eventually they went with Wiseman and his talents.

As a 19-year-old seven-footer, Wiseman has the size and finishing ability in the paint that Golden State need. However, he only played three games for Memphis, which made his average numbers of 19.7 points, 10.7 rebounds and 3.0 blocks not so convincing. In the only challenging game against Oregon, Wiseman picked up three fouls, a sign that he may struggle defensively in his first couple of years in the NBA. Furthermore, judging by his drill performances, Wiseman is not an elite athlete.

The Charlotte Hornets selected LaMelo Ball from The Hawks of Australia's NBL with the third overall pick.

Another Ball kid joined the NBA. Like his big brother Lonzo Ball who is now in the New Orleans Pelicans, LaMelo is a tall guard (2.01 meters) whose shooting is even more unreliable – he shot at 24.7 percent behind triple line in Australia. Unlike Lonzo, LaMelo is a good slasher who plays like a typical American guard. Of course, Charlotte should pay attention to his turnover problem as well as the big mouth of his father LaVar Ball.

One interesting thing is that when Lonzo was still in the Los Angeles Lakers, LaVar claimed that he could defeat Michael Jordan one-on-one. "Back in my heyday, I would kill Michael Jordan one-on-one. I would just back (Jordan) in and lift him off the ground and call a foul every time he fouls me when I do a jump hook to the right or the left. He cannot stop me one-on-one. He better make every shot 'cause he can't go around me. He's not fast enough," said LaVar to USA Today.

Jordan later responded that he can beat LaVar on one leg and pointed out that LaVar averaged only 2.2 points in college. Now that LaMelo is a member of Jordan's team, maybe LaVar and the NBA GOAT can find a time and a place to see who's bluffing.

While the draft did not produce many surprises, the transaction market had some interesting news.

Philadelphia get rid of Al Horford, land Danny Green

The Philadelphia 76ers sent Al Horford, Vasilije Micic, this year's No. 34 pick and a "lightly protected" 2025 first-rounder to OKC in return for Danny Green and Terrance Ferguson, according to ESPN.

Signing Horford with a four-year, $109-million contract became the nightmare of Philadelphia. Not only did the five-time All-Star big guy played one of the worst seasons in the league, he failed to optimize the team's twisted offense.

Finally, the team could forget about him.

Later on Wednesday, Philadelphia made another deal by trading Josh Richardson and the No. 36 pick for Seth Curry with the Dallas Mavericks. Curry in 3-pointer shooting is one of the best choices in today's NBA. With him and Green around, Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid, no matter who leaves, will feel much more comfortable on the court. As for Dallas, Richardson is exactly the body-guard type they have been seeking for Luka Doncic.

Bogdan Bogdanovic refuse to go to Milwaukee Bucks

Bogdan Bogdanovic of the Sacramento Kings plans to become a restricted free agent, according to ESPN.

Two days ago, Sacramento and the Milwaukee Bucks reached a sign-and-trade deal which saw Bogdanovic depart for Milwaukee. It seemed like a win-win trade as Milwaukee would get a quality shooter who can also deal the ball in screen plays while Sacramento receive both young talents – Donte DiVincenzo, D.J. Wilson – and an experienced veteran Ersan Ilyasova.

That deal is off now as Bogdanovic seeks a bigger offer that he deserves, leaving Milwaukee scratch their brains trying to figure out what they should tell Giannis Antetokounmpo. The two-time MVP Greek Freak will become an unrestricted free agent next summer and declined to sign contract extension.

The rest of the top 14 selections in the draft is as follows:

Chicago Bulls, No. 4 pick: Patrick Williams, Florida State University.

Cleveland Cavaliers, No. 5 pick: Isaac Okoro, Auburn University.

Atlanta Hawks, No. 6 pick: Onyeka Okongwu, University of Southern Carolina.

Detroit Pistons, No. 7 pick: Killian Hayes, ratiopharm Ulm of Germany's BBL.

New York Knicks, No. 8 pick: Obi Toppin, the University of Dayton.

Washington Wizards, No. 9 pick: Deni Avdija, Maccabi Tel Aviv of Israel's Ligat HaAl.

Phoenix Suns, No. 10 pick: Jalen Smith, the University of Maryland.

San Antonio Spurs, No. 11 pick: Devin Vassell, Florida State University.

Sacramento Kings, No. 12 pick: Tyrese Haliburton, Iowa State University.

New Orleans Pelicans, No. 13 pick: Kira Lewis Jr., the University of Alabama.

Boston Celtics, No. 14 pick: Aaron Nesmith, Vanderbilt University.