Madison Square Garden in New York City reigned supreme from 2001 to 2010 as the location for the NBA Draft but things have changed since MSG underwent renovations and the new arena in Brooklyn arrived. The NBA Draft will be held at the Barclays Center for the third straight year.
League sources told the New York Post the 2015 NBA draft will return to Barclays Center for a third straight season next month. It will mark the fifth straight year the draft will be held at an arena that houses the Nets. It took place at Prudential Center in Newark in 2011 and 2012.
While the June 25 draft will be held at the home of the Nets, the focus locally will almost exclusively be on the Knicks, who have the second-best chance to claim the top spot in the NBA draft lottery, which will be held at the ABC Studios in Times Square May 19.
Though it’s the Nets territory, I’m sure there will be tons of orange and blue in the building. It’s been a little while since the Knicks had such an important draft pick. They should have a top-give pick and a chance to get one of the possible difference makers in a front loaded draft.
