Article: DRAFT LOOKS LIKE POTLUCK; AFTER DUNCAN, IT'S UP FOR GRABS.(SPORTS)

Byline: Gary Washburn Daily News Staff Writer

The only certainty is Tim Duncan.

Besides that, two words describe the 1997 NBA draft: complete unpredictability.

This year's draft hardly contains the strength it did a year ago. It's so weak after the top three picks that the Lakers dealt their first-round pick for George McCloud, who won't likely play for the team next season.

The Clippers, with the 14th pick, have no idea who will be remaining with that selection. In fact, after Duncan, a lock No. 1 pick by the San Antonio Spurs, the draft is a crapshoot.

``Since we don't have a first-round pick, we haven't examined the first ...

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