ESPN sets NBA draft coverage

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(June 22, 2010) ESPN and ESPN Radio have exclusive broadcast rights to the NBA draft, which starts at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Stuart Scott returns as host, with analysts Jay Bilas, Jon Barry and Jeff Van Gundy. Former Portland Trail Blazers vice president of basketball operations Tom Penn will provide salary cap information about teams preparing for a highly anticipated free agency period.

Kansas coach Bill Self will be a studio analyst for NBA TV's coverage of the event, the network announced Tuesday.

NBA TV will air a pre-draft show at 5 p.m. and a post-draft show at 11 p.m.

Self, former New Jersey Nets coach Lawrence Frank, Kenny Smith, Steve Smith and Chris Dortch are on the network's coverage of the draft, which will take place at Madison Square Garden.

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