Marcus Williams had to wait a long time Wednesday night for his dream to come true. Josh Boone had to wait only a few minutes. "Please let me go 23rd," Boone remembers thinking. Prayer answered! The two UConn Huskies were at the Champions Center Thursday to talk about their good luck...and confront some difficult questions about Williams's arrest for stealing laptops and Boone's lack of consistency. Still, everyone remains optimistic both can contribute immediately.
- 2006 NBA Draft Fell Into Place for Nets - Chris Creed - New Jersey Nets
- Nets introduce first-round picks Marcus Williams and Josh Boone - Tom Canavan - AP
- Mother's Tough Love Sustains Nets' Top Pick - John Eligon - New York Times
- Nets GM Ed Stefanski joins Joe to talk about the Nets draft picks (Audio) - Joe Benigno - WFAN
- Nets envision Boone filling sizable hole - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Steal Will - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Marcus a steal for Nets - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- Williams Camp Weighs In - Desmond Connor - Hartford Courant
- A Stellar Night For Huskies - Hartford Courant
- Maybe, character counts for something - John Smallwood - Philadelphia Daily News
- Wait well worth it for Williams - Arthur Sherman - Norwich Bulletin
- Destinations perfect fits for Huskies - Ed Daigneault - Waterbury Republican-American
- Mom got Nets' top pick back on track - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Make It 2 In Same Jersey - Mike Anthony - Hartford Courant
- Nets thrilled with Williams - Brian Koonz - Danbury News-Times