1.   Antonio McDyess, a soft-spoken power forward from Quitman, Miss., took his first professional knock on draft night, in Toronto.

2.   As for John Wallace,Knicks president Dave Checketts had an eerie feeling on draft night.

3.   Bryant has been home in Philadelphia since draft night.

4.   But the Hawks, like most teams in the East, did not improve measurably from draft night.

5.   Draft nights are have a certain amusement factor, but the real deals that will make or break a franchise will be made later.

6.   Ellis played just six games last season, and his uncertain status was a major reason the Nuggets traded for Antonio McDyess on draft night.

7.   Everyone talks like a winner on draft night.

8.   Francis, unavailable for comment Monday, said during the season he had long since gotten over the disappointment of draft night.

9.   Former Notre Dame center Troy Murphy was quizzed on draft night about his affinity for a particular Doctor Seuss passage.

10.   He decided it was time to do something about it and, on draft night, he did.