3 JEWS DRAFTED BY NBA TEAMS

NBA draft has strong Jewish flavor (JTA)
Three Jewish basketball players were selected in the NBA draft. The Los Angeles Lakers took UCLA’s Jordan Farmar in the first round, while Israelis Lior Eliyahu and Yotam Halperin were taken in the second round by the Orlando Magic and the Seattle Supersonics, respectively. Eliyahu, whose rights later were traded to the Houston Rockets, is expected to continue playing in Israel for now.