The 2010–11 NBA season was the 65th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 2011 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 20, 2011, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The season concluded with the Dallas Mavericks defeating the Miami Heat in six games, 4 games to 2, to win their first NBA title, and Dirk Nowitzki was named Finals MVP. Chicago's Derrick Rose was named the 2010–11 NBA MVP
The Opening Day schedule on TNT had the Miami Heat face the Boston Celtics, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers' championship ring and banner ceremony and their game against the Houston Rockets. The opener began at 7:30 p.m. ET. On Christmas Day, ABC and ESPN had a five-game set, with ABC broadcasting the game between the Celtics and the Orlando Magic, and the Heat against the Lakers, which started at 2:00 p.m. ET. On Martin Luther King Day, ESPN aired the game between the Chicago Bulls and the Memphis Grizzlies at 1:00 p.m. ET, while NBA TV aired the Sacramento Kings–Atlanta Hawks matchup at 4:00 p.m. ET. TNT capped off the holiday with a doubleheader, beginning with the Magic facing the Celtics, followed by the Oklahoma City Thunder facing the Los Angeles Lakers, beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET. The full schedule was released on Tuesday, August 10, 2010.
Other much-anticipated games include: on October 28, 2010, John Wall, the No. 1 pick in the 2010 NBA draft, made his NBA debut as the Washington Wizards visited the Magic on TNT. On December 2, LeBron James returned to Cleveland for the first time since the Decision as his Heat faced the Cavaliers on TNT. The Celtics–Lakers rivalry renewed on January 30, 2011 (at Los Angeles on ABC) and on February 10, 2011 (at Boston on TNT) in a rematch of the 2010 NBA Finals. On March 4–5, 2011, the New Jersey Nets and Toronto Raptors faced off in two regular season games held at London's O2 Arena.
The 2011 NBA Playoffs began on Saturday April 16, with the Conference Finals concluding on Thursday, May 26. The NBA Finals began on Tuesday, May 31 due to both Conference Finals ending in five games. ESPN began their playoff broadcast on April 16, and continued every Friday and Saturday thereafter, with the Sunday-Thursday schedule reserved for TNT (some Saturday first-round games apply) and NBA TV. ABC continued broadcasting early-round playoff coverage every Sunday afternoon, with select Saturday afternoon broadcasts. The first round playoff coverage was non-exclusive except for ABC-covered games, in which local sports networks (e.g. Fox Sports Net, Comcast SportsNet) still aired the game in their home market. TNT aired the Eastern Conference Finals while ESPN aired the Western Conference Finals. The NBA Finals were shown on ABC. Nationwide radio coverage was on ESPN Radio for select playoff games, the entire Conference Finals and NBA Finals.
| Year | Draft | Round | Pick | Player | Pos | playerSlug | From | To | Notes | ROY | HOF | Allstar | Heismann |
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| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 1 | Kyrie Irving | kyrie-irving | Duke | Cleveland | ! | 2012 | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 2 | Derrick Williams | derrick-williams | Arizona | Minnesota | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 3 | Enes Kanter | Utah | ||||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 4 | Tristan Thompson | tristan-thompson | Texas at Austin | Cleveland | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 5 | Jonas Valanciunas | jonas-valanciunas | Toronto | |||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 6 | Jan Vesely | jan-vesely | Washington | |||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 7 | Bismack Biyombo | bismack-biyombo | Sacramento | |||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 8 | Brandon Knight | brandon-knight | Kentucky | Detroit | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 9 | Kemba Walker | kemba-walker | Connecticut | Charlotte | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 10 | Jimmer Fredette | jimmer-fredette | Brigham Young | Milwaukee | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 11 | Klay Thompson | klay-thompson | Washington State | Golden State | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 12 | Alec Burks | alec-burks | Colorado | Utah | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 13 | Markieff Morris | markieff-morris | Kansas | Phoenix | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 14 | Marcus Morris | marcus-morris | Kansas | Houston | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 15 | Kawhi Leonard | kawhi-leonard | San Diego State | Indiana | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 16 | Nikola Vucevic | nikola-vucevic | Southern California | Philadelphia | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 17 | Iman Shumpert | iman-shumpert | Georgia Institute of Technology | New York | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 18 | Chris Singleton | chris-singleton | Florida State | Washington | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 19 | Tobias Harris | tobias-harris | Tennessee | Charlotte | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 20 | Donatas Motiejunas | donatas-motiejunas | Minnesota | |||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 21 | Nolan Smith | nolan-smith | Duke | Portland | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 22 | Kenneth Faried | kenneth-faried | Morehead State | Denver | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 23 | Nikola Mirotic | nikola-mirotic | Houston | |||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 24 | Reggie Jackson | reggie-jackson | Boston College | Oklahoma City | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 25 | MarShon Brooks | marshon-brooks | Providence College | Boston | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 26 | Jordan Hamilton | jordan-hamilton | Texas at Austin | Dallas | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 27 | JaJuan Johnson | jajuan-johnson | Purdue | New Jersey | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 28 | Norris Cole | norris-cole | Cleveland State | Chicago | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 29 | Cory Joseph | cory-joseph | Texas at Austin | San Antonio | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 30 | Jimmy Butler | jimmy-butler | Marquette | Chicago | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 31 | Bogan Bogdanovic | Miami | ||||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 32 | Justin Harper | justin-harper | Richmond | Cleveland | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 33 | Kyle Singler | kyle-singler | Duke | Detroit | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 34 | Shelvin Mack | shelvin-mack | Butler | Washington | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 35 | Tyler Honeycutt | tyler-honeycutt | California, Los Angeles | Sacramento | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 36 | Jordan Williams | jordan-williams | Maryland | New Jersey | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 37 | Trey Thompkins | trey-thompkins | Georgia | LA Clippers | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 38 | Chandler Parsons | chandler-parsons | Florida | Houston | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 39 | Jeremy Tyler | jeremy-tyler | Charlotte | |||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 40 | Jon Leuer | jon-leuer | Wisconsin | Milwaukee | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 41 | Darius Morris | darius-morris | Michigan | LA Lakers | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 42 | Davis Bertans | davis-bertans | Indiana | |||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 43 | Malcolm Lee | malcolm-lee | California, Los Angeles | Chicago | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 44 | Charles Jenkins | charles-jenkins | Hofstra | Golden State | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 45 | Josh Harrellson | josh-harrellson | Kentucky | New Orleans | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 46 | Andrew Goudelock | andrew-goudelock | Charleston | LA Lakers | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 47 | Travis Leslie | travis-leslie | Georgia | LA Clippers | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 48 | Keith Benson | keith-benson | Oakland | Atlanta | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 49 | Josh Selby | josh-selby | Kansas | Memphis | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 50 | Lavoy Allen | lavoy-allen | Temple | Philadelphia | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 51 | Jon Diebler | Ohio State | Portland | |||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 52 | Vernon Macklin | vernon-macklin | Florida | Detroit | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 53 | DeAndre Liggins | deandre-liggins | Kentucky | Orlando | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 54 | Milan Macvan | Cleveland | ||||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 55 | E'Twaun Moore | Purdue | Boston | |||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 56 | Chukwudiebere Maduabum | LA Lakers | ||||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 57 | Targuy Ngombo | Dallas | ||||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 58 | Ater Majok | LA Lakers | ||||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 59 | Adam Hanga | San Antonio | ||||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 60 | Isaiah Thomas | isaiah-thomas | Washington | Sacramento | ||||||
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