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Los Angeles Clippers rookie Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s fashion statement at the recent draft is not just a one-time act. The 20-year-old point guard out of Kentucky is looking up to Russell Westbrook in terms of fashion style and trends. Gilgeous-Alexander recently sat down with Jovan Buha of The Athletic and talked about his rookie season expectations […]

New York Knicks rookie Kevin Knox turned 19 on Saturday before heading to the NBA Rookie Photo Shoot on Sunday. Knox’s former Kentucky teammates, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Hamidou Diallo, surprised the Knicks youngster with a birthday cake at the event. College teammates @hamidoudiallo & @shaiglalex bring out the 🎂 to celebrate @KevKnox’s 19th Birthday! #NBARooks […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander didn’t have to wait too long on draft night to hear his name called being selected with the 11th overall by the L.A. Clippers. It wasn’t surprising for Gilgeous-Alexander to hear his name called in that position because during the entire predraft leadup, the  Los Angeles was the team that he felt most comfortable […]

LAS VEGAS – It’s hard to imagine a time when NBA Summer League didn’t exist and rookies drafted in June would officially begin their careers playing against the league’s best players several months later in late October. Thankfully, since the NBA Summer League began in 2004, the younger, less experienced players have been able to […]

LAS VEGAS – The LA Clippers lottery picks from the NBA Draft made their debut on Friday night as the 2018 NBA Summer League hit the 112 degree weather of Las Vegas. Unfortunately, Game 1 for LA was a 77-71 loss at the hands of the Golden State Warriors, but it was a valiant effort […]

LOS ANGELES – It took a few weeks, but the LA Clippers have officially signed their two rookies in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jerome Robinson to their respective rookie deals. Per team policy, teams of the agreements were not disclosed. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was drafted 11th overall by the Charlotte Hornets, but was traded immediately to the […]

LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers made the drafting of their two young guards last week official in a press conference inside their practice facility. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jerome Robinson were named members of the Clippers, becoming the first lottery picks for the organization since the 2010 NBA Draft, when they selected Wake Forest’s Al-Farouq […]

All eyes are on the rookies who are making their debuts in the NBA Summer League this week. It is the NBA’s top stars of tomorrow, who just so happen to be playing today. Who will be the duds and the studs in their Pro Career premieres? Of course, most eyes will be on the […]

LOS ANGELES – By the end of the 2018 NBA Draft, it was evident how desperately the LA Clippers coveted point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. With the Phoenix Suns strongly interested in trading their 16th pick to the Charlotte Hornets in order to acquire Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, LA stepped in, one-upped the Suns with their 12th pick […]

Like most teams around the NBA landscape, the L.A. Clippers are finalizing their options with regards to this years Draft, which is set for Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. EST. Exactly who the Clippers will choose is still up for debate, but it sounds like they have their eyes on the point guard position. According […]

Former Kentucky Wildcats guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is getting plenty of chatter ahead of the draft, as he’s among the prospects who’s moved up a few notches in many mock draft boards. That said, the lengthy court general is not one to give clues which teams have shown greater interests in him. According to Jake Fischer […]

The Toronto Raptors made a big move this offseason firing head coach Dwane Casey, but that sounds like it could be just the first of many moves that could happen to shake up the team dynamics. According to Marc Stein of the New York Times, the Raptors are looking to trade their way into the […]