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The year-round scouting and media contingent that follows the league can start looking forward to Las Vegas vacations now that the 2024 NBA Draft is in the books. Some downtime pleasures can be enjoyed before getting back on the grind of scoping out the 2025 class. The incoming rookies and second-year players contractually obligated to […]

The Miami Heat were back at it Thursday as they made their second round selection with the 44rd overall after a trade awap with the Atlanta Hawks as the pick ended up being Pelle Larsson out of the University of Arizona. Besides himself, Heat Assistant General Manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations Adam Simon […]

It’s no secret that a youth movement is slowly taking over the NBA. However, the Boston Celtics opted for older, more experienced picks in the 2024 NBA Draft. In the first round, the Green Team selected sharp-shooter Baylor Scheierman out of Creighton with the 30th overall pick. He turns 24 in September and is already […]

The Los Angeles Lakers selected Bronny James, the son of Lakers superstar Lebron James with the 55th overall pick in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft. Here’s what the elder James had to say about the selection, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. “[He] got very emotional considering the weight of the moment… Not […]

It was an eventful second day of the NBA Draft, and the Portland Trail Blazers were as active as any team in the second round, though they didn’t end up adding any players to their roster on Thursday. With a flurry of moves (that were difficult to track thanks to a sub-par broadcast and a […]

After all the wild speculation, rumors and reports, Bronny James is officially a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. He will likely make history by playing on the same team as his father, LeBron James, just as everyone has expected for months. Rich Paul’s polarizing approach worked to full effect and helped ensure that the […]

PLAYA VISTA, CA — The Los Angeles Clippers entered the 2024 NBA Draft armed with just one pick: The 46th overall selection. During the second day of the now two-day event, the Clippers selected guard Cam Christie. Christie, an 18-year old freshman out of Minnesota is set to turn 19 years of age on July […]

Bronny James’s NBA draft moment made history as he and his father, LeBron James, became the first father-son pair to simultaneously play in the league. Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 55th pick in the second round, Bronny’s selection was announced by Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum at ESPN’s Seaport studio. The Los Angeles […]

Being in a basketball family is surely different but LeBron James’ household took it to the next level. Savannah James is now the mother of a house that has two players in the association after the NBA Draft. He saw The King go through the hardships of the ride up until his current stint with […]

The 2024 NBA Draft has officially concluded. In the first ever two-day draft, headlines were made when the Atlanta Hawks selected French standout wing Zaccharie Risacher first overall. A handful of trades were made during the first round, and a point of emphasis was put on young, athletic talents near the end of the first […]

Bronny James is officially a Laker after the worst kept secret in the world was finally revealed on Thursday afternoon. Bronny James will now head to Los Angeles to play with his famous father which has caused a firestorm of reactions on X. The reactions came as Lakers GM Rob Pelinka shared his reasoning for […]

The Los Angeles Lakers officially selected Bronny James with the 55th pick overall in the NBA Draft. It marks the first time ever that a father-son duo will play in the league simultaneously, and there’s still a chance they’ll be teammates as well. With that said, shortly after the draft, Nike dropped a powerful ad […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ move with their 55th overall NBA Draft pick was expected. LeBron James has long been vocal about his interest in playing with Bronny James. So they made sure to get him to one of the best basketball colleges. Unfortunately, it did not pan out with Andy Enfield and the USC basketball […]

The Los Angeles Lakers surprised nobody when they selected Bronny James with the No. 55 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. In the days and weeks leading up to the draft, all of the chatter seemed to suggest that he was going to be the Lakers pick in the second round. And now Bronny […]

The Dallas Mavericks made a trade during Day 2 of the NBA Draft on Thursday. Dallas acquired Melvin Ajinca, who had been selected by the New York Knicks with the No. 51 overall pick in the draft. New York reportedly ended up with Ariel Hukporti with the No. 58 overall pick. Tim MacMahon of ESPN […]

The New York Knicks had an incredibly busy 2024 NBA Draft. They came into the first round with the No. 24 and No. 25 overall picks but ended up making multiple trades which left them with only the No. 25 pick. The wheeling and dealing for the Knicks continued in the second round of the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers entered the second day of the 2024 NBA Draft with the 41st overall pick. Although their own second-rounder was revoked due to previous tampering charges, they still had a solid pick to add more young talent or utilize in a trade. Daryl Morey said that he likes the new draft format, as […]

The Bronny James situation reached a fever pitch with the second round underway and Bronny James remaining on the board until the late second round on Thursday afternoon. James was finally taken by his father’s Los Angeles Lakers with the 55th pick in the NBA Draft, but not before a wild accusation was shared by […]

After much speculation throughout the offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers officially pulled the trigger and selected Bronny James with the 55th overall pick of the NBA Draft. He’ll be joining his father, LeBron James, in LA, assuming LeBron re-signs with the organization this offseason. This is a big move for the Lakers considering it allows LeBron […]

The Miami Heat made an interesting pick with their 15th overall selection as they took Indiana University’s Kel’el Ware who stands at seven-foot. One of the first aspects a fan can think about is how he can compliment a player like Heat star Bam Adebayo. Adebayo spoke to the media Thursday about heading to the […]

After a long (and sad) wait in the Green Room on Wednesday night during the first round of the NBA Draft, Duke center Kyle Filipowski finally came off the board on Thursday afternoon when the Utah Jazz selected the two-time All-ACC performer with the 32nd pick in the NBA Draft. Filipowski, who was pegged by […]

The 2024 NBA Draft class was largely derided as weak and lacking top-end talent for years. The hype usually picks up considerably in the last 48 hours before the first name is called and front offices always find a way to spin their selection as a franchise positive once the festivities are over. The New […]

Before the 2024 NBA Draft even started, the Houston Rockets were the talk of the league. After a spending spree in free agency last offseason, the Rockets improved from 22 wins to 41 wins. The team’s future looked bright, especially after a late-season 11-game winning streak that nearly landed them in the NBA Play-in Tournament. […]

After landing the fifth pick of the NBA Draft for the third straight year, the Detroit Pistons decided to aim high by drafting forward Ron Holland II.  The G League Ignite prospect became the first draft pick by Trajan Langdon as the Pistons’ new President of Basketball Operations, and he’s already speaking on bringing a […]

The Atlanta Hawks have agreed to trade former 2022 first-round pick AJ Griffin to the Houston Rockets in exchange for the 44th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft on Thursday, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Griffin, who was drafted 16th overall by the Hawks in 2022 out of Duke, was a polarizing draft prospect […]

The 2024 NBA Draft’s first round is in the books. Thirty incoming rookies are waking up knowing they will be leading a team during NBA Summer League action. Another 28 will be called upon but the New Orleans Pelicans will likely leave Brooklyn with only one new roster addition. GM Bryson Graham’s first selection with […]

The Golden State Warriors have agreed to trade the No. 52 pick in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft on Thursday to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Lindy Waters III, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Waters, who has spent the last three seasons with the Thunder, has always been viewed […]

The Arkansas basketball program is under the exciting new leadership of former Kentucky head coach John Calipari. Calipari departed the Wildcats for the Razorbacks in April after 15 stellar years. Arkansas noted Calipari’s impressive history with NBA Draft prospects as the 2024 first round got underway, and fans were not having it. Arkansas posted a […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to trade former 2022 first-round pick Wendell Moore Jr. to the Detroit Pistons before Day 2 of the 2024 NBA Draft, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Moore, who was selected 26th overall by Minnesota in the 2022 NBA Draft, has barely played for the Timberwolves over his two years […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves had a great 2023-24 season that saw them advance all the way to the Western Conference Finals for only the second time in franchise history. They were looking for the missing piece to get them over the hump in the 2024 NBA Draft, and they just may have found it. The team […]

The first round of the 2024 NBA Draft is over, and former USC basketball guard Bronny James has yet to hear his name called. However, James has a chance to be selected during the second round on Thursday night. ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith provided two prime destinations the talented guard could land at, and […]

When the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft concluded late Wednesday night, everyone was left scratching their heads and wondering why Kyle Filipowski, Johnny Furphy, and Tyler Kolek fell to the second round. Furphy is still a raw and underdeveloped freshman, so perhaps it is not as surprising to see him available as Filipowski […]

There was a lot of noise surrounding the Houston Rockets possibly trading the No. 3 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, with rumblings of a star pursuit even getting buzz. However, there was also a lot of reporting involving the Rockets and Reed Sheppard. As it turned out, Houston got its man by rebuffing trade […]

The San Antonio Spurs came away with UConn star Stephon Castle and draft picks in 2030 and 2031 from the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft. In taking Castle fourth overall, San Antonio selected a player many thought they would in a rarity over the years. What they did with the eighth pick proved […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — Jared McCain is joining a Philadelphia 76ers team that, given its win-now focus, doesn’t suit many other rookies well. The 16th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft is making the jump to the professional ranks in an environment stuffed with heaps of pressure and high expectations. Fortunately, he’s built to thrive […]

After months and months of anticipation, the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft is officially in the books, with 30 picks ranging from surprising to shocking announced by Adam Silver in a night that will shape the Association forever. Some of the picks were celebrated, like Dalton Knecht falling to the Los Angeles Lakers […]

The basketball world was shocked when the ninth pick of the 2024 NBA Draft came in. It was the Memphis Grizzlies who held the pick and they clearly needed a boost on all fronts. But, no one expected it to be the two-time National Player of the Year from Purdue basketball. The Zach Edey pick […]

The first round of the 2024 NBA Draft is now in the rearview mirror, and there was a healthy mix of exciting picks, head-scratching moves, and big surprises. While the second round has yet to begin, there’s plenty to analyze after an action-packed first round. Who were Wednesday night’s biggest winners? Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma […]

The San Antonio Spurs had long been linked to Stephon Castle before picking him on Wednesday with the fourth overall selection in the 2024 NBA Draft. With a clear need in their backcourt, Castle now becomes the lead guard for the Spurs. His two-way play and ability to create shooting opportunities for others on the […]