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In what is shaping up to be yet another crucial offseason, the Miami Heat cannot afford to whiff hard on moves that could upgrade the team on the margins. After all, the likes of Gabe Vincent and Max Strus will soon enter free agency, and they could very well command contracts that could be far […]

The Boston Celtics are trading the rights of No. 25 pick Marcus Sasser to the Detroit Pistons for the No. 31 selection and future second-rounders, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. They then flipped that pick (James Nnaji) to the Charlotte Hornets for No. 34 and 39, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. And they still […]

The Charlotte Hornets selected Brandon Miller with the number two pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. Despite the constant back and forth on social media that Adrian Wojnarowski and other insiders were putting out about the Scoot Henderson & Miller being selected, Hornets general manager Mitch Kupchak set the record straight just minutes after selecting […]

The NBA Draft can be a very emotional time for players and their families. It’s the culmination of years of hard work. It’s the beginning of a dream. It’s not uncommon for players to get emotional on camera and to shed tears. Such was the case for Jordan Hawkins after he was selected with the […]

Every year there is a star athlete projected to be drafted very high, who mysteriously falls on draft night. This year it was Cam Whitmore, a freshman stud from Villanova who fell to 20th overall when the Houston Rockets selected him. Whitmore was a projected as a top-10 lottery pick by many analysts and experts, […]

Bilal Coulibaly and Victor Wembanyama are not the first players from France to get drafted in the NBA, but it still feels as though the French are finally coming. Coulibaly made sure to underscore that notion when he said that French players are coming to the league during an interview on draft night. "We comin'!" […]

With the No. 3 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, the Portland Trail Blazers selected Scoot Henderson, point guard from G League Ignite. Henderson was the second-best prospect in this draft, and the Blazers got a steal after he fell to No. 3. As Henderson approaches his rookie season, here are three bold Scoot […]

The Houston Rockets got their top guy in the 2023 NBA Draft, as they used their No. 4 pick to get Amen Thompson. It did not take long before Rockets players started to make Thompson feel very welcome to the team, with Kevin Porter and others tweeting out their positive reaction to the pick. “Amen […]

The Miami Heat selected Jaime Jaquez with the No. 18 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. Jaquez, a UCLA basketball product, is an interesting player. Some experts thought he’d get selected in the late portion of the first round, while others expected him to be drafted right around the No. 18 pick. One thing […]

Victor Wembanyama should have been the focus of the 2023 NBA Draft, but the Twitterverse couldn’t help but talk about his sister who turned a lot of heads during the annual rookie selection. Wembanyama’s sister, Eve, went insanely viral on Thursday as she appeared alongside her younger brother in the event. Fans couldn’t help but […]

The Los Angeles Lakers selected Jalen Hood-Schifino with the 17th pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. Failure Is No Option. pic.twitter.com/ipO4vbvqGR — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) June 23, 2023 The Lakers had been exploring trades involving their first-round pick. They were open to moving down in exchange for multiple picks or moving up to nab […]

It’s official. The San Antonio Spurs have now gotten their hands on Victor Wembanyama as the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft. There were no shockers on Thursday night — at least for the first pick — with Wemby now set to take on the mantle as the Spurs’ next great big man. […]

The Golden State Warriors selected Brandin Podziemski with the No. 19 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft on Thursday night. A sophomore guard from nearby Santa Clara, Podziemski was one of this class’ biggest risers during the pre-draft process following a standout season with the Broncos. He averaged 19.9 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and […]

Cam Whitmore was long expected to go in the lottery, but medical concerns resulted in a stunning slide. Now, Whitmore will begin his professional career with the Houston Rockets after being taken with the 20th overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. One of the best prospects coming from the college basketball ranks this year, […]

While Victor Wembanyama will dominate many of the 2023 NBA Draft headlines, his Metropolitans 92 teammate Bilal Coulibaly might just be the surprise of the night after being selected No. 7 overall and winding up with the Washington Wizards. Fellow countryman and veteran wing Nicolas Batum surely felt that way after NBA Commissioner Adam Silver […]

Everyone knew Victor Wembanyama was going to be selected first overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2023 NBA Draft. However, the second overall pick wasn’t quite as clear. It was destined to come down to Brandon Miller and Scoot Henderson. When the Charlotte Hornets selected Miller out of Alabama with the No. 2 overall […]

The Dallas Mavericks are not yet done making deals. Apparently, they are looking to make another trade using the trade exception they recently got. Dallas traded down by two spots in the 2023 NBA Draft, sending Davis Bertans and the no. 10 pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder for the no. 12 pick and a […]

With the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, the Charlotte Hornets selected Brandon Miller, a freshman forward from Alabama. Miller probably wasn’t the second-best prospect of this draft, but he was the best fit for the Hornets in the second slot. Now, as Miller approaches his rookie season, here are three bold […]

The NBA Draft is essentially the Super Bowl for NBA insiders Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania. They have been in a bitter feud for years at their rival companies, and take any opportunity to subtly dunk on each other. When the second pick in the draft was announced as Brandon Miller, a major weeks-long internet […]

The 2023 NBA Draft is underway Thursday night, with Victor Wembanyama going to the San Antonio Spurs as expected. Brandon Miller was selected right after, with the Charlotte Hornets taking him as the No. 2 overall pick. At No. 3, the Portland Trail Blazers went with Scoot Henderson, thus completing a rare NBA Draft occurrence […]

A skilled wing who has a chance to be the best three-point shooter from this year’s draft class, Gradey Dick will be taking his talents to the Toronto Raptors after they selected him with the 13th overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. There is no denying that Dick is one of the best sharpshooters […]

The Charlotte Hornets surprised many when they made the decision to draft Brandon Miller with the No. 2 overall pick in the NBA Draft. Scoot Henderson of the G League Ignite was the consensus No. 2 prospect behind Victor Wembanyama for much of the year but the Hornets obviously felt otherwise. There had been rumblings […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder reportedly traded up with the Dallas Mavericks in the 2023 NBA Draft to select Cason Wallace out of Kentucky at No. 10 overall, per Shams Charania. As part of the deal with the Mavs, Dallas is trading Davis Bertans to OKC. Charania later revealed Dallas’ return in the trade. “OKC sends […]

One of the nation’s top recruits this past year, Dereck Lively II now finds himself as a lottery pick heading to the NBA after being selected 12th overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2023 NBA Draft. Many people pegged Lively to the Mavs at No. 10, but they wound up trading back two spots […]

Just because something is a foregone conclusion does not mean it cannot still produce feelings of excitement and jubilation when it does finally come to pass. Spurs’ Gregg Popovich has known for over a month that he would have the esteemed privilege of coaching one of the most coveted prospects in history in Victor Wembanyama. […]

Victor Wembanyama has plenty of fans, and Trae Young has joined the significant chorus raving about the French prodigy after he was selected with the first pick in the 2023 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday. Wembanyama, of course, is one of the most unique and highly touted prospects in league history. […]

Victor Wembanyama wore a green suit during the 2023 NBA Draft, and apparently, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James may have inspired him to do that. During the 2023 NBA Draft broadcast of ESPN on Thursday, league insider Brian Windhorst shared the tidbit and noted that Wembanyama chose the green suit because James called him […]

When the Charlotte Hornets selected Brandon Miller with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, it was no secret that the Portland Trail Blazers were going to select Scoot Henderson. Henderson had been the consensus No. 2 prospect in many mock drafts but the Hornets decided to surprise everyone. In any case, […]

A stretch big man who brings firepower from the perimeter on offense and rim protection on defense, Taylor Hendricks finds himself as a top-10 pick after being drafted No. 9 overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2023 NBA Draft. The role of frontcourt players in the NBA is constantly changing, and many teams around […]

One of the bigger, stronger forwards in this draft class, Jarace Walker is now a member of the Indiana Pacers after being selected with the eighth overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. This pick comes after the Pacers traded back one spot with the Washington Wizards, who are getting Bilal Coulibaly with the No. […]

NBA Twitter is losing it over Michael Jordan and the Charlotte Hornets drafting Brandon Miller after Miller’s absurd Michael Jordan take before the NBA Draft. Jordan drafted Brandon Miller lmfaooooo pic.twitter.com/WfN11XNSxF — ▫️ (@ClaxFanatic) June 23, 2023 This week’s pre-draft interviews were full of banter between Miller and Jordan, who is selling his majority ownership […]

The Washington Wizards surprised the whole NBA world after trading with the Indiana Pacers to move up one spot and draft Bilal Coulibaly at no. 7 in the 2023 NBA Draft. It was certainly a big surprise, especially since it hasn’t been too long ago when Coulibaly was considered a second-round prospect. In the latest […]

As was expected, Victor Wembanyama was selected No. 1 overall in the 2023 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. Although Wembanyama knew San Antonio was likely going to take him, he still displayed plenty of emotion at the draft, per Bleacher Report. Wemby emotional after getting draft No. 1 pic.twitter.com/wk9Wa1GgAT — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) […]

A complete game-changer with the ball in his hands, Anthony Black will now be one of the faces of the Orlando Magic after they elected to take him with the sixth overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. While Scoot Henderson is the most athletic guard in this draft class, Black may just be the […]

Looking to quickly go from sitting at the bottom of the NBA to being a young team on the rise, the Detroit Pistons have added yet another dynamic talent to their roster by selecting Ausar Thompson from Overtime Elite with the fifth overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. Ausar goes one pick after his […]

Greatest of all-time debates can definitely be subjective, but Alabama star forward and NBA Draft prospect Brandon Miller is defying reasonable boundaries with his controversial stance. The 2023 SEC Player of the Year reiterated his viewpoint that Paul George, not LeBron James or Michael Jordan, is his personal GOAT just a day after first raising […]

The rebuilding Houston Rockets have expanded their young core by selecting Amen Thompson from Overtime Elite with the fourth overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. An athletic, versatile guard who possesses great length, Thompson was always expected to be one of the top picks in this year’s draft because of all the boxes he […]

Whether or not they would trade their draft pick was the key storyline revolving around the Portland Trail Blazers entering the 2023 NBA Draft as questions revolve around Damian Lillard’s future, but they did not make a massive deal. As a result, Scoot Henderson is the newest member of their roster after being selected with […]

Gradey Dick made an interesting outfit selection for the 2023 NBA Draft. The Kansas basketball product wore a sparkling red suit to the draft, drawing no shortage of reaction on Twitter. Gradey Dick and Dorothy… two Kansas natives!#NBADraft presented by State Farm ⏰ 8 PM ET on ABC/ESPN pic.twitter.com/XU0PFMb0iR — NBA (@NBA) June 22, 2023 […]