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The Los Angeles Clippers are always a team to look out for when it comes to trades that could swing the league’s contending picture. It may not have been the smoothest ride for the Clippers ever since they acquired both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George in July 2019, but their front office almost always makes […]

The NBA Draft is now just a few days away, which also means that the San Antonio Spurs are on the brink of officially swooping in on Victor Wembanyama. At this point, there’s no doubt that the Spurs are going to take him as the No. 1 overall pick as they look to welcome a […]

Mike Dunleavy Jr., the new general manager of the Golden State Warriors, will be have a plethora of pivotal decisions to make with the franchise’s future of contention in mind. And with the 2023 NBA Draft looming, it will be interesting to see what the Warriors do with the 19th pick and whether they continue […]

The Atlanta Hawks are where no NBA team wants to be, mired in mediocrity having won 43 and 41 games respectively over the last two seasons before being knocked out relatively comfortably in the opening round of the playoffs. Trae Young is not quite leading them to the Promised Land just yet, but with a […]

The Brooklyn Nets pick No. 21 and 22 in the 2023 NBA Draft on Thursday. The team could go in several directions, and many outlets are speculating about a blockbuster Brooklyn trade. However, the bold, last-minute Nets draft prediction here is that the team keeps and makes both picks and swings for the fences with […]

The Miami Heat will have a difficult decision to make with the No. 18 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. They may opt to keep the selection and try to find a future star in the middle of the first round. However, trading the No. 18 pick has also been a popular conversation for […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are in a pretty fun spot. After consecutive sub-25-win seasons, they bounced into playoff contention in 2022-23, winning 40 games in the regular season before going down in disappointing fashion to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the eighth-seed play-in game. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s ascension into the game’s elite was a primary reason for […]

Top prospect Victor Wembanyama has arrived in New York ahead of Thursday’s NBA Draft. The 19-year-old phenom, who will soon be announced as the San Antonio Spurs’ No. 1 overall pick in the draft, was mobbed by fans in the airport upon his arrival as the Frenchman was given a brief taste of what life […]

The 2023 NBA Draft is set to occur on Thursday, June 22, and the Houston Rockets currently own the fourth overall pick. A team that had high aspirations for immediate growth after trading former league MVP James Harden in 2021, the Rockets have made little to no progress the last couple of seasons, which is […]

Heading into the 2022-23 NBA season, folks had high expectations for the New Orleans Pelicans. After all, the Pelicans were fresh off of the franchise’s first postseason appearance since the 2017-18 season and took the one-seeded Phoenix Suns to six games as the eighth seed in the West. But fast forward to the current day, […]

The Utah Jazz will be one of the teams that define the first round of the upcoming 2023 NBA draft, as Danny Ainge and company own three of the first 28 picks (Nos. 9, 16, and 28). ClutchPoints’ NBA insider, Brett Siegel, has identified the three players the Jazz could target in his NBA mock […]

The writing has been on the wall over the last week, but the Bradley Beal era is officially over in Washington. After years of trade rumors, the Washington Wizards finally parted ways with its franchise star and traded him to the Phoenix Suns. Whatever decision the Wizards make from this point on will be based […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, who hold the No. 17 pick, basically have three ways to approach the 2023 NBA Draft. One option is to trade down, a scenario the front office is reportedly considering. A handful of teams — e.g. the Charlotte Hornets, Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers, Brooklyn Nets, and Utah Jazz — own multiple […]

The San Antonio Spurs will select sensation Victor Wembanyama with the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft Thursday, barring a very unlikely circumstance. But what do they have planned after him? ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel reported that the Spurs are “actively exploring” options to have another first-round pick. San Antonio is looking to grab […]

The Golden State Warriors hold the No. 19 pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft, and they are one of the wild cards of the night, with a lot of possibilities in play for the Warriors as they try to fill out the depth of their roster to the team can become a contender for the NBA […]

For the second season in a row, the Portland Trail Blazers were one of the worst teams in the Western Conference. The Blazers finished with a poor 33-49 record — the 13th-best in the Western Conference — and missed out on the postseason entirely. Damian Lillard, Jerami Grant, and Anfernee Simons all had moments of […]

In the 2023 NBA Draft, the Orlando Magic pick at No. 6 and 11 overall. The team has several options with these Magic selections, including packaging them in a trade. However, the bold, last-minute Magic draft prediction ahead of Thursday’s franchise-altering night is that the team uses both these picks and makes the perfect choices […]

The Detroit Pistons have a big week ahead of them with the 2023 NBA Draft quickly approaching on Thursday. With the No. 5 pick in the NBA Draft, rumors are that the Pistons have their eyes on Ausar Thompson with ‘some big supporters’ in the front office, reports The Athletic’s James L. Edwards III. “Ausar […]

The Brooklyn Nets have options in this year’s NBA draft. With two first-round picks (21st and 22nd overall) and several tradable veterans, general manager Sean Marks is in a prime position to trade up for the first time in his six-plus years at the helm. The Nets are exploring a move into the late lottery or […]

After making it all the way to the Western Conference Finals the year prior, folks had high expectations for the Dallas Mavericks heading into the 2022-23 season. But fast forward to the current day, and it’s clear that the Mavs fell short of expectations. The Mavericks’ 2022-23 campaign was nothing short of a disaster. Despite […]

The NBA Draft is going to be interesting in 2023. The majority of the NBA world expects Victor Wembanyama, Brandon Miller, and Scoot Henderson to all be selected within the first three picks of this year’s draft. Amen Thompson will then likely be selected at No. 4 by the Houston Rockets. Trades could impact which […]

This Thursday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver will be walking across the stage in Barclays Center to officially announce the start of the 2023 NBA Draft, forever changing the lives of the 58 young prospects who get to hear their names called.  In what looks to be a very deep and talented draft class, the San […]

The Charlotte Hornets still hold the No. 2 pick in the upcoming 2023 NBA Draft. The expectation by many is that the Hornets will use that selection to take either Alabama Crimson Tide product Brandon Miller or Scoot Henderson of G League Ignite. There’s a good reason to believe that the Hornets will ultimately go […]

The Charlotte Hornets will pick at No. 2 in the 2023 NBA Draft. While that pick has found itself in trade rumors lately, it would be shocking if the Hornets don’t stand pat and draft a high-upside stud that they can pair with LaMelo Ball. With consensus No. 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama all set […]

In just a matter of days, Victor Wembanyama will hear his name called by NBA commissioner Adam Silver as the first overall by in the 2023 NBA Draft. Set to change the trajectory of the San Antonio Spurs for the foreseeable future, Wembanyama has already made headlines after signing a deal with Nike. According to […]

In the 2023 NBA Draft, the Portland Trail Blazers pick No. 3 overall… for now. The trade rumors are swirling around the Blazers’ selection, but no one knows what the team is going to do. Will the team trade the pick to get a veteran star to play with Damian Lillard? Or are they leaning […]

The Houston Rockets may have a trick up their sleeve after all but telegraphing their selection with the 2023 No. 4 pick. However, nearly every year there’s always a team that makes a surprising pick on draft night, and the Rockets could be that team this year. The San Antonio Spurs are poised to select […]

Gradey Dick is expected to get taken off the board in the first round of the upcoming 2023 NBA Draft. The former Kansas Jayhawks sniper said to Shams Charania of The Athletic that he is looking at Los Angeles Clippers two-way star Paul George as a model for the type of player he wants to […]

The 2023 NBA Draft is right around the corner, and there are plenty of rumors circulating around the league. One team in plenty of discussions is the Orlando Magic, who own the No. 6 and No. 11 picks. The Magic also have one of the best young rosters in the league, with Paolo Banchero, Franz […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have a huge offseason underway in both NBA free agency and the 2023 NBA Draft. With the NBA Draft taking place this Thursday, the Lakers need to do their due diligence this week in preparing for the No. 17 pick, especially if they want to include the selection in a trade. […]

Michael Jordan has spent plenty of time in the news in recent days, with the Charlotte Hornets majority owner set to sell his stake in the franchise. But Jordan’s business in Charlotte isn’t done quite yet. According to ESPN, he’s set to meet with Brandon Miller and Scoot Henderson on Monday, the two players competing […]

South Carolina forward GG Jackson headlines a group of prospects that the Charlotte Hornets brought in for a pre-draft workout on Sunday (h/t Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer). The youngest player in the 2023 NBA Draft class, Jackson is a projected first-round pick that could go as high as the lottery. The Hornets currently […]

It’s hardly surprising the Washington Wizards would engage the Portland Trail Blazers on a potential Bradley Beal trade centering around the No. 3 pick in the 2023 NBA draft. With Beal’s trade value deflated by both his no-trade clause and lavish long-term contract going forward, though, the Wizards simply aren’t a realistic trade partner for […]

There’s no denying the Golden State Warriors need to add more size and athleticism up front this summer. Their means of signing an impact big man extremely limited by luxury tax complications, could the Dubs instead find that type of player by trading up in the 2023 NBA Draft? The latest intel suggests Mike Dunleavy […]

As the Portland Trail Blazers continue to assess their options ahead of the 2023 NBA Draft, Matt Moore of Action Network reports that the team has “been focused on moving” 28-year-old center Jusuf Nurkic. Nurkic, a nine-year NBA veteran, was originally a first-round pick for the Chicago Bulls and landed with the Denver Nuggets in […]

As the Los Angeles Lakers gear up for the upcoming NBA season, the anticipation surrounding their potential trade moves is growing. Rumors are circulating about their willingness to part with the No. 17 draft pick, along with Malik Beasley and Mo Bamba. As such, fans and analysts alike eagerly speculate about the impact these trades […]

With the NBA Draft coming this June 22, Cam Whitmore does his best to get his daily reps by getting in the gym with retired legend Carmelo Anthony. The two could be seen practicing in Chris Brickley’s famous Black Ops Basketball gym in New York, which usually hosts NBA talent for practice workouts. Whitmore is […]

Wemba-Mania is in full throttle in Texas, so much so that a San Antonio Spurs fan even got a haircut with Victor Wembanyama’s face as the design. Of course Wembanyama has already seen the now-viral cut, and he couldn’t help but laugh at it. Making things funnier, he also made sure to deflect any responsibility […]

The Portland Trail Blazers’ plans with the No. 3 overall pick remain unknown as the 2023 NBA Draft fast approaches. With trade winds swirling across the NBA world, though, there remains a possibility Damian Lillard’s sudden availability turns them into a league-wide tornado. There is “legitimate concern percolating” that Lillard could finally request to leave […]