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The Brooklyn Nets have never traded into the draft lottery during general manager Sean Marks’ six-plus years at the helm. That could change this year with Marks working the phone lines ahead of Thursday. ESPN draft analyst Jonathan Givony reported earlier this week that Brooklyn was “exploring the possibility” of packaging picks Nos. 21 and […]

Jonathan Kuminga’s name continues to swirl in trade rumors as the 2023 NBA Draft draws closer and closer. If the former No. 7 overall pick is ultimately moved before Thursday night, it appears the Golden State Warriors will have made that drastic decision for the chance to select an elite prospect with a high-value lottery […]

Amid the Utah Jazz‘s interest in trading up from the No. 9 and No. 16 picks in 2023 NBA Draft to acquire Arkansas Razorbacks standout Anthony Black, the Jazz have reportedly made 24-year-old guard Collin Sexton available in trade talks. The eighth overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, Sexton has averaged 19.0 points per […]

The Los Angeles Lakers don’t have a lottery pick in the upcoming 2023 NBA Draft but they still have plenty of intriguing options to choose from once they get their turn to select 16th overall in the first round and 47th overall in the second round. A potential target for the Lakers is Gonzaga Bulldogs […]

Boston Celtics point guard Payton Pritchard has been on the trade block for some time, yet a deal could finally occur during the 2023 NBA Draft. On Thursday night, the Celtics could stay put in the draft and use the No. 35 pick in the second round. Or, they could package their selection with Pritchard […]

Is there a fire sale looming for the Memphis Grizzlies? Apart from Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr., and Desmond Bane, it certainly seems like no member of the roster is safe from a trade. This is certainly evident in the case of Tyus Jones. Despite being arguably the best backup point guard in the league […]

The Utah Jazz came out of last year’s offseason as one of the league’s biggest winners, flipping Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell for their own, separate eye-popping hauls, thereby kickstarting the team’s rebuild after years of playoff failures. One of the main assets the Jazz got for Mitchell was combo guard Collin Sexton, the recent […]

No team in the NBA may face a bigger decision heading into Thursday’s draft than the Portland Trail Blazers. Owning the third overall pick is not an issue whatsoever for teams across the league given that high draft picks are extremely valuable, especially in what is a highly talented 2023 draft class. However, the Blazers […]

The Portland Trail Blazers can shock the rest of the NBA by trading their No. 3 pick for the upcoming 2023 NBA Draft. That’s a possibility for now, and until they actually use that pick on draft day, rumors will continue to swirl about the potential of the Blazers using that pick to acquire another […]

Rumors continue to swirl around the NBA surrounding the Portland Trailblazers’ No. 3 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft and the New Orleans Pelicans’ Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram. With the NBA Draft quickly approaching this Thursday, an eye-opening update has arisen in regards to what the Pelicans would need in return for trading one […]

Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer released his latest mock ahead of the NBA Draft on Thursday, and he is hearing some interesting rumblings regarding former Villanova basketball player Cam Whitmore. O’Connor has Cam Whitmore going No. 9 to the Utah Jazz in his latest mock draft. “In recent days, sources have begun to discuss a […]

The 2023 NBA Draft remains filled with mystery but if there’s one sure thing everybody can bet on that will a hundred percent going to happen, it’s that Victor Wembanyama is going to the San Antonio Spurs. But the Spurs might also have a trick up their sleeves to secure another high pick, a move […]

Portland Trailblazers star Damian Lillard has been embroiled constantly in NBA rumors in regards to a trade leading up to the 2023 NBA Draft. However, rumors are now indicating that NBA executives are ‘split’ on whether or not the Blazers will actually move Damian Lillard, reports The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor. “NBA executives are split on […]

There has been a lot of talk about the Portland Trail Blazers packaging the No. 3 pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft for a star player to pair with Damian Lillard, but it seems that the team is content to stay put and select either Brandon Miller or Scoot Henderson, according to Jonathan Givony of ESPN. […]

What path will the Sacramento Kings go down during the 2023 NBA Draft? The Kings hold the No. 24, 38 and 54 picks before Thursday’s draft. Nine players at least have the option of returning to Sacramento for the 2023-24 season, according to Spotrac. Guard De’Aaron Fox, forward Domantas Sabonis and forward Keegan Murray highlight the players […]

The Indiana Pacers are in as good a position as any rebuilding team entering the 2023 NBA Draft. Even though the lottery gods didn’t find favor in them, with the Pacers having to settle for the seventh pick, they have four other picks that they can use either to add to their collection of talented […]

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 […]