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LaMelo Ball has had an unforeseen rise to the top of the NBA Draft boards. Only a little more than two years ago, he was being pulled out of Chino Hills High School shortly after his brother LiAngelo was pulled from UCLA. The youngest Ball brother was virtually guaranteed a spot with the Bruins, yet […]

The 2020 NBA Draft is still off in the distance, but several teams around the league are already turning their eyes towards the NCAA in search of talented prospects. Unfortunately, though, there is no true consensus on who should be selected at No. 1 overall. Via Sam Vecenie of The Athletic: Over the course of […]

Big Baller Brand co-founder LaVar Ball recently answered questions about the playing status of his son, LaMelo Ball, with respect to the remainder of his season with the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League in New Zealand. LaMelo suffered a foot injury a few weeks ago, and his father told the Daily Telegraph‘s “The […]

College basketball is somewhat broken. One-and-dones come a dime a dozen and all of the other teams are filled with players we never heard of. Fans want to watch star freshmen dominate the collegiate landscape. However, not at the expense of players being a pawn for the NCAA. This has led to now-former Memphis big […]

North Carolina Tar Heels freshman point guard Cole Anthony, a potential top pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, is set to miss the next four-to-six weeks after undergoing an arthroscopic procedure to treat a partially torn meniscus in his right knee yesterday, according to Jeff Goodman of Stadium. Anthony, who leads UNC in scoring with […]

Memphis Tigers freshman center James Wiseman has put himself in the NBA Draft radar as one of the potential high-lottery picks, landing in most mock drafts as a top-three option for 2020. However, the recent 12-game ban issued by the NCAA, who claimed the 18-year-old received improper benefits to come to the school, could force […]

The Golden State Warriors are likely to lock down the worst record in the league this season, but the rest of the league knows this fantasy won’t last for long. The title runner-ups will likely get to keep the conditional first-round pick they traded to the Brooklyn Nets in the Kevin Durant sign-and-trade, along with […]

LaMelo Ball ascended to the top of the charts in ESPN’s latest 2020 NBA Mock Draft after a pair of consecutive triple-doubles for the Illawarra Hawks of Australia’s National Basketball League. Yet some NBA front offices are still hesitant to select him that high, worried about the strength of his work ethic and that his […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has been enthusiastically pushing a potential midseason tournament in ways that will mirror EuroLeague play. To incentivize teams to take part in the competition, the league is discussing making an extra first-round draft pick available to the winner as potential compensation, along with bonus pay for players and coaches who participate: […]

LaMelo Ball became the youngest player in Australian National Basketball League history to record a triple-double, as the 18-year-old phenom poured in a game-high 32 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists to help the Illawarra Hawks beat Cairns 114-106 in overtime on Monday. Ball’s game-tying 3-pointer with six seconds left in regulation sent the game […]

The world of professional sports had a strong reaction to James Wiseman’s 12-game suspension by the NCAA, but many are especially up in arms by the ruling that the Memphis Tigers freshman is being forced to pay a whopping $11,500 in donations to charity to be restituted and regain eligibility. Not only has the NCAA […]

The NCAA announced Wednesday that University of Memphis center James Wiseman will be suspended for 12 games and have to pay $11,500 to a charity of his choice. Wiseman is widely considered the best big man in the country. He has long been a candidate to be selected with the first overall pick in the […]

LaMelo Ball thinks he’s already a better basketball player than his older brother, New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball. LaMelo’s NBA draft stock is steadily rising, and there are some who believe he can be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 draft. Lonzo went No. 2 to the Los Angeles Lakers in […]

The hype for LaMelo Ball has greatly increased since the teenager broke into Australia’s National Basketball League, now a likely top-five draft pick in the upcoming 2020 NBA Draft. Ball is even already drawing comparisons to Dallas Mavericks phenom Luka Doncic, according to a scout. Ball’s tight handle at 6-foot-7 and his court vision at […]

Luka Doncic has developed into a bona fide star since breaking into the league last season, but one man had the vision to scope him out of the bunch before trading up to get him. Dallas Mavericks GM Donnie Nelson envisioned Doncic as the best player in the draft well before the Mavs traded Trae […]

The Golden State Warriors are not expecting Stephen Curry to return for “a couple of months” after suffering a broken left hand in the third quarter of Wednesday’s 121-110 loss to the Phoenix Suns. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the Warriors’ front office, led by president Bob Myers, will instead shift its focus to scouting […]

The NBA has now cleared teams to scout practices featuring 2020 draft lottery prospect RJ Hampton of the NBL New Zealand Breakers in Memphis this week, clearing the way to do the same for LaMelo Ball as well, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. The league office had sent a memo to all […]

The NBA has informed teams that they are not permitted to scout practices involving LaMelo Ball and RJ Hampton, two of the projected 2020 top-10 draft picks, according to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony.  The ban stems from interpreting the NBA’s no-contact rules, which prohibits teams from having contact with draft-ineligible players outside of official games, select […]

College basketball will never have the offseason reach professional sports operate with. Without a real free agency, the speculation coming with it is absent. Instead, at least traditionally, the focus lasts roughly a month after the NCAA Tournament ends, with an eye on the coaching carousel. Thanks to the relatively new NBA Draft withdrawal deadline […]

An NBA executive and a scout are quite impressed with the development and the emergence of LaMelo Ball, who took an unchartered route to the upcoming 2020 NBA Draft. The youngest of the Ball brothers was pulled out of high school by his father LaVar during Lonzo’s rookie season, then traveled to Lithuania for a […]

Five-star high school prospect MarJon Beauchamp will be skipping the college ranks to train with Chameleon BX ahead of the 2021 NBA Draft, according to a report from PR Newswire: San Francisco based, Chameleon BX, announced MarJon Beauchamp will prepare for the 2021 NBA Draft by training in its 12-month program upon completion of his […]

For the first time in over a decade, the NBA will once again allow high school prospects to jump straight into the pros. This is why many view the 2022 draft class as one of the most loaded draft classes in a while. With that said, teams are already looking to stockpile 2022 first-round picks […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver is looking at the possibility of moving the start of free agency before draft night. This thought is the result of the reality that some players who just got picked end up being traded later during the draft. So instead of wearing the cap of his new team, the draftee wears […]

The Boston Celtics are at an interesting crossroads for the franchise. Last season the Celtics were pegged as the favorites to come out the Eastern Conference and even take down the Warriors. However, their season was filled with on-court strife and off the court distractions. Kyrie Irving’s looming free agency and inability to mesh with […]

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey revealed that they almost pulled off a trade for a first-round pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. Morey said that they had a deal in place for a pick in the early-20s of the draft. However, the deal did not push through because the player that they were targeting […]

The Orlando Magic have a simple reason for trading the No. 46 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft to the Los Angeles Lakers: they don’t want any more young players. Orlando sent the 46th overall pick to the Lakers on Thursday night in exchange for cash and a future pick. The Purple and Gold then […]

The Golden State Warriors were for once very active players in the NBA Draft, partly as a consequence to injuries to Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant in a heart-wrenching end to the postseason. The Dubs traded for the Atlanta Hawks’ 41st overall selection hours prior to the draft and went into it with three selections […]

After some talk that the New York Knicks could end up trading the third overall selection in the NBA Draft on Thursday night, there were no shenanigans. The Knicks ended up doing the safe thing by taking Duke’s RJ Barrett, and they are now gearing up for a potentially franchise-altering summer. The problem is, things […]

New Chicago Bulls rookie point guard Coby White had a fantastic on-camera reaction to North Carolina teammate Cameron Johnson getting selected by the Phoenix Suns with the No. 11 pick. The world stopped for a moment for White after he was selected with the seventh pick, and he couldn’t believe Johnson was picked so soon […]

Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti admitted the organization will have to make some cost-pertinent decisions in the wake of the NBA Draft: “Last season in order to keep Paul George and Jerami Grant in Oklahoma City, we were going to have to be aggressive in that situation,” said Presti, according to Erik Horne […]

Golden State Warriors president Bob Myers is confident their first selection of the 2019 NBA Draft, Jordan Poole, is one that got the much-needed Draymond Green stamp of approval: “Draymond said he likes him,” said Myers, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic. However, there is reason to think there’s some sarcasm behind his words. […]

The Indiana Pacers traded the 50th overall pick of the 2019 NBA Draft to the Utah Jazz for a future second-rounder. The Athletic’s Scott Agness confirmed the development on June 20. Pacers traded their 50th pick tonight for another future second-rounder. — Scott Agness (@ScottAgness) June 21, 2019 After acquiring the pick from Indiana, Utah […]

Former University of Oregon big man Bol Bol is officially headed to the Denver Nuggets after they acquired him from the Miami Heat. On Thursday evening, the Heat selected the former Ducks standout with the No. 44 overall pick in the second round of the 2019 NBA Draft before trading with the Nuggets. Denver is […]

The Philadelphia 76ers shipped of the team’s #42 overall pick in the second round along with Jonathon Simmons to Washington Wizards, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. Sources: The 76ers are trading swingman Jonathon Simmons and No. 42 pick to the Wizards. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 21, 2019 The 2019 NBA Draft has not […]

The Atlanta Hawks selected De’Andre Hunter 4th overall and Cam Reddish 10th overall in the 2019-2020 NBA, and Hawks players are quite excited about it. Following the Hawks 4th and 10th picks, Trae Young showed his happiness with the draft results on Twitter. Ahhhhhhhhh Sh***t…. don’t tell me…. 👀👀👀👀👀 — Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) June 21, […]

The Boston Celtics are in for an interesting offseason. After years of planning by Celtics executive Danny Ainge, the C’s will likely lose Kyrie Irving this offseason as well as the chance to sign Anthony Davis, after the Pels shook up the NBA by trading the big man to the Lakers – spurning Boston, who […]

The L.A. Clippers came into Thursday night’s NBA Draft without a first round pick, but towards the end of the first round, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported a trade involving the Clippers and Brooklyn Nets. According to Woj, the Clippers are sending a Philadelphia’s 2020 first round pick, acquired via the Tobias Harris trade, as well […]

Tyler Herro, a player widely believed to be a top 20 talent, was taken in the lottery at #13 overall by the Miami Heat. However, Herro wants Heat fans to know that he is more than just a shooter in the 2019 NBA Draft, per a Tweet from Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. Tyler […]

Former Duke University forward Cam Reddish is officially headed to the Atlanta Hawks. On Thursday evening, the Hawks selected the former Blue Devils standout with the No. 10 overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NBA Draft en route to formally kicking off Reddish’s professional tenure as a NBA forward. Part of a […]