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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 […]

Former University of Texas big man Jaxson Hayes is officially headed to the New Orleans Pelicans. On Thursday evening, the Pelicans selected the former Longhorns standout with the No. 8 overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NBA Draft en route to formally kicking off Hayes’ professional tenure as an NBA big man […]

Former University of North Carolina point guard Coby White is officially headed to the Chicago Bulls. On Thursday evening, the Bulls selected the former Tar Heels standout with the No. 7 overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NBA Draft en route to formally kicking off White’s professional tenure as an NBA signal […]

Former Vanderbilt University point guard Darius Garland is officially headed to the Cleveland Cavaliers. On Thursday evening, the Cavs selected the former Commodores standout with the No. 5 overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NBA Draft en route to formally kicking off Garland’s professional tenure as a NBA forward after just one […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have selected Zion Williamson with the first overall pick, and their post-Anthony Davis era begins. Williamson will be the new face of the Pelicans. That may be a lot to ask from a soon-to-be 19-year-old kid who just spent one year in college, but that’s also what being the first overall […]

Texas Longhorns center Jaxson Hayes will rock a Sideshow Bob necklace at the 2019 NBA Draft. NBA Draft’s official Twitter account posted a photo of Hayes’ unique look on Thursday. ⭐️ @hayes_jaxson ⭐️#NBADraft pic.twitter.com/MINinW6o0Q — NBA Draft (@NBADraft) June 20, 2019 The 19-year-old Hayes (6’10”, 219 lbs.) declared for the draft after playing just one […]

The New York Knicks are interested in buying another second-round pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. The Athletic NBA staff writer Michael Scotto tweeted the development on June 20. The New York Knicks are interested in buying another second-round pick, league sources told @TheAthleticNBA. Currently, New York has the No. 3 and 55 picks in […]

NBA Draft Night is upon us, and presumptive No. 1 overall pick Zion Williamson is rocking the all-white outfit as he prepares to take center stage at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. #NBADraft ready… ⭐️ @Zionwilliamson ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/prqHszAESF — NBA Draft (@NBADraft) June 20, 2019 Williamson is going with the same kind of look that […]

The NBA Draft is merely hours away, and the Green Room invitees are all en route to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., including Bol Bol. The draft prospect is rocking a spiderweb pattern on his suit: ⭐️ Bol Bol ⭐️#NBADraft pic.twitter.com/CeyQacd98l — NBA Draft (@NBADraft) June 20, 2019 Bol is one of the most […]

On paper, the Oklahoma City Thunder should be one of the best teams in the NBA. They have one of the better 1-2 punches in the league in Russell Westbrook and Paul George. Steven Adams is rounding into an All-Star-caliber center, and Jerami Grant flashed his potential as an athletic stretch 4 while also showing […]

The 2019 NBA Draft is finally complete. It’s been exactly one week since the Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors to capture the 2019 championship, but the NBA world hasn’t had any time to sleep since then, especially with all of the trades on Thursday. Time: 7 p.m. ET Location: Brooklyn, New York Betting […]

The Golden State Warriors are fresh out of making a deal for the 41st pick with the Atlanta Hawks, as general manager Bob Myers used his connection with his former understudy Travis Schlenk to make the deal. Yet the real NBA Draft gem the title runners-up are aiming at is North Carolina’s Cameron Johnson, arguably […]

The Philadelphia 76ers put together a great 2018-19 NBA season, finishing third in the Eastern Conference before being eliminated by the Toronto Raptors in the second round of the playoffs. Now, they are focused on adding talent to their roster to make another run next season. Unfortunately, re-signing Jimmy Butler and Tobias Harris might not […]

David Griffin and the New Orleans Pelicans are heading into a new era of basketball this season. After making the blockbuster trade to send Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Pelicans now have the No. 1 and No. 4 picks in the 2019 NBA Draft. Zion Williamson is the obvious pick at No. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have been arduously looking to move their No. 4 overall pick, which they received in exchange for prized talisman Anthony Davis, and the Atlanta Hawks may be a suitor. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Hawks are in prime position to offer the best trade package for said pick, boasting the […]

The New York Knicks appear to be fully committed when it comes to performing their due diligence for the upcoming draft. Selecting at the No. 3 spot, the Knicks are fully expected to pick Duke freshman standout RJ Barrett. Nonetheless, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, New York has still decided to work out North Carolina […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie sensation Trae Young has added further fuel to the flame that is the upcoming NBA Draft. On his Twitter page, the 20-year-old posted a very brief message — a single emoji, actually — which has definitely gotten a lot of people thinking what he might have meant with the cryptic tweet: 👀 […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have discussed potentially trading their fourth overall pick in exchange for the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 11th overall pick and forward Robert Covington, according to Stadium’s Jeff Goodman. Pelicans vice-president David Griffin was been intent in trading the No. 4 pick, which New Orleans received as part of the package in return for […]

In just a few hours, all of the 2019 NBA Draft speculation, hype and buildup will be over. Draft day is upon us, and we’re all eager to see how the dominoes will fall after Zion Williamson inevitably lands No. 1. Thanks to the colossal haul they received in the Anthony Davis trade, the New […]

The cash which the Miami Heat sent to the Atlanta Hawks in their recent trade could set the price for late second round picks in the 2019 NBA Draft on Thursday. Miami reportedly sent $1.88 million in cash to the Hawks for the No.44 pick in the draft. Atlanta also received a future conditional second-round […]

It seems the San Antonio Spurs would prefer getting a veteran player rather than drafting and developing a young talent. According to Sam Amico of Amico Hoops, the Spurs are exploring trading their first-round picks in the 2019 NBA Draft to acquire a proven veteran. San Antonio owns the 19th and 29th overall picks in […]

One of the many teams in advance of the 2019 NBA Draft that is rumored to be looking to sweeten salary dumps with its first-round pick is the Oklahoma City Thunder, who are staring down the barrel of an egregious payroll headlined by mammoth deals to Russell Westbrook, Paul George, Steven Adams, Dennis Schroder, and […]

The New York Knicks recently worked out potential top-five pick Darius Garland ahead of the draft, which led to questions about who the team is truly bound on selecting with the third overall pick. Ever since that Garland workout took place, rumors have slowly crept to the surface regarding the Knicks’ opinion of the former […]