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Utah Jazz fans entered Monday evening hopeful ahead of the 2025 NBA Draft lottery. The Jazz received a 14.0% chance of claiming the top pick, but landed at No. 5. Part owner Dwyane Wade, however, sent a reminder following the heartbreaking fall. The NBA legend wasn’t present in his home town of Chicago for the […]

The Dallas Mavericks entered the NBA Draft Lottery with the 11th-best odds to win the No. 1 pick overall. Despite having just a 1.8% chance to win, Dallas walks away with the top pick of the 2025 NBA Draft. With Duke Blue Devils star Cooper Flagg pegged as the consensus top pick, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James had a great time watching the results of the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery. James watched the event as he saw the 14 teams that will have the first 14 selections of the upcoming draft. Some teams rose, some fell, while others got the spot they expected. However, the top […]

The NBA world has been waiting for the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery to see who will get the chance to select Cooper Flagg, a generational talent from Duke, with the first pick. That question was answered Monday night in Chicago when the Dallas Mavericks won the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery. Flagg will now be heading […]

The 2025 NBA draft lottery will be taking place on Monday night, and teams will learn soon where they will be picking in the 2025 NBA draft next month. There are a few players that everybody has their eye on, such as Cooper Flagg. Ace Bailey of Rutgers basketball is another name that has been […]

The NBA playoffs are marching on through the back half of the second round, but NBA Draft talk is also really starting to heat up. The NBA Draft Lottery is on Monday night, just before the NBA Draft Combine gets going later in the week. Of course, all of the hype and buzz is around […]

The day has finally arrived. You watched hours upon hours of Duke basketball, sat through an abysmal NBA regular season and said your prayers to the basketball gods, and now will come the time to see if it was all worth it. Following Monday night’s Draft Lottery, a lucky fan base will celebrate the forthcoming […]

The Washington Wizards will find out which lottery pick they’ll receive for the 2025 NBA Draft in a few hours. At this point, everyone knows they’ll take Duke superstar Cooper Flagg if they draw the No. 1 pick, but there’s another prominent prospect that’s caught their attention. The Wizards view Rutgers guard Dylan Harper as […]

The San Antonio Spurs have a less than seven percent chance of winning the NBA Draft Lottery and the prize that would come with it – Cooper Flagg. On the surface, nothing to get too excited about. For the Silver and Black, though, they might have the odds right where they want them. Asked Cooper […]

Cooper Flagg came into his freshman season at Duke with massive expectations. The highest-ranked recruit from the state of Maine in history lived up to the hype, too, as he led the Blue Devils to the Final Four en route to becoming just the fourth freshman to be named the AP men’s basketball Player of […]

There are just over six weeks until the 2025 NBA Draft. This upcoming week 75 different draft prospects will be in attendance for the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago, Illinois, as another group of 45 prospects will also be in the same city for the NBA G League Elite Camp. It is officially draft season, […]

The Dallas Mavericks are turning to franchise legend Rolando Blackman to represent them at the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery in Chicago. The team announced that Blackman, a four-time NBA All-Star and one of the most iconic players in Mavericks history, will serve as their on-stage representative when the ping-pong balls drop on May 12. “Rolando […]

The Timberwolves delivered a parting shot after sending the Lakers packing in Game 5 of the first round. Just hours after clinching the series, Minnesota’s official X account posted a throwback clip of the Lakers drafting Jaden McDaniels with the 28th pick in 2020. The caption? “Thank you, Lakers.” Subtle, sharp, and impossible to ignore. […]

Duke basketball star center Khaman Maluach is entering his name in the NBA Draft, per The News & Observer. Maluach completed his freshman season for the Blue Devils this past year, along with Cooper Flagg and others. Maluach, Flagg and Kon Knueppel are all entering the draft after just one season in Durham. Duke basketball […]

Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers cruised to wins in the first two games of their series against the Milwaukee Bucks. Game 3, though, was a different story. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Gary Trent Jr. refused to let their team go down 0-3. They needed a great performance, though, including a dominant run in the second […]

Following five potentially pivotal tiebreakers, the NBA Draft lottery order is officially set, via ClutchPoints insider Brett Siegel. Although the playoffs are obviously commanding much of the focus within the industry, these results could have intriguing implications come June. The Washington Wizards, who already have a 14 percent chance of securing the rights to presumptive […]

The Washington Wizards got the best-case scenario from their trade deadline deal with the Memphis Grizzlies this season. The Grizzlies sent them a lottery-protected 2025 first-round pick along with Marcus Smart, and that selection will now be higher than expected. They won the NBA’s tiebreaker coin flip on Monday, as they had the same regular […]

Cooper Flagg, the projected first-overall pick, has officially declared for the 2025 NBA Draft and will not return to Duke for a second season, he announced Monday on Instagram.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Cooper Flagg (@cooper_flagg) “Duke fans, my teammates, the Brotherhood, everybody that was along for this […]

Baylor basketball star VJ Edgecombe made an unsurprising decision on his future in Waco. The freshman sensation had a stellar season and is projected to be one of the top picks in the 2025 NBA Draft. While the Bears are set to lose everyone from this past year, the former five-star recruit still hadn’t officially […]

Chicago Sky star Angel Reese is continuing to support her brother Julian while he competes in the prestigious Portsmouth Invitational, a pre-NBA draft showcase for college basketball seniors. On Friday, Reese championed the accomplishments of her brother on her X page following a double-double performance. Julian finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds while playing […]

Following the Duke Blue Devils’ elimination in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament by Houston, one of the bigger questions at the end of the season was the future of junior guard Tyrese Proctor. Proctor was coming off an All-ACC season and had been one Duke’s top players. Well the wait is over as […]

French forward Noa Essengue, a projected top-20 pick, has declared for the 2025 NBA Draft, he told ESPN’s Jonathan Givony. The 18-year-old is currently ranked No. 17 in ESPN’s latest draft rankings. “Since I was a kid, it’s been my dream to get drafted by an NBA team,” Essengue said. “My goal now is to […]

Duke basketball star Kon Knueppel announced Wednesday that he’s heading to the 2025 NBA Draft after one season with the Blue Devils. “Forever a Blue Devil. Taking the Brotherhood with me to the next chapter” Knueppel wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Knueppel was outstanding in his lone season in Durham, helping lead Duke basketball alongside […]

In its program, Florida basketball has a history of running things back, as evidenced by the 2006 and 2007 Gators teams. Now, Alex Condon might be thinking about that, even with the 2025 NBA Draft around the corner. Condon has until May 28 to decide whether to withdraw his name from the draft. Should he […]

It may have seemed like the sky was falling after Kentucky basketball lost John Calipari to Arkansas, but the Wildcats had a very successful season in year one under Mark Pope. Kentucky consistently beat very good teams and earned a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament before losing out to Tennessee despite having a […]

After a strong season and a run to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament, Alabama basketball is already looking toward next season and what it can do to get back to the Final Four, like it did in 2023. However, that will be a tough task for Nate Oats and company after losing star […]

Monday has been a difficult, but not unexpected day for Illinois basketball. Just hours after star point guard Kasparas Jakucionis declared for the NBA Draft, standout wing Will Riley also announced his intentions to go pro this summer. Riley reclassified into the Class of 2024 coming out of high school and played for Illinois during […]

Illinois basketball was one of the most talented teams in the country last season, but now Brad Underwood is losing one of his top players. Standout freshman Kasparas Jakucionis is officially entering the NBA Draft, according to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony. Jakucionis is a projected lottery pick and has been all season, and he could even […]

All eyes are on next season or Kelvin Sampson and Houston basketball after their heartbreaking loss in the national championship game against Florida. Sampson is still chasing that elusive title, and now everyone is waiting to see what the Houston roster will look like heading into next season as it looks to get back to […]

Duke basketball freshman sensation Cooper Flagg became a special club member after winning the 2025 Wooden Award as the best college basketball player. A club that includes the likes of Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis, and Zion Williamson.  He was more than gracious when accepting the honor, per Mark Medina of Sportskeeda.  “I don’t think I […]

The speculation surrounding the Brooklyn Nets’ draft lottery position has ended. Following the Philadelphia 76ers’ loss on Friday, the Nets are locked into sixth place in the lottery standings. Brooklyn’s odds will be as follows: 1st: 9.0% 2nd: 9.2% 3rd: 9.41% 4th: 9.62% 5th: 0% 6th: 8.62% 7th: 29.77% 8th: 20.55% 9th: 3.68% 10th: 0.15% […]

With the 2024-25 college basketball season now over, the focus turns to the upcoming NBA Draft. Early entrants have until April 27 to declare for the draft, and players who maintain their college eligibility have until June 15 to withdraw and return to school. Several projected first round picks have already declared for the NBA […]

With the explosion of NIL (name, image, likeness) deals in college basketball, it’s had an effect on players deciding to declare for the NBA Draft. In some cases, the NIL deals might surpass what they might make on an NBA rookie contract. Texas Tech Red Raiders’ star JT Toppin opted to skip the NBA Draft, […]

The Michigan State Spartans were one of the best teams in the Big Ten this season, but their run came to an end in the NCAA Tournament as they fell to Auburn in the Elite Eight. Head coach Tom Izzo has seen plenty of players go on to the NBA, including former NCAA champion Jason […]

The Chicago Bulls are still in play to make the 2025 NBA Playoffs proper, having clinched a play-in tournament berth. But regardless of how their 2024-25 campaign concludes, the Bulls will be busy checking their notes in the leadup to the 2025 NBA draft in June. It is also not too early to speculate which […]

The NCAA Tournament has always been a great avenue for college players to boost their NBA draft stock, and that has been the case in the 2025 edition of the Big Dance for Florida basketball star Walter Clayton Jr., who led the Gators to a national title. On Monday, Clayton and the Gators defeated the […]

The Brooklyn Nets had a chance to lock in the sixth spot in the draft lottery standings with a loss to the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. They did everything they could to ensure that outcome. With all their starters ruled out, the Nets put out a rotation of G League call-ups and backups during a […]

While the San Antonio Spurs cross their fingers ahead of the NBA Draft Lottery  in a little more than a month, they’ll have two selections in the first round regardless barring any trades. Both could come in the lottery if the Atlanta Hawks, who parted with their 2025 first round pick in the 2022 Dejounte […]

As the college basketball season winds down, some of the biggest stars in the game are making their decisions about what they are doing next. Maryland basketball had a great season that ended with a Sweet 16 loss to Florida, and now star freshman Derik Queen has officially made his decision about his future. Queen […]