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The next two weeks could elicit an array of emotions from Los Angeles Lakers fans, but the one guarantee is that this stretch will be hectic. General manager Rob Pelinka must continue to conduct a head coaching search, prepare for the June 26-27 NBA Draft and then dive into the free agency pool a few […]

The 2024 NBA Draft is widely considered to have limited star power, but one potential future superstar is Rob Dillingham, a young guard out of the University of Kentucky. Dillingham is a dynamic shooting guard who can break down opponents off the dribble with ease or hit pull up shots from the logo consistently. Rob […]

Not a lot has gone right for the Atlanta Hawks ever since they made the Eastern Conference Finals in 2021. However, they were able to gain a massive stroke of luck in the 2024 NBA Draft lottery. The Hawks jumped nine spots to land the number one overall pick. It’s a move that gives them […]

The Atlanta Hawks are still undecided at the very top of the 2024 NBA Draft. As general manager Landry Fields and company continue analyzing prospects leading up to June 26th, though, one player has already emerged a front office favorite. Whether Atlanta will take Donovan Clingan at all let alone select him at No. 1 […]

Former Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr.’s life got turned upside down after being arrested in December due to allegations of rape and sexual assault. The accusations against the NBA Draft prospect were based on an incident in a Lawrence, Kansas bar in September. However, Shannon was found not guilty by a Kansas jury Thursday, […]

Part of what makes predicting what will happen during the NBA Draft so fun is the unexpected. Trades are inevitable. And when they occur, the ramifications are wide-ranging. ClutchPoints Reporter Brett Siegel sees the San Antonio Spurs playing such a role later this month as they look to build around Victor Wembanyama and one deal […]

The San Antonio Spurs have earned a reputation for drafting well. It’ll prove a key trait with generational talent Victor Wembanyama in the fold. But for all the success they’ve enjoyed in taking eventual franchise legends Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili later (really late in Ginobili’s case) in the NBA Draft, they’ve also had several […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have the 17th and 55th overall pick in this month’s NBA Draft. While there’s no indication who the team is looking to target with either of those picks, that hasn’t stopped fans from speculating on who they could draft. One name that keeps coming is former USC guard Bronny James, son […]

Every front office in the league besides the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics is 100% focused on the 2024 NBA Draft. They are not all operating from the same positions of strength, however. The San Antonio Spurs have four picks coming this June while others like the New Orleans Pelicans are working with a single […]

The 2024 NBA Draft is just under two weeks away, so until then, it’s worth breaking down the best landing spot for the top prospects. One of those players is UConn’s Stephon Castle. Castle entered Storrs as a point guard, but shifted roles to play more off the ball with Tristen Newton running the show. […]

The San Antonio Spurs just completed their first season with French sensation Victor Wembanyama at center, and – while the team’s record wasn’t all that impressive – a bright future is clearly on the horizon. Wembanyama spoke about the Spurs working toward building a contender, per Andrew Lopez of ESPN: “This is how it’s been […]

The 2024 NBA Draft is just about two weeks away and one of the biggest questions is where Bronny James will be drafted. Most mock drafts have had him being selected in the second round amid reports that he was only willing to workout for certain teams. On a recent appearance on ‘The Green Light […]

The New York Knicks surprised everyone this season. They finished second in the Eastern Conference and could have advanced even farther than the second-round if not for a series of injuries. Still, the Knicks can view the season as a success. And there is a fairly obvious path to continue improving. New York possesses the […]

Not much was expected from the Minnesota Timberwolves entering this season, but that didn’t stop them from making the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2004. They took down the defending champion Denver Nuggets along the way before falling to the Dallas Mavericks. Now Minnesota pivots to the offseason, hoping to add key […]

The Chicago Bulls finished up yet another mediocre season about two months ago as they lost to the Miami Heat in the NBA play-in tournament. It was a disappointing season, so it was fitting for it to end in disappointing fashion. The Bulls got out to a good start in Miami as they hit a […]

Last year, Illinois basketball star, Terrence Shannon Jr. was accused of rape and was benched by the team. Since then, he’s been undergoing a long jury battle about the alleged situation. On Thursday, the verdict came in, and the jury found him innocent. In a trial that took place in Kansas, the jury elected to […]

When the 2024 NBA Draft occurs Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht will be one of the most intriguing players to see where he lands. He was the biggest breakout star of college basketball season last year and helped the Tennessee Volunteers make the Elite Eight. That performance helped turn Knecht into a potential top-ten pick. He would […]

Zach Edey’s legendary collegiate career with Purdue culminated with a trip to the national championship game. The 7-foot-4 center became the rare college player to be named the National College Player of the Year twice, and he is now looked at as one of the best college players of the 21st century because of it. […]

No matter who you think is going where during the NBA Draft, you will always be wrong because trades always cause a domino effect. In a weaker draft compared to previous years, one would think teams wouldn’t be as inclined to move up and down the draft board on June 26. However, that won’t be […]

With the fourth and eighth picks in the 2024 NBA Draft, the San Antonio Spurs have a pair of big opportunities to build around generational talent Victor Wembanyama. Though this year’s class is regarded as relatively weak, it offers the Black and Silver a chance to flank their 20-year-old phenom with two very good players. […]

With the 2024 NBA Draft just two weeks away, there is plenty of time to analyze the best fits for each of the top prospects in this class. One player who fits that bill is Kentucky’s Reed Sheppard. Sheppard was arguably the best freshman in the country in 2023-24, flying up draft boards to become […]

The 2024 NBA Draft is just two weeks away and the Portland Trail Blazers have the seventh and 14th pick in the first round. While this year’s draft is considered to be a bit of a crapshoot, there are some certainties for the Blazers. Here are three players that Portland must avoid in the 2024 […]

The 2024 NBA Draft is two weeks away. While this year’s class of players hasn’t been held in the highest regard compared to recent drafts, it’s still possible plenty of stars can emerge from this group. One player who can do so is UConn’s Donovan Clingan. After winning two consecutive National Championships with the Huskies, […]

Donovan Clingan was a collegiate star who played an essential role on UConn’s back-to-back national championship teams. The Bristol, Connecticut native is now moving on to the NBA, and his draft projections are all over the place. Clingan has all the intangibles and will be an elite defender the moment he steps on an NBA […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will soon have to make their first major decision this offseason during the 2024 NBA Draft. While the Cavs won’t be on the clock until the No. 20 pick, sources have shared with ClutchPoints that Cleveland is exploring looking to trade up toward a higher pick. Now, that doesn’t mean Cleveland has […]

Kentucky guard Rob Dillingham is one of the top prospects in the 2024 NBA Draft. An ankle issue has derailed his predraft process but he will get back on track well before the draft kicks off. Dillingham will conduct the rest of his activities at the Los Angeles Lakers practice facility on Friday, according to […]

There are plenty of fires stoked and smokescreens created in the weeks before the NBA Draft. Intriguing details to seemingly enticing offers are trickled out by agents and front offices only for the full details that killed the deal to be revealed years later. Some of those scenarios go actually come to fruition, though, leading […]

The 2024 NBA Draft is less than two weeks away. As teams finalize their big boards and prepare for all kinds of trade scenarios, now is a good time to go over the best fits for certain players. That is especially the case with Purdue’s Zach Edey. The 7-foot-4 two-time Naismith Player of the Year, […]

With the 16th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, the Philadelphia 76ers have a lot of different ways they could go. The idea that the Sixers will use this pick in a trade has been reported all over the place. For a team that doesn’t have several years to wait for a prospect to […]

For all the names Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs have been linked to this offseason–and there haven’t been that many–Darius Garland may be the only potential trade that has seemingly popped up at different points along the way thus far. This time, any possible deal centers on the NBA Draft. “The Spurs would […]

The 2024 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks continues, with the Celtics needing to win only two games to hang banner number 18 on the TD Garden rafters. But the 28 other franchises are gearing up for next season, with the intention of making it as deep as those two aforementioned […]

With the NBA Draft Lottery complete, the Blazers are holding pair of lottery picks in this month’s NBA Draft. Portland owns the seventh and 14th picks in the 2024 NBA Draft. This year’s draft is considered to be a bit weak compared to recent years. There is certainly talent to be found, but there isn’t considered to […]

The NBA Draft is looming and the most important team that might set the tone for this class is the Atlanta Hawks. Landry Fields needs to get Trae Young some help so that the franchise could go back to their winning ways just like three years ago. This top pick is going to be the […]

Former Dayton Flyers center DaRon Holmes II is expected to go in the top half of the upcoming NBA Draft. As one of the top big men in his class, the 21-year-old has reportedly been the apple of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s eye. The club feels so strongly about Holmes that they might have privately […]

Former USC basketball guard Bronny James aspires to start his professional career in 2024 after leaving his name in the NBA Draft. James’ freshman season with the Trojans did not go how he planned, but his NBA Draft Combine performance redeemed him. Moreover, experts have re-ranked James’ spot amid his alleged pre-draft workout preferences. In […]

Former USC guard Bronny James’ draft stock has risen significantly after struggling in his freshman season with the Trojans. The Los Angeles Lakers have been rumored to be looking at the 19-year-old with their second-round pick, although he could feasibly end up somewhere else as well. Unless someone else takes Bronny in the first round, […]

There are just about two weeks between now and the start of the 2024 NBA Draft. Once again, the focus leading up to the draft spotlights the decision that the Atlanta Hawks will be making with the first overall pick. Alex Sarr and Zaccharie Risacher are both in consideration for this top pick, but the […]

The Dallas Mavericks went from being out of the playoffs a year ago to contending for the Larry O’Brien trophy against the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals this season. However, the Mavericks had to contend with allegations of tanking at the tail end of their 2022-23 campaign. Now-minority owner Mark Cuban is clearing the […]

As the 2024 NBA Draft approaches, all eyes are on Bronny James, the son of NBA superstar LeBron James. Despite being projected as a second-round pick, Bronny’s journey to the NBA is garnering significant attention. Initially, James planned to limit his pre-draft visits to two teams: the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns. However, […]