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Indiana forward Trayce Jackson-Davis has meetings with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors, among others, at the NBA Draft Combine, according to a Wednesday tweet from NYT Sports Contributor Adam Zagoria. “Trayce Jackson-Davis of @IndianaMBB has meetings at the Combine with New Orleans, Bucks, Hornets, Lakers, Toronto, Washington, Golden State,” wrote Zagoria. “Also […]

The 2023 NBA Draft Lottery is officially in the books, which means the main event is getting closer and closer. Now, all organizations know where their first-round picks landed, so they can plan on which prospect they will choose on June 22. Contenders such as the Golden State Warriors might be after rookies who can […]

Former UConn basketball player and national champion Jordan Hawkins spoke at the NBA Draft Combine on Wednesday, and said he has not worked out for any teams yet, but he has met with the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, among other teams, according to Adam Zagoria. Hawkins also met with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Los […]

The Chicago Bulls will be without a first round selection in the 2023 NBA Draft because of the past trade for Nikola Vucevic from the Orlando Magic. When meeting with Bulls at the NBA Draft Combine, prospect Brandon Miller shut down any speculation that the Bulls would trade into the first round to select him, […]

Will the New Orleans Pelicans be able to fight their way back into playoff contention last season? The Pelicans ended with a record of 42-40, good enough for second place in the Southwest Division and ninth in the Western Conference. New Orleans would end up falling in the Play-In tournament to the Oklahoma City Thunder, […]

Alabama basketball’s Brandon Miller is expected to be selected in the top three of the NBA Draft, and he spoke about his message he has for teams regarding him being at the scene of a fatal shooting that resulted in the death of 23-year-old Jamea Harris near campus. “It’s all a lesson learned,” Brandon Miller […]

The NBA Draft Combine 2023 began earlier this week and while big names like Brandon Miller and Scoot Henderson highlight those in attendance, none of the projected top picks will be participating in the scrimmages. Every year, the five-on-five scrimmages prove to be the most important aspect of the combine, as plenty of players have […]

Jarace Walker out of Houston features a high-ceiling but hasn’t received much attention ahead of the 2023 NBA Draft. Part of that is of course due to mega-prospect Victor Wembanyama’s presence in the draft. Walker shouldn’t be overlooked though. At 6’8, 230, Walker features impressive size to go along with impressive athleticism. He offers versatility […]

Brandon Miller is in elite company when it comes to the 2023 NBA Draft. The 6’9 freshman was one of the premier players in college basketball this season, averaging 18.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game for Alabama. He has tremendous offensive upside and shooting ability, and isn’t half bad on defense either. However, Miller […]

The Dallas Mavericks’ 2022-23 season was nothing short of a disaster. The team had a poor start, traded for Kyrie Irving, and still missed the playoffs. One silver lining is that the Mavs will keep their pick in the 2023 NBA Draft because of what happened in Tuesday’s lottery. After some shameless tanking to end […]

The Dallas Mavericks are coming off of a very disappointing season. After making it into the Western Conference Finals in 2022, they failed to make the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament, and hence the 2023 NBA Playoffs. They have officially turned to the offseason where they have two priorities: re-signing Kyrie Irving and the No. 1o […]

To the surprise of many around the NBA, the Utah Jazz are well ahead of the curve for their scheduled rebuild. The team traded away franchise cornerstones Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert during the offseason, plus second-leading scoring Bojan Bogdanovic. Most teams would struggle after losing their core. Instead, Utah finished with a 37-45 record […]

After months of waiting, the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery is officially over. The San Antonio Spurs secured the No. 1 pick en route to select Victor Wembanyama from France. While the center has been in the news for a long time, other players have emerged as intriguing prospects in the 2023 class. That is the […]

Every team at the NBA Draft lottery was desperate to land Victor Wembanyama, but that doesn’t mean he was necessarily excited to go to every team. Although Wembanyama seems pleased to (presumably) join the San Antonio Spurs next month, his biggest reaction of the night came when he realized that he wouldn’t have to end […]

Though they came up short in their bid for a 2023 NBA Playoff berth, the Utah Jazz proved to be the biggest surprise team of the season. After trading away franchise cornerstones Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert and parting ways with head coach Quin Snyder during the summer leading into the campaign, the ball club […]

The 2023 NBA Draft Lottery, also known as the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes, are officially in the books. The San Antonio Spurs have officially won the lottery and the right to draft a generational talent at No. 1 overall. The Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, and Houston Rockets received the consolation prizes of the No. 2, […]

The Washington Wizards simply have not been able to escape the web of mediocrity ever since they lost former franchise icon John Wall to an injury in late 2018. Since then, the Wizards have not finished a season with a record above .500. While that looks promising from a certain perspective, since NBA teams get […]

Cam Whitmore is an easy prospect to love. During his sole year at Villanova, his statistical profile was rare and beautiful, like an exotic bird—only six other freshmen in the last 15 years have equaled his combination of athleticism (28 dunks), three-point volume (108 attempted threes) and efficiency (57.1 percent true shooting). And of this […]

Former San Antonio Spurs forward Stephen Jackson raved about forward Victor Wembanyama’s potential fit with the Spurs on Wednesday. “I think the biggest thing for him, he’s going to be in a system where everything is professional,” Jackson said, via FanDuel TV. “They’re a championship organization that’s used to winning. They do everything by the […]

When a team has as much talent on paper as the Indiana Pacers but misses the NBA Playoffs behind a 35-47 record as the Pacers did this past season, there’s usually an elephant in the room that’s as difficult to ignore as it is to overcome. Theirs was perimeter defense. Tyrese Haliburton has demonstrated his […]

The 2023 NBA Draft order is set and the Houston Rockets ended up with the No. 4 overall pick. Although they missed out on the No. 1 spot and Victor Wembanyama, there is still plenty of talent left in the draft this year. Houston is in the midst of a rebuild, something they understood heading […]

For a few minutes, the Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Charlotte Hornets, and San Antonio Spurs all believed that drafting Victor Wembanyama — essentially guaranteeing a franchise turnaround if he pans out like many think he would — was within their grasp. However, reality quickly struck the Rockets, as deputy commissioner Mark Tatum first pulled […]

In what was the most anticipated NBA Draft Lottery ever, the San Antonio Spurs came out as the ultimate victors on Tuesday night. For the third time in franchise history, the Spurs will own the first overall pick in the NBA Draft and will be taking French big man Victor Wembanyama.  The Spurs have had […]

For the past year or so, Victor Wembanyama sat in anticipation regarding his future NBA destination. Surely the team that wins the lottery will end up being the French sensation’s home for years to come. And on Tuesday night, Wembanyama finally had more clarity regarding the matter, as, barring an unforeseen turn of events, he […]

The Dallas Mavericks, in the process of wanting to expedite their contending timeline by trading for Kyrie Irving, shot themselves on the foot. As a result, they embarrassingly had to throw the final few games of the regular season just so they could keep their first-round pick that would have gone to the New York […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are currently at a crossroads; will they pursue a trade for another star to bolster the team’s chances of competing, or will they finally face the music and blow it up, beginning by trading away face of the franchise Damian Lillard? The results of the NBA Draft Lottery certainly clarified the […]

The Orlando Magic went 34-48 in the regular season, a 12-win improvement from the previous season. Still, the Magic were six games away from a Play-In Tournament bid, finishing with the No. 13 seed in the Eastern Conference and putting them in the No. 6 lottery slot. While the season ended early, the Magic had […]

The Charlotte Hornets entered the NBA Draft Lottery with 12.5 percent odds of winning the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes. While they may have fallen short of that goal, losing out to the San Antonio Spurs, a team that will get yet another chance to draft a generational big man prospect, they still managed to nab the […]

The San Antonio Spurs may have exited the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery as the biggest winners of the night, but the Charlotte Hornets won’t be too far behind with the jubilation they surely felt when they leapt two spots to bring home the second overall pick. It may not net the Hornets Wembanyama, but having […]

At the conclusion of the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery on May 16, basketball fans across the world went to check out mock drafts and draft simulators in order to see how the chips may fall on Jun. 22., when the 2023 NBA Draft takes place. Even those that didn’t took the time to assess how […]

Overtime Elite knew they were getting a special talent in 6-foot-7 point guard Amen Thompson. However, there’s still a lot of people who aren’t aware that he and his brother Ausar may be two of the most exhilarating NBA prospects that there’s ever been. Amen’s live-dribble passing is excellent, with his court vision and passing […]

The Detroit Pistons have been one of the most successful NBA teams on draft day according to many accounts. Detroit selected former Oklahoma State star Cade Cunningham with the number one overall pick in 2021, and followed it up with the selections of athletic, promising players Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren last year. Unfortunately for […]

The River Walk has life again. After years of futility and aimlessness, the San Antonio Spurs instantly feel like a prominent sports franchise again. That is the power of Victor Wembanyama. The NBA Draft Lottery always presents hope to which ever team wins it, but this year’s felt extra special. Or perhaps dire is the […]

There is no bigger winner after Tuesday night’s NBA Draft lottery than the San Antonio Spurs, who have virtually assured themselves of landing elite prospect Victor Wembanyama. In the grand scheme of things, that’s just one win of the many to be expected for the Spurs in the coming years. As pointed out by Matthew […]

As the dust settles on the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery, attention turns to the upcoming 2023 NBA Draft, where the San Antonio Spurs find themselves in a unique position. Keep in mind that they are coming off a campaign where they finished with the second-worst win-loss record in the league. Now, they have the No. […]

Victor Wembanyama is headed to the San Antonio Spurs. This is after the Spurs got their hands on the No. 1 overall pick following the events of Tuesday’s NBA Draft lottery. The 19-year-old was back home in France during the lottery, but he stayed up until the wee hours of the morning to watch the […]

It sure looks like Victor Wembanyama is excited to play for the San Antonio Spurs. If that’s not clear with his immediate reaction after the Spurs won the first pick during the NBA Draft lottery on Tuesday, then his first tweet in the wake of the event should convince everyone that he’s looking forward to […]

It was close but no cigar on the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes front for the Portland Trail Blazers during Tuesday night’s lottery for the 2023 NBA Draft. The Blazers entered the event with a 10.5 percent chance to win the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft. Instead, they will be picking third overall, which […]

For one brief shining moment in Washington Wizards history, they had the best lottery odds of landing Victory Wembanyama in the 2023 NBA Draft. But that moment didn’t last long, as the San Antonio Spurs swooped in and ended up with the franchise-altering talent. The NBA draft lottery gives teams ownership of 4-number combinations of […]