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College players seek to continue the transition into professional leagues amidst the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, some recently declared for the NBA draft during the recommended self-quarantine period. These include potential first overall pick, Georgia’s Anthony Edwards, as well as Auburn’s Isaac Okoro. Duke’s Tre Jones is yet another player to declare for the draft. […]

The No. 2 prospect in the class of 2019 according to 247Sports, shooting guard Anthony Edwards came to the University of Georgia with sky-high expectations. Now in March, it’s safe to say Edwards met or even exceeded those expectations. While we likely wouldn’t have gotten to see Edwards in the NCAA tournament if it hadn’t […]

Potential No. 1 pick and Georgia standout Anthony Edwards has declared to enter the 2020 NBA Draft, according to Evan Daniels of 247Sports. “I just want to declare for the 2020 NBA Draft,” said Edwards. Edwards, a 6-foot-5, 225-pound hybrid guard, had a sound freshman season at Georgia, putting up 19.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, and […]

One NBA official tells Marc Berman of The New York Post that no final decisions have been made on the Draft lottery or combine amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Draft lottery is tentatively scheduled for May 19 in Chicago, while the combine is scheduled for May 21-24: Next on the coronavirus chopping block could well […]

The 2020 NBA Draft is expected to be pushed back to July or August, per Adam Zagoria of Forbes. The NBA suspended the 2019-20 season last Wednesday after Utah Jazz All-Star center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus. The league is trying to resume the season in the summer: Nothing official from the NBA […]

The coronavirus is already impacting the NBA beyond the remainder of the 2019-20 season, and it might now change how teams draft prospects next year. Jeremy Woo of Sports Illustrated reported that “at least a third” of NBA teams have removed their scouts from conference tournaments, while other teams have made traveling optional. At least […]

Lavar Ball has made several outlandish claims about his sons in the past, often boasting about their level of play. However, the declaration he made about LiAngelo Ball during Tuesday’s airing of Undisputed takes the proverbial cake. During his appearance on the show, Ball professed that LiAngelo will lead the NBA in scoring within three […]

Coming out of high school, James Wiseman was the top prospect in the ESPN 100 for the class of 2019. After committing to play at the University of Memphis, the 7-foot-1 center was expected to be in contention to be the No. 1 pick in the upcoming draft. While things haven’t exactly gone Wiseman’s way, […]

2020 NBA Draft top prospect James Wiseman’s NCAA career is essentially over before it began. The big man from Tennessee had his eligibility stripped by the NCAA, and he was only able to play three games for the Tigers before turning his attention on the upcoming NBA draft in June. Wiseman, 18, elaborated on how […]

The 2019 NBA Draft was filled with talented players around the globe, and some of them are already making a huge impact on their teams. Let’s grade the lottery picks from that class. Zion Williamson (A): The most notable name from the 2019 NBA Draft was Williamson, who was selected with the No. 1 overall […]

The New York Knicks are reportedly targeting a scoring point guard in the upcoming NBA draft, according to Marc Berman of the New York Post. Though this class isn’t as loaded as in past drafts, the Knicks have quite a number of options to choose from. However, among all the possible prospects they can target, […]

The Golden State Warriors are in the midst of an abysmal 2019-20 NBA season following their decade of dominance. While there has not been much for them to hang their hat on these days, forward Eric Paschall has emerged as one of the few bright spots this year. Eric Paschall has established himself as quite […]

NBA executives still view James Wiseman as a likely top-five pick in the 2020 NBA Draft despite what happened to him at Memphis. Wiseman received a 12-game suspension from the NCAA and was scheduled to be eligible again in January. However, the youngster announced on Instagram his decision to leave Memphis after playing in just […]

NBA Draft prospect LaMelo Ball put an end to his first season with the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League of Australia, as his manager decided to shut him down for the remainder of the year to recover from a bone bruise and focus his efforts on his preparation for the draft. One of […]

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 […]