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It’s only a matter of time before former Oklahoma Sooners guard Trae Young invades the shore of the NBA with the 2018 NBA Draft only less than two months away from happening. For now, though, Young is content getting gifts like this one from no other than Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant himself. This […]

The 2018 NBA Draft is less than two months away, and by now, we are all familiar with names like Trae Young, DeAndre Ayton, Marvin Bagley, and Mo Bamba to name a few top prospects. But how about the other guys, the players with considerable potentials but are being given little to zero buzz at […]

Top NBA prospect Mo Bamba believes that turning pro right after high school would have been better for his development as a basketball player. Bamba, of course, was not able to take that route, as the NBA is currently not accepting players younger than 19. Instead, he had to play one year in college under […]

European star Luka Doncic has submitted paperwork to officially enter the 2018 NBA Draft, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports. Doncic, who is currently 19 years old, is playing in the postseason in the Euroleague for Real Madrid right now. The Slovenian-born swingman is projected to be one of the top picks. Doncic is […]

The NBA Draft Lottery tiebreakers have been announced now that the regular season has come to an end. There were some tiebreakers to sort out with a few teams finishing with the same record. Here is a look at the results: NBA Draft Lottery order following today's tiebreaker: 1. Phoenix2. Memphis3. Dallas 4. Atlanta5. Orlando […]

Villanova junior forward Mikal Bridges will forgo eligibility for his senior season and declare for the upcoming NBA Draft, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Fresh off a second championship season with the Wildcats, the All-American is projected to be a lottery pick, having won the Julius Erving award as the nation’s top small forward. With […]

While the playoff-bound teams are fighting tooth and nail for postseason positioning, there is another ongoing battle involving the teams that are in the bottom of the standings. Up for grabs is the highest odds to select the best player available in the upcoming NBA Draft and Sunday night saw the Phoenix Suns claiming the […]

Many prospects have already declared for June’s NBA Draft and while the national headlines have given Oklahoma’s Trae Young most of the spotlight after leading the nation in points and assists, some scouts seems to think his game-changing antics won’t translate into the league. Collin Sexton, an Alabama freshman point guard that declared for the […]

The college route has long been considered the traditional route for making it to the NBA. After all, it is a big stage. Every scout is on the lookout for the next NBA talent. For most NBA aspirants, playing division one college ball is the next step to making it to the pros. High school […]

Alabama freshman guard Collin Sexton plans to declare for the NBA Draft, according to Matt Zenith of AL.com. One of the best point guard talents in the lottery will now remain in draft boards around the league, even if he doesn’t immediately sign with an agent. The 6-foot-3, 190-pound Sexton had pondered the possibility of […]

The Texas Tech Red Raiders could be without guard Zhaire Smith next season. This is after Smith himself announce on his Twitter account that he will be among the applicants in the upcoming 2018 NBA Draft following an impressive freshman season in Lubbock. I am excited to say that I am going to enter my […]

The Kansas Jayhawks will not have its brightest star in the recent NCAA National Tournament back for next season. This is after it was announced by Jayhawks guard Malik Newman that he intends to hire an agent and join the 2018 NBA Draft. By hiring an agent, Newman will not have the chance of going […]

Following a meteoric performance in the title game against the Michigan Wolverines, junior shooting guard Donte DiVincenzo chose the best possible time to pour in a career-high 31 points, leading the Villanova Wildcats to a 79-62 win to crown themselves champions for the second time in three years. In a team full of NBA prospects […]

Michigan State freshman forward Jaren Jackson Jr. has declared for the NBA Draft, as the top prospect tweeted out his decision to go pro. “Spartans, this was not an automatic decision. And honestly thank you for making it one of the toughest decisions I’ve ever had to think about,” said Jackson in a Twitter statement. […]

DeAndre Ayton, Trae Young, Mo Bamba, and Michael Porter Jr. are among the top prospects who have declared for the 2018 NBA Draft. All three are favorites to be selected anywhere in the Top 10 with Ayton shaping up to be a unanimous top overall talent. However, one player who hasn’t received as much attention […]

Mirjam Poterbin, mother of top European prospect Luka Doncic, recently confirmed that her son will declare for the upcoming NBA Draft, noting he probably won’t be there when NBA commissioner Adam Silver calls his name, according to Antonis Stroggylakis of EuroHoops. “He will declare for the Draft but he will probably not be there (USA). […]

Former Syracuse commit and McDonalds All-American Darius Bazley has decided to skip college and sign with the G-League next year according to Yahoo! Sports. Bazley made the decision after talking to his inner circle and most importantly his mother, Lynnita Bazley. This is a life-changing decision,” Bazley told Yahoo Sports. “I put a lot of thinking into […]

Retired NBA star Paul Pierce was ambushed by TMZ Sports for an interview recently and was asked for his take on whether LiAngelo Ball, brother of Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball, is going to hear his name get called in the upcoming NBA Draft. Unlike most people, Pierce did not guffaw at […]

As the time gets closer to the NBA Draft, more and more players are starting to declare. Maryland sophomore Justin Jackson has decided to forgo his final two years of eligibility to join the NBA draft. Maryland sophomore Justin Jackson is foregoing his final two seasons of eligibility and declaring for the 2018 Draft. "After talking with […]

Michigan State sophomore forward Miles Bridges will declare for the 2018 NBA Draft and hire Klutch Sports as his agency of choice, according to Chris Solari and Jeff Zillgitt of USA TODAY Sports. Bridges will team up with Rich Paul as his agent, as he expects to be one of the premiere talents available in […]

With the NBA opening up the rules a few years back to allow players to test out the waters in terms of the NBA draft and then go back to college as long as they don’t hire an agent it has led to a lot more players declaring for the draft. One of those guys […]

LiAngelo Ball; brother of Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard Lonzo Ball, has declared for the 2018 NBA Draft, his agent, Harrison Gaines, told Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. The 19-year-old has formally submitted his early-entry paperwork to enter June’s draft after playing professionally with Lithuanian team Vytautas Prienu since being pulled out of UCLA in […]

Highly-touted NBA prospect Michael Porter Jr. has made official his intent to join this year’s NBA Draft. This is according to report by Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. Missouri freshman Michael Porter Jr. has declared for the 2018 NBA draft. Porter will sign with an agent and be a high-lottery selection. Despite missing a bunch […]

Ohio State University forward Keita Bates-Diop will forego his final year of college eligibility to enter the NBA Draft in June, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Standing at 6-foot-7 with a lenghty wingspan, Bates-Diop is ranked as the 19th top prospect, according to ESPN Draft Analyst Jonathan Givony in his list of Top 100 NBA prospects. Bates-Diop was the […]

Duke freshman forward Marvin Bagley III expressed he wasn’t ready to make a decision on whether or not he will declare for the NBA Draft, following a loss to the Kansas Jayhawks on Sunday night in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. Bagley’s double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds wasn’t enough to lift the Blue Devils, […]

With just nine games remaining on the New York Knicks’ schedule after tonight’s contest against the Minnesota Timberwolves, it will finally be able to turn the page on what has turned out to be a forgettable 2017-18 season for the Knicks. One of the issues that New York immediately plans to address over the offseason, likely through […]

According to a tweet this afternoon from Jonathan Givony of ESPN, it was revealed that Dayton Flyers freshman forward Kostas Antetokounmpo, younger brother of Milwaukee Bucks superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, will leave school early and declare for the 2018 NBA Draft. “Dayton freshman Kostas Antetokounmpo (Giannis’ brother) will declare for the 2018 NBA Draft, according to […]

Guard Anfernee Simons of IMG Academy has decided to forego his college eligibility and declared for the NBA Draft, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Simons is ranked as the 19th overall prospect in ESPN’s most recent mock draft and will be represented by super-agent Drew Rosenhaus and Bobby Petriella. Simons will turn 19 in June […]

Trae Young made the first major appearance of his post-collegiate career in ESPN’s First Take, logically prompted by native New Yorker Steven A. Smith of the possibility of playing for his hometown Knicks. The Oklahoma product replied eagerly, noting that dealing with the media during his lone breakout season in college has prepared him to […]

Time is a flat circle, looping in on itself with the slightest of variations until, one day, LeBron James is looking across the court to an alternate dimension version of himself in 21-year-old Ben Simmons. The lineage of each can be traced back decades. The wonderment of 6-foot-9 Magic Johnson whipping the Los Angeles Lakers […]

University of Texas freshman center Mo Bamba announced he will declare for the NBA Draft, according to ESPN’s Jeff Goodman. A legitimate 7-footer with a monstrous 7-foot-9 wingspan, Bamba is expected to be one of the most-coveted players in the draft, expected to land within the top-five picks in this year’s draft. Bamba finished his […]

University of Oklahoma freshman sensation Trae Young will declare for the NBA Draft, according to a report by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The 19-year-old had once of the most spectacular seasons in NCAA history, posting averages of 27.4 points and 8.7 assists per game — leading the nation in both categories. Young is considered one of the […]

If you were hoping to get a closer look at all of the top college prospects during this year’s NCAA tournament, you are already somewhat disappointed. Of the top 10 projected picks in the upcoming 2018 NBA Draft, four of them got knocked out in the first round. Possibly the most notable of all was […]

Trae Young’s early exit from the NCAA Tournament could really hurt his stock value in the eyes of many NBA scouts, who doubt the freshman would be taken in the lottery of this upcoming NBA Draft. The Oklahoma native couldn’t do enough to get his Sooners to best the Rhode Island Rams, despite making a […]

Trae Young took the college basketball world by storm earlier this season when he was willing his team, the Oklahoma Sooners to win after win after win. If you were to turn on Sportscenter he was the top story every day and people were wondering if he was going to be the next NBA superstar. But […]

The NBA hasn’t drafted high school players since 2004, preferring instead to allow them to develop their skills in college before going to the premier pro basketball league. But with the NCAA scandals rocking the world of youth basketball, the NBA may abolish the NBA’s “one-and-done” age-limit rule, providing precedence for talent over age. It’s […]

Every year, NBA Draftees are outlandishly compared to Hall of Fame players, and often times, don’t live up to the unrealistic expectations. But it’s not popular for a prospect to be compared to a player who played just 105 NBA games. Nonetheless, Arizona’s DeAndre Ayton looks like a Greg Oden clone and is worth the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have a unique opportunity that has never occurred since LeBron James ascended to the ranks of the NBA’s best player; a top 10 draft selection. Thanks to the Kyrie Irving trade, Cleveland owns the Brooklyn Nets’ first-round pick this year. The Cavs have some major holes, and thankfully, this draft class is […]

Now that the All-Star break has concluded, the race for the postseason is now in full swing. Teams in contention for the postseason are battling it out to secure positioning. That leaves the other teams scrambling to lose games intentionally so that they can gain a foothold in the draft rankings. Theoretically, lottery picks in […]