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In a similar move to last year’s NBA Draft, the Golden State Warriors ownership was not afraid to take out its wallet and spend $3.5 million to buy the Chicago Bulls‘ second-round pick, snatching the rights to shot-blocking Oregon forward Jordan Bell on Thursday night. The Warriors, who were also short of draft picks last […]

Within the last three days, there were conflicting reports regarding the status of Chicago Bulls star guard Jimmy Butler. Trade rumors heated up prior to Thursday’s NBA Draft and escalated when reports began surfacing that Butler could possibly be traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. That didn’t last long when other reports began to say Butler did not […]

The long wait is over for the 2017 NBA Draft. Here’s a recap and breakdown of every pick from the night. Markelle Fultz, Washington Round 1, Pick 1 — Philadelphia 76ers Age: 19 Position: PG Stats: 23.2 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 5.9 APG Analysis: The sixth-leading scorer in the nation with a 23.2 points per game clip, […]

Adding to the list of deterrents of Phil Jackson‘s career as a front office executive, the New York Knicks president of basketball operations reportedly fell in and out of sleep during a player’s workout earlier last week, according to ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Williams. “A top-15 draft pick told me the other day, because […]

In another daring attempt to trade Kristaps Porzingis, New York Knicks president Phil Jackson has asked the Boston Celtics for a king’s ransom. The trade would involve Boston’s third overall pick in tonight’s NBA Draft, a consequent next year unprotected first-rounder from the Brooklyn Nets, in addition to small forwards Jaylen Brown and Jae Crowder, according […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are trying to engage in one more trade on the day of the draft. After acquiring the first overall pick in a blockbuster trade with the Celtics, the Sixers are trying to use their assets to acquire one more first round pick in this year’s draft. With reports that this draft is […]

The Phoenix Suns have made it clear they won’t involve soon-to-be third year phenom Devin Booker in trade talks with the New York Knicks in search for Kristaps Porzingis, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical. The Knicks formerly offered Porzingis for Booker and the No. 4 pick in this year’s draft — a proposal […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have set the wheels in motion to trade point guard Tim Frazier to the Washington Wizards for the 52nd overall pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft, according to Michael Scotto of Basketball Insiders, then rectified by Candace Buckner of the Washington Post, assuring the deal is likely to happen. The Wizards’ trading for […]

For those who can’t wait for Thursday’s NBA Draft, here’s a chance to test that prospect knowledge with this funny-but-true Mock Draft by NBA/Twitter personality Jared Dubin. Take your best shot at these predictions if you must… It's here one day early… MOCK DRAFT. pic.twitter.com/qpCGf1G8km — Yaya Dubin (@JADubin5) June 21, 2017 The best gem among these […]

If you ask projected No. 1 pick Markelle Fultz, the Philadelphia 76ers can go from trusting the process, to finishing the process as soon as he’s drafted by the organization come tomorrow’s NBA Draft. Markelle Fultz on when the Sixers can start winning: "As soon as I get there." — Sean Deveney (@SeanDeveney) June 21, […]

Kentucky freshman De’Aaron Fox may be ranked a couple spots below UCLA passing wizard Lonzo Ball, but in his eyes, he isn’t taking a back seat to the soon-to-be sure-fire No. 2 overall selection by the Los Angeles Lakers. Ball infamously rejected one-on-one workouts when the two worked out for the purple-and-gold earlier in the month, […]

The top 20 ranked prospects will take the green room prior to Thursday’s NBA Draft, per DraftExpress. Out of the list, provided by Sean Deveney of the Sporting News, only one of them is an international player, making this one of the strongest pool of American talent in the first round of the draft in the […]

The offseason is off to a wild start before the NBA Draft and free agency. The biggest news coming out of the Big Apple previously was that the Knicks plan on moving on from Carmelo Anthony. That entire situation is in progress matter due to Anthony’s no trade clause, but now it has been pushed […]

The Indiana Pacers and the Los Angeles Lakers have been quick to pick up the phone and engage in trade talks for soon-to-be free agent forward Paul George, according to a dual report by ESPN’s Marc Stein and Ramona Shelburne. Teams like the L.A. Clippers, Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, and the Cleveland Cavaliers have inquired about […]

Adding to the list of comical statements from the New York Knicks this year, the organization reportedly asked the Phoenix Suns for second-year phenom Devin Booker and the No. 4 overall pick in exchange for star forward Kristaps Porzingis, according to John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 Radio. The offers for Porzingis are overloading the […]

The New York Knicks are set to pick eight overall in Thursday’s NBA draft, and it appears they already have a player in mind. According to ESPN insider Chad Ford, New York is interested in the services of 18-year-old French point guard Frank Ntilikina, who is currently playing in the French league finals. The Dallas […]

While the Boston Celtics awaited league approval for their weekend trade with the Philadelphia 76ers, they were working out Duke forward Jayson Tatum on Monday morning, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. Tatum averaged 16.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks per game in his lone season under head coach Mike Krzyzewski and in […]

Despite being linked to UCLA point guard Lonzo Ball for months, the Los Angeles Lakers have not committed to drafting the hometown product quite yet. However, it now appears as if they are getting to that point as the 2017 NBA Draft inches closer and closer. According to NBA insider Chad Ford, the Lakers are moving […]

The Phoenix Suns are willing to follow in the footsteps of the Philadelphia 76ers and take a shot at moving up in Thursday’s NBA Draft, engaging in talks with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics, according to ESPN Insider Chad Ford. If the Suns could net the Lakers’ No. 2 overall pick, the team […]

Things are looking good on the horizon for the Los Angeles Lakers after news broke yesterday that Paul George intends to leave the Pacers after this season and would like to join the Lakers. But next summer is a year away and there’s still a lot that can happen between now and then. Trade rumors […]

The Boston Celtics already made headlines with one huge trade leading up to the NBA Draft, but that might not be the last time they do so. The Celtics have agreed on a trade with the Philadelphia 76ers that will likely become official on Monday to swap the first and third picks of this Draft […]

With the NBA Draft order now shaken up a bit after the recent agreement to terms to trade the No. 1 overall pick to the Philadelphia 76ers, it is now time for the Boston Celtics to do some shuffling of their own. Having changed to the No. 3 overall pick in the Draft, the Celtics seemed […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will officially trade for the No. 1 overall selection in this year’s NBA Draft, giving the Boston Celtics a package of the No. 3 overall pick, the 2018 first-round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers, and the 2019 first-round pick from the Sacramento Kings, according to TNT’s David Aldridge, who first reported the news. The deal […]

The potential trade between the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers for the coveted No. 1 overall pick is not as close as it may have seemed yesterday, according to Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders. While many thought the deal was only a Markelle Fultz medical report and a meeting away from happening, there is […]

After LaVar Ball claimed to have talked into existence the Lakers and his son Lonzo’s respective paths to intersect, the younger Ball worked his way out of it, albeit unintentionally. Lonzo Ball’s initial workout with Los Angeles proved to be a down moment for his family as the Lakers were reportedly unimpressed with the out-of-shape […]

Only a few days left before the 2017 NBA Draft commences and, as expected, rumors intensify by the day. Draft-related news have interestingly evolved over the past few weeks. From teams eyeing certain prospects to workouts shaking up numerous projections, it has been quite a ride. But amid all these, nothing beats it when star […]

Malik Monk, a 6-foot-3 guard out of Kentucky, worked out with the Philadelphia 76ers this past Thursday in hopes of impressing the franchise that holds the 3rd overall pick in next week’s NBA Draft. Coaches put him through an intense workout, consisting of 3-on-3, coming off of screens, shooting, and vigorous defensive drills. According to Keith […]

University of Washington standout Markelle Fultz has his eyes on the prize and will do what it takes to get there. That of course includes beating out rival UCLA freshman point guard Lonzo Ball, who’s slotted only one pick behind him in this year’s NBA Draft. Fultz followed his workout with the Boston Celtics with […]

With the 2017 NBA Draft less than a week away, things have begun to heat up with the prospects projected at the top of the board. Much of this has surrounded the fate of UCLA point guard Lonzo Ball come next Thursday night. According to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN, Ball could consider working out for […]

Despite being believed to be the consensus top pick in this year’s draft, Markelle Fultz may not end up being selected by the Boston Celtics. The C’s are apparently considering taking Kansas swingman Josh Jackson with the first overall pick, as they are intrigued with his two-way skill set and what he can bring to their […]

There were earlier reports that the Sacramento Kings were possibly looking to trade their fifth- and 10th-overall picks in the NBA Draft for the Philadelphia 76ers‘ third-overall pick in order to have surefire shot at nabbing Kentucky point guard De’Aaron Fox. However, as the Sacramento Bee’s Ailene Voisin points out, her sources within the Kings organization stated that […]

Phil Jackson‘s undying obsession with the triangle offense is starting to become evident to the young NBA prospects coming into the New York Knicks facility for pre-draft workouts, as North Carolina forward Justin Jackson quickly got wind of. “It was more teaching than all the other ones,’’ the young forward told Marc Berman of the New […]

Only a month away from the 2017 NBA Draft, a group of soon-to-be pro basketball players took on the chance to thank their dads prior to Father’s Day in a Foot Locker ad, telling anecdotes about their times growing up and what it took to make it this far into their careers. Then we have Lonzo Ball […]

University of Kentucky head coach John Calipari had one of the biggest praises for his star freshman Malik Monk — one of his two NBA prospects that figure to land in the top 10 of the 2017 NBA Draft. The New York Knicks have been reportedly “enamored” with Monk during his workout with the team, as […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were “very impressed” with North Carolina State point guard Dennis Smith Jr. and have been reportedly “hopeful” to bring in University of Washington standout Markelle Fultz for a workout this week, per Adam Zagorida of ZagsBlog. The purple-and-gold have been heavily linked to lottery prospect Lonzo Ball, but are still exploring their options, […]

Markelle Fultz to the Boston Celtics has felt like a done deal for some time now. Fultz has long been considered the most talented prospect in this class, Fultz recently decided to only work out for the Celtics and no other player has really emerged as someone that will unseat Fultz as the top pick. […]

The Phoenix Suns have been notorious through the years for being more than willing to put draft prospects through the wringer in order to assess their capabilities. In this latest video of internal workouts, they put Kentucky freshman shooting guard Malik Monk through their infamous three-minute run, in which they are forced to do court-length sprints […]

The Sacramento Kings are reportedly willing to trade both of their first-round picks (No. 5 and No. 10 selections) in order to move up and obtain Kentucky freshman point guard De’Aaron Fox, according to ESPN Draft Insider Chad Ford, via Liberty Ballers. Fox has been an intriguing prospect that has steadily remained with lottery potential, […]

Kentucky freshman point guard De’Aaron Fox has signed a multi-year shoe deal with Nike, according to Nick DePaula of The Vertical. Fox was the top target for the major brands out in the market, making this yet another big name in the regalia of athletes that sport the iconic swoosh across their sneakers. The 19-year-old has […]